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POPSWhat Ahmadinejad really meant to say... I went to the bullshit translator and found that what Ahmadinejad really means is: "In parts of our society, people want justice, so much so that they are willing to put up with brutality and oppression. They are the source of inspiration and hope for most of the country. I am personally committed to ensuring that they are defeated, even if it means killing them...but they are relentless in their pursuit of a free and just Iran. They must be stopped."
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POPSI just don't understand this logic when it comes to dealing with Iran This is clipped from a piece by Roland Martin, an Obama supporter. I voted for Obama and i do support him as president. But i simply don't understand the rationale for "shutting up" or showing support "from a distance" or letting "Iran determine Iran's fate." If we are to claim to be leaders of the free world, then we have an obligation to act like a leader. To sit by and watch a government brutally attack its own citizens because they seek to peacefully protest is as anti-american as it gets. Reacting so passively, timidly and carefully (choose your word) is nothing short of weak. I find it very disappointing.
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POPSIs this really "Breaking news" worthy? I don't mean to be insensitive - and i'm not saying it shouldn't be amongst the top stories, but CNN currently has the bold yellow "Breaking News" bar on their home page in reference to Ed McMahon dying. Compared to other things going on right now in Iran, North Korea and about 136 other places, i just don't see how this is worthy of the "Breaking News" alert status on the CNN home page.
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POPSAn opportunity that can't be missed in iran I clipped this sentence from @willhelm's commentary here http://bit.ly/JvZes. Though i agree with this idea, i worry that if Obama were to meddle in this too much and make it about him, it could backfire terribly. This might sound naive, but i'm hoping and believing that via social media - particularly Twitter, Americans are making it very clear that we support the Iranian people - perhaps in ways that are more effective and powerful than anything one person could say (even if that person is the President of the United States).
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POPSThe kind of bravery that changes the world. It is this type of willingness and desire for change that can be a catalyst for revolution. I imagine it is what Americans felt as they fought the British in the revolutionary war. I applaud people who are so desperate for freedom that they are willing to risk physical harm and even death in the hopes of achieving it for themselves and future generations.
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POPSIran explodes. In other news, Phil Mickleson is playing good golf. There is something so fundamentally flawed with today's news/media. Perhaps the most politically volatile and critical issue of this decade (at least) is occurring in Iran and the place to really feel the emotion and intensity of people's interest is on twitter. On sites like CNN, MSNBC, etc., it's the usual bullshit blend of news and pop culture. I couldn't believe that i just hit msnbc.com and a picture of Phil Mickleson had the biggest presence on the page. Pathetic!
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POPSI wish twitter was a sea of green for this reason... who could possibly disagree with the statement above by Amnesty International. i know it won't change much, but this is why my profile is and will remain green...i truly wish/hope that more people on twitter would take the small step of going green as a statement against the violent rhetoric and actions of the leadership in iran.
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POPSThe impossibility and inevitability of revolution Though this clip is in the context of what's taking place in Iran, similar thinking applies to many things in life. People never imaged google could be bigger than microsoft, yet now it seems obvious. Certainly, people downplayed the significance and potential of Twitter (myself included), yet now it's growth seems unlimited. I guess the point i'm trying to make (trying being the key word) is that what seems impossible becomes possible all the time...yet in general, people tend to revert back to being skeptical that it can happen again.
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POPSWhy i've made my profile pic on twitter green for Iran I've read some blog posts and heard some people criticize the "green" movement as a bunch of people who don't really know what they're talking about and should just stay out of it. I don't agree with that line of reasoning at all and wrote the following comment explaining why...
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POPSIranian leadership getting desperate! Via the internet, the Iran people need to know that people all around the world are watching and that we care...because it is going to take enormous desire and persistance to break down the barriers that are established by the current Iranian leadership to try to sqaush their voices and their desires.
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POPSDeath to dictatorship! Obviously i don't know whether there was fraud involved in this election - my assumption is that there was - but i just feel so bad for Iranian people who are suffering because of their leadership. Their feeling of helplessness must be awful.
