Heavy-Handed Politics: US-Iran academic detained in Iran

.comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}

Heavy-Handed Politics

"God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world
without the United States and Zionism." -- Iran President Ahmadi-Nejad

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

US-Iran academic detained in Iran

BBC NEWS:

"A prominent US think-tank has said that one of its researchers has been detained in the Iranian capital Tehran.

The Woodrow Wilson Centre has said that Iranian-American academic Haleh Esfandiari had been repeatedly questioned by intelligence officials."

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home

Heavy-handed:
inept; maladroit; clumsy; bungling;
Not skillful in physical movement,
especially with the hands;
"could scarcely empty a scuttle
of ashes, so handless was the
poor creature"
---Mary H. Vorse

"To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will."
----Ronald Reagan

"Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
----George Orwell

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
---- Benjamin Franklin

Email me at:
heavyhanded at inbox dot com

: Name: HeavyHanded; Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Ask me any question you want, but if the answer isn't beer, you've asked the wrong question.

View my complete profile

GET YOUR BEST JERKY HERE:

A healthy, all natural source of protein. No preservatives, no added MSG, no nitrites, no Erythorbate, no artificial ingredients. Minimally processed. Handmade in USDA certified smokehouse using superior quality top round beef. Seasoned with savory blend of spices. Slow smoked to perfection with real burning hickory. BEEF JERKY NEVER TASTED THIS GOOD!

A Proud member of the VRWC

The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

Also A Proud member of MOB

CCleaner - Freeware Windows Optimization

CrapCleaner - Freeware Windows Optimization

With WebMax studio, you can create
your own website in less than 5
minutes. Huge template library -
Over 1,100 designs to choose from
plus 1,700 stock photos plus much
more, only $18.95 a month! Start
your free 10 day trial today.