tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56778562011-04-21T16:53:58.072-04:00Thoughts on Oriental Rugs. This gives me a place to note my opinionss on Turkish Rugs, Persian Carpets or whatever else comes to mind. JBOCnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5677856.post-1130103394724292912005-10-23T17:36:00.000-04:002005-10-23T17:36:34.803-04:00

News-Record.com - Greensboro, North Carolina: People & Places: Operation Rolling Thunder: ill-conceived and ego-driven: "During the early stages of the war in Vietnam, well before we had committed huge numbers of ground troops, American leaders decided to use judiciously applied air power to convince the North Vietnamese that they should stop trying to unite the country under a Communist

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Editorials - The Lafayette Daily Advertiser - www.theadvertiser.com: "Tancredo attack on Louisiana reeks of political motivation In an editorial calling for strong safeguards to assure effective and honest use of federal funds to recover from Katrina's damage, we mentioned that U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., doesn't want our state and local officials handling any federal money at all. "Given

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Ballot Proposals Spark Uproar in Colorado - Yahoo! News: "Ballot Proposals Spark Uproar in Colorado By STEVEN K. PAULSON, Associated Press Writer Mon Sep 5, 2:33 PM ET DENVER - A pair of November ballot proposals aimed at fixing Colorado's financial woes has sparked a nasty campaign that has split the state's Republican base, already reeling from losses in last fall's elections. ADVERTISEMENT

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US diplomat provided information to Israeli lobby -DAWN - Top Stories; August 19, 2005: "US diplomat provided information to Israeli lobby By Masood Haider NEW YORK, Aug 18: The diplomat holding the second highest position at the United States embassy in Baghdad is one of the anonymous government officials cited in an Aug 4 indictment as having provided classified information to an employee of

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US diplomat provided information to Israeli lobby -DAWN - Top Stories; August 19, 2005: "US diplomat provided information to Israeli lobby By Masood Haider NEW YORK, Aug 18: The diplomat holding the second highest position at the United States embassy in Baghdad is one of the anonymous government officials cited in an Aug 4 indictment as having provided classified information to an employee of

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A passion for politics - PittsburghLIVE.com: "A passion for politics By Richard Gazarik TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, July 31, 2005 After a dinner of crab cakes with Louisiana hot sauce and a long, sleepless night trying to pass a state budget, Sen. Vincent Fumo, of Philadelphia, was back at his desk the next morning, working the telephone and talking to aides. In a hoarse voice, he said his stomach

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Philadelphia Daily News | 07/22/2005 | Pa.'s Congressman Sherwood admits affair, denies abuse: "Posted on Fri, Jul. 22, 2005 Pa.'s Congressman Sherwood admits affair, denies abuse Associated Press WASHINGTON - Rep. Don Sherwood, R-Pa., admitted in court papers filed yesterday that he had an affair with a Maryland woman for five years, but he denied abusing her, as she claimed in a $5.5 million

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Scandal shadows Northeast Pa. congressman, hometown: "Scandal shadows Northeast Pa. congressman, hometown Saturday, July 30, 2005 By Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. -- In this old lumber town, part of the state's conservative northeast, the Sherwoods are the local version of the Kennedys: wealthy, iconic and, now, because of U.S. Rep. Donald L. Sherwood, knee-deep in

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Scranton: 'Appetite for change' - PittsburghLIVE.com: Pennsylvania has had many Christian Govenors and a few Jewish Govenors but is Pennsylvania preparred for a Heathen Govenor. Bill Scranton an avowed heathen is a follower of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi the founder of a Far Eastern Cult known in the west as "Transcendental Meditation" or "TM". Bill Scranton needs to come clean on his religion and on

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Beaver County Times Allegheny Times - News - 07/25/2005 - Republican gubernatorial hopefuls differ in speaking styles, not much else: "Republican gubernatorial hopefuls differ in speaking styles, not much else Marc Levy, Associated Press Writer 07/25/2005 GRANTVILLE, Pa. - Three candidates for the GOP's gubernatorial nomination gave a list of reasons Saturday why they want to unseat

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Casey vs Santorum: Eyewitness News - Santorum Agrees To Seek Federal Prosecution Of Catholic Church Over Priest Abuse: I watched as Catholic Priest Sexual Abuse destroyed the life of someone very close to me. She hid the abuse by her Parish Priest and years later it almost cost her life. Do we then call for a Federal Justice Department prosecution of the Catholic Church. I am no longer Catholic

