Once again, the United States government is dragging itself into more interventionism (and of course, problems) simply to please the Saudis and Israelis. When will it take the higher ground and do Swiss-style diplomacy? Not anytime soon sadly.
I do have to note that many urban Iranian middle and upper-class parents send their children to private English tutors, so in a way, this ban might end up ineffectual to the people most affected by it.
We just heard Netanyahu hypocritically telling the Iranians that “they deserve better” and “success for their noble quest for freedom”. Neocons And the far right never fail to point fingers at countries they don’t like in their quest for regime change, and yet are willing to do exactly the same monstrosity they accuse others of, on the Palestinians among others, or back similar regimes like the Al-Saud family. How disgustingly hypocritical.
Trump is once again engaging in meaningless talk. The foolish adventures in the Middle East which his predecessors have so willingly engaged in will be continued by him. In fact, it will get worse under him, as proven by his alliance with the Saudis and the Israelis. The $7m figure will only get larger.
A pity for Iran. They've been so willing to engage constructively with the West and now Trump is out to derail that. So much for Trump being "pro-military"; wanting to send the US troops to yet another bloody, unjustified war.
I'm not surprised. Netanyahu has always been interested in the destabilization of Middle Eastern countries to ensure Israeli hegemony and to weaken any support for the Palestinian cause. Which is why he is running scared of Hezbollah which has guarded Lebanon against the multiple Israeli incursions.
Contrary to what he says about fighting terrorism, there have been reports of Israel aiding the Al-Nusra Front, an extremist group linked to Al Qaeda that also has a record of brutal massacres against civilians. I'd be extremely worried about that.
Without any doubt, Rand Paul has a number of flaws, including his inconsistency and his stance on Gaza (wished he had listened to his dad). Even with his faults, he would be much more palatable than any of the other republican candidates. I might want to mention that he is somewhat less hawkish and more peaceful than Hillary Clinton.
Domestic wise, Id think he might be better in that he has shown a willingness to combat mass surveillance, audit the fed and fix race problems. Though his healthcare policies are rather flawed.
I now get the idea of why I am seeing some white South Africans openly supporting the Israeli Government's policies. It occurs to me that both South Africa in the past, and Israel in the present operate from the same psyche; the idea of one's race being superior to the other, which allows them to think that it is perfectly fine to brutally mistreat the other race, and they think it is perfectly fine for them to do so since the other race is 'inhuman', if harsher terms are used. It is this sense of solidarity (along with Israel's support of the predecessor apartheid regime in South Africa), that in both situations, the same characteristics of racism, occupation, lack of respect for international law and a violation of democracy and human rights exist.
My guess is that the Iranians are also trying to send a message to the government, especially congress and the neocons in it, that they will not hesitate to retaliate heavily if the neocons decide to invade and occupy Iran.
It's quite nonsensical of the mainstream media to create another Cold War era hysteria when Iran has already abided by a no first strike doctrine. They've said that many times over again, and the Iranians won't think of breaking it. They know the consequences of doing that, and it would benefit us to trust their doctrine.
Such politicians who obsess themselves with confrontation and war obviously have no emotions about how people suffer under crises. Take 2 Senators; John McCain who despite having experienced the effects of war through his stint in Vietnam, somehow seems to be unable to fathom the emotionally- traumatizing consequences of his cheerleading for confrontation (war) with countries he doesn't like; and for Robert Menendez, whose support for the embargo on Cuba, his homeland, and against his Cuban brethren, shows that he too doesn't quite empathize with those who have gone through crises and hardship, which war always brings about.
Given Lieberman's track record, I think Netanyahu's government will still be the same( if not worse); continuing their far right and expansionist agenda, maltreating the Palestinians and Arab Israelis, increased settlement building, more threats against Iran.
Likud can call itself centre-right, but their collaboration with a racist, expansionist and far right party (Yisrael Beitenu), and Lieberman's clout in the Netanyahu government (having a relatively high post of foreign minister), just shows His government's ideology as similar to the European Far right parties.
It just makes me wonder; what benefits do sanctions on Iran bring? I can't possibly think of any; more like only negative effects; Hardliners in Iran gain more influence, a falling Iranian economy, Iranians' lives get worse, and on top of that, the Iranians get upset with the USA and begin to resent them.
There's a link to a CNN on mic video;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0i0aNf-YUs&sns=tw
It pretty much sums up the Iranians' attitude to the USA.
I'm assuming here that the critics refer to some hawkish politicians who seem bent on sanctioning Iran. But it seems to me that Dr Rouhani is aware, at least, about the Holocaust. I'd doubt that those politicians would gain ground if they were to use the holocaust issue to criticize him, since not only has he acknowledged the holocaust, but he has also condemned the severity of the crimes.
