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PICTURES : The Iran America Doesn't See

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  • lukas88, on 10/12/2007, -16/+107I, for one, had no idea that Iran was such a beautiful country. It would be interesting to see a map with the locations that these shots were taken, flickr style.
    • Oatlord, on 10/12/2007, -101/+144So we're to forget that Iran is taking an offensive posture to Israel and western civilization because there are some pretty locals, nice architecture, and "coolest calligraphy stylized art writing in the world"? What about the fact their country is run by a fascist, racist, violent religious sect with no tolerance for non-Islamic views? My friend has a coworker who once lived in Iran and she vividly remembers the wide-spread mistreatment of women while living there and the general, medieval mindset the general population there fosters. I'm not saying we need to run in and invade, but let's not forget the truth of what Iran is about. Too often I read comments by people who make America and its leadership out to be the world's devils, but will give a pass to countries like Iran.
    • Wrathernaut, on 10/12/2007, -41/+33And here I thought that any country run by an insane, anti-semetic hatemonger couldn't have nice scenery.

      It isn't politics or America that's ruining Iran it's good old Ahmadinejad.

      If somebody's killing the men that protect me, I don't care if it's a pot-bellied guy who fell from the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down, or a hot swimsuit model. I'm going to f--- them up.
    • inphu510n, on 10/12/2007, -58/+58So we're to forget that America is taking an offensive posture to Afghanistan/Iraq/Iran/North Korea/Yemen etc.. and eastern civilization because there are some pretty locals, nice architecture, and "coolest hamburgers in the world"? What about the fact their country is run by a fascist, racist, violent religious sect with no tolerance for non-American views? My friend has a coworker who once lived in America and she vividly remembers the wide-spread mistreatment of women while living there and the general, medieval mindset the general population there fosters. I'm not saying we aren't the best country the world has ever seen, but let's not forget the truth of what America does. Too often I read comments by people who make Iran and its leadership out to be the world's devils, but will give a pass to countries like America.
    • Danial, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18http://antiwahhabi.blogspot.com/2007/02/very-colorful-portrait-of-iranian.html

      More pics of Iranian society during Ashura.
    • Danial, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18Also, the beauty is also found in places like Afghanistan, northern Pakistan (Karakoram Range), Tajikistan (Pamirs), eastern Kazakhstan (Tien Shan), Kyghizstan (Tien Shan), and Azerbajian (Caucasus Mountains) as well.

      Majestic peaks flourish in those countries.
    • Gazerock, on 10/12/2007, -13/+59"And here I thought that any country run by an insane, anti-semetic hatemonger couldn't have nice scenery."

      Well, what you're most likely to see on the news are mudhuts, women in full black burkas and whatnot, because to support the war effort, the Iranian people need to be dehumanized in the media. Also, fact is, Ahmadinejad actually has very little power, which has to be approved by several other higher-ups, and he's the only most outspoken radical in the country's parliament right now. The parliament system:

      http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/6231/schemagvtiranenxa2.png

      So Iran has an unpopular leader in charge with much more conservative and radical views than most of the parliament and and is largely despised by the nation's peoples. Sound familiar?

      Also, check this out, "The true Iran and it's people"

      http://www.irandefence.net/showthread.php?t=32
    • asian1, on 10/12/2007, -15/+5I'm not European, but I think Serbia's also a very beautiful country. Can someone post up some pictures of them?
    • sherwinn, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5http://www.farsitube.com for more
    • Boondoggle, on 10/12/2007, -27/+52 by oatlord 34 minutes ago

      "So we're to forget that Iran is taking an offensive posture to Israel and western civilization because there are some pretty locals, nice architecture, and "coolest calligraphy stylized art writing in the world"? What about the fact their country is run by a fascist, racist, violent religious sect with no tolerance for non-Islamic views? My friend has a coworker who once lived in Iran and she vividly remembers the wide-spread mistreatment of women while living there and the general, medieval mindset the general population there fosters. I'm not saying we need to run in and invade, but let's not forget the truth of what Iran is about. Too often I read comments by people who make America and its leadership out to be the world's devils, but will give a pass to countries like Iran."
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      Or are we to discount the beautiful images because they come from a country that does not share our values? The post was about the photos, not about the policies. If you can't separate the two, you're no better than a propagandizing fascist yourself.
    • TomPlansMedia, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26its pretty, but the govment is still a bunch of authoritarian nutjobs. we can probably relate to the people there more than we realize.
    • Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -21/+7Well it's a real pretty country shame about the people living there.
    • CBTF, on 10/12/2007, -21/+28Just because they have nice landscape and nice buildings doesn't make them any better. Iran hangs people for being gay- just look it up. There's tons of other stupid things going on there.