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Germany Remembers Hitler Coup Plotters - Yahoo! News: "Germany Remembers Hitler Coup Plotters By MELISSA EDDY, Associated Press Writer Wed Jul 20, 2:20 PM ET BERLIN - German political and military leaders commemorated the unsuccessful attempt to kill Adolf Hitler 61 years ago, laying wreaths Wednesday at the former Nazi military headquarters where the plotters were executed. Military chief

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Notes on Mostafa Moin MD.: "Dr. Moin Was Never a Serious Candidate Dropped from the Presidential Ballot and then Reinstated. In a masterful move the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei headed off a diabolical plot to destroy the Presidential elections. Mostafa Moin was not a serious candidate for the Presidency. The plan was to say anything necessary to build a following but also to say things

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Yahoo! News - Anti-Abortion Dem. to Seek Pa. Nomination: "Anti-Abortion Dem. to Seek Pa. Nomination Sat Mar 5,12:49 PM ET U.S. National - AP By PETER JACKSON, Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. - State Treasurer Robert P. Casey Jr., the son of a former governor, entered the race for the Democratic nomination to oppose Sen. Rick Santorum (news, bio, voting record), the Senate's No. 3

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Ivey Watch: Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich Plays Politics With Law Enforcement: "Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich Plays Politics With Law Enforcement W*USA 9 - USA Tonight: 'Slots On The Sly Written by Bruce Leshan Created:3/1/2005 7:40:24 PM Last Updated:3/1/2005 8:04:44 PM They may be making millions, but it's not going into the state treasury."

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Yahoo! News - Couple Build Startup Into Blog Powerhouse: "Couple Build Startup Into Blog Powerhouse Sat Feb 19, 6:59 PM ET Technology - AP By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Like so many other 20-somethings hoping to mine the Internet gold rush of the late 1990s, Mena Trott was thrown for a humbling loop by the dot-com bust, yet still craved stardom. Her unassuming

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Yahoo! News - Cheney Criticized for Attire at Auschwitz Ceremony: I am not a Cheney fan but this seems very unfair to a man with a history of serious health problems. JBOC "Cheney Criticized for Attire at Auschwitz Ceremony 1 hour, 48 minutes ago Politics - Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) raised eyebrows on Friday for wearing an olive-drab

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Seth's Blog: The top 1,000 things to know: It is fun to see my brotherJim's site linked in fomSeth Godin's blog. Small world. Barry "The top 1,000 things to know from Jim O'Connell Seth Godin started an interesting thread on his blog about what every 13 year old should know. Seth's Blog: The top 1,000 things to know The top 1,000 things to know So what are they? What are the one thousand

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Iran's Pasargadae to Finally Get its Museum: " Iran's Pasargadae to Finally Get its Museum Iran at last plans to construct the Pasargadae Museum near the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great in early 2005, after a quarter of century break, Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency reported. The museum is part of a grand plan to reorganize the historical complex and public and private organizations will

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Iran, France to cooperate in archaeology: "Iran, France to cooperate in archaeology Paris, Dec 16, IRNA -- Iran and France signed an agreement in Paris on Wednesday night to cooperate in archaeology. According to the agreement signed for Iran by Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization Hossein Marashi and for France by its Minister of State for Cooperation, Development and

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On the occasion of Seshanbeh-Souri: "Editorial to Entekhab daily By Mohsen Mandegari …Although the identities of the assassins of Saeed Hajjarian have not yet been identified, it can be assumed that even if this unmanly assassination was carried out by rogue elements from the inside it exactly serves the interests of external terrorist groups—such as the Monafeqin Organization—as well as Zionist

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MiddleEast.org - Mid-East Realities: "Iraqi Charge d'Affaires: Iraq on Threshold of a 'Legal Revolution' By Mohsen Mandegari TEHRAN TIMES -- Today is the sixth day UN arms inspectors have started work in Iraq in search for the country's reported chemical and nuclear arsenals. Yet, they have yet found nothing in their unhindered hectic searches, provoking suggestions that Baghdad had been right

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Yahoo! News - Bones Suggest Women Went to War in Ancient Iran: "Bones Suggest Women Went to War in Ancient Iran Sat Dec 4, 8:47 AM ET Science - Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - These days Iranian women are not even allowed to watch men compete on the football field, but 2,000 years ago they could have been carving the boys to pieces on the battlefield. DNA tests on the 2,000-year-old bones of a

