I was just wondering what sort of thoughts go through your mind when living in such an environment? I would also like to know if you have ever visited other places in the world, such as Australia?
Um.. I've visited some countries while working as a volunteer educator. Among them Afghanistan, Kenya, Turkey, UAE and Netherlands. I've never been at Australia but have many friends there. One of my coworkers flew there a week ago. Your large country is one of the good targets for Iranian Immigrants.
Do you think your country will be at war in the near future? Or do you feel talks and negotiations will lead the way to peace. Do you envision peace to even be a possibility?
If war mean a vast attack of USs army to Iran's borders; my answer is NO. I'm not a political analyzer buy I feel that US is not going to invade Iran. On the other side, Iranian government / Mullas will loose their power and money if US invades us so they won't let this happen.
Peace is not in my vision because there will be torture, arrest and executions in Iran and I can not call this peace :) I think we will be something in middle: the way we are right now. The US and Iran will threat each other but there wont be a “win” for any of them: they profit by this situation. The US is selling warfare/fear and Iran's government is ruling and suppressing human rights.
It must be frightening to live in Tehran?
No :) At least not for an Iranian. For sure it is not enjoyable to live here (and because of this, my friend flew to your country a week ago) but we are not afraid of a near war as you feel it. When we watch CNN, BBC and Euronews, it is frightening! There will be a war soon, Iran will launch it's missiles soon, Israel is going to bomb Irans reactors and … but.. but we are LIVING in Iran, you wake up at 8, you go to your job bypassing moral police, you work for 8 hours and when returning back you do the shopping and invite a couple of friends to see a movie with each other and order pizza.. This life is not frightening. Maybe we are getting numb, may be it's getting normal to be in the headlines of the CNN and maybe we do not feel a big difference between a war and living under the pressure of Ahmadinejad. I don't know…
You know, yesterday Iran executed two bloggers / social activists… Am I against US war? For sure yes but at least US forces will not execute bloggers/social activists legally.

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  1. anonymous @ 2008-11-09 20:04

    Sorry to be the first to post a negative comment (am I?):

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    Yes, of course the US is a civilized nation which will not execute bloggers/social activists legally. Rather adopting civilized practises in treating the innocent citizens [not only bloggers/social activists] like using electic shocks, hoods, beatings and humiliation just like they treated the “criminals” in Abu Ghraib prison. .and of course, who can forget the random killings of innocents in Iraq and Afghanistan [an instance of Blackwater co.].

    Seriously, the Iranian government should learn a lesson or two from the US.

  2. anonymous @ 2008-11-09 20:09

    Oh yes, you might find this link helpful to see how civilized people treats its prisoners:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse

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