Rick Santorum said Monday that when he first heard John F. Kennedy’s speech on religion and politics, it made him want to puke. Santorum misrepresented what Kennedy said, of course. Kennedy welcomed the participation of religious people in American public life. Santorum is a secret dominionist, desiring a takeover of the US by rightwing religion, […]
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Omar Khayyam (4)
Man of the cloth, do me a favor. Take a deep beath and do God’s work for us. We’re on the straight path, but you see crookedly. Go heal your eyes and leave us alone. Translated by Juan Cole from Whinfield 4
At Oscars, Director of “A Separation” Slams War Talk
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose film “A Separation,” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film this year, had this to say in his acceptance speech: “At this time, many Iranians all over the world are watching us and I imagine them to be very happy. They are happy not just because of an important award […]
Omar Khayyam (45)
Since things are not going to work out the way we want, where will it get us to dwell on our struggles?– Except to sit around moping that we got here late and we’ll have to leave early. Translated by Juan Cole from Whinfield 45
The Difference between Romney and Obama (Picture)
In the build-up to the Super Tuesday primaries, in 2012 and 2008, candidates Romney and Obama, respectively, addressed crowds in stadiums. Here is the difference. Originally from Thinkprogress, Originally submitted by Marika S. and Kevin R. h/t moveon.org.
Five Things Rick Santorum Could have Learned in College
Rick Santorum attacked President Obama on Saturday for being “a snob” because, Santorum said, the president wanted all Americans to have a college education (Obama hasn’t actually said such a thing). Then it turns out that when Santorum was in the Senate he said he wanted all Pennsylvanians to go to college. Hypocrisy much? Moreover, […]
Omar Khayyam (43)
Fear of mortality and notions of nothingness are your own kind of drunkeness. Otherwise you’d see that from the branch of death twigs of immortality grow. Ever since Jesus breathed life into my soul, everlasting death has washed its hands of me. Translated by Juan Cole from Whinfield 43
Hamas Breaks with Syrian Regime
The Muslim Fundamentalist Palestinian party-militia Hamas, based largely in the Gaza Strip has abruptly broken with its long-time patron, Syria. The leadership has scattered from its offices in Syria to elsewhere in the region, especially Egypt and Qatar. Hamas, although considered an international terrorist group by Washington, is actually just a local, organized resistance movement […]
Afro-Asia, Global South Reject Boycott of Iran
Despite American assertions that Iran is “internationally isolated,” it turns out that the boycott of that country is a solidly Northern Hemisphere phenomenon and only partially successful even there. The US-led sanctions on and boycott of Iran have largely been rejected in Africa,-Asia and Latin America. Punishing sanctions on Iran are a Euro-American affair with […]
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