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Salt Lake Tribune - Utah: "A record book for the teetotaler in many of us Like Guinness Without Guilt By Mark Eddington The Salt Lake Tribune Paul Skousen's record about records isn't for everyone, but anyone interested in all things LDS will be drawn to it. The Skousen Book of Mormon World Records and Other Amazing Firsts, Facts & Feats is a veritable potpourri of the inspirational

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A Time For Realism And Reaching Out: "NOVEMBER 15, 2004 • Editions: N. America | Europe | Asia | Edition Preference A Time For Realism And Reaching Out Bush & Co. have an opportunity to pause, take stock of mistakes, and adjust course Judging from President Bush's campaign rhetoric over the past several months, you might think the occupation of Iraq has been a smashing success. He

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yaledailynews.com - Mann speaks on foreign policy: "Mann speaks on foreign policy BY HEATHER RICHELS Contributing Reporter E-mail this article Format this article for printing Comment on this article Most Read Articles This Week Police may patrol Ezra Stiles on weekends (Tuesday, October 19, 2004) Yale ranks second in preference-poll (Friday, October 22, 2004) Dean calls

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Senate Quest for 'Parity' Turns Partisan (washingtonpost.com): "Back Channels : The Intelligence Community Senate Quest for 'Parity' Turns Partisan By Vernon Loeb Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, February 6, 2001; Page A15 With Senate power sharing in force, Sens. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) and Bob Graham (D-Fla.) are nonetheless struggling over how to organize the Senate Select Committee

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The New York Times > Washington > Paul Nitze, Cold War Strategist, Dies at 97: "Paul Nitze, Cold War Strategist, Dies at 97 By MARILYN BERGER Published: October 20, 2004 Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press Paul H. Nitze's long career in government began in 1940 with a telegram from a White House official that said, "Be in Washington Monday, Forrestal." He stayed there until the end. Paul H.

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HoustonChronicle.com - Cold War icon Paul Nitze dies: "Cold War icon Paul Nitze dies Conservative Democrat helped shape strategies for 8 presidents By BARRY SCHWEID Associated Press WASHINGTON - Paul H. Nitze, who pursued a hard-line approach toward the Kremlin as he helped shape U.S. diplomatic and military strategy during the Cold War, is dead at 97. His son, William A. Nitze, said he died

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Media Advisory: "SAIS Founder and Arms Control Expert Paul H. Nitze Dead at 97 Washington, D.C., October 20, 2004 - Paul H. Nitze, adviser to several presidents and leading strategist and arms control expert died yesterday evening. Nitze, 97, founded the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 1943 along with Christian Herter and other leading statesmen. In 1989 the school, which

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Paul Nitze - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 22, 2004: "Paul Nitze The roles are reversed these days, but half a century ago, at the Cold War's outset, Democrats were foreign-policy hawks and Republicans were the party of isolation. Paul Nitze was a key Democratic architect of that bygone era. He served under eight presidents from Roosevelt to Reagan, and was a walking history

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Yahoo! News - Questions Arise Over Karzai's U.S. Guards: "Questions Arise Over Karzai's U.S. Guards WASHINGTON - Personnel from a private U.S. security firm in Afghanistan (news - web sites) have engaged in "aggressive behavior" while protecting President Hamid Karzai, the State Department said Wednesday. Spokesman Richard Boucher said U.S. concerns about inappropriate activities by some

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IranMania News: "Iran's hardline MPs try to block Rafsanjani Friday, October 15, 2004 - ©2004 IranMania.com LONDON, Oct 15 ( IranMania) - Several hardline Iranian deputies have proposed a law that would stop those over 70 years of age from standing in next year's presidential election -- a move that would block a comeback by powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, AFP reported.

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Scoop: Colin Powell Keynote Johns Hopkins University: "Colin Powell Keynote Johns Hopkins University Friday, 15 October 2004, 10:25 am Speech: US State Department Keynote Address of the 60th Anniversary Dinner of the School of Advanced International Studies The Johns Hopkins University Secretary Colin L. Powell, Recipient of The Johns Hopkins University President's Medal Embassy of Italy

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What Poll and Registration Numbers Don't Reveal (washingtonpost.com): "What Poll and Registration Numbers Don't Reveal Passion and Motivation to Vote Are Hard to Gauge By Terry M. Neal washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Wednesday, October 13, 2004; 11:43 AM With less than three weeks before the election, President Bush may be in a politically precarious position going into tonight's critical