Once again, the United States government is dragging itself into more interventionism (and of course, problems) simply to please the Saudis and Israelis. When will it take the higher ground and do Swiss-style diplomacy? Not anytime soon sadly.
I do have to note that many urban Iranian middle and upper-class parents send their children to private English tutors, so in a way, this ban might end up ineffectual to the people most affected by it.
We just heard Netanyahu hypocritically telling the Iranians that “they deserve better” and “success for their noble quest for freedom”. Neocons And the far right never fail to point fingers at countries they don’t like in their quest for regime change, and yet are willing to do exactly the same monstrosity they accuse others of, on the Palestinians among others, or back similar regimes like the Al-Saud family. How disgustingly hypocritical.
Trump is once again engaging in meaningless talk. The foolish adventures in the Middle East which his predecessors have so willingly engaged in will be continued by him. In fact, it will get worse under him, as proven by his alliance with the Saudis and the Israelis. The $7m figure will only get larger.
A pity for Iran. They've been so willing to engage constructively with the West and now Trump is out to derail that. So much for Trump being "pro-military"; wanting to send the US troops to yet another bloody, unjustified war.
I'm not surprised. Netanyahu has always been interested in the destabilization of Middle Eastern countries to ensure Israeli hegemony and to weaken any support for the Palestinian cause. Which is why he is running scared of Hezbollah which has guarded Lebanon against the multiple Israeli incursions.
Contrary to what he says about fighting terrorism, there have been reports of Israel aiding the Al-Nusra Front, an extremist group linked to Al Qaeda that also has a record of brutal massacres against civilians. I'd be extremely worried about that.
Without any doubt, Rand Paul has a number of flaws, including his inconsistency and his stance on Gaza (wished he had listened to his dad). Even with his faults, he would be much more palatable than any of the other republican candidates. I might want to mention that he is somewhat less hawkish and more peaceful than Hillary Clinton.
Domestic wise, Id think he might be better in that he has shown a willingness to combat mass surveillance, audit the fed and fix race problems. Though his healthcare policies are rather flawed.
I now get the idea of why I am seeing some white South Africans openly supporting the Israeli Government's policies. It occurs to me that both South Africa in the past, and Israel in the present operate from the same psyche; the idea of one's race being superior to the other, which allows them to think that it is perfectly fine to brutally mistreat the other race, and they think it is perfectly fine for them to do so since the other race is 'inhuman', if harsher terms are used. It is this sense of solidarity (along with Israel's support of the predecessor apartheid regime in South Africa), that in both situations, the same characteristics of racism, occupation, lack of respect for international law and a violation of democracy and human rights exist.
My guess is that the Iranians are also trying to send a message to the government, especially congress and the neocons in it, that they will not hesitate to retaliate heavily if the neocons decide to invade and occupy Iran.
It's quite nonsensical of the mainstream media to create another Cold War era hysteria when Iran has already abided by a no first strike doctrine. They've said that many times over again, and the Iranians won't think of breaking it. They know the consequences of doing that, and it would benefit us to trust their doctrine.
Such politicians who obsess themselves with confrontation and war obviously have no emotions about how people suffer under crises. Take 2 Senators; John McCain who despite having experienced the effects of war through his stint in Vietnam, somehow seems to be unable to fathom the emotionally- traumatizing consequences of his cheerleading for confrontation (war) with countries he doesn't like; and for Robert Menendez, whose support for the embargo on Cuba, his homeland, and against his Cuban brethren, shows that he too doesn't quite empathize with those who have gone through crises and hardship, which war always brings about.
Keep up the good work Prof. Cole!
Given Lieberman's track record, I think Netanyahu's government will still be the same( if not worse); continuing their far right and expansionist agenda, maltreating the Palestinians and Arab Israelis, increased settlement building, more threats against Iran.
Likud can call itself centre-right, but their collaboration with a racist, expansionist and far right party (Yisrael Beitenu), and Lieberman's clout in the Netanyahu government (having a relatively high post of foreign minister), just shows His government's ideology as similar to the European Far right parties.
It just makes me wonder; what benefits do sanctions on Iran bring? I can't possibly think of any; more like only negative effects; Hardliners in Iran gain more influence, a falling Iranian economy, Iranians' lives get worse, and on top of that, the Iranians get upset with the USA and begin to resent them.
There's a link to a CNN on mic video;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0i0aNf-YUs&sns=tw
It pretty much sums up the Iranians' attitude to the USA.
I'm assuming here that the critics refer to some hawkish politicians who seem bent on sanctioning Iran. But it seems to me that Dr Rouhani is aware, at least, about the Holocaust. I'd doubt that those politicians would gain ground if they were to use the holocaust issue to criticize him, since not only has he acknowledged the holocaust, but he has also condemned the severity of the crimes.