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The Iranian government clamped down against protestors with a viciousness designed to obliterate resistance and destroy hope.
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DVD Review: Certified Copy (The Criterion Collection)
Juliette Binoche and William Shimell in Tuscany
Read More »Starting a Peace Race with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
We need to challenge all these countries. But not to an arms race; rather, to what President Kennedy called a "peace race."
Read More »Why Not Let Iran Close the Strait of Hormuz?
America should not be the world's police force in this (or quite frankly any other) matter.
Read More »John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas/War Is Over” – Sung by Angels on New Year’s Day
The most important thing we can do for our children is to make certain those words can become a reality.
Read More »Book Review: 1/1: Jihad – Britain by Jack Everett and David Coles
A brutal terrorist war in Britain.
Read More »Interview with Nava Ghalili on the Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
They are being persecuted simply because they are Baha'i’s.
Read More »DVD Review: The Stoning of Soraya M.
This impactful drama, filmed in Iran's native Farsi language, depicts true life events at a remote village in 1986.
Read More »Music Review: Lisa Gerrard – The Mirror Pool
Exquisite vinyl reissue of Lisa Gerrard's first solo album.
Read More »Obama on a Foreign Policy Roll
The president's realpolitik is a breath of fresh air.
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