Iranian Madness

Nice of the Netherlands to issue a 44-cent stamp with Mousavi’s combat tag.
Will this help the situation? by judging from Ahmadinejad’s recent speech, and the equally senseless reaction from Israel, I’d say no.

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On a lighter tone, it’s interesting to see how good ideas can be spoilt by poor implementation. And this time it’s involving no less than China, Iran’s largest ally in the nuclear tally (and in the struggle to keep laws that constantly ignore basic human rights).
The issue here is about jeans: the attempt to [...]

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Ecco una bella storia su un giovane qualsiasi, uno dei tanti ingegneri iraniani che pur di scappare da Basij e compagnia non esitano a fare mestieri ben poco consoni alle loro qualificazioni (tassisti, lavapiatti, contadini e via discorrendo).
La storia di Mahmoud, pubblicata dal Giornale di Feltri, è la storia di mille, centomila altri iraniani [...]

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