From Jamiol’s World
Archives for March 2012
Omar Khayyam (55)
Bartender, since fate has defeated you and me, and this world is not a dwelling for you and me; but given that we have a glass of wine in our midst know for sure that the truth is in your hand and mine. Translated by Juan Cole from [pdf] Whinfield 55
High Oil Prices Cushion Iran from Sanctions, Hurt Obama
So far, high petroleum prices are helping Iran beat the new, ‘crippling’ US and EU sanctions. And, ironically, it is the Obama reelection campaign that is suffering most from the sanctions, not Iran While Iran is producing about 500,000 barrels a day less today than was typical for it in recent years, the price has […]
Ayatollah Khamenei and President Obama
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gave an important policy speech on Thursday. In part, he was reacting to President Barack Obama’s remarks on Iran in his Super Tuesday press conference. While it contained a rare note of praise for the US president, the speech missed an opportunity to encourage negotiations and compromise. These are […]
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Obama (Full Text)
The USG Open Source Center translates the speech of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reacting to the comments of US President Barack Obama in favor of diplomacy and against a rush to war. Iran: Supreme Leader Welcomes Obama’s Comments in Assembly of Experts Address Speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene’i on 8 March […]
Tomgram: Ann Jones, Playing the Game in Afghanistan
Recent weeks have brought yet another sad chance to watch badly laid plans in Afghanistan go haywire…
Romney ads anger Latinos, Slam Santorum for Sotomayor Vote
Political Ticker is reporting that Latino voters in California are annoyed with GOP front runner Mitt Romney over his ads attacking rival Rick Santorum for voting in 1998 to confirm Sonia Sotomayor for the district court. That vote, the radio ads allege, put her on the way to becoming a justice of the Supreme Court. […]
Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map
The first country to face being wiped off the map by climate change is Kiribati in the South Pacific. Its 100,000 residents live on flat atolls only a few feet above sea level, and they are already beginning to be inundated. The government is making plans for everyone to emigrate to Fiji. I guess it […]
Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, having strengthened his position in the Iranian parliament, is moving to try to control the internet in Iran. He has appointed a committee including lame duck president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, officials from the Revolutionary Guards Corps, the head of the supreme court, and the speaker of parliament. The Iranian state has in […]
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