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(My friend John Wight, in his usual eloquent and well-reasoned way, takes a differing view from mine on Iran. – Bob. Update: 5:47pm John sent a revised version) The Iranian Revolution of 1979 dealt a severe setback to the strategic and geopolitical interests of the West, in particular the United States and Israel. Indeed, ever [...] Christopher Hitchens, on the ayatollahs blaming everything on the British. One of the signs of Iran’s underdevelopment is the culture of rumor and paranoia that attributes all ills to the manipulation of various demons and satans. And, of course, the long and rich history of British imperial intervention in Persia does provide some support for [...] Days of protesting in Iran over allegations of fraud in the presidential election have made headlines around the world. Here in North Alabama, one man is making sure every Iranian citizen has the opportunity to be heard. That would be UJ, who comments and posts here too. These headlines that have made their way [...] Hydrocarbon (HC) refrigerants are a “natural” cooler widely used in domestic and commercial refrigerators all over the world, except in the U.S. and Canada. HC refrigerants produce less greenhouse gasses than hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) technology, but they aren’t approved for the U.S. market – yet. Other counties are already doing it a better way but the [...] The widely watched S&P 500 index not only failed to hold the 900 level yesterday, it also closed below its 50 and 200 moving averages, a highly bearish signal. The Dow and Nasdaq also got whacked. Trader Mike reads the tea leaves. I once asked a friend who has traded futures successfully if technical [...] The United States lacks a coordinated strategy to stem the flow of weapons smuggled across its southern border, a failure that has fueled the rise of powerful criminal cartels and violence in Mexico, a government watchdog agency report has found. Further, the report says, cartels are using such weapons to expand their operations [...] It’s heartening to see a groundswell from the far left against ultra-left parties who will not support the Iran protests because of their delusion that Ahmadinejad somehow is an ally. (And maybe because they see this as a way to recruit for their parties.) But the sick truth is, too much of the far left [...] Mike Ely at International Journal of Socialist Renewal on the left response to the Iran protests and why the foe of my foe is often not a friend. There is a self-deceptive politics (among some leftists) that seeks to prettify all kinds of reactionary forces that (for one reason or another) are in opposition to [...] Iran’s Guardian Council said it had uncovered some irregularities in the polls, finding the number of votes in 50 districts exceeded the number of voters “Some irregularities”? Sounds like outright fraud to me. Or, more to the point, the government didn’t even bother to count the actual votes and rather just announced the predetermined [...] Zerohedge explains why, in great detail too. |  | ||||
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