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ANTI-AMERICANISM IN IRAN: "Hossein Mostafa Khomeini, the grandson of Aytollah Ruhollah Khomeini and himself a prominent cleric, speaks eloquently–from the podium of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington–about the importance of individual liberties and a secular state, while applauding America as the embodiment of these values.(10) Indeed, when asked, "What do you think is the best way

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AEI - News & Commentary: "Veiled Threats Lure Ayatollah's Grandson Home Print Mail By Michael A. Ledeen Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2004 ARTICLES New York Sun Publication Date: January 6, 2004 Hossein Khomeini, the grandson of Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has suddenly returned to his native Iran after several months in Iraq and a quick visit to America. Iranian news

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The California Review Online: "The second is Ayatollah Khomeini. Not that Khomeini, his grandson Hossein Khomeini. Ayatollah Hossein Khomeini has recently praised U.S. action in Iraq, saying that U.S. action made Iraq a “free” country, and has consistently slammed the Iranian regime. He, as well as a number of other Ayatollahs, recently fled from the holy city of Qom in Iran to practice in Iraq

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The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > The Mystery of the Bulge in the Jacket: "The Mystery of the Bulge in the Jacket By ELISABETH BUMILLER WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 - What was that bulge in the back of President Bush's suit jacket at the presidential debate in Miami last week? According to rumors racing across the Internet this week, the rectangular bulge visible between Mr. Bush's

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Progressive News - Is Bush Wired? by Rory O'Conner: "Is Bush Wired? by Rory O'Conner published by MediaChannel.Org Is Bush Wired? Is President Bush being fed lines through an earpiece in his meetings with the press and other public appearances? It may sound crazy, but many people have reported actually hearing, from time to time, another voice, as if on an audio feed, saying what President

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Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, at center of crucial vote: "Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, at center of crucial vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: iran-news@xxxxxxxx Subject: Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, at center of crucial vote From: Payman Arabshahi Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:11:46 -0700 (PDT)

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Why We Cannot Win by Al Lorentz: "Why We Cannot Win by Al Lorentz Before I begin, let me state that I am a soldier currently deployed in Iraq, I am not an armchair quarterback. Nor am I some politically idealistic and naïve young soldier, I am an old and seasoned Non-Commissioned Officer with nearly 20 years under my belt. Additionally, I am not just a soldier with a muds-eye view of the war, I

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Security Clearance Scandal Engulfs Bush Administration: "How many times did Michael Maloof lose his security clearance? Let us count: Once for forgetting to tell the Pentagon that he married a Foreign National. Maloof is said to have gotten it back by the intersession of a Senior Pentagon Civilian. I am betting Wolfowitz or Feith. Maloof is said to have lost it a second time in 2003 for 'Rogue

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See Bush Debate. See Him Squirm: "See Bush Debate. See Him Squirm He looked like a hapless teen called on the carpet as Kerry channeled Poppy and termed the Iraq invasion a "colossal error" Watching George W. Bush on the hot seat is painful. When he gets that fawn-in-the-deerjacker's-light look, you feel for the guy. Publicly at least, he's not a mean-spirited man. Near the end of Thursday's

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Diplomacy better than brute force for Iran :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah: "Diplomacy better than brute force for Iran The Daily Herald From the Miami Herald, Sept. 22, 2004 Despite Iran's defiant attitude, the world's nuclear watchdog agency is giving the country's leaders one more chance to resolve doubts over an alleged forbidden weapons program. The decision by the International Atomic

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AP Wire | 09/29/2004 | Israel Takes Issue With Iran Weapons: "Israel Takes Issue With Iran Weapons Associated Press JERUSALEM - Israel will consider "all options" to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said in an interview published Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of Israeli threats against Iran's nuclear program. Concern about Iranian nuclear

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IranMania News: "Iran, Kyrgyzstan to sign economic, trade accord Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - ©2004 IranMania.com LONDON, Sep 29 (IranMania) - A Kyrgyz official said here Tuesday that the meeting of Iranian and Kyrgyz economic experts have been successful, Iran's State News Agency (IRNA) reported. Kyrgyz Deputy Communication and Transportation Minister Azad Ajikov said that the meeting

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Oil Bibliography Archive 1996: Rafsanjani Attempts to get Iran's Economy Going: "Rafsanjani Attempts to get Iran's Economy Going President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (porafsan@jeeves.la.utexas.edu) Tue, 2 Apr 1996 11:55:45 -0600 (CST) Desmond, Edward W., "A Revolution Loses its Zeal", Time, May 6, 1991, p.32-34 President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who came to power a couple months ago

