tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:26:40 +0000Notes on SOUTHWEST ASIA Notes on SOUTHWEST ASIA Iranian News and Opinion on Iran and the Middle East edited by Barry O'Connellhttp://southwestasia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (JBOC)Blogger1581125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112830468230401259Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:58:00 +00002005-10-02T18:58:02.383-07:00AP Wire | 10/02/2005 | Iraq rejects Saudi charge of Iran meddling: "Iraq rejects Saudi charge of Iran meddling SALAH NASRAWI Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt - Iraq angrily rejected Saudi Arabian allegations of increasing Iranian involvement in Iraq, as Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday to discuss a pan-Arab strategy to help restore stability to the war-torn country. Top American diplomatshttp://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/10/ap-wire-10022005-iraq-rejects-saudi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112770056823224979Mon, 26 Sep 2005 02:09:00 +00002005-09-25T19:09:28.323-07:00Iran Daily: "IRIB UrgedTo Respect Jews TEHRAN, April 13--Parliament Speaker Gholamali Haddad-Adel called on the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting to show due respect to religious minorities and their rights. Speaking during the parliament’s open session on Wednesday, Haddad-Adel pointed to the remarks of Jewish MP Maurice Motamed during a pre-agenda speech, criticizing the IRIB’s negative http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/iran-daily-irib-urgedto-respect-jews.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112758409663674063Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:48:00 +00002005-09-24T10:48:16.643-07:00Iran Daily - Arts & Culture - 09/13/05: "ICCO Repairing Churches A church in Abadan, Khuzestan province TEHRAN, Sept. 12--Iran will spend five billion rials to repair churches across the country. Islamic Culture and Communications Organization (ICCO) said in a press release that an annual budget has been allocated to repair churches belonging to various Christian communities, including thehttp://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/iran-daily-arts-culture-091305-iran.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112758329547406653Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:34:00 +00002005-09-24T10:34:55.580-07:00Iran Daily - Front Page - 09/12/05: "Profile of New IRNA Chief Ahmad Khademolmelleh Newly-appointed managing director of IRNA, Ahmad Khademolmelleh, 46, was born in Tehran. He got his BA in journalism from Allameh Tabatabai University and MA in management from the Management Faculty in Tehran. Khademolmelleh began work at IRNA in 1981 as a news writer and has had a 25-year career as journalisthttp://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/iran-daily-front-page-091205-profile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112757924647554931Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:27:00 +00002005-09-24T09:27:28.036-07:00Iran News - Water export possible: Iran's Energy Minister: "Water export possible: Iran's Energy Minister Saturday, September 24, 2005 - ©2005 IranMania.com LONDON, September 24 (IranMania) - Iran's Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said that abundant water resources in certain parts of the country make export to neighboring countries possible. In an interview with ISNA, Fattah added that http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/iran-news-water-export-possible-irans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112748856866943699Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:16:00 +00002005-09-23T08:16:08.670-07:00Iran News - Translation contest for Iran's Sa?di poem: "conTranslation contest for Iran's Sa?di poem Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - ©2005 IranMania.com LONDON, September 21 (IranMania) - A translation contest for a Sa?di poem is to be held across the country on the occasion of Dialogue Among Civilizations Day (September 21), the Iran Bayan Association announced, said MNA. The contest willhttp://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/iran-news-translation-contest-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112748806765079094Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:07:00 +00002005-09-23T08:07:47.650-07:00www.intellectualconservative.com Time to Support the Iranian people and their Resistance Movement: "Time to Support the Iranian people and their Resistance Movement by Hedayat Mostowfi 23 September 2005 On Wednesday, September 14th, more than 20,000 Iranians along with Americans from forty states across the country rallied outside UN Headquarters to condemn the presence of Iran's terrorist http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/terrorist-hedayat-mostowfi-stages.