Yuram Almanfi's Blog

Comments and thoughts of an American Muslim on US Foreign policy in the Middle East and the so-called War on Terror,examining the contradictions from a perspective of justice, fairness and human rights.

Meanwhile in Iraq

24 October, 2006

Here in the fantasy world of America, lead by Prime Minister of Denial Bush, all signs seem to point to a rosy and upbeat picture, certainly for the near future if not for the long term. Gas prices are going down, the stock market is once again reaching record levels and the holiday season, with its economic injection of consumer spending, is rapidly approaching. Construction sites seem to be appearing on every corner, with tall cranes pointing skyward as if to suggest that here in America, there are no limits to economic growth. Even in the neighborhood, the local strip mall is receiving a face-lift, apparently designed to give the impression of a medieval castle, which further adds to a surrealistic illusion.

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Posted by yuram 14:55 | Iraq | Comment(1) | Permalink

Will Natanz be the next Nagasaki?

02 October, 2006

On 9 August 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan killing some 150,000 men, women and children. The blast leveled 6.7 million sq. meters of the city and destroyed over 12,000 homes.[1] Since then, the US has become a world leader in proliferating nuclear weapons; overtly by the sale of weapons and technology to other nations and covertly by forcing smaller nations to acquire nuclear arms in self-defense. Iran now faces the threat of a pre-emptive nuclear strike if it does not cave in to US pressure to halt its nuclear program. Regardless of intentions, it is understandable that any country finding itself surrounded by US nuclear forces and client states, as is Iran, would utilize every available option for self-defense.

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Posted by yuram 23:02 | Iran | Comment(3) | Permalink