Iranian of the Day

I have such mixed emotions

May this young man come home soon to be safe and sound in his mother's arms enjoying her "ashpazy". I do have to, however, voice how unhappy I am that one of our own has decided to join Bushes’ army of fools.. to kill innocent people, support the invasion of a sovereign nation and impose western culture where it is not welcomed. I am especially distraught about the fact that he may soon have to go to war with his mother’s homeland.

Response to Al Sefati,

Mr Sefati,  I tried to reply to you privately, just to point out, that we nominated Shari Rafia (Saba's Mother) as Iranian of the Day. I clicked on your name, and ended up in your own blog, and one of your points said:  Make sure your comment is relevant to topic you are leaving your comment on: For example if I am talking about the upcoming Champion’s league final Manchester United vs. Chelease, the least you can do is leave some sort of comment about that game or those teams.  (please do the same...read the posting first--then make a comment...thank you).... 

He is more like American of the day

I am sorry I want to say something nice but a true Iranian wouldn't be there serving a lethal army that is made only to serve the riches.

I think one of the requirement of Iranian of the day for one person is to be smart and wise and I don't think joining the US Marines is a smart or wise option.

But I do wish this person a safe return to his family.

you know what...

I have had it...I am officialy not Iranian from this moment...this is simply redicolous...even if one iranian is "low-life" enough to joint the killing machine of another country, i will bang my head to the wall...some of you iranians are soooooooo "zalil"..I rather we killed by a basiji kid than kill as a US marine.

Blind leading the blind...

Wake up! You don't follow your brother off the cliff nor should you justify it based on your hatred of a certain ideology or lifestyle.

This isn't about being supportive, unsupportive, or Basiji vs. hezbollah or our marines. This is about moral judgment not to mention protecting ones roots and genepool.

I guess no community is ever immune to the govcharoons hurding of the goves. Don't let mainland america turn you blind to reality. A tree is only as good as its roots.

God bless America

America must invade the Islamic Republic.

God Bless America

I pray for his safe return

I pray for his safe return home. My brother is also in the Marines. I support him in all of his decisions. And I am very proud of his accomplishments. This is to Mr. Payam, you said "I wish we were able to live in our beloved Iran and serve our own country, the land of our ancestors" If you really want to protect iran why don't you go back and joing the Basijis and Hezbollahs?? What's holding you back,They are also protecting their country right?? You are a coward, let's see if you actually go to Iran and protect your country when a war begins, at least Marines are brave enough to joing marines corp knowing the consequences, they are sacrifising their lives.

Be Free

Shararehkhanoom, please tell us if your freedom-loving "democracy" infested wisdom will make a prediction on weather this solider can eventually rise through the ranks to chair the joint chiefs or head the CIA as its director?

To ShararehKhanoom

Lady, I am not sure if you are real. But in case you are, you must know that your words in ridiculousness are immeasurable. America is a great and lovely place, but something is wrong with your points… lady.

That is a shame

They obviously are not Iranians. This is an illegal and immoral war. Joining the war criminals doesn't make him Iranian of the day.

I hope that my children will

I hope that my children will never choose Army or navy or the marines. I do not feel good about this war anyway! I have seen enough war, and I still have nightmares about the Iran Iraq war. It was the scariest time of my life. Please lets not forget how USA help Iraq kill our people. I have forgiven but not forgotten. The only war I choose to be in is fighting the Mullahs. However, I wish the young Iranian-American soldier the best. He will be in my prayers everyday. God bless him.

I believe that both this

I believe that both this mother and her son are making a great sacrifice for the cause of freedom. It doesn't matter where they were born at, they are American now. If they ever go back to Iran, trust me, they won't be able to live there because they are culturally and mentally American. May God bless her son and keep him safe for serving in the Marine Corps of the freedom-loving and democracy-advocating and the greatest country that was ever created on the face of the earth.

it's not like he's picked a bad girlfriend

It all sounds mushy and politically correct, but it’s more a self serving prophesy so no thanks.

Do you support your child if he walks out of your front door to kill a few innocent neighbors in his own home town? ...Oh No? What's the difference?

Even testosterone charged teenagers must remain true to their hearts and their mind or their in essense their own tar-o-pood. If they lack the brain or the social environment to enable them to make such judgment, then there is a time to be supportive and a time to bitch slap a child back to earth.

There are millions of innocent people dying in Iraq, and what makes you think their lives are any less important than this kids "dying" desire for military gamesmanship?

Iranian of the day? What ever happened to moral standards!

Its a genocide

What has happened to Iraq is of the dimension of what happened in Cambodia (It was also started by an American military), I wish she had raised her kid to be an independent thinker. Even most Americans are seeing the irony, she does not represent Iranian comunity.

I expect him to refuse active service in case he should attack..

... Iran. Altough US marine corps consists of a highly trained elite personel and I have respect for them as warriors, I find it at least sad that an Iranian native chooses to join this organization. I wish we were able to live in our beloved Iran and serve our own country, the land of our ancestors. But the fact is that we are living in diaspora for now. This prevents us of serving in our own army, but it doesn't mean that we instead can join an army force that can ( and in near future will) be deployed against our own ancestoral and beloved country. I have lots of respect for the mother that does not agree with her son's choice, but I have no respect for the son's choice. I wish he comes to his senses.

God bless you and your son

for defending this country, regardless of po;itics

Our Children

Shari Khanoom:

Wishing your son Godspeed and a safe return from Iraq. It is true our children need to lead their own lives, making their own choices and decisions, and gaining their own experiences. As mothers, however, we can never, not even for a moment, forget the connection of our hearts and souls to our children, almost like an invisible umbilical cord that will forever keep us connected and attached and worried for their health and well-being. Happy Mother's Day to you. Here is a poem by Gibran Khalil Gibran from his book The Prophet, that is wise and soothing to all parents worldwide.

Children

And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children."

And he said: Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and

He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;

For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so

He loves also the bow that is stable.

Hope he comes Back Home Soon ...

Brave indeed !

Our Prayers with you both. Come Home soon !

I wonder what's going to happen to him if...

I wonder what's going to happen to him if Bush or his probable successor McCain decide to attack our country "Iran" some day?

Is he still going to fight?

Now, that's THE question.

However, I wish that his mother never gets the bad news...

are you serious?

Iranian of the day is serving in US army...wow?? we must be all proud that we are iranian now.