How often do we need to rehash the Clinton/Bush years?
“Earlier today, I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors… “Other countries possess weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. With Saddam, there is one big difference: He has used them. Not once, but repeatedly. Unleashing chemical weapons against Iranian troops during a decade-long war. Not only against soldiers, but against civilians, firing Scud missiles at the citizens of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iran. And not only against a foreign enemy, but even against his own people, gassing Kurdish civilians in Northern Iraq. â€The international community had little doubt then, and I have no doubt today, that left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will use these terrible weapons again. " Speech from the Oval Office by President William Clinton, explaining his attack on Iraq reported by The Associated Press Wednesday, December 16, 1998 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/clintontext121698.htm Bill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENAV_UoIfgc President Clinton orders attack on Iraq in 1998 Do a google video search on "democrat wmd" to see how many Democrats insisted that Saddam had WMD, all the way back to Al Gore in 1992. Arthur Levitt, Jr. was the longest serving head of the SEC. Do a Google search on him, see what pops up. He was appointed by Clinton in 1993 and again in 1998. He left in 2001, so he covered the entire Clinton administration. Levitt gave Madoff a free pass because they were both members of the Harmonie Club, a social club for the ultra wealthy in NYC. Madoff was first reported to the SEC in 1992: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/02/bernard-madoff-sec-report Report: Regulator was tipped off about Madoff fraud as early as 1992 "a suspicion of trouble at Madoff Investment Securities arose as early as 1992 when customers of Avellino & Bienes, a fund that invested all its money with Madoff, complained about documents making a seemingly impossible promise of "100%" safe investments. Although the SEC shut down Avellino & Bienes, the agency only made a "brief and very limited" examination of Madoff." Avellino & Bienes was shut down by the SEC in 1993, the year Levitt took charge. Levitt also gave a special exemption to Enron, exempting it from accounting rules. This special exemption led directly to the Enron scam and the subsequent meltdown of the company, which took down a major chunk of the economy with it. It also led to the discovery of similar fraud at many other companies, fraud that got its start in the Clinton years. If I was going to pick one individual who was most responsible for the rampant fraud of the Clinton years, it would have to be Art Levitt. How many times do we need to go over this before the libbies can remember it? They seem to keep forgetting...
Politics - 4 Answers
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You forgot one more point... It was George Tenet who headed the CIA and gave Bush the Iraq WMD intelligence George Tenet was appointed by Bill Clinton
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They didn't forget, they just were not smart enough to understand what you are saying.
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until we all learn not to elect people like them.
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and the answer to your header question is... anytime ANYONE dares question Comrade Barry's results... DIRECT LINEAR PROPORTION
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
The price of oil (if this happened)?
The price of oil (if this happened)?
Many nations in the Middle East such as Iran and Saudi Arabia get almost all of their income from the sale of oil. Assume that in the past few months the United States and other Western countries have been suffering an economic recession. What should countries of the middle east do? What should countries of the Middle East do to make more money despite a global recession?
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I MIGHT be more accepting if I knew the money I was paying for gas actually went to the people of these third world countries but instead the money goes to those who are in power in these countries Why do you want to ensure corrupt leaders of third world countries continue to make countless amounts of money?
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The big danger we face here in the US is if the dollar loses its status as the world's reserve currency. If that happens, price rises in the US will be huge. Not long ago there was a secret meeting among some world leaders to discuss the possibility of replacing the dollar. The US was not invited to this meeting and did not even know about it. Oil as it is pumped from the ground in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf oil states is priced in dollars, but that could all change. Foreign governments are concerned that the US national debt is getting too big and the US, in trying to stabilize its economy, will devalue the dollar, so holding or trading in dollars is becoming more often viewed as a higher risk. So the way they can protect themselves from a financial collapse in the US is to get rid of the dollars they hold and turn to some other currency instead. Already some stores in Manhattan are accepting Euros as a form of payment, another example of businesses moving away from the dollar.
Many nations in the Middle East such as Iran and Saudi Arabia get almost all of their income from the sale of oil. Assume that in the past few months the United States and other Western countries have been suffering an economic recession. What should countries of the middle east do? What should countries of the Middle East do to make more money despite a global recession?
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I MIGHT be more accepting if I knew the money I was paying for gas actually went to the people of these third world countries but instead the money goes to those who are in power in these countries Why do you want to ensure corrupt leaders of third world countries continue to make countless amounts of money?
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The big danger we face here in the US is if the dollar loses its status as the world's reserve currency. If that happens, price rises in the US will be huge. Not long ago there was a secret meeting among some world leaders to discuss the possibility of replacing the dollar. The US was not invited to this meeting and did not even know about it. Oil as it is pumped from the ground in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf oil states is priced in dollars, but that could all change. Foreign governments are concerned that the US national debt is getting too big and the US, in trying to stabilize its economy, will devalue the dollar, so holding or trading in dollars is becoming more often viewed as a higher risk. So the way they can protect themselves from a financial collapse in the US is to get rid of the dollars they hold and turn to some other currency instead. Already some stores in Manhattan are accepting Euros as a form of payment, another example of businesses moving away from the dollar.
Friday, February 14, 2014
What do you think of new buildings in Mecca?