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English Radio: "Impeaching Blair in British Parliament Heightened A group of British lawmakers believe impeaching British Prime Minister, Tony Blair in Parliament is quite plausible. Impeaching British Prime Minister as demanded by a group of representatives of the House of Commons due to Blair’s misleading the parliament concerning the Iraq war is a complicated matter and that is why the

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Notes on Peter Cyril Wyche Flory: "Notes on Peter Cyril Wyche Flory Assessment: The PF model indicates that Flory is more of a realist then a Neocon. That his primary loyalty is to the United States. That he is brilliant, loyal and very hardworking. Flory should be encouraged as he appears to be the best of what we look for in a public servant. The odds of Flory being involved in the AIPAC/

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BBC NEWS | England | London | Hamza faces 11 US terror charges: "Hamza faces 11 US terror charges Radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri has appeared at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London. The cleric faces 11 terrorism charges including hostage-taking and trying to set up a terrorist training camp in the US. The 47-year-old was arrested at his home in west London at 0300 BST on Thursday

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Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Is this the man who inspired Bin Laden?: "Is this the man who inspired Bin Laden? Robert Irwin on Sayyid Qutb, the father of modern Islamist fundamentalism Thursday November 1, 2001 The Guardian As the west struggles to get to grips with its newest enemy, pundits, scholars and journalists have combed every inch of Osama bin Laden's life story for clues to

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Daily Times - Site Edition: "Rafsanjani accuses US of nurturing Al Qaeda and Taliban TEHRAN: One of Iran’s most powerful clerics made a stinging rebuttal on Friday of allegations from the United States that the Islamic republic may have been linked to the September 11, 2001 attacks. In his weekly Friday sermon, former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani also accused the United States of

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User talk:JBOC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Hello Gentlemen I see you uncensored your changes to this page but Refdoc and to a lesser extent Roozbeh have had a good time removing my contributions from other pages. As to Roozbeh's questions I did make a mistake on Bahonar but you trimmed in many places not just that,. It really does not matter what I write is not that important. However

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SOUTHWEST ASIA Iranian News: Roozbeh Pournader Anti Iranian Propaganda in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Roozbeh Pournader Anti Iranian Propaganda in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia User:Roozbeh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: In studying Wikipedia an on-line encyclopedia I have noted a a strong anti-Iran bias. Odder still it is from an Admin claiming to be a Persian from Tehran. It

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Foreign Policy In Focus Special Report: Paying the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War: "Military Mistakes: A number of former military officials have criticized the war, including retired Marine General Anthony Zinni, former commander of the U.S. Central Command, who has charged that by manufacturing a false rationale for war, abandoning traditional allies, propping up and trusting Iraqi

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SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- Questions over al-Qaeda connections to Iran and Iraq remain murky: "Questions over al-Qaeda connections to Iran and Iraq remain murky WASHINGTON – The Sept. 11 commission's report touches on – but won't put an end to – questions about whether al-Qaeda has had ties with Iran and Iraq, two countries President Bush branded as part of an "axis of evil." The report

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AdventureDivas: Zahra Rahnavard: "Dr. Zahra Rhanavard is Chancellor of Az-Zahra University (Iran’s only all-women higher-ed institution), a presidential advisor, author of 15 books — more on the way — activist, politico and, oh yeah, accomplished sculptor, mother of three daughters and wife of former prime minister Hossein Mousavi. She’s proud of the strides made by Prez Khatami’s reform

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Karroubi thanks leader for ordering revision of Aghajari's case: "Al-Zahra University head asks for Aghajari's unconditional freedom Tehran, Nov 17, IRNA -- Head of Tehran's Al-Zahra University here on Saturday asked the country's judiciary to free the outspoken war veteran university Professor Seyed Hashem Aghajari. In a communique issued by Dr. Zahra Rahnavard, a copy of which was faxed to

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Beauty of Concealment and Concealment of Beauty: "Beauty Of Concealment And Concealment Of Beauty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address by Sister Zahra Rahnavard at the Seminar for Studying Hejab. The Seminar for Studying Hejab was held on Sunday, 16th Dey 1364 (5th January 1986) at Farhang Hall. It was attended by some Members of the Majlis (

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womeniniran: "December 3, 2003 Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Noble Peace Prize Laureate, who was scheduled to speak at Al Zahra University, was assaulted along with his entourage. The shouting of her opponents and supporters also interrupted the lecture in the university amphitheater. In the attack against Ebadi, a group of women beat her and as a result her lecture was cancelled. Ms. Ebadi is due to

