Movies to watch: The CAMPAIGN
By The White House on Flickr.
First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a tug of war with Jimmy Fallon in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House during a “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” taping for the second anniversary of the “Let’s Move!” initiative, Jan. 25, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
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AD by United Colors of Benetton which they will discontinue due to protests by the Vatican.
Pic 1: Pope Benedikt XVI. & Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb of Egypt
Pic 2: Barack Obama & Hugo Chavez
Pic 3: Mahmud Abbas & Benjamin Netanjahu
Pic 4: Angela Merkel & Nicolas Sarkozy
Readings Current Week
Economic jihad (The Economist)
Iran has undertaken reforms that other governments in the region should envy
Degrees of democracy (The Economist)
Interesting summary about studies dealing with level of education in a country and political participation
Forgotten Polish Exodus to Persia (Washington Post)
A forgotten chapter of World War II
Monday Readings
Gehard Schröder: “Das Recht auf Türme”
Die ZEIT: “Die Fluchthelfer”
WSJ: “Iranian Crackdown Goes Global”
The new Republic: “Upper Mismanagement”
Helden wie Wir
“Diese Regierungsmannschaft verkörpert, beabsichtigt oder nicht, das moderner, bunter gewordene Land: ein Querschnittsgelähmter, ein Schwuler, ein Migrant, eine ledige Frau, ein Freiherr, ein Arbeitsvermittler, eine siebenfache Mutter – und der Chef ist eine einmal geschiedene, ostdeutsche Frau.”
Please take Part in the Global Day of Action for Human Rights In Iran in your City
Participating cities in Germany: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfrurt, Hamburg, München
For more Information check this site: http://united4iran.org/
Der Bogen des moralischen Universums ist weit, aber er neigt sich Richtung Gerechtigkeit
Martin Luther King.
Passed zur aktuellen Lage im Iran
Is this the beginning of the end?
I spent the last nights to get some valid information about the situation in Iran. It’s seems that the crackdown on internet access and mobile networks by the government worked so far. Today’s and yesterday‘s protests seemed very uncoordinated and unorganized. People don´t know where to meet and on which places to gather for demonstrations. Also the absence strong leadership is not very helpful for mass movements.I’m still wondering why Western governments remain relatively silent. Why the US government doesn’t use their espionage capabilities, like satellites etc to facilitate this Iranian movement to continue their protests. Maybe I‘m wrong and everything works smoothly behind the curtains. What you can do from your desk to help without any effort, is to jam Iranian government websites go to this link: http://91.199.0.11/ click thru & leave tab open.
