Updates December 2006 >>> Updates archive >>> Current month   paper tiger Washington Post: Iran may be facing a steep economic decline bokosh bokosh BBC: New high in Iraqi civilian deaths martikeh olaagh BBC: Bush 'to reveal troop boost' aghabmoondeh Reuters: Iran will press ahead with nuclear work: president peugeot irooni AP: 'Self igniting' Iran cars worry police "the hell that's iraq?" BBC: Saddam hanging taunts evoke ugly past Guardian: How Saddam died on the gallows toons Mazloom * The execution of Saddam Hossein * George Bush in "Hang 'Em High" i'm in the wrong profession Reuters: Deadliest year for reporters since 1994 usual zer zer AFP: Rafsanjani warns West on sanctions toons Iraj * The Decider: Bush hangs Saddam * Why wasn't Pinochet hanged? Mazloom * Saddam hanged last seconds Video: Saddam hanged Video: Saddam at the gallows toons Kazem * Saddam's gift khabare marg BBC: Saddam Hussein executed in Iraq toons Mahmoud * Best Iranian of the year Faramarz * Ahmadinejad writes to the Pope Mazloom * Hejab vs bad-hejab global warming BBC: Huge Arctic ice break discovered ya hazrate abbas AP: China's Internet population reaches 132 million editors arrestd Radio Farda: Newspaper editors arrested for putting a video about Ahmadinejad's VP online (shrug) AP: Iran's Justice Minister killed in car crash go home AP: Report: U.S. frees 2 Iranian detainees in Iraq call for papers IWSF: Iranian women's conference in Washington DC kheyli ham deleshoon bekhaad :o) Haaretz: Three Iranians seeking conversion to Judaism denied Israel visas big fat zero Economist: How much impact will the UN resolution have on Iran? quiz Flying bulls bee sho oor of the day Bird (Flu) Holocaust barf First snow in Rasht khoda biamorzadesh Washington Post: Gerald Ford Disagreed With Bush About Invading Iraq deevooneh + ravaani CBN: Former Muslim Reza Safa talks with Pat Robertson about Islam final results * Best Iranians of the year * Worst Iranians of the year iranian paradox TIME: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad toons Saman * Imam Mahdi goes back into his hole Ghasemi * Imaginary enemy Mazloom * The Rajavis can finally have sex Mahmoud * Osama Ben Hur Kazem * Goodbye 2006 quiz Up in smoke prophet mamoo AFP: Ahmadinejad sends message to pope read again Aljazeera: New study alleges Iran’s oil profits could dry up by 2015 use your brain BBC: Iran to revise IAEA co-operation iranians of the day School girls: Watching parliament seeteezen sheeep CS Monitor * Uncle Sam wants U.S. Muslims * U.S. military offers fast-track citizenship for volunteers opium road N Y Times: Iran Is Seeking More Influence in Afghanistan godfather of soul New Yorker: Mr. Brown no afternoon tea BBC: Iran calls in UK envoy over Blair comments nightmare BBC video: Will Israel Bomb Iran? shirin ebadi Amnesty Int Mag: A Contrary Opinion iranian-american comic Video: Eslam Anthony Shams fireworks What a joyful New Year's logo! Thanks a million to Mazloom for the design. een vare aab ZigZagMag: Pendar Yousefi's cartoon strip for Iranian expats zionism BBC: Israel approves new Jewish settlement in West Bank darling of the day Sara Mitra Fotoohi: Newborn (4 pix) determination Video: Mohammad Mossadegh's speech in defense of oil nationalization beekhiyal AFP: Defiant Iran heading to industrial enrichment bad idea AFP: Iran parliament mulls limiting IAEA cooperation quiz It aint chocolate poll problem solved I hope! Vote for your BEST Iranian of the year. The WORST Iranian of the year poll will come next. Looks like the software cannot handle two polls at the same time. Babak Jaan... damet joosh for your help :o) online diplomacy usiranpeace.com energy crisis AP: Iran's nuclear drive linked to looming oil crisis: US study zero impact NY Times: Iran Is Defiant, Vowing to U.N. It Will Continue Nuclear Efforts who runs iraq? BBC: U.S. troops detain 2 Iranians in Iraq barikalla Video: Guiv, young setar player in Belgium nuclear BBC: Ahmadinejad rejects UN sanctions good soul BBC: Soul star James