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112748793698131470Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:05:00 +00002005-09-23T08:05:37.100-07:00Iran News - Iran's pilgrimage rights discussed with Saudi: "Iran's pilgrimage rights discussed with Saudi Friday, September 23, 2005 - ©2005 IranMania.com LONDON, September 23 (IranMania) - Saudi Arabia?s King Abdullah has pledged to facilitate the visit of Iranian pilgrims, especially women, to Baqi Cemetery in Medina. Head of State Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani also told http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/iran-news-irans-pilgrimage-rights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112748437400815929Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:06:00 +00002005-09-23T07:06:14.106-07:00An American in Iran Part II: The Culture by Janet Larsen - The Globalist > > Global Culture: "Global Diary > Global Culture An American in Iran Part II: The Culture By Janet Larsen | Friday, September 23, 2005 Images of crowds chanting "death to America" have engrained within Americans the notion that Iranians do not like them. But on a recent trip to Tehran for an international http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/american-in-iran-part-ii-culture-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112699265054258224Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:30:00 +00002005-09-17T14:30:50.640-07:00CHN | News: "Pacifist Americans Welcomed by Iranian People Tehran, 17 September 2005(CHN) -- On the anniversary of September 11, an anti-war delegation of American academics and intellectuals entered Iran to seek ways for preventing clashes between the two countries. In an anti-war movement, a delegation of 14 pacifist professors from American universities has traveled to Iran on September http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/chn-americans-welcomed-by-iranian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112662774688283092Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:09:00 +00002005-09-13T09:09:06.963-07:00Bianca Jagger seeks to kindle US-Iran dialogue - Yahoo! News: "Bianca Jagger seeks to kindle US-Iran dialogue By Christian Oliver TEHRAN (Reuters) - Back in 1968 Mick Jagger had plenty of "Sympathy for the Devil," but his first wife Bianca is far more critical of "The Great Satan" and fears U.S. unwillingness to talk to Iran could lead to conflict. Rights campaigner Jagger, the http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/bianca-jagger-seeks-to-kindle-us-iran.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112631376902892963Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:56:00 +00002005-09-09T17:56:09.030-07:00Iran News - Iran's VP meets Straw & UK Secretary of Culture: " Iran's VP meets Straw & UK Secretary of Culture Saturday, September 10, 2005 - ©2005 IranMania.com LONDON, September 10 (IranMania) - Vice-President and Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization Esfandiar Rahim Masha'ie in separate meetings with the British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Secretary of Culture http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/iran-news-irans-vp-esfandiar-rahim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112631364030871402Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:54:00 +00002005-09-09T17:54:00.406-07:00Mullah: "It's time to relocate UN office" - Persian Journal Latest Iran news & Iranian Newspaper: "Mullah: "It's time to relocate UN office" Sep 9, 2005 Senior mullah presses on shifting UN headquarters from the United States, after Washington delayed issuing entry visa to mullah-run majlis speaker Hadad Adel to attend the annual inter-parliamentary session at the UN. "The turn for US to house http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/09/mullah-its-time-to-relocate-un-office.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112553032853170449Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:18:00 +00002005-08-31T16:18:48.616-07:00Abtahi balks at joining Karrubi�s new party: "Abtahi balks at joining Karrubi’s new party TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Former presidential advisor Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi said here on Wednesday that he would not leave the Assembly of Combatant Clerics (ACC) to join Mahdi Karrubi’s newly established party. At a ceremony held to commemorate the anniversary of Imam Musa Sadr’s disappearance, Abtahi http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/08/abtahi-balks-at-joining-karrubis-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112528663305540139Mon, 29 Aug 2005 03:37:00 +00002005-08-28T20:37:13.150-07:00FT.com / World / Middle East & Africa - Armed Kurds fomenting unrest in Iran pose security threat to Tehran: "World / Middle East & Africa Print article | Armed Kurds fomenting unrest in Iran pose security threat to Tehran By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran Published: August 29 2005 03:00 | Last updated: August 29 2005 03:00 The Iranian government is facing a new security challenge from a small,http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/08/ftcom-world-middle-east-africa-armed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112441590106862666Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:45:00 +00002005-08-18T18:45:01.183-07:00JTA NEWS: "BEHIND THE HEADLINES New revelations in AIPAC case raise questions about FBI motives By Matthew E. Berger August 18, 2005 WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (JTA) — New revelations in the case against two former American Israel Public Affairs Committee staffers raise questions about why FBI investigators have been focused on the pro-Israel lobby. The New York Times reported Thursday that David http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/08/jta-news-david-satterfield-spied-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112436584186041133Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:50:00 +00002005-08-18T04:50:41.950-07:00Penn's Iran Dispatches Ready to Run - Aug 17, 2005 - E! Online News: "Penn's Iran Dispatches Ready to Run by Charlie Amter Aug 17, 2005, 4:40 PM PT When it comes to Sean Penn's latest journalistic experiment, it's a case of better late than never. The actor, dispatched to cover the Iranian elections two months ago, will finally see his byline in the San Francisco Chronicle come Monday, http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/08/penns-iran-dispatches-ready-to-run-aug.