      Am I pro-war? No. But let's not make this place into camelot when it isnt. Okay?
    • VipeNess, on 10/12/2007, -15/+2For once... will someone point out what the real deal is... not all americans are trying to hide this... how bout posting the title as such...

      American Media hiding details About Iran with Pictures...

      or

      President Bush not wanting the truth about Iran (Pictures)


      this way you aren't blaming people that have no idea whats really going on, besides getting up, working, coming home, eating, then going to sleep. 92% are like this in america... get it straight.
    • rm999, on 10/12/2007, -9/+32I was talking to my Persian friend recently, and she told me that Iran actually has some of the most liberal and forward thinking citizens in the region. Only problem is that they are currently run by an power-hungry moron. Funny, I said, Iran and the USA are more similar than Americans realize.

      This is what really bothers me. Americans think of Iran as a backwards and evil place, just because of who leads them and what the newspapers say. I know how frustrating this is as an American who travels a lot - every time I'm on vacation, I have to defend my nation because of who runs the place and what the newspapers say.
    • smartass007, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19@tomplansmedia

      actually _every_ government is run by authoritarian nutjobs...it's only a question of degree
    • Muyoso, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11@vipeness

      To say that you would need something called "Proof".

      You know, you would have to PROVE that Bush doesn't want America to see those pictures, with FACTS. Or you would have to PROVE that the media is hiding the pictures, and deliberately not showing them. Could it maybe be that (shock), the stock news footage doesn't include the pictures, and when an event does happen it doesn't occur in front of a beautiful monument?
    • unibomber999, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13America doesn't see it because the server is down.
    • felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -15/+5@rm999

      Having "some of the most liberal and forward thinking" citizens in the Islamic world is kind of like having the best teeth in Victorian England. It's still nothing to brag about.

      These regular citizens are the same ones that, as students, took over 60 American citizens hostage and held them captive for 444 days, as a protest. Funny, when western college students protest, they usually just chant a lot and refuse to shower. They don't kidnap innocent civilians.

      I'm absolutely against wasting our taxpayer-funded bullets on a place like Iran. I see no reason to go to war, nothing good can possibly come of it.
      That doesn't mean Iranian society is some enlightened home of modern thinkers with western ideals, though. They're still a backwards country that we should keep as far away from us as possible.
    • Gazerock, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17@felchdonkey

      Welcome to the 70s. The group that did it were also radicals. The general Iranian middle class and above these days love the west. Though women are made to wear the hijab outdoors, the law has really loosened up, and so most do so in a fashionable way. American movies are all the rage, and the place is having such a great technological boom to the point where downtown has, like the west, many cybercafes and even whole malls with only PDA/Laptops/PC and electronic media stores. Iran even has the fourth largest blogging community in the world.

      There are always revolts and riots against the government, and like in many other places that have had experienced a constricted democracy or fascism, these are usually spearheaded by University students. In Tehran, the nations capital, over 2000 people had even gathered together within a week of the World Trade Center attacks and had a candle-light vigil for the American victims. And yes, even there, the general consensus among the Iranian people is that Ahmadinejad is a nutjob.

      For pictures of Iran's peoples and urban areas, check out:
      http://www.irandefence.net/showthread.php?t=32

      You'll see that the people and look of the place overall is not very different from here.
    • felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -14/+6gazerock -

      One of the "radicals" that committed the kidnapping is now President of Iran.

      Just because a nation has oil wealth and likes to buy western goods doesn't make it liberal or modern.

      Any time you have to say "though women are made to wear the hijab outdoors, the law has really loosened up," you're really not making a country look good.