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Zahra Rahnavard named university chancellor in Tehran: "9-23-1998 - Iranian woman named university chancellor in post-revolution first TEHRAN, Sept 23 (AFP) - A woman has been appointed chancellor of a university in Iran for the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. Zahra Rahnavard started work Wednesday at Tehran's al-Zahra university,

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Biographies of ten presidential hopefuls of Iran: "Payvand's Iran News ... 5/17/01 Biographies of ten presidential hopefuls of Iran Tehran, May 17, IRNA -- The Guardians Council (GC) annouced the names of ten out of 814 candidates as the eligible hopefuls for competing on June 8 Presidential Elections. In alphabetical order the hopefuls' biographies are as follows: 1. Fallahian, Ali

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GQ : FEATURES : GENERAL: "Casualty of War Four years into an embattled Bush administration, Colin Powell is hard at work at something he's never had to worry about before: salvaging his legacy. By Wil S. Hylton It is worth noting that I found Larry Wilkerson in his well-appointed wood-paneled office in the State Department not through any great journalistic dexterity of my own but through the

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GQ : FEATURES : GENERAL: The crass appeasement of the Red Chinese after the downing of our spy plane sent a signal to our enemies that we would not respond to force. This gave the green light for the terrorist attacks on September 11th. JBOC "Sure enough, from the early days of the Bush term, Powell cut a wide swath. When an American spy plane went down in China just two months into his tenure

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Flame of the Ancient Faith Still Flickers in Iran Thu Jul 15,11:49 AM ET  By Christian Oliver CHAK CHAK, Iran (Reuters) - Zoroastrians say the sacred spring at Chak Chak, a shrine perched beneath a towering cliff face in the searing desert of central Iran, has lost none of its miraculous healing powers. "A 32-year-old Muslim came here as a last resort when he was dying from leukemia. I was

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US-led forces death toll passes 1000 By Firas Al-Atraqchi Friday 09 July 2004, 23:05 Makka Time, 20:05 GMT April 2004 was the deadliest month for occupation troops In the 466 days since the invasion and occupation of Iraq, US-led forces have suffered 1002 fatalities. According to the US Department of Defence (DOD), 24 occupation soldiers have died in the first nine days of July, bringing

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Iran Will Cut Off Hands Of Those Who Wish To Attack Our Technological Interests TEHRAN, July 5 (MNA) -– Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei arrived in the western capital city of Hamedan Monday morning. Crowds of enthusiastic people lined the streets leading to Hamedan airport to get a glimpse of the Supreme Leader, who was greeted on his arrival at the city

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Crystal's Charms: a handmade charm bracelet and custom jewelry designer: "'Celebrate the small things in life' is the motto of Crystal's Charms, a witty and enchanting collection of jewelry unlike any you've seen before. Designer Crystal Lal hopes her jewelry makes people think beyond surface beauty and go deeper. A former editor and journalist, turned stay-home mom, turned jewelry designer,

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Crystal's Charms: a handmade charm bracelet and custom jewelry designer: "Clients National Gallery of Art J. Paul Getty Museum Smithsonian Museum of American History Kimbell Museum of Art, Texas"

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Accent on Rugs - Fine Carpets and Tapestries: "Welcome to Accent on Rugs of Los Gatos Fine Rugs and Tapestries for any Decorative Requirement Accent on Rugs of Los Gatos 10 Station Way, Los Gatos, California 95030 Retail Shop Open Tuesday- Saturday 10 - 5 (408)354-8820---fax(408)354-1804 Newly Updated Catalogue with many New Items...more coming daily. Currently over 1000 items online. New Zoom

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Rugs and Textiles of Palestine: "Rugs and Textiles of Palestine So, why Palestine? Most of the rugs I expect to put here are from what was palestine when they were made. If I called them Jewish rugs and textiles that would point to an area greater than I expet to encompass on this page. A Marvadia 'Star of David' Carpet Jerusalem, Circa 1930 A Marvadia 'Deer' Carpet Jerusalem, Circa 1930 A

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SW-Asia.com More Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell: "www.SW-Asia.com More Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell LINKS: www.SpongoBongo.com - News About Oriental Rugs - News on Iran - Oriental Rug Discussions - - The Second Persian Carpet Festival Kish Iran 2004 New Article - Sun-Fading & Oriental Rugs John Eskenazi Ltd to close gallery. read interview in Arts of Asia www.artsofasianet.com

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Tabriz was once the center of culture and Islamic civilization Tabriz Was Once Heart of Culture, Islamic Civilization: British Researcher Tehran Times Culture Desk TEHRAN (MNA) -– A British researcher says the city of Tabriz was once the center of culture and Islamic civilization. Talking to reporters, Professor Leonard Lewison said the Azerbaijan region and the city of Tabriz during the

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The Persian Carpet -Arts of Asia - Eskenazi to Close gallery

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Aqa Mirak Artwork and Images at arthistoryresearch.com: "Artist: A: AQA MIRAK ALPHABETICAL ARTIST INDEX: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Metasearch Website Matches: (15) http://www.spongobongo.com/prcvased.htm..."

