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Badass sentences I’d love to have appear in my obituary but am realistic enough to realize never will #347
From the obituary for Israeli spy chief David Kimche which appeared in the Sunday Times today… Read the rest of this entry »
TEHRAN, DAY 16: BON JOVI TO THE RESCUE
Veteran poodle rockers Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora have teamed up with Iranian singer Andy Madadian for a version of the old Ben E. King classic Stand By Me, recorded as a gesture of solidarity with the freedom-loving people of Iran.
Meanwhile, an obscure U.S. website called the Huffington Post posits the ridiculous theory that photographs of attractive Iranian women might somehow be fueling Western media interest in events in Tehran. Pretty outlandish theory, but that’s the internet for you… Read the rest of this entry »
TEHRAN, DAY 5: LATEST PICTURES
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Irandecision 2009 – Iranian Soccer Solidarity | ||||
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YES TO DEMOCRACY! YES TO EQUALITY! NO TO TESTICULAR CANCER!
Ten days ago, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looked a shoe-in for re-election in Tehran. But as Iranians go to the polls later today, his lead looks to have all but evaporated after a massive outpouring of public support for his rival, reformist former Prime Minister Houssein Moussavi (a.k.a. Iran’s Barack Obama… possibly.) CNN reports:
Rivers of green have flowed through the streets… Called out by text message and email the numbers exceeded all expectations. By the end of the week Moussavi’s supporters stretched as far as the eye could see from one end of Tehran to another, in scenes not witnessed here since the Islamic Revolution swept this country back in 1979.