Posts Tagged ‘Iranian election’

Mousavi and Malalai Joya (?!) Make Time 100

In Afghanistan, History, Iran, News, Opinion, Politics, War, fame on 29 April 2010 tagged #Iranelection, 2003 loya jirga, Banksy, Conan O‘Brien, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Green Revolution, Iranian election, Kathryn Bigelow, loya jirga, Malalai Joya, Marc Jacobs, Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh, Mousavi, NATO, Shoreh Aghdashloo, Time 100, Time Magazine with View Comments

Time magazine’s list of “100 people who most affect our world,” this year includes notable entries like Banksy, Marc Jacobs, Kathryn Bigelow, Conan O‘Brien and General Stanley McChrystal, but the two most notable entries are Iranian Revolutionary hero and former Presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh and former Afghan Parliamentarian Malalai Joya. Mousavi: The inevitable inclusion [...]

Note to Biz Stone: Twitter’s ‘Triumph of Humanity’ is About PEOPLE Not Technology

In History, Internet, Iran, News, Opinion, Politics, Twitter, citizenship, fame on 16 April 2010 tagged #Iranelection, @aplusk, Ashton Kutcher, Biz Stone, Chirp, Flight 1549, Green Revolution, Haiti, Hudson River, Iranian election, Isaac Biz Stone, micro-blogging, San Francisco, Tehran, The Palace of Fine Arts, Twitter, US Airways with View Comments

While speaking to a crowd in San Francisco, Twitter Co-founder Isaac “Biz” Stone extolled the virtues of his ubiquitous company by calling its use during the Iranian Election #iranelection, the crash rescue of US Airways Flight 1549, and the recent earthquakes in Haiti, not merely a technological triumph but a human one. Oh Biz, you’re [...]

Fraudulent Presidents, Karzai and Ahmadinejad to Meet in Kabul

In Uncategorized on 7 March 2010 tagged #Afghanelection, #Iranelection, Afghan election, Afghanistan, Ahmadinejad, Election Fraud, Hamid Karzai, Iran, Iranian election, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehr, Reuters, taliban with View Comments

Tomorrow, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, both accused of massive election fraud within months of each other, are set to discuss the Iranian-Afghan relationship in Kabul at the invitation of Karzai: The visit was aimed at expanding bilateral ties, Mehr added. They would also discuss “solutions for settling the problems” in [...]

Karroubi Gives Ahmadinejad Less Than 4 Years

In Crime, History, Iran, News, Opinion, Politics on 25 January 2010 tagged #Iranelection, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Green Revolution, Iran, Iranian election, Karroubi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh, Mousavi with View Comments

Rumors spread today that former Iranian Presidential candidate and opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi, announced his recognition of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s highly contested presidency. However, Karoubi’s camp claims his words were misconstrued by the state run FARS News Agency. According to Karoubi’s camp, the opposition leader said that despite a questionable election the Iranian government has an [...]

The Green Revolution is About More Than Twitter

In Crime, History, Internet, Iran, Islam, News, Opinion, Palestine, Politics, Twitter, citizenship, fame on 7 December 2009 tagged #Iranelection, Al Gore, allah hu akbar, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Democracy, Gaza, George W. Bush, Green Revolution, Imperialism, International Reporting, Iran, Iranian election, Israel, Kai Hafez, Karl Von Clausewitz, Lebanon, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh, Mousavi, Palestine, Robin Brown, Spinning the War, Tehran, The Myth of Globalization, Twitter, war on terror, Zionism with View Comments

In ‘Spinning the War: Political Communications, Information Operations and Public Diplomacy in the War on Terrorism’, Robin Brown refers to a quote from Karl Von Clausewitz that perfectly embodies both the Brown and Kai Hafez (“International Reporting”) pieces on global media “War is nothing more than the continuation of politics“. As both pieces prove, much [...]