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RADIO AUSTRALIA: 3 Days and a Soccer Game This is hilarious! 8 Commandos are found in Iranian Territory and what do the "Hard Line" Revolutionary Guard do? Torture maybe? Chop off hands? Flog the Brits? No they let them watch England's Euro 2004 soccer game. Why is every thing Iran does seen as evil by the western press? If 8 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commandos were found in small boats in

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The Heartland Institute - Global Warming Takes Undeserving Place on Group's 'Top 10 Challenges' List - by S. Fred Singer: "'The panel looked at three proposals, including the Kyoto Protocol, for dealing with climate change by reducing emissions of carbon,' notes Myron Ebell, who oversees global warming policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. 'The expert panel regarded all three proposals

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Oriental Rug Society: ICOC DOWN UNDER: "ICOC Down Under 2004 A regional International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC), organised by the Oriental Rug Society of New South Wales (ORS) in collaboration with the Powerhouse Museum, will be held in Sydney, Australia, from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19, September, 2004, at the Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Sydney. The conference, featuring both

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ME AND OPHELIA: Very Cool to see a link from someone who knows my brother Jim. Thanks, JBOC "THE PERSIAN CARPET BLOGS A comprehensive look at Persian carpets and rugs Enjoyed Barry O'Connell's two BlogSpots on Persian Rugs and The Persian Carpet, and his main site of various notes and guides to The Persian Carpet in its many forms. Fascinating pictures and links. A great find. Thanks to

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Notes on the Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque: "The Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque has no minarets as it was a private mosque used by the Safavid royal family members, presumably they did not need to be called to prayer. It is also known as the 'Lady's or Women's Mosque' as the ladies of the court could worship there in private. The tile work in this mosque is exquisite. In order to have the mihrab of the

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CNN.com - Iran tourism project to rival Dubai - Jun 11, 2004: "Iran tourism project to rival Dubai Friday, June 11, 2004 Posted: 7:42 AM EDT (1142 GMT) Kish, which lies north of Dubai, is a designated free trade zone. TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iran's top foreign investment decision-making body has given the green light to a 1.7 billion euro ($2.0 billion) luxury tourism project on the Gulf

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Mehr News Agency English: "Contemporary Iranian Artwork Go on Display in Armenia TEHRAN June 6 (MNA) ?- A selection of artwork by Iranian contemporary artists are to go on display June 12 at the Yerevan National Art Museum, Armenia. According to the Public Relations Office of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts, a total of 60 paintings, statues and installation work by contemporary artists

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President Reagan has died I liked President Reagan and I was honored to work with him in a small way. While he was President the US Congress forbade the use of tax dollars for the Freedom Fighters in Nicaragua. Not to be stopped by a mere law Reagan set out to aid the Freedom Fighters while complying with the letter of the Boland Amendment. One of the ways he did so was the CFA. Lou Lehrman

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The New York Times> Search> Abstract: May be true or maybe more of Miller's questionable WMD stories. Judith Miller is the reported who cried wolf. JBOC "Russian Scientist Dies in Ebola Accident at Former Weapons Lab By JUDITH MILLER (NYT) 633 words Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 9 , Column 1 ABSTRACT - Russian scientist at former Soviet biological weapons laboratory in Siberia

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La Miniature En Orient Plate 62 Portrait of the Prince: "Detached miniature formerly in the Goloubew collection. By the clothing we can date this to the reign of Shah Tahmasp but it is a bit of a stretch to conclude as Martin did that this is a portrait of the sovereign. In the upper right hand corner is the seal of a former owner. The marginal painting is old but of a different provenance,

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La Miniature En Orient Plate 42: The Sleep of Rustam: "While Kuhnel did not attribute this painting to an artist it is now widely viewed as the work of Sultan Muhammad. Stuart Cary Welch suggested that this miniature was originally intended for the book we know as the Shah-Nama of Shah Tahmasp.1. Sheila Canby takes that one step further by suggesting that Tahmasp steeped in the artistic tradition

