THE Iran Thread pt 4 (merged)

[HeckuvaJob]

Damn you Frank! I'd been meaning to write a review of this for some time. I'm also a huge RS fan. I love his philosophy of traveling "thru the back door" - living with the locals, eating where they eat, going where they go, etc; it's cheaper and you'll have a more authentic, memorable time. He advises you to ignore all tourists traps and any place with a sign that says "We Speak English". Go out without a map, get lost, make a fool of yourself, it's the fastest way to make new friends.

Rick Steves is man helping to make the world a better place by doing what he loves. I can't help but feel a bit envious. You should also check out a talk he gave at the Commonwealth Club about the making of this DVD.

"I feel that we should get to know a people before we bomb them."

http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive ... audio.html

http://www.ricksteves.com/

[frankthetank]

Speaking of North Africa, i just read a trip report from crazyguyonbike.com and the people of Libya have to be some of the most giving in the world.

Rick Steve's stuff since he switched to HD has been awesome. I watched an episode of S. France and paused it and zoomed in and i think i saw boobies on some of the beaches You've got to love the French for some things...

The women in Iran look very hot...

[Jotapay]

living with the locals, eating where they eat, going where they go, etc; it's cheaper and you'll have a more authentic, memorable time. He advises you to ignore all tourists traps and any place with a sign that says "We Speak English".

That is the only way to go.

I don't know about going without a map though. I would have never made it back from the jungles if I had not had a map.

[vision-master]

Speaking of North Africa, i just read a trip report from crazyguyonbike.com and the people of Libya have to be some of the most giving in the world.

Rick Steve's stuff since he switched to HD has been awesome. I watched an episode of S. France and paused it and zoomed in and i think i saw boobies on some of the beaches You've got to love the French for some things...

The women in Iran look very hot...

Careful, they cut off your head for l@@king........

[holmes]

The Persian people are a wonderful people. And they breed some hot woman too. My lord. Much of the PONZI dribble about iran is nonsense and falicy. Lets be honest the world wants their oil and stories will be made up for reasons to go take it. I am sick of the propaganda and lies. its time to call all clowns on their PONZI schemes and "moral" bullsh*t.

[Jotapay]

Iran is one of only three countries in the entire world that does not have a European-styled central bank installed in it. Cuba and North Korea are the other two.

The bankers want their tentacles to extend at all costs....

[HeckuvaJob]

You can now order your own copy for $5, postage paid. Based on his talks, I really think he's doing his part in trying to prevent a strike on Iran. Good for him.

http://www.ricksteves.com/news/travelne ... 0903hi.htm

Dear Traveler,

I want to take you and your group — any group — to Iran. The cost? $5 for the entire gang.

Our new Rick Steves' Iran DVD (the public television special which recently aired across the USA) is selling well at $19.95. But what's really made me happy is how many teachers, pastors, church groups, book clubs, senior centers, university groups, neighborhood potlucks and community leaders have told us they want to show it to their groups and have a discussion.

To encourage more of this, I've decided to contribute as many DVDs as it takes, for a very special price.

If you belong to ANY kind of group and want to show our Iran DVD to your gang, you can have a copy for $5 with free shipping. You don't need to be a ‘leader' and ‘group' can be defined very loosely! Simply print and fill out a simple order form and toss it in an envelope with a $5 check before March 31st (do not order it through our online Travel Store unless you want to pay a lot more). You'll get your DVD in the mail along with a copy of my 48-page Iran Journal and a sheet of ideas to get the conversation going.

Nothing would make me happier than to see this thing 'go viral' — so please feel free to forward this information to anyone you think might be interested!

[Sixstrings]

Big crowds.. looks like the whole city is out protesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7zTF1isERI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nifgnonH-BU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcGZxQJNUMU

3:28 AM ET -- "There will be blood." I posted below on Trita Parsi's belief that Iran's reformists are "widely assumed" to be planning to challenge Ayatollah Khamenei.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/13/iran-demonstrations-viole_n_215189.html

[americandream]

I'm constantly amazed anyone with a working brain puts up with this barbaric, bullshit moon worshipping.

[Laromi]

Disenfranchisement of a population may go someways to explaining your amazement.

I'm constantly amazed anyone with a working brain puts up with this barbaric, bullshit moon worshipping.

[35Kas]

Some people worship Azshara (?), others worship Buddha, others worship jesus. They are all the same kind of worshipers.

I personally give balls to the Zoroastrian people for doing that.

[vision-master]

I'm constantly amazed anyone with a working brain puts up with this barbaric, bullshit moon worshipping.

bc we all live by the solar and lunar principles.

[mos6507]

It would be nice to see an Orange Revolution in Iran, but I really think this is gonna blow over in a couple weeks and that will be that.

The only thing I can say is that I think there probably wouldn't have been as much support for moderate candidates if McCain were president. Iran has backed itself into a corner with the international community and Obama provides iran with a face-saving way out that never would have been possible with Bush or McCain. That's got to start looking appealing to the average Iranian who is seeing their quality of life steadily degrade.

[Tanada]

The Persian people have always been a very passionate culture, if this is not settled down quickly it will keep growing. A lot of people voted for change and they got more of the same, how did you expect them to react?

[dunewalker]

A lot of people voted for change and they got more of the same, how did you expect them to react?

They've got more guts than the American people, who voted for change and instead got more of the same.

[vision-master]

It would be nice to see an Orange Revolution in Iran, but I really think this is gonna blow over in a couple weeks and that will be that.

The only thing I can say is that I think there probably wouldn't have been as much support for moderate candidates if McCain were president. Iran has backed itself into a corner with the international community and Obama provides iran with a face-saving way out that never would have been possible with Bush or McCain. That's got to start looking appealing to the average Iranian who is seeing their quality of life steadily degrade.

So, Obama gets his lackey?

[mos6507]

They've got more guts than the American people, who voted for change and instead got more of the same.

I'm so tired of this worn out slogan. There HAS been change. That it hasn't been the change you or others want is immaterial.

[vision-master]

They've got more guts than the American people, who voted for change and instead got more of the same.

I'm so tired of this worn out slogan. There HAS been change. That it hasn't been the change you or others want is immaterial.

From white to black. Change............

[mos6507]

So, Obama gets his lackey?

You don't have a very good memory. If we had Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Iran in the white house, WWIII probably would have already broken out instead of Obama being treated like a rock star in Cairo.

[dunewalker]

They've got more guts than the American people, who voted for change and instead got more of the same.

I'm so tired of this worn out slogan. There HAS been change. That it hasn't been the change you or others want is immaterial.

Maybe you could remind us of the changes we've gotten that have significantly improved the lot or outlook, or more importantly, the individual freedom, of Americans.