      Maybe in another couple generations, they will have learned to join the modern world, but for now, they still sound backwards to me. I'm not saying this as an excuse to fight, a war would be idiotic. I'm just saying they're not "just like us."
    • Junn168, on 10/12/2007, -14/+4Iran is such a beautiful country. What a shame that we'll have to bomb them back to the stone age if they don't stop threatening Israel and trying to build nukes.
    • Templeofjava, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8@lukas....If you think Iran is beautiful, you should see the mountains and countryside of Afghanistan. I have been deployed here 4 times. Its hard to believe that a country with such awesome scenery could be this backwards.
    • jcm267, on 10/12/2007, -6/+6"So Iran has an unpopular leader in charge with much more conservative and radical views than most of the parliament and and is largely despised by the nation's peoples. Sound familiar?"

      Well ... to be fair I'd say Admanejad (mangled spelling) is much more of a radical than Bushy boy. Come on... One guy supports the eradication of Israel and thinks that the halocaust didn't happen. The other thinks that Jesus is the reason why he doesn't drink any more and is pro-life on religious grounds.

      Also, with Iran's involvement in the Iraq war they need to be dealt with somehow. I don't care how much the country is advancing economically with all that oil money. Every nation of "evildoers", as Bush likes to call them, is only evil at the top. Not all Germans were evil. Not all Japanese people were evil. Germany was perhaps the most advanced country in the world. We still had to do something about them.
    • BGog, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6How does this matter? The pretty landscape and nice architecutre have NOTHING to do with the current government. That would be like telling Sadam, "Hey man. Sorry we bombed you but don't worry, we have nice mountains in our country." Really quite irrelevant.
    • rhettnyedotorg, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1http://www.google.ca/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=holocaust+pictures&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
    • sharper130, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3here are some images of their main naval base and the infamous F-14s that Iran got just before relations with the US soured:

      http://www.intrepidearth.com/tour/random/021007.php?loc=021007 (F-14's)

      http://www.intrepidearth.com/tour/06/12/01/index.php?loc=default (Naval Base)
    • lostboy, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5@ felchdonkey,

      Funny, there's a fundamentalist in power in the US who has committed what some people would say is just as bad. Just because a nation has oil wealth and likes to buy eastern goods doesn't make it liberal or modern. Iran is different from the US, that's true, all I can say is thank goodness they aren't like you. Who would want another America?
    • somewitches, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2@oatlord
      > "So we're to forget that Iran is taking an offensive posture to Israel and western civilization because there are some pretty locals, nice architecture, and "coolest calligraphy stylized art writing in the world"? What about the fact their country is run by a fascist, racist, violent religious sect with no tolerance for non-Islamic views?...."

      Well firstly I would like to point out that our "allies" Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are actually far far more fascist and racist and have far worse treatment for both Muslims and non-Muslims - the matter is highlighted by the simple fact that women in Saudi Arabia cant even drive and must cover their faces, while Iranian women must wear a headscarf which doesnt cover the face and they can get away with just paying lipservice to - and can also drive, and vote.

      Secondly I would like to say, ***** ISRAEL. Im sorry but no-one gives a ***** about Israel, what the ***** hell has Israel EVER done for us except lie and cheat and weasle its ***** ***** way around. The Israeli government are a bunch of ***** NAZIS ***** them all why the ***** should we help them?
    • Tarl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ Gazerock:

      And yet it is still on the bottom of many peoples list of places to visit. Wonder why...
    • martsmithuk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Don't chastise the people of an obviously beautiful country based on the fact that they have a idiotic, hard-line dictator running them.

      Americans, over most, should recognise that.
    • Cerialthriller, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0You can find a few nice spots in even the ***** of locations.
    • oldmanhaircut, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@oatlord
      This is art, not politics.
      Can't we just keep it that way?
      I understand the situations there and in America,
      but why criticize beauty?
      Just look at the pictures and appreciate what beauty is left in the world.
      Its becoming harder to find it with each day.
    • worldsbestgamer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"So we're to forget that Iran is taking an offensive posture to Israel and western civilization because there are some pretty locals, nice architecture, and "coolest calligraphy stylized art writing in the world"? What about the fact their country is run by a fascist, racist, violent religious sect with no tolerance for non-Islamic views? My friend has a coworker who once lived in Iran and she vividly remembers the wide-spread mistreatment of women while living there and the general, medieval mindset the general population there fosters. I'm not saying we need to run in and invade, but let's not forget the truth of what Iran is about. Too often I read comments by people who make America and its leadership out to be the world's devils, but will give a pass to countries like Iran."