What do you think of new buildings in Mecca?
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3251/29584881bnqemfayodphjh5.jpg The Ottoman Castle that was demonished just to make room for 5-stars hotel skyscapers. http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3251/29584881bnqemfayodphjh5.jpg Ottoman Castle before demonition. http://www.turkishculture.org/architecture/outside-turkey/saudi-arabia-419.htm FURY OVER MECCA CASTLE DEMOLITION http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/475/eng26b3f97fb5.jpg What do you think of this most ostentatious plan for Mecca? Where is the Saudi government getting all the money to build towering skyscapers overlooking Kaaba? And what about the poors in Saudi Arabia? Should they not be helped to free education, housings, and all that? Oh does that only apply to lighter-skinned Muslims, mainly the socially desirables? Why are there too many social divides in Mecca? Why are Saudi poors being refused all helps from the Saudi States and yet the government and Imams are throwing good money at vanity projects? http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6500/abrajalbait2vi4.jpg Is this imitative of London Big Ben? http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/475/eng26b3f97fb5.jpg http://architecturez.blogspot.com/2009/05/kaaba-in-shadows-buildings-in-mecca.html Doesn't the modern architecture overshadow Kaaba? Or it an eyesore? It goes to prove, folks, that Islam is highly lucrative for traders in Mecca. Imams are even making stacks of money from selling Islam to Muslim tourists. Mosques' shops are selling souvenirs and postcards. Mecca is now commercialized and booming tourism. Don't you agree?
Religion & Spirituality - 2 Answers
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He whose service is pleasing to the Lord will be accepted, and his prayer will reach to the clouds. The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and he will not be consoled until it reaches the Lord; he will not desist until the Most High visits him, and does justice for the righteous, and executes judgment.
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Freedom of Religion.Seventh-day Adventist Christians preach the everlasting Gospel and keep the Biblical Sabbath(Saturday) day Holy(Exodus 20:8-11)."Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it Holy." The Sabbath begins sundown Friday and ends sundown Saturday." Sabbath School begin at 9:30am. Worship begin at 11:00am every Saturday. God's true Church believes that Jesus is God. God's true Church believes in the Trinity. God's true Church believes in the death of Christ on the Cross. God's true Church will uphold the Moral Law(Ten Commandments) God's true Church will Baptize by Immersion not Sprinkling. God's true Church will not eat Unclean Foods(Pork, Catfish, etc.) God's true Church will be a Worldwide Church preaching the message of Christ. God's true Church will teach Biblical literal six day Creation. NO Evolution. God's true Church will have the gift of Prophecy. God's true Church will preach Salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. God's true Church will stand against Sexual Immorality. Homosexuality, Adultery and Fornication are Sins. God's true Church will preach against Strong drink. Alcohol is not allowed. (Proverbs 20:1). Remember God's true last day Church will not be a popular Church. Most people will attack God's Biblical Church with vigilance. Satan himself will attack God's Church(Revelation 14:12) Truth crushed to the ground will always rise to the top.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3251/29584881bnqemfayodphjh5.jpg The Ottoman Castle that was demonished just to make room for 5-stars hotel skyscapers. http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3251/29584881bnqemfayodphjh5.jpg Ottoman Castle before demonition. http://www.turkishculture.org/architecture/outside-turkey/saudi-arabia-419.htm FURY OVER MECCA CASTLE DEMOLITION http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/475/eng26b3f97fb5.jpg What do you think of this most ostentatious plan for Mecca? Where is the Saudi government getting all the money to build towering skyscapers overlooking Kaaba? And what about the poors in Saudi Arabia? Should they not be helped to free education, housings, and all that? Oh does that only apply to lighter-skinned Muslims, mainly the socially desirables? Why are there too many social divides in Mecca? Why are Saudi poors being refused all helps from the Saudi States and yet the government and Imams are throwing good money at vanity projects? http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6500/abrajalbait2vi4.jpg Is this imitative of London Big Ben? http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/475/eng26b3f97fb5.jpg http://architecturez.blogspot.com/2009/05/kaaba-in-shadows-buildings-in-mecca.html Doesn't the modern architecture overshadow Kaaba? Or it an eyesore? It goes to prove, folks, that Islam is highly lucrative for traders in Mecca. Imams are even making stacks of money from selling Islam to Muslim tourists. Mosques' shops are selling souvenirs and postcards. Mecca is now commercialized and booming tourism. Don't you agree?
Religion & Spirituality - 2 Answers
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He whose service is pleasing to the Lord will be accepted, and his prayer will reach to the clouds. The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and he will not be consoled until it reaches the Lord; he will not desist until the Most High visits him, and does justice for the righteous, and executes judgment.
