I made it to the candlelight vigil in solidarity with the people of Iran at PSU last night. There were over 300 people there to show their support, and people observed a moment of silence for those who had been killed by “security forces” in Tehran. I got my “We are all Iranians” button and [Read more...]
Jun 202009
Jun 042009
At times I can barely believe my eyes — is this really our President? I think it is! Here are a few select quotes, but I highly recommend reading the full transcript of President Obama’s address to a historic crowd at Cairo University. First, some context for the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim [Read more...]
May 132009
I just learned from the American-Iranian Friendship Council that the Oregon Senate passed a resolution calling for the state to divest from businesses with ties to Iran. This is a poorly-conceived bill, based on “enemy-of-the-month” thinking that has placed Iran in the crosshairs for the last couple years (again). The resolution attempts to create false [Read more...]