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POPSIs North Korea acting on behalf of Iran? Though this issue is certainly gaining some attention in the news, it seems to me that people are becoming complacent about this type of stuff...kind of shrugging our shoulders as this continues to heat up.
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POPSSteve Forbes blames mark-to-market accounting Very interesting article by Steve Forbes, placing most of the blame for the current market turmoil on mark-to-market accounting, as well as naked short selling. Ok, conspiracy time...maybe the U.S. government needed to bring down sky high oil prices to reduce the threat from Iran, Russia, etc. At the same time, they needed to find a way out of debt. So, collapse the U.S. economy, then buy major stakes in companies at incredibly depressed prices, then implement policy changes that cause those shares to skyrocket. Then sell the shares for multiples of what they paid and use the proceeds to pay off debt. Possible?
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POPSUnited States sends diplomat to meet with Iranian official Wow - strict orders not to engage in one-on-one discussions aside - this seems to be a HUGE deal. Should something positive develop here, in addition to hopefully avoiding another military conflict, it would likely send oil prices significantly lower. Curious what kind of implications this will have on the election. My first thought is that it helps Obama because he's been such an advocate of dialog, but my gut tells me i must be missing something there because it's highly unlikely that the Bush administration would do something so seemingly helpful to Obama.
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POPSWild-Eyed Bush Thumping Chest: "I Am the President" The comments about the other ranting in the article: ome big money players up from Texas recently paid a visit to their friend in the White House. The story goes that they got out exactly one question, and the rest of the meeting consisted of The President in an extended whine, a rant, actually, about no one understands him, the critics are all messed up, if only people would see what he’s doing things would be OK…etc., etc. This is called a “bunker mentality” and it’s not attractive when a friend does it. When the friend is the President of the United States, it can be downright dangerous. Apparently the Texas friends were suitably appalled, hence the story now in circulation.
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POPSAhmadinejad on the way out? We in the west often see Iran as monolithically conservative. The truth is far from it! Now, can the USA keep from messing this up?
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POPSAnti-War protest in NYC What i am most afraid of is that horrible communication and terrible execution by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc. have now put us in a position where we can't make the necessary moves we need to against countries like Iran. This just might go down as a classis example of "careful what you wish for, you just might get it." Bush wanted his war with Hussein. He got it. Now we're paying for it...and i suspect we will be for a very long time.
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POPSOil reaches $75 per barrel!!! Here we go.............where will it stop, nobody knows! What i do know is that i embrace this short term pain if it means that the world will get deadly serious about the need for alternative sources of energy.
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POPSAnother day, another rise in oil prices... It seems that each morning i find myself clipping about another rise in oil prices. I'm starting to have a feeling that we haven't seen anywhere near the peak yet, as people don't seem to even be paying all that much attention this time.
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POPSOil prices keep rising... not happy to be posting yet another morning clipmark about oil prices rising yet again...this time to new highs. My hope is that this continues to put great focus on alternative, renewable sources of energy that don't come from the middle east.
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POPSOil hits $70.00 slowly but surely the price has gotten right back to where it was when everyone was bugging out. what price is it going to take in order for people too bugg this time?
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POPSStocks slide! Think the fact that everyone is reporting that the U.S. is about to drop nukes on Iran might be causing the strength in commodity prices. That wouldn't push oil prices up or anything. I have 2 words for the Bush adminstration (not true actually, i have a bunch...but here are two of them): ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. spend 1/2 the money that the iraq job is costing on alternative sources of energy and the economy would be rocking, the environment might stand a chance, and we'd actually be doing 10x more to affect the balance of power in the middle east. I really want to run for president...my entire campaign would consist of only 2 words...alternative energy. What is your plan to stimultate the economy: alternative energy What is your plan to fight the war on terror: alternative energy What is your plan to combat global warming: alternative energy
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POPSRice speaks out about protests and Iran Not sure there is much the U.S. can do about all this, but i think that the insane behavior of these "protesters" and the outlandish remarks by the Iranian president are playing into the U.S.'s hands. Not sure i'm seeing all the different chess moves that are taking place here...do others agree with my perspective?
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