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Freedom of Religion.Seventh-day Adventist Christians preach the everlasting Gospel and keep the Biblical Sabbath(Saturday) day Holy(Exodus 20:8-11)."Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it Holy." The Sabbath begins sundown Friday and ends sundown Saturday." Sabbath School begin at 9:30am. Worship begin at 11:00am every Saturday. God's true Church believes that Jesus is God. God's true Church believes in the Trinity. God's true Church believes in the death of Christ on the Cross. God's true Church will uphold the Moral Law(Ten Commandments) God's true Church will Baptize by Immersion not Sprinkling. God's true Church will not eat Unclean Foods(Pork, Catfish, etc.) God's true Church will be a Worldwide Church preaching the message of Christ. God's true Church will teach Biblical literal six day Creation. NO Evolution. God's true Church will have the gift of Prophecy. God's true Church will preach Salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. God's true Church will stand against Sexual Immorality. Homosexuality, Adultery and Fornication are Sins. God's true Church will preach against Strong drink. Alcohol is not allowed. (Proverbs 20:1). Remember God's true last day Church will not be a popular Church. Most people will attack God's Biblical Church with vigilance. Satan himself will attack God's Church(Revelation 14:12) Truth crushed to the ground will always rise to the top.
Friday, February 7, 2014
What will you think about Iran after learning some of the facts about it?
What will you think about Iran after learning some of the facts about it?
I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained everything.Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.Specially the political part.I've provided evidence for whatever I say.It's just the way it is. **** Part 1: Cultural and general info Hi. I'm a 19 year old Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.I study English.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing the West accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone.There are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.Some of Iran's laws are based on OUR culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran most houses have a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style. A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, drugs, inflation and air pollution. Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this! http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20tehrani/30nema4251159.JPG http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30nema4252403.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Is that enough?! Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: Most of them get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because of their high university degrees. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? But in one case the thing that had happened was incest not adultery. Most of those footages relate to the early days just after Iran's revolution! Otherwise you'd get new footages at least once a month!What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too.I found a BOOK of the U.S problems and it got me dizzy! Iran has its own problems too. Each country has its own problems. Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed. A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian.The pioneer in heart transplants and artificiall hearts and so on and so! (I've put two websites below) The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1084266,00.html These are just small samples.If the media told you about Iran's achievemens everyday and didn't hide them, your news would be full of Iranian news!Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol The list is endless. I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! The list of highly-respected Iranian scientists and engineers in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Iranian_scientists_and_engineers#T The list of notable Iranian figures and pioneers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Medicine_in_Iran An extract: Iranian medical community is a significant part of medical community in US and Europe Enough evidence? Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. "Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Iran I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them. Iranian music is just modern pop and the best sort of it. 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts and riding camels! Part 2: Political info. Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would make them controversial topics to interest its viewers! For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.We hate neither Jews nor Americans. How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! The truth us that Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story! We live basically the same lives.Don't look at the way women dress in public places! You've got to see them in other places!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! 20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here equally with Iranians and two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Moslem knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! the thing is that he exactly said: "The Imam "Khomeyni" said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time."They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Besides, they've been saying such things for a long time.It's their habit.Here's an article."Wiped off the map....The roumor of the century.Read how the media and the U.S newspapers have twisted it into a controvertioal topic. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?articleid=11025 Now you see that you were wrong.Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? Well, if you'd like to blame someone for that, hope in a time-machine and sue Hitler! lol Some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. This part is just for Americans: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! Also, I see a lot of "Let's nuke Iran"s on YA.Isn't that a kind of "Death to Iran"? 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. Would you?) 4. U.S. companies assistance in developing Iraq's chemical weapons facilities during the Iran-Iraq war which killed over a million Iranians 5. USS Vincennes shooting down Iran Air Flight 655 with many civilian fatalities 6.U.S. Support for anti-Iranian terrorist organisations (i.e. the MKO); 7. Economic damage caused by U.S. sanctions and political pressure; U.S. UAV overflights over Iran violating Iranian airspace since 2003. When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his war crimes? To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! If you like to insist on your theory of attacking Israel, I'll tell you our logical theory: "The moment that Iran attacks Israel, Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth by the U.S and its allies and Iran is far more logical than doing such a stupid thing" So, forget about it.I'm quite sure you know that all the events and lies in the world are a part of a pre-planned scenario by major world-powers (Iran as an important country has always been a part of their plans)And the first step is to brainwash people.They excactly know what will happen even 50 years later! I think Iraq is such a good example.Attacking it with the excuse of removing Saddam while they'd put Saddam there themselves and had supported him for years! They said they had W.M.Ds and you believed them.Now they say Iran (a member of N.P.T) has nukes / is developing nukes and you believe them wilhe the nuclear agency hasn't found any sign of illegal activities.Time to wake up! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! Did you find my article informative? : ) Thanks for your time
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I made it to "I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay," Sorry.
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I think you are a soft-headed sap. Ask Sudan, Lebanon, Somilia, Afganistan, and Israel what they think of Iran. I'm sure they want to see a smouldering hole where Iran used to be.
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Thank you for your words of sanity and education. Sadly I think there are many Americans out there who will not read it and still think of Iran as this medieval dangerous behemoth out to kill them, because that's what George Bush and Fox "News" tells them.
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You might be surprised to know that many people have Iranian friends and already know much of which you write. The problem is not the Iranian people nor their culture. It is their crazy government and those idiotic mullahs that we have a problem with. Get rid of those nuts. And Cardinal Fang is wrong, Fox News also says that the Iranian people are okay, that it is the Iranian government that is bad
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Although you make a lot of valid points can you see that you are in the same situation you claim Americans are in with believing and falling for Iranian propaganda. I think your essay was a noble effort to help with the opinions and ideas of your country and while I can't agree with the political forum of your letter, I do appreciate your trying.
