Great article on the Boeing and Airbus sales. Thanks. Republicans in Congress might keep in mind that Americans and people of lots of nationalities sometimes fly on those ancient Iranian airplanes; even if strangely Congress doesn't care about Iranians themselves, which Congress actually should, the people of the whole world are affected by the health of the Iranian fleet of airplanes.
Minor comment: Vice President Biden made the "big effing deal" remark about the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as Justice of the Supreme Court, not about the signing of Obamacare.
Likewise, Juan, thank you so much for posting this wonderful video. I only had the good fortune to visit Shiraz for about two days in 2009, but the Rose Mosque is one of the most beautiful buildings that I have ever seen, and it is great to have the chance to see it again in this video. Visiting the tombs and gardens of Saadi and Hafez were definitely another highlight. Our tour guide loved Hafez, and we received readings of his poetry in both Farsi and in English translation while riding on our tour bus to Persepolis and other locations. So thanks for evoking these memories! Iran is definitely a friendly country to visit, when Iranians heard that I was American, they were warm and hospitable, and I only wish that more Americans would have the chance to visit.
"When will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn?" The crises of the twenty-first century desperately need musicians on the order of Pete Seeger et al. to chronicle them.
Great article on the Boeing and Airbus sales. Thanks. Republicans in Congress might keep in mind that Americans and people of lots of nationalities sometimes fly on those ancient Iranian airplanes; even if strangely Congress doesn't care about Iranians themselves, which Congress actually should, the people of the whole world are affected by the health of the Iranian fleet of airplanes.
Minor comment: Vice President Biden made the "big effing deal" remark about the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as Justice of the Supreme Court, not about the signing of Obamacare.
Likewise, Juan, thank you so much for posting this wonderful video. I only had the good fortune to visit Shiraz for about two days in 2009, but the Rose Mosque is one of the most beautiful buildings that I have ever seen, and it is great to have the chance to see it again in this video. Visiting the tombs and gardens of Saadi and Hafez were definitely another highlight. Our tour guide loved Hafez, and we received readings of his poetry in both Farsi and in English translation while riding on our tour bus to Persepolis and other locations. So thanks for evoking these memories! Iran is definitely a friendly country to visit, when Iranians heard that I was American, they were warm and hospitable, and I only wish that more Americans would have the chance to visit.
"When will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn?" The crises of the twenty-first century desperately need musicians on the order of Pete Seeger et al. to chronicle them.