The Stupidity of Tyrants

It’s remarkable.

The Iranian tyranny over the Persian people seriously believes that official lies can be sustained.

The notion of victory through active lying to the people is rooted in the hope that there are sufficient bands of population that do not now and will not later have easy access to external sources of information.

For all intents [...]

To Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi

His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi

Your Excellency,

I write with concern for the fate of Saman Rasoulpour, whom it is reported Iranian authorities took into custody On August 1, 2008.

As I am a Canadian, you will understand the deep level of my concern given the torture and murder of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi.

Saman Rasoulpour is [...]

Defiance in the face of tyranny

"One day they will physically kill me but I will never be afraid and I will never compromise with warlords and will always expose them if I see that they once again want to build laws against freedom, against democracy and against women's rights in Afghanistan." Malalai Joya, Hero of Afghani Human Rights Movement

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