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I am actualy employed by an isralie jew. He has nothing against anyone except palistinians. And he aknowleged that the reason for that is because of the localised fighting for many years. I am going to visit Isreal in the fall and he has told me many times that it is nothing like the media reports. It is not that bad in Israel. I also spent time in the Army, And have seen conflict, my father recorded news reports while i was in the service, and the reports was NOTHING like what was reported. Our media is Paid. The BUSH Admin has been caught 2 seperate times to the tune of 2.2million bucks for fake news releases. Politicians buy the news for political gain. If you the people have any sense at all, answer this question. Why would you spend 30 to 80 million dollars to run for president when the pay in only 1.6 million per term???? We either have the dumbest politicians on earth or they are corrupt! WAKE UP AMERICA!
I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained everything.Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.Specially the political part.I've provided evidence for whatever I say.It's just the way it is. **** Part 1: Cultural and general info Hi. I'm a 19 year old Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.I study English.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing the West accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone.There are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.Some of Iran's laws are based on OUR culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran most houses have a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style. A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, drugs, inflation and air pollution. Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this! http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20tehrani/30nema4251159.JPG http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30nema4252403.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Is that enough?! Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: Most of them get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because of their high university degrees. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? But in one case the thing that had happened was incest not adultery. Most of those footages relate to the early days just after Iran's revolution! Otherwise you'd get new footages at least once a month!What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too.I found a BOOK of the U.S problems and it got me dizzy! Iran has its own problems too. Each country has its own problems. Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed. A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian.The pioneer in heart transplants and artificiall hearts and so on and so! (I've put two websites below) The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1084266,00.html These are just small samples.If the media told you about Iran's achievemens everyday and didn't hide them, your news would be full of Iranian news!Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol The list is endless. I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! The list of highly-respected Iranian scientists and engineers in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Iranian_scientists_and_engineers#T The list of notable Iranian figures and pioneers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Medicine_in_Iran An extract: Iranian medical community is a significant part of medical community in US and Europe Enough evidence? Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. "Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Iran I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them. Iranian music is just modern pop and the best sort of it. 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts and riding camels! Part 2: Political info. Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would make them controversial topics to interest its viewers! For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.We hate neither Jews nor Americans. How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! The truth us that Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story! We live basically the same lives.Don't look at the way women dress in public places! You've got to see them in other places!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! 20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here equally with Iranians and two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Moslem knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! the thing is that he exactly said: "The Imam "Khomeyni" said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time."They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Besides, they've been saying such things for a long time.It's their habit.Here's an article."Wiped off the map....The roumor of the century.Read how the media and the U.S newspapers have twisted it into a controvertioal topic. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?articleid=11025 Now you see that you were wrong.Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? Well, if you'd like to blame someone for that, hope in a time-machine and sue Hitler! lol Some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. This part is just for Americans: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! Also, I see a lot of "Let's nuke Iran"s on YA.Isn't that a kind of "Death to Iran"? 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. Would you?) 4. U.S. companies assistance in developing Iraq's chemical weapons facilities during the Iran-Iraq war which killed over a million Iranians 5. USS Vincennes shooting down Iran Air Flight 655 with many civilian fatalities 6.U.S. Support for anti-Iranian terrorist organisations (i.e. the MKO); 7. Economic damage caused by U.S. sanctions and political pressure; U.S. UAV overflights over Iran violating Iranian airspace since 2003. When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his war crimes? To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! If you like to insist on your theory of attacking Israel, I'll tell you our logical theory: "The moment that Iran attacks Israel, Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth by the U.S and its allies and Iran is far more logical than doing such a stupid thing" So, forget about it.I'm quite sure you know that all the events and lies in the world are a part of a pre-planned scenario by major world-powers (Iran as an important country has always been a part of their plans)And the first step is to brainwash people.They excactly know what will happen even 50 years later! I think Iraq is such a good example.Attacking it with the excuse of removing Saddam while they'd put Saddam there themselves and had supported him for years! They said they had W.M.Ds and you believed them.Now they say Iran (a member of N.P.T) has nukes / is developing nukes and you believe them wilhe the nuclear agency hasn't found any sign of illegal activities.Time to wake up! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! Did you find my article informative? : ) Thanks for your time
Other - Politics & Government - 6 Answers
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I made it to "I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay," Sorry.
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I think you are a soft-headed sap. Ask Sudan, Lebanon, Somilia, Afganistan, and Israel what they think of Iran. I'm sure they want to see a smouldering hole where Iran used to be.
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Thank you for your words of sanity and education. Sadly I think there are many Americans out there who will not read it and still think of Iran as this medieval dangerous behemoth out to kill them, because that's what George Bush and Fox "News" tells them.
