http://irantalk.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Iran Talk en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:53:44 GMT 2010-01-04T00:53:44Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965277&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Heroic Thoughts   I have been thinking about what makes a hero.  Not the mythological super-hero figure or historical icon or even religious  - simply a hero.  Is it . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:35:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965277&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Anita D. 2009-12-28T07:35:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945550&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Tony Blair has said that if the WMD ploy didn't work in the buildup to the war in Iraq, he would have found some other reason to launch the preemptive invasion. In an interview aired on the BBC this morning, . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:09:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945550&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-14T01:09:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897722&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace The UK PM Brown's scapegoating the Afghan President was a tawdry show. Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar 's commentary on Brown's speech and his own recommendations are excellent. (* Article appended at the . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:14:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897722&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-11-12T17:14:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859652&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace The Pakistani terrorist group known as Jundallah, or "The Army of God,” claimed responsibility for an attack within Iran that claimed 42 lives on Sunday. The dead included five senior commanders . . . Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:09:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977859652&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-10-19T09:09:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828615&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace The U.S. president turned over one of America’s hole cards this week, and the echoes of such a seemingly quiet move may resonate throughout the Middle East for years to come. Obama revealed on . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:38:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828615&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-09-28T00:38:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820204&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace In the biggest strategic move of the week, Obama pulled the rug out from under the missile defense system planned for Eastern Europe, to be replaced by a more cost-effective, sea-based system intended . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:26:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820204&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-09-21T07:26:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814880&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace                     PLENTY of PASSION, LOW on REASON Quite a number of signs, banners, and interviews . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:48:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814880&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace gibbs williams 2009-09-16T16:48:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977811095&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Conditions in the Middle East region are currently entering a critical phase. Afghanistan is beset with contradictions. We are there in support of a government that is now officially corrupt, based . . . Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:34:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977811095&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-09-13T23:34:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793834&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace The specter of an attack on Iran is once again looming. This from Micah Zenko, a prolific author and a fellow in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. In an op-ed column . . . Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:56:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793834&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-08-31T00:56:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783452&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Many Americans don’t know what to make of their new president. They’ve never seen one quite like him in their lifetimes. He seems to have the unique idea that he represents all Americans . . . Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:19:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783452&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-08-22T01:19:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782507&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace   Persepolis 2.0 http://www.spreadpersepolis.com/from...to-14-of-june/ Cracks appear in Mousavi's 'Green Path' Rather than accept defeat in June's Iranian presidential election, . . . Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:55:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782507&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-08-21T10:55:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779293&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:53 UTC This morning in Iran, Venus and the Moon got together and with their combined luminosity rivaled the city lights of Tehran itself. Oshin D. Zakarian sends this photo from . . . Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:29:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977779293&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-08-19T04:29:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776511&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace <hr size="1" style="COLOR: #ffffdd;"> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/ma...gewanted=print [ Bueno de Mesquita is one of the world’s most prominent applied game theorists. A professor . . . Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:07:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776511&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-08-17T07:07:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776353&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace For those who have been anxious to learn what circumstances would constitute a victory in the Afghan campaign, an answer of sorts is at hand. When asked, on Wednesday, how the administration would define . . . Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:00:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776353&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-08-17T03:00:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771503&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace <hr size="1" style="COLOR: #ffffdd;"> http://www.spiegel.de/international/...641967,00.html Revolution Leaders Struggle for Power in Tehran By Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath If there . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:35:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771503&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-08-13T00:35:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977766540&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace "Mahmud Ahmadinejad's presidency is now firmly established; Mir Hossein Mousavi's opposition movement has failed to produce hard evidence of electoral fraud and even Britain has broken ranks to accept . . . Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:43:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977766540&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-08-07T17:43:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977761867&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire And Ten Steps to Take to Do So By Chalmers Johnson " Washington continues to operate in the role of a global hegemon, with its military inventory of . . . Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:50:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977761867&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-08-04T07:50:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760113&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace The war in Iraq, orchestrated largely by neocons in the Bush administration, and heavily supported by the pro-Israel lobby, has resulted in many ironies.  One of the most significant is that it has . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:32:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760113&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-08-02T21:32:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760026&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace "President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan telephoned Ahmadinejad to congratulate him on his victory, saying that relations between Afghanistan and its Western neighbour had 'expanded'  during Ahmadinejad's . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:10:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760026&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-08-02T19:10:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977757034&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Those who talk about bombing Iran's reactors should consider the contamination consequences. Reactors are encased in concrete to contain accidental releases of radiation. Using bunker-buster bombs to . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:54:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977757034&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-07-30T21:54:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754873&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace http://www.swans.com/library/art15/mdolin45.html Iran, The U.S., And Demonstrations by Michael Doliner http://www.rense.com/general86/irn.htm Iran -* The Modern Tools Of Meddling by . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:45:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754873&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-07-29T12:45:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751424&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Since last September, the U.S. has launched some 49 drone attacks into Pakistan, killing 470 people, according to that nation’s intelligence services.  Based on previously released information, . . . Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:47:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751424&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-07-26T20:47:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747955&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace     Western media and "interpreters" have misrepresented much of recent events in Iran. What is going  on in Iran is neither a revolution  nor a power struggle, between factions . . . Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:02:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977747955&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-07-23T18:02:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977743614&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace I remember it well: the launch; the journey; the anticipation; the impromptu coining of the term "Tranquility Base" ; the most famous flubbed opening line in history; the first step of what my 10 year . . . Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:25:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977743614&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Rory M. 2009-07-20T17:25:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977743275&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace President Ahmadinejad's nomination of a Vice President on Friday  provoked severe criticism by the conservative clergy . He seems to be seeking to solidify the support of his base among the . . . Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:56:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977743275&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-07-20T11:56:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742267&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace I can't speak for Iranians, but there may be merit in the view of some that a "change of regime" may result in one that "cooperates" with the West , not a good alternative for the present , for it  . . . Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:03:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742267&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-07-19T10:03:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977738069&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace The European Parliament, which has been quick to denounce Iranian authorities' heavy-hand with the peaceful protesters, should conduct a thorough investigation and, if need be, issue a stern censure of . . . Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:17:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977738069&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-07-15T19:17:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734156&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace  The election victory of  Ahmadinejad  should have not surprised. Even the  relentless critic of the regime like veteran author Amir Taheri admitted:  "Looking back at . . . Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:10:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734156&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-07-10T21:10:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733372&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace The election outcome - and the resultant riots and the violence used to suppress the rioters - have produced an unequivocal victory for the ideological Islamic right. For the first time in the 30-year . . . Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:04:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733372&grpId=3659174697245304&nav=Groupspace Clarke M. 2009-07-10T00:04:20Z