Brown dies at 73 pinochete por roo Washington Post: In Letter, Pinochet Called Abuses in Chile 'Necessary' funniest pranks of the year * Video: Could you clean my Persian rug? * Video: American Aghd, Sigheh, Khatneh off target Guardian: Blair was dangerously off target in his condemnation of Iran ya (president) hossein! Wiki: Barack Hussein Obama khar to khar BBC: UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ hip hop S2A's latest MP3: Eshghe Man ahmadinejad's christmas greetings :oooo) ElfYourself.com taazeh avvaleshe NY Times: U.N. Security Council Passes Iran Sanctions Washington Post: U.N. Unanimously Approves Iran Sanctions thank you santa Radio Zamaneh: Editor Arash Sigarchi acquitted after 3-year court battle how dare you have a good time? Radio Farda: Tehran's artsy hang-out Cafe Titr shut down toons Mazloom * Man of the year * Woman of the year Saman * Screwy politics: Bush & Ahmadinejad * America's war priority Kazem * Merry Christmas yo yo yo Enfejar * MP3: Divunatam * MP3: Faseleha * Main page quiz Isn't he too old for that? running (out of) iran Bobak: We actually made it to Qazvin from Bandar Anzali! good boys and girls know how to speak persian AjabanZaban.com now what? BBC: UN passes Iran nuclear sanctions shiite NY TImes: Shiites Remake Baghdad in Their Image shake shake shake The earth has shaken in waves under my chair three times in as many days. Just felt the last one. Maybe there's a bigger one on its way to San Francisco Bay Area? (1st shake) (2nd) no surprise Boston Globe blog: Ceasing to be surprised by Iran -- Aida Sadr woman of the year :o) Video: "Bad hejab" woman kicks chadori's ass iranians of the day * Farhad Safinia: "Apocalypto" co-writer * Afsaneh M. Beschloss: Corporate power * Aliakbar and Shahla Afshari: Win lawsuit * Ali Nouri: Biology PhD with Kofi Annan * Cryrus Pahlavi: Actor toons Saman * Two kinds of Christians * Orphan Jesus no secret NY Times: What We Wanted to Tell You About Iran -- Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann center of policy debate Video: Flynt Leverett's speech on White House's Iran policy at the New America Foundation ronaldin ho BBC: Brazil star 'to become Spanish' now i know my abcs Video: Saman Alikhani singing nursery rhymes quiz Enter nyet now Reuters: West wants Friday U.N. Iran vote but Russia says no reformists lost Enameh: Eslaah talabaan baakhtand bordering insanity NY Times: Saner Voices in Iran islamophobia Daily Kos: What Virginia's Republican Congressman Said About Jews beautiful Music: Rana Farhan sings Merry Christmas Home: RanaFarhan.com ho ho ho ElfYourself.com touching birthday Documentary: The life of transexuals in Tehran quiz Tokhme Jen hint hint NY Times: U.S. and Britain to Add Ships to Persian Gulf in Signal to Iran toons Saman * Iran and Israel communicating * Iran election candidates * Rumsfeld will work for food * Time magazine's moment of genius precondition Iranian Liberal Democrats demand U.S. release '53 coup documents as precondition for talks iranians of the year NY Times: Iran President Facing Revival of Students’ Ire mobaarak baasheh Wikipedia: Yalda mamasani war YouTube: A clip from "Dai Jan Napoleon" quiz ShahraK dead last Reuters: Ahmadinejad allies in bottom of Tehran vote count dead dictator BBC: Turkmenistan's 'iron ruler' dies sanctions lite Washington Post: Europeans Yield on Iran Sanctions holy moses CS Monitor: The new walls of Jerusalem: Parts (1) (2) (3) toons Hajiagha * I'm dirt poor and Iran gives money to Palestinians? * Why should we help lazy Palestinains? * Palestianians: Money or death * Poor & taxes in Canada Mazloom * Rafsanani popularity * Women only taxis Mahmoud * Italian spy movies marg bar diktator BBC's Newsnight: Crackdown on students and professors in Tehran ayatollah putin AFP: Russia hits back at Western criticism, Iran you did brilliantly in iraq. let's see how you do in iran AP: In Mideast, Blair says Iran is main foe in the name of god, the illiterate BBC: 'Mass purges' at Iran universities