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You might be surprised to know that many people have Iranian friends and already know much of which you write. The problem is not the Iranian people nor their culture. It is their crazy government and those idiotic mullahs that we have a problem with. Get rid of those nuts. And Cardinal Fang is wrong, Fox News also says that the Iranian people are okay, that it is the Iranian government that is bad
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Although you make a lot of valid points can you see that you are in the same situation you claim Americans are in with believing and falling for Iranian propaganda. I think your essay was a noble effort to help with the opinions and ideas of your country and while I can't agree with the political forum of your letter, I do appreciate your trying.
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I am actualy employed by an isralie jew. He has nothing against anyone except palistinians. And he aknowleged that the reason for that is because of the localised fighting for many years. I am going to visit Isreal in the fall and he has told me many times that it is nothing like the media reports. It is not that bad in Israel. I also spent time in the Army, And have seen conflict, my father recorded news reports while i was in the service, and the reports was NOTHING like what was reported. Our media is Paid. The BUSH Admin has been caught 2 seperate times to the tune of 2.2million bucks for fake news releases. Politicians buy the news for political gain. If you the people have any sense at all, answer this question. Why would you spend 30 to 80 million dollars to run for president when the pay in only 1.6 million per term???? We either have the dumbest politicians on earth or they are corrupt! WAKE UP AMERICA!
Saturday, February 1, 2014
In tough times we watch our money, why isn't Gov't doing the same for us? No foreign aid, only disaster relief?
In tough times we watch our money, why isn't Gov't doing the same for us? No foreign aid, only disaster relief?
Why are we sending Foreign Aid to rich countries like Russia,Venezuela, Saudi Arabia. This is not beneficial to Americans. Get the U.N. out of the U.S., they drain our finances . What happened to their renovation project that they wanted us to pay for? It is time to keep American dollars for Americans. That way the Government could make a grant to Catastrophic Disease Programs and leave Health Care alone. I'm sitting here with the news on my TV and the segment included the information I posted. Does anyone answer the question asked? And, I did run for office, work on campaigns etc.
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.01% of the US GDP goes toward foreign aid. Given other budgets, such as the military is around 7.5% of the GDP that number is insignificant.
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Governments are run by the biggest douche bags known to man, politicians.
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that's the problem with easy credit, when you can just print as much money as you like. It leads to corruption, and eventually inflation. When the money is worthless, the people get screwed royally.
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Because these "tough times" are being caused by the liberal government in order to orchestrate a socialist take over of our nation.
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Yet you chose not to run for office.
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Govt funds what we tell them to. We keep electing people that promise all these free things. Then our grandkids get the bill. We need to major slash govt spending.
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What are your sources for these claims? I am not going to take your word for it You believe everything you hear on the News?
Why are we sending Foreign Aid to rich countries like Russia,Venezuela, Saudi Arabia. This is not beneficial to Americans. Get the U.N. out of the U.S., they drain our finances . What happened to their renovation project that they wanted us to pay for? It is time to keep American dollars for Americans. That way the Government could make a grant to Catastrophic Disease Programs and leave Health Care alone. I'm sitting here with the news on my TV and the segment included the information I posted. Does anyone answer the question asked? And, I did run for office, work on campaigns etc.
Politics - 7 Answers
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.01% of the US GDP goes toward foreign aid. Given other budgets, such as the military is around 7.5% of the GDP that number is insignificant.
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Governments are run by the biggest douche bags known to man, politicians.
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that's the problem with easy credit, when you can just print as much money as you like. It leads to corruption, and eventually inflation. When the money is worthless, the people get screwed royally.
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Because these "tough times" are being caused by the liberal government in order to orchestrate a socialist take over of our nation.
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Yet you chose not to run for office.
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Govt funds what we tell them to. We keep electing people that promise all these free things. Then our grandkids get the bill. We need to major slash govt spending.
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What are your sources for these claims? I am not going to take your word for it You believe everything you hear on the News?
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Didn't Bush's whirlwind money begging tour in 2006 have more to do with the further collapse of our economy...?
Didn't Bush's whirlwind money begging tour in 2006 have more to do with the further collapse of our economy...?
...than the Democrats, who never got to make ANY policy affecting the economy? Bush went on a big international trip to China, Saudi Arabia and Russia where he begged them all for even HUGER loans to keep from having to ask his own citizens to pay their way. That's when the deficit got REALLY out of hand - it wasn't Pelosi's fault, other than she didn't do enough to stop it. Wake up to reality people! You can't say the Democrats were in charge when they never got to do anything! They never were allowed to pass any policy at all except the Farm Bill - which had no effect on the economy at all.
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Point well made although it will be hard for the Repubs to hear it with their heads buried so deeply in the sand sand=Rush's BUTT
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Dem's took over in 2006, that was the beginning of the downfall.
...than the Democrats, who never got to make ANY policy affecting the economy? Bush went on a big international trip to China, Saudi Arabia and Russia where he begged them all for even HUGER loans to keep from having to ask his own citizens to pay their way. That's when the deficit got REALLY out of hand - it wasn't Pelosi's fault, other than she didn't do enough to stop it. Wake up to reality people! You can't say the Democrats were in charge when they never got to do anything! They never were allowed to pass any policy at all except the Farm Bill - which had no effect on the economy at all.