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112315813494002724Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:22:00 +00002005-08-04T05:22:15.056-07:00Judge in Iran Who Sentenced Journalist Is Slain - New York Times: "Judge in Iran Who Sentenced Journalist Is Slain By NAZILA FATHI Published: August 3, 2005 TEHRAN, Aug. 2 - An Iranian judge who presided over the high-profile trial and conviction of an Iranian journalist five years ago was assassinated by a gunman on a motorcycle in central Tehran on Tuesday. Assassination attempts are rare in http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/08/judge-in-iran-who-sentenced-journalist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112311966219768413Thu, 04 Aug 2005 01:41:00 +00002005-08-03T18:41:02.286-07:00People's Daily Online -- Iran's Ahmadinejad assumes presidency: "Iran's Ahmadinejad assumes presidency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took over the post as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Wednesday morning in Tehran as the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei granted warrant to him. Khamenei expressed his congratulations to the Iranian people for their vote in June and said, "I confirm http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/08/blogger-casey-vs-santorum-publish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112281137140452841Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:02:00 +00002005-07-31T05:02:51.403-07:00Iran News: "Ahmadinejad not man in Tehran embassy photo - CIA Reuters Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:44 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A CIA analysis has concluded a hostage-taker pictured in an old photo at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran is not Iranian President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a U.S. official said on Friday. The analysis compared photos of Ahmadinejad and an embassy hostage-taker whom former U.S. http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/07/ahmadinejad-not-man-in-tehran-embassy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112281124246220011Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:00:00 +00002005-07-31T05:00:42.516-07:00Revolution? What's in it for them?: "July 31, 2005 latimes.com : Current : Commentary Print E-mail story Most E-mailed Revolution? What's in it for them? Iran's youths are self-absorbed consumers, not selfless revolutionaries. By Dariush Zahedi and Ali Ezzatyar, Dariush Zahedi teaches in the departments of political science and international political economy at UC Berkeley. Ali Ezzatyarhttp://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/07/revolution-whats-in-it-for-them-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112274024973510870Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:17:00 +00002005-07-30T09:17:29.820-07:00New Iran Leader to Address U.N. - New York Times: "New Iran Leader to Address U.N. Published: July 31, 2005 By The New York Times TEHRAN, July 30 - Iran's incoming conservative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is planning to address the United Nations General Assembly in September on his first official trip abroad despite investigations by the United States about whether he took part in the 1979http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/07/new-iran-leader-to-address-un-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112260421002200753Fri, 29 Jul 2005 02:30:00 +00002005-07-28T19:30:10.116-07:00Iran News - Iran ready to settle Lebanon's energy problems: "Iran ready to settle Lebanon's energy problems Thursday, July 28, 2005 - ©2005 IranMania.com LONDON, July 28 (IranMania) - Iran's Ambassador to Beirut Masoud Edrisi voiced his country's readiness to help remove lebanon's electricity shortage. He made the remark during a meeting with Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Mohammed http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/07/iran-news-iran-ready-to-settle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112234503179158688Tue, 26 Jul 2005 02:30:00 +00002005-07-25T19:30:31.793-07:00The Observer | International | Iran militant is now hero of US right: "Iran militant is now hero of US right Neo-cons rally to the cause of jailed ex-Revolutionary Guard Paul Harris, New York Sunday July 24, 2005 The Observer Akbar Ganji was once a loyal Revolutionary Guard and veteran of the religious revolt that brought clerical rule to Iran. He became an operative for the country's http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/07/observer-international-iran-militant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059902.post-112234494628461365Tue, 26 Jul 2005 02:29:00 +00002005-07-25T19:29:06.386-07:00The Observer | International | Iran militant is now hero of US right: "He is also on a hunger strike that has lasted more than a month and, according to some reports, left him near death. Ganji's case has been taken up enthusiastically by leading conservatives in America and followed almost daily in such right-wing media outlets as the New York Sun and the editorial pages of the Wall Street http://southwestasia.blogspot.com/2005/07/observer-international-santorum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JBOC)0