Monthly Archives: April 2007

“Tehran calls for goodwill gesture by UK”

“Tehran calls for goodwill gesture by UK”, Financial Times, April 6 2007, by Daniel Dombey:
Tehran has called on London to respond to its release of 15 UK naval personnel with a gesture of good will, indicating it wants Britain’s help to free five Iranians held in Iraq and ease concerns about its nuclear programme.

Now that [...]

A day of relief, a day of grief

The 15 British sailors have been released today. Many people, even in the West, see this as a victory of diplomacy. But this same day, 4 British soldiers and a civilian translator have been killed by a roadside bomb in Southern Iraq. And this same day, Khamail Khalaf, a correspondent in Iraq with RFE/RL’s Radio [...]

“A gift to the British people”

The British sailors have been released. That is great news! Ahmadinejad calls their release a “gift to the British people”. Mmh. That is a little bit as if I stole my neighbour`s car, handed it back to him two weeks later and expected him to say thank you. But, when in Iran, do as the [...]

“A gift to the British people”

The British sailors have been released. That is great news! Ahmadinejad calls their release a “gift to the British people”. Mmh. That is a little bit as if I stole my neighbour`s car, handed it back to him two weeks later and expected him to say thank you. But, when in Iran, do as the [...]

“Message of solidarity”

The EU has sent a “message of solidarity” with Britain over Iran`s detention of 15 British naval personnel. That`s nice. But apart from Britain no other European country has put relations with Iran on ice, no economic sanctions have been put in place. Germany has not cancelled the government-backed export guarantees and in the German [...]

“Message of solidarity”

The EU has sent a “message of solidarity” with Britain over Iran`s detention of 15 British naval personnel. That`s nice. But apart from Britain no other European country has put relations with Iran on ice, no economic sanctions have been put in place. Germany has not cancelled the government-backed export guarantees and in the German [...]

April fool or true?

April fool or true? Have a guess:
1. “Brumming” - a new trend from the US: Slim by sound waves. No diet, no fitness-training, simply switch on the radio and start loosing weight. This epoch-making method is named after James Brum, an American electric engineer. He discovered that listening to certain sound waves makes you loose [...]