Government - 2 Answers
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Point well made although it will be hard for the Repubs to hear it with their heads buried so deeply in the sand sand=Rush's BUTT
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Dem's took over in 2006, that was the beginning of the downfall.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
this is a tough one.. why does America redirect Muslim Money To Israel ?
this is a tough one.. why does America redirect Muslim Money To Israel ?
U.S. Financial Aid To Israel: Figures, Facts, and Impact Summary Benefits to Israel of U.S. Aid Since 1949 (As of November 1, 1997) Foreign Aid Grants and Loans $74,157,600,000 Other U.S. Aid (12.2% of Foreign Aid) $9,047,227,200 Interest to Israel from Advanced Payments $1,650,000,000 Grand Total $84,854,827,200 Total Benefits per Israeli $14,630 Cost to U.S. Taxpayers of U.S. Aid to Israel Grand Total $84,854,827,200 Interest Costs Borne by U.S. $49,936,680,000 Total Cost to U.S. Taxpayers $134,791,507,200 Total Taxpayer Cost per Israeli $23,240 Currently Israel makes up .005% population of the planet and yet they receive fully 1/3 of all American Foreign aide.. wait there is more.. The Bush Administration from 2001-2005 Borrowed more money from foreign governments than every administration prior..combined ! http://www.house.gov/tanner/press109-050.htm Much of it from Muslim Nations..ie Saudi Arabia?.. I'm sure I am not the first to put this together..what's up to my obtuse brother on the second answer.. The United States.. OK? clearly I was referring to the US as I spoke of our current administration, but I know how much you hate for your peas to mix with your corn.. so there Ivri.. That is false.. and I am appreciative of your regional history lesson, but you conveniently missed my point completely. The fact that The Suadi's are a Muslim run country.. it is the religion of the land. They are not secular and they have laws written around prayer practices.. thus their main thrust is that of a "muslim' nation. The path that Israel has taken and the land that the Palestinians now occupy is a non issue? why would you go into that tangent I have no idea.. But the fact remains that the money from countries Like Dubai, and Saudi Arabia should end up in the hands of the Israelis is a huge Irony..no? kingstubborn That is my Point.. capitalism is the true religion of the world and in fact Judaism, Islam and Christianity are all pre-occupations for the masses so the rich can get richer.. http://www.wrmea.com/html/us_aid_to_israel.htm actually I do make sense..
Politics - 10 Answers
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1 :
We should leave Israel alone. Let them take care of themselves, as it's not our place to bother (or help) them.
2 :
America does no such thing, that is the United States that you are speaking off, you see, there is no such a thing as ‘American’ nationality, America is not a nation America is a continent with many nations in it. The US never named itself the name of the United States is a designation it comes from the end of the Declaration of Independence, "WE, therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS, Assembled...". The preamble to the U.S. Constitution reiterated the phrase: "We the People of the United States..." (The authors of these two documents probably used the phrase "united states" in place of a list of colonies/states because they remained uncertain at the time of drafting which colonies/states would sign off on the sentiments therein.) The geographic term "America" specifies the states' home on the American continent. It is therefor incorrect to refer to US citizens as Americans with the intent of denoting citizenship, or the United States as America with the intent of denoting a nation. Americans have a term for US citizens, we are called United Statesians by the rest of Americans, to say American with the intent of denoting citizenship or America when we mean the United States reflects poorly on our attitude towards the 70% of Americans that are not United Statesians. Also, although some people would like to believe that America is not one but two continents North America and South America. If you think about it though the term U.S. of A. is a glaring example that this line of thought is incorrect, if America was two continents instead of one, shouldn’t it be U.S. of N.A. (North America)? We say Columbus discovered..... ? AMERICA, not South America or North America. Hope that helps.
3 :
I think it's useless to still ask: Why does bush do so and so... A friend of mine had a retarded kid, and I never asked them, or myself, why he did this or that. But i have to say he wasn't violent though.
4 :
SO that Israel has control. Why else ?
5 :
You didn't subtract the aid given to Palestinians and to other Muslim countries. If those countries object to US-Israeli nations, then they shouldn't loan the US money and they can re-direct their cash to Hamas. They loan the US money because it profits them through reliable interest payments. To me it looks like Muslim leadership is simply doing a con job on the people in the street and don't really mind that Israel is there.
6 :
Yeah, real tough!! There is no such thing as Muslim money, so your entire thesis makes no sense. You might have asked a serious question, such as Are the Palestinians native to the land where Israel now exists? "The fact is that today's Palestinians are immigrants from the surrounding nations! I grew up well knowing the history and origins of today's Palestinians as being from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Christians from Greece, Muslim Sherkas from Russia, Muslims from Bosnia, and the Jordanians next door. The civil and tribal wars between Yemenites (from Yemen) and Kessites (from Banu Kais of Saudi Arabia) ... are well known among Palestinians. "My grandfather, who was a dignitary in Bethlehem, almost lost his life by Abdul Qader Al-Husseni (the leader of the Palestinian revolution) after being accused of selling land to Jews. He used to tell us that his village Beit Sahur (The Shepherds Fields) in Bethlehem County was empty before his father settled in the area with six other families. The town has now grown to 30,000 inhabitants." - Walid, a Palestinian Arab defector, talking about the recent immigration of Arabs to Palestine. quoted from "Answering Islam" The current PLO and Arab claim (and mainstream media regurgitation of it) is indeed a very distorted version of `recorded history' and can only qualify as pure Orwellian propaganda. In fact, putting aside all the myths and propaganda, the only area that would qualify historically as truly Arab land, is the Arabian desert peninsula. Unfortunately, it seems that Goebbels was correct in stating that if a lie were repeated often enough, it would come to be "perceived" as truth.
