Did You Know That If You Get Angry Your Buttocks Catch Fire?
Well according to that distributor of the truth, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, they do. He is quoted in this piece in the Guardian.
The president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, urged Americans to “pour water where it burns”, a reference to a phrase about people who are so angry that their buttocks catch fire.
So there you have it! It must be true, as it’s in a reputable newspaper.
More Iranian Injustice
Iran must be the most inhuman regime in the world and goodness knows there are quite a few about. They are now going to lash poor Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani because a picture of her appeared in The Times without a headscarf. But according to the BBC, the picture wasn’t even her.
How long should we go on having diplomatic relations with people like this?
Iranian Football Rules
Ali Karimi has been called the Maradona of Asian football. However, he has now upset the regime for various reasons according to this article.
It would appear that he broke the rules on fasting during Ramadan by drinking in a training session, but the BBC reckons the real reason is politics not religion as he showed open support for those that felt they had been cheated of victory in the elections.
Is Iran on the Point of Melt Down?
History shows that as regimes get close to their end they get paranoid and do strange things. Just look at what happened in the last days of the Toman Empire or Nazi Germany at the end of the Second World War.
The news coming out of Iran seems to get worse and more vindictive and bonkers every day. We have the stories of whether women, such as Sakineh Mohammadani Ashtiani will or should be stoned, Ahmadinejad’s bomber drone and now we now have a fatwa on cats and dogs. I know that pets aren’t that important in the scheme of things, but The Times carries an article today by an Iranian expert, that says that Iran is on the point of melt down!
I just hope that what replaces the current odious regime isn’t more so. But I’m afraid though that dictators be they military, religious or racist do seem to have immense skills on hanging on to power.
Mass Executions – Iranian Style
A report that more that more than 70 prisoners have been suddenly executed in Mashhad has appeared in Planet Iran
There are reports that in the past few days more than 70 people detained in Mashhad prison were executed suddenly and without prior notice. Based on the information available, prisoners under the age of 18 years were among the executed.
Based on reports by Neday-e Sabz Azadi, some of the people who were allegedly arrested in connection with drug smuggling had already received their sentences. The sentences issued did not include the death penalty, and in some cases, they had only been sentenced to pay a fine. But, in a sudden unannounced move, a judicial order was issued to execute them.
So far, the reason behind the execution ruling is not clear, however, there are speculations that the executions were carried out on orders by the Intelligence and Security organizations. Based on information obtained by a Neday-s Sabz Azadi reporter, in the past and at the beginning of the 1st term of the 9th government (Ahmadinejad’s presidency in 2005), in a similar case like the one in Mashhad, more than 60 people were suddenly executed. The executions took place in the wake of the disclosure of ties between a high-ranking security official and drug smuggling groups. Most of those executed in 2005 were citizens of Torbat-e Jam and Taibad. Family members of the security official in question were among the executed.
I received this by e-mail, from an anti-death penalty group, I subscribe to, so I suspect it is true, but I can’t find the actual article. But it is still chilling.
How can countries like Japan, India and the United States, which consider themselves civilised, still retain this barbaric practice?
Has Iran Backed Down?
There are reports in The Times and on the BBC, that Iran may have backed down over the stoning of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani.
But if you read the reports, Iran would not deny they have substituted hanging, which in Iran is often from a crane in a public square. How barbaric is that?
I have just read the BBC report and find that her husband was murdered. What was she doing in court anyway? Or is that how Iran treats its victims and widows?
Why have we not sent the Iranian ambassador home?
An Act of Barbarism
The Times has the headline right in every way, when it reports on Iran’s proposed stoning of a woman for adultery.
What can we do about it? Very little! Except sign the petition.
ustice – Iranian Style
This report is appalling.
Can we really deal with Iran until they join the twentieth-century?
The Anonymous Widower 