      It sounds like the Iran you are speaking of is the one when we were giving aid to Iraq under the Reagan administration when we had issues with Iran. Rightfully so, Iran was being quite a pain. The country has taken some positive steps since then. What any of this has to do with pictures? I do not know.

      It also sounds like you have some sort of inner turmoil seeing as how you get so defensive and start yapping about war when the post is about pictures that you do not see in the media. Nobody told you to forget anything. Is there something you would like to forget? Thanks for turning this into a political issue.

      It also seems that everyone has a friend of a friend of a coworkers sisters second uncle that knows about Iran, Iraq, wherever. This makes me wonder what you really do know.
    • joelito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@somewitches

      I almost agreed with you until you started talking so badly about the Israelis, too bad.
    • Energon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@lukas88
      I, for one, had no idea that Iran was such a beautiful country.

      For some bloody reason, I, for one, though you said "such a beautiful colony"!

    • cptn_cardboard, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1It was my understanding that Iran looked like de_dust >_>
  • interg12, on 10/12/2007, -4/+61i hope it looks like that in 30 years
    • 0o0Moylan0o0, on 10/12/2007, -3/+41I dont know why it says 'The Iran "America" Doesn't See' cos i can assure you, i had no idea about the beauty of it, and im from Australia.

      Not only was i surprised by the beauty, but the asphalt roads actually looked to be in good condition, better than some of the roads around here where i live.

      But if i had to choose one place out of all of those that looked the nicest, it would be Namak Abrood for sure.

      Thanks for the post
    • Pleiso89, on 10/12/2007, -3/+26or 2 years
    • waxoff, on 10/12/2007, -19/+16If they want to keep it looking that nice, they shouldn't attempt to build any nukes.
    • returnofmalv, on 10/12/2007, -9/+14"If they want to keep it looking that nice, they shouldn't attempt to build any nukes."

      They want to build a nuclear reactor. They have all the right in the world to seek cleaner sources of power.

      http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/bushehr.htm
    • transcendz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1@returnofmalv : "cleaner sources of power". Give me a break, have you ever heard about nuclear waste. Do you know that we have just a few uranium for the next 2 or 3 decades, at best ? What a joke...
    • rhettnyedotorg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2it's fascinating what Howard Zinn says about 'enriching uranium.'
      http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/18/1326231
      and how much sheeple don't know about the truth of the world.
      too busy working for the corporations.
    • somewitches, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0BOMB SAUDI ARABIA

      Saudi Arabia is a ***** fascist regime women cant even ***** drive and several years ago a girls school burnt down with school girls inside because they were not 'properly dressed' and the police would not allow them to be rescued. The Saudi government has publically declared it will "not tollarate calls for democracy"

      INVADE SAUDI NOW!
  • butterpat, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18My favourites are of the architecture at Isfahan - absolutely glorious!
  • brivapor, on 10/12/2007, -4/+34Iran is not some ***** country with no saving grace, they have the coolest caligraphy stylized art writting in the world
  • chocobomog, on 10/12/2007, -4/+40Ah, so that is part of what everyone has been fighting over for the past 2000+ years. And here I thought it was a big desert.
  • geoboy, on 10/12/2007, -19/+61No! How dare you! Americans are supposed to think of Iranians as sand-dwelling, backwards living people with little culture and no appreciation for that which is beautiful. Now that you've put a human face on them, how will the U.S. government ever gain support for an invasion?
    • elmoslemur, on 10/12/2007, -20/+16I for one do not think that Iranians are evil or sand dwellers. The problems with Iran are not with its people but with the powers that rule them. To threaten another country like Israel or to supply terrorist weapons to kill more Iraqis is inexcusable. Lets also remember Russia and Iraq were both very beautiful countries.
    • KJSatz, on 10/12/2007, -11/+28I for one do not think that Americans are evil or condo dwellers. The problems with America are not with its people but with the powers that rule them. To threaten another country like Iraq/Iran/Colombia/Wherever or to supply terrorist weapons to kill more Iraqis is inexcusable. Lets also remember Russia and Iraq were both very beautiful countries.
    • Danial, on 10/12/2007, -3/+37Ironic thing is that Iran would still be a secular democracy to this day if the U.S. and Britain did not overthrow Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953, who was democratically-elected in Iran back then, only to replace him with the Shah.