7 :
Becuase israel is a thug a menace a parasite filth of the earth.
8 :
Your logic makes no sense. First, the record deficits over the past few years are because (1) tax rebates and lower taxes, (2) increased spending to defend the country, and (3) the war in Iraq.... Please spell out the connection of this to Israel??? Second, your numbers don't make any economc sense. Where did they come from? The websites that you cite does not provide primary or secondary sources. The amounts are not adjusted for inflation. Therefore, adding $1 in 1949 to a $1 in 2000 is like adding "apples" and "oranges"! Third, when the US sells Treasury bills and bonds, it doesn't chose who buys them. Investors in the US and abroad chose whether to invest in US debt or some other investment. Fourth, the countries that the US choses to give aid to is a choice made by the US government, not the Arab world. Fifth, how much aid is provided to Africa? To India? How much is spend by the UN in comparison to the US? How much does Germany spend on Israel versus the rest of the world???? I could go on and on, but your logic makes no sense.
9 :
well how many Jews have blown themselves up in a crowded market lately? You give money to your friends, not enemies.
10 :
Your logic is flawed. Let us assume, on the face, that what you claim is true. Then an analogy might be a case where I borrow money from the bank to start a business. That business makes money and I hire employees. I pay those employees. Can the bank (or anyone else) claim that my employees have the banks money? No of course not. Also, remember I said that the business madfe money. So, that money could have been used to pay the salaries, but then again, all of it is really just my money, and I just owe the bank some money. The truth is you partially contradict yourself. You, at one point, claim that Israel gets US Taxpayer's money. At another point, you claim they get Saudi Arabia's money. So, which one is it? The truth of the matter is that the money given by the US to Israel is something between the US and Israel and not between any other third parties. Which leads to the next question: So WHAT? Do you have a personal problem with it? Why don't you harp about all foreign aid that the USA gives out? Egypt is the second largest beneficiary of foreign aid, also totalingh in the billions annually. Yet NOBODY CARES, least of all, people like you. And Egypt is a non democracy. And Egypt is less pro American. And Egypt's economy is less viable (aka less ROI). I'm not arguing that Egypt should not get foregin aid. Just pointing out the obvious BSing that people like you do when you bring up the "oh Israel gets $$$ from America!" meme. its starting to get tiring.
U.S. Financial Aid To Israel: Figures, Facts, and Impact Summary Benefits to Israel of U.S. Aid Since 1949 (As of November 1, 1997) Foreign Aid Grants and Loans $74,157,600,000 Other U.S. Aid (12.2% of Foreign Aid) $9,047,227,200 Interest to Israel from Advanced Payments $1,650,000,000 Grand Total $84,854,827,200 Total Benefits per Israeli $14,630 Cost to U.S. Taxpayers of U.S. Aid to Israel Grand Total $84,854,827,200 Interest Costs Borne by U.S. $49,936,680,000 Total Cost to U.S. Taxpayers $134,791,507,200 Total Taxpayer Cost per Israeli $23,240 Currently Israel makes up .005% population of the planet and yet they receive fully 1/3 of all American Foreign aide.. wait there is more.. The Bush Administration from 2001-2005 Borrowed more money from foreign governments than every administration prior..combined ! http://www.house.gov/tanner/press109-050.htm Much of it from Muslim Nations..ie Saudi Arabia?.. I'm sure I am not the first to put this together..what's up to my obtuse brother on the second answer.. The United States.. OK? clearly I was referring to the US as I spoke of our current administration, but I know how much you hate for your peas to mix with your corn.. so there Ivri.. That is false.. and I am appreciative of your regional history lesson, but you conveniently missed my point completely. The fact that The Suadi's are a Muslim run country.. it is the religion of the land. They are not secular and they have laws written around prayer practices.. thus their main thrust is that of a "muslim' nation. The path that Israel has taken and the land that the Palestinians now occupy is a non issue? why would you go into that tangent I have no idea.. But the fact remains that the money from countries Like Dubai, and Saudi Arabia should end up in the hands of the Israelis is a huge Irony..no? kingstubborn That is my Point.. capitalism is the true religion of the world and in fact Judaism, Islam and Christianity are all pre-occupations for the masses so the rich can get richer.. http://www.wrmea.com/html/us_aid_to_israel.htm actually I do make sense..
Politics - 10 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
We should leave Israel alone. Let them take care of themselves, as it's not our place to bother (or help) them.
