Daniel M Pourkesali's blog

The Sinking Ship

Following article written by Jim Quinn and posted on LewRockwell.com this morning is by far the most comprehensive and superb analysis on this very serious subject: U.S. Titanic >>>

Iran’s PR problem

Judging from the universally unenthusiastic if not outright negative perception of Iran, it is time that its publicists, namely those who represent Iran in various international arenas, finally realized some of their vast shortcoming>>>

Birth Pangs of a New World Disorder

The deal signed with Poland today is a continuation of a disastrous American foreign policy which threatens to nullify every international security agreement reached in the last four decades. >>>

Crying Foul in Tbilisi

Russia’s crossing of an international boundary must certainly be censured as it is outside the norms of civilized behavior>>>

تحريم و جنگ

تحريم اقتصادى خود يک نوع جنگ بيهوده و خشونت آميز است که بر اصيلترين حقوق اساسى بشر تجاوز ميکند و بايد از ابزار خط و مش خارجى همه کشورهاى متمدن جهان برداشته شود. >>>

Sanctions as Warfare

The dictionary defines ‘sanctions’ as “restrictions upon trade and financial dealings that a country imposes upon another for political reasons” -- A practice that in recent years has become a prime instrument of global dominance by a handful of major powers particularly the United States. >>>

Are you better off than five years ago?

The question each and every one us must now ask is this – Do we continue on as mere spectators and then read the bleak consequences of our inaction in yet another opinion poll five years from now?>>>

Fool me twice

Patrick Clawson seems to weigh the possible outcome scenarios of a hostile attack on Iran in the same cavalier and careless manner a prospective violator would consider speeding his vehicle down a freeway >>>

'In search of truth'

It should come as no surprise that any reputable and unbiased media organization looking for expert Iran analysis would pay more than just lip service to vetting its sources and actually check the credentials of their pundits>>>

Casualties of War

President Bush marked the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq claiming that "The world is better, and the United States is safer">>>

America’s Moral Deficit

Trita Parsi begins his opinion piece in the Inquirer by slapping the wrist of the Bush administration for its "apparent disregard for the expressed wishes of Iranian human-rights defenders" >>>

Google and the Persian Gulf

Online petitions are fine for venting frustrations but in practice, even a million notes on a computer screen do not amount to anything for the perpetrators of the wrongful act.

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Diplomacy for War

Reuel Marc Gerecht's opinion piece in the New York Times yesterday titled 'Attack Iran, With Words' advocating diplomacy with Iran may have taken some readers including this one by surprise >>>

Help Cyrus the Great Project

Hollywood's cinematic assault on Persian history in the movie '300' offended many Iranians even before the movie had officially opened in theaters>>>

Saber rattling us to the next disaster

It is abundantly clear that neither believes in obtaining a congressional authorization to bomb anyone or start another war. >>>