Figuring Out Iran
I’ve been trying to catch up on what happened over the weekend in Iran, and is continuing to happen now. One thing that I’ve noticed is just how little we seem to know and...
Tagged: Iran
Here’s a good resource for Iran-related twitter updates/photos etc. Right now, lots of tweets asking Twitter not to shut down for maintenance tonight. Let’s see if new media management is as responsive as the...
the big picture
The Big Picture has some amazing, startling photos up on the protests. Momentum is building. This is certainly not just any protest. This is game-changing. I remain optimistic.
It’s on the Army & Police Now
A reader writes into Andrew Sullivan saying that the violence in Iran is entirely the work of the Basij (militias) and related paramilitaries, vigilantes, goons, etc. That so far the police and army are...
yes but why so blatantly?
There’s a fairly wide consensus building that the Iranian election results were fraudulent. Much speculation exists regarding the who, why, etc. John Holbo wonders why the apparent fraud was so crudely done. It’s a...
living in another universe
This is what I kept thinking this weekend: if I wasn’t online, an avid blogger and reader of blogs, and if I didn’t frequent the New York Times, I wouldn’t know a damn thing...
Some More (Quick) Thoughts on Iran
The best sites to follow continue to be: Andrew Sullivan, Michal Totten, The Lede @NyTimes, and Nico Pitney (@HuffPo). Today’s events have for the moment swung momentum to the side of the revolution/reform. The...
Iranian Election Update
As an update to what I said yesterday, what might be happening in Iran is the first time that the President (on the democratic side of the country’s main power poles) is going for...
war…
…with these people would be a tragic mistake. I hope we can avert it, and I hope reform comes nonviolently.
The Madman of Tehran
Moses Maimonides, the famous Jewish physician and theologian of Medieval Cordoba, had a tendency to refer to the Muslim Prophet Mohammad as “the madman.” Maimonides had reasons abundant to use this term. The Jews...
The Japan Option
During his campaign, Barack Obama promised to talk with Iran – to open dialog with Tehran without preconditions, whether or not it’s met with bluster or deceipt on the part of the Mullahs. His...
Not Knowing the Meaning of Words: Special Diplomacy Edition
Christian Brose writing at the Shadow Gov’t on the ForeignPolicy blogroll: Is negotiating akin to appeasement? No, not inherently, but as with everything, the devil’s in the details. Diplomacy is not just a synonym for...