2 :
America does no such thing, that is the United States that you are speaking off, you see, there is no such a thing as ‘American’ nationality, America is not a nation America is a continent with many nations in it. The US never named itself the name of the United States is a designation it comes from the end of the Declaration of Independence, "WE, therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS, Assembled...". The preamble to the U.S. Constitution reiterated the phrase: "We the People of the United States..." (The authors of these two documents probably used the phrase "united states" in place of a list of colonies/states because they remained uncertain at the time of drafting which colonies/states would sign off on the sentiments therein.) The geographic term "America" specifies the states' home on the American continent. It is therefor incorrect to refer to US citizens as Americans with the intent of denoting citizenship, or the United States as America with the intent of denoting a nation. Americans have a term for US citizens, we are called United Statesians by the rest of Americans, to say American with the intent of denoting citizenship or America when we mean the United States reflects poorly on our attitude towards the 70% of Americans that are not United Statesians. Also, although some people would like to believe that America is not one but two continents North America and South America. If you think about it though the term U.S. of A. is a glaring example that this line of thought is incorrect, if America was two continents instead of one, shouldn’t it be U.S. of N.A. (North America)? We say Columbus discovered..... ? AMERICA, not South America or North America. Hope that helps.
3 :
I think it's useless to still ask: Why does bush do so and so... A friend of mine had a retarded kid, and I never asked them, or myself, why he did this or that. But i have to say he wasn't violent though.
4 :
SO that Israel has control. Why else ?
5 :
You didn't subtract the aid given to Palestinians and to other Muslim countries. If those countries object to US-Israeli nations, then they shouldn't loan the US money and they can re-direct their cash to Hamas. They loan the US money because it profits them through reliable interest payments. To me it looks like Muslim leadership is simply doing a con job on the people in the street and don't really mind that Israel is there.
6 :
Yeah, real tough!! There is no such thing as Muslim money, so your entire thesis makes no sense. You might have asked a serious question, such as Are the Palestinians native to the land where Israel now exists? "The fact is that today's Palestinians are immigrants from the surrounding nations! I grew up well knowing the history and origins of today's Palestinians as being from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Christians from Greece, Muslim Sherkas from Russia, Muslims from Bosnia, and the Jordanians next door. The civil and tribal wars between Yemenites (from Yemen) and Kessites (from Banu Kais of Saudi Arabia) ... are well known among Palestinians. "My grandfather, who was a dignitary in Bethlehem, almost lost his life by Abdul Qader Al-Husseni (the leader of the Palestinian revolution) after being accused of selling land to Jews. He used to tell us that his village Beit Sahur (The Shepherds Fields) in Bethlehem County was empty before his father settled in the area with six other families. The town has now grown to 30,000 inhabitants." - Walid, a Palestinian Arab defector, talking about the recent immigration of Arabs to Palestine. quoted from "Answering Islam" The current PLO and Arab claim (and mainstream media regurgitation of it) is indeed a very distorted version of `recorded history' and can only qualify as pure Orwellian propaganda. In fact, putting aside all the myths and propaganda, the only area that would qualify historically as truly Arab land, is the Arabian desert peninsula. Unfortunately, it seems that Goebbels was correct in stating that if a lie were repeated often enough, it would come to be "perceived" as truth.
7 :
Becuase israel is a thug a menace a parasite filth of the earth.
8 :
Your logic makes no sense. First, the record deficits over the past few years are because (1) tax rebates and lower taxes, (2) increased spending to defend the country, and (3) the war in Iraq.... Please spell out the connection of this to Israel??? Second, your numbers don't make any economc sense. Where did they come from? The websites that you cite does not provide primary or secondary sources. The amounts are not adjusted for inflation. Therefore, adding $1 in 1949 to a $1 in 2000 is like adding "apples" and "oranges"! Third, when the US sells Treasury bills and bonds, it doesn't chose who buys them. Investors in the US and abroad chose whether to invest in US debt or some other investment. Fourth, the countries that the US choses to give aid to is a choice made by the US government, not the Arab world. Fifth, how much aid is provided to Africa? To India? How much is spend by the UN in comparison to the US? How much does Germany spend on Israel versus the rest of the world???? I could go on and on, but your logic makes no sense.
9 :
well how many Jews have blown themselves up in a crowded market lately? You give money to your friends, not enemies.
10 :
Your logic is flawed. Let us assume, on the face, that what you claim is true. Then an analogy might be a case where I borrow money from the bank to start a business. That business makes money and I hire employees. I pay those employees. Can the bank (or anyone else) claim that my employees have the banks money? No of course not. Also, remember I said that the business madfe money. So, that money could have been used to pay the salaries, but then again, all of it is really just my money, and I just owe the bank some money. The truth is you partially contradict yourself. You, at one point, claim that Israel gets US Taxpayer's money. At another point, you claim they get Saudi Arabia's money. So, which one is it? The truth of the matter is that the money given by the US to Israel is something between the US and Israel and not between any other third parties. Which leads to the next question: So WHAT? Do you have a personal problem with it? Why don't you harp about all foreign aid that the USA gives out? Egypt is the second largest beneficiary of foreign aid, also totalingh in the billions annually. Yet NOBODY CARES, least of all, people like you. And Egypt is a non democracy. And Egypt is less pro American. And Egypt's economy is less viable (aka less ROI). I'm not arguing that Egypt should not get foregin aid. Just pointing out the obvious BSing that people like you do when you bring up the "oh Israel gets $$$ from America!" meme. its starting to get tiring.
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