Major Obstacles to Democratic Legislation in Iran
Sunday 08 Jun 08
1. The source of all law is Sharia or religious law. 2. Legislative deliberation of the parliament, even when approved by the majority, do not become law unless approved by an un-elected body known as the Guardian Council. 3. The six members of the Guardian Council who have the final authority are all appointed by the leader.

The Demands of the Iranian People
Sunday 08 Jun 08
Iranian’s have for many years struggled and sacrificed for the same dream Martin Luther King spoke of. They have suffered long and intolerable sentences and almost always reach a point where they would not even dare speak of the dream. Placed in front of state run television cameras, they were asked to say that the dream is in fact, forced on their lives and souls by the enemy.

Radicalism and Peace in the Middle East
Sunday 08 Jun 08
It was written in the news that, during her latest visit to the Middle East, the U.S. ‎Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, asked the Israeli government to take effective ‎measures to improve the living conditions of Palestinians. She also asked the Israeli ‎government to commit to the removal of 61 barriers that restrict the movement of ‎Palestinians in the West Bank. She also characterized the expansion of Israeli settlements ‎in the West Bank as “problematic” and pressured Israel to afford Palestinians greater ‎freedom of movement in the West Bank. ‎