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13th Persian Carpet Grand Exhibition 23-29 Aug 2004 in Tehran International Fair Ground: "13Th Tehran Carpet Grand Exhibition will focus on the export and foreign sales aspects of Iranian carpet. The experience gained from the past tewelve exhibitions helped Iranian rug producers and exporters. You can see the finest and most beautiful carpets from different regions of Iran . Iran Carpet Co.and

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Yahoo! News - Stunned Japan Agonizes Over Schoolgirl Stabbing: "There was no obvious motive for the attack, but Japanese media said the 11-year-old told police that she had been upset at Satomi for posting a message about her on a Web site and that she had intended to kill Satomi over it. "

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Joi Ito's Web: Email from artist suspected by FBI of bioterrorism: "It's unfortunate yet understandable that this happened. Police were called to a house with a dead woman and find lab equipment and chemicals that they do not understand and, fearing the worst, err on the side of extreme caution, thinking, perhaps that they've stumbled upon a terrorist cell in the middle of brewing up a new

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The Carpet of Wonder - Intoduction: Hello, I have just finished an article on the largest carpet in the world, The Carpet of Wonder from the Iran carpet Company. It is an amazing rug and I hope you enjoy reading it as I did writing it. To give you an idea of size it is more than 70 times larger than the Ardabil carpet in the V&A Museum . Let me know what you think. http://www.sw-asia.com/Rugs/

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Wirefarm : Heather Mac Donald's Case Against privacy: "Data Mining in this sense is the computer equivalent of police racial profiling, (which, oddly enough, she tries to justify in her book Are Cops Racist?,) where the rights of an individual become secondary to a cop's 'gut instincts'. She's a favorite of law enforcement for playing the Devil's advocate in cases like the police killing of

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Joi Ito's Web: Joi is jumping on the Sudan issue "Sudan Passion of the present is covering the genocide in Sudan. See Jim's blog for more information on how you can help googlebomb to stop genocide."

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USATODAY.com - Japanese Internet star spreads blogging gospel: " Congratulations Joi Ito! JBOC Japanese Internet star spreads blogging gospel By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press TOKYO Snapshots of his pet dog, thoughts on democracy and a recipe for bamboo shoots clutter Joichi Ito's Web journal, a lively peek into the tireless mind of one of Japan's biggest Internet stars. Joichi Ito, 37, one

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THHP Question: Niemoller, Martin: Here is another version of the famous Martin Niemoeller quote. A point that gets lost on some people is that Niemoeller is showing us that an attack on any of us is an attack on all of us. We can extend that to a Palestinian baby is of the same value as an Israeli baby and that an Iraqi prisoner is worthy of dignity and respect even if we need to imprison him.

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AKMA's Random Thoughts: I spotted this blog entry from a ultra-liberal Professor. It made me remeber my time in Holland and how much I enjoyed it. JBOC " The sensation of fullness for the whole day. . . . May 29, 2004 Greetings From Holland Not the Netherlands, but Holland, Michigan, where I've skulked off to a wifi cafe (appropriately named Buzz Cafe), ostensibly to check on Josiah's

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Sudan: The Passion of the Present :: "In Darfur, a region in southern Sudan approximately the size of Texas, over a million people are threatened with torture and death at the hands of marauding militia and a complicit government. Imagine parents forced to choose whether their children will be burned alive or shot to death. Imagine that in the very same month the world remembers the genocides of

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bopuc: It really is a small world. I was reading a blog and I spotted a reference to Jim and Yuka. Jim is one of my many brothers. He is the one in Tokyo and it seems the writer had stayed at his place. JBOC "The Katerine Thread The next day, waking up on the futon I was sleeping on at Jim and Yuka's, I turn my head to see a stack of DVDs under the desk beside me. "

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Seth's Blog: For those of us with a website this is a good concept. How does our site look when someone visits. JBOC "In 1995, I didn't believe in the Web. Didn't think it would beat the paid online services. Beginning in 1996, I started to come around. Soon thereafter, I invented the term 'landing page' to describe the page you went to after clicking on a banner or a link (give me long

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SW-Asia.com More Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell: "Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, 'Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster and if you gaze into the abyss the abyss gazes into you'. I suppose if we gaze into the abyss we might see Nietzsche gazing back. Man separate from God does not need to fear becoming a monster. He already is one. Without God man has no way to measure his own

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