Month: June 2009

Visual Reality

The Basiji beat down a man in the street in Tehran. This is how the Clerics keep control and suppress human rights and freedom in Iran. I’m sure God would approve.

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What to Make of Terror Free Tomorrow’s Poll

A reader pointed me to an editorial in this morning’s Washington Post, wherein Ken Ballen and Patrick Doherty say that they did polling prior to the election in Iran that was predictive of the announced result. The first...

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Seven Killed in Mousavi Rally in Tehran [Update]

. State radio: 7 killed in Tehran clashes Iran’s state radio reported that clashes in the Iranian capital the previous night left seven people dead after an “unauthorized gathering” following a mass rally over...

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Dennis Ross Being Ousted as Envoy to Iran?

. Why is Dennis Ross being ousted as Obama envoy to Iran? (Haaretz) – Dennis Ross, who most recently served as a special State Department envoy to Iran, will abruptly be relieved of his duties, sources in Washington told...

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Deep Thought – Michelle Gorilla ed.

I imagine that if a prominent Democratic politician or liberal organization had called Laura Bush a Gorilla or even some lesser slur that didn’t involve Laura’s race but merely called her honesty into question, the...

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