      We really ***** up Iran looking back.
    • Boondoggle, on 10/12/2007, -12/+7 by geoboy 1 hour ago

      No! How dare you! Americans are supposed to think of Iranians as sand-dwelling, backwards living people with little culture and no appreciation for that which is beautiful. Now that you've put a human face on them, how will the U.S. government ever gain support for an invasion?
      --------------------------

      Funny, I missed the shots with humans in them. The persian empire rivaled that of ancient greece. There are lots of beautiful things there, from that time until the present. That means nothing. The Nazis had great architecture. So did Napoleon. It means nothing except great architecture.
    • Crimsoneer, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3We ***** up half the world looking back...Britain on its "lets kill of the empire as fast as humanly possible with no regard for the consequences" spree and America in its attemps to spread freedom etc.
    • AlphAssassin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2@crimsoneer
      We ***** up half the world looking back..."Britain on its "lets kill of the empire as fast as humanly possible with no regard for the consequences" spree"

      what?

      "and America in its attemps to spread freedom etc."

      ...so Iraq and Afghanistan?

      .../wrists
    • foshizol, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3geoboy


      Yeah to bad their government has those weird ideas about the Jews, and women. Maybe Americans wouldn't think they where so backward if Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would read a couple of history books and become a little more enlightened especially towards women's rights.
    • Danial, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Iranian women have far more freedom than the women of Afghanistan did under the Taliban
    • jcm267, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3black women in the Jim Crow south had more freedom than Jewish women in Nazi Germany
    • thecoolestguy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6actually elmo, Iran is not supporting terrorists in Iraq, they are supporting militias that are trying to protect the Shias who are subjected to daily bombings by Sunni Arabs. Some of these militias form death squads, which of course is inexcusable, but Iran is NOT behind the violence against US troops. They have ordered all militias who they have sway over to not attack American troops. Stop buying in to the new anti-Shia propaganda. It's as if those at the top start demonizing any group as soon as it is no longer downtrodden. Any group that starts gaining stability starts getting demonized as the new enemy.
    • kronix2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Yeah to bad their government has those weird ideas about the Jews, and women. Maybe Americans wouldn't think they where so backward if Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would read a couple of history books and become a little more enlightened especially towards women's rights."

      The situation in Iran has changed since the Islamic Revolution, you know. Iranian women enjoy far more civil rights than Saudi Arabian or Pakistani women. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan happen to be allies of the US.
  • Kinser, on 10/12/2007, -26/+15Country may be beautiful, but that still dosn't exuse the fact that the ruling party is that of a terrorist regime.
  • psycobrat, on 10/12/2007, -48/+9is a beautiful land, too bad we have to nuke it cuz of the people who occupy it.

    i love the fact that all negative comments are censored on the forum.
    • PATSCRU, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24it's also too bad that people like you have to log comments like these in every posting about Iran, especially this one focusing exclusively on the ancient beauty of the country.
    • DayTripper47, on 10/12/2007, -9/+16They're censored because no one wants to see *****' posts.

  • jeffgtr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18Beautiful photographs. Pity all of the ugly politics, on all sides.
  • BillGoans, on 10/12/2007, -99/+17Will anybody post the pictures of 'the military America doesn't see?' Doubt it. ***** hippies.
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    • foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -54/+4@GoingtoShibuya
      Dont steal fakemetalplastic's art! (I think thats his name)
    • GoingToShibuya, on 10/12/2007, -18/+35@foolfromhell
      What did I steal? I never claimed it as my own. Plus people use this all the time. So shut up.
    • VicousT, on 10/12/2007, -16/+3That's why they build underground.
    • mc7winkie, on 10/12/2007, -12/+7It doesn't belong to anyone. It's a piece of ASCII art that everyone uses. Heck I've used it and he will be dugg up amazingly high.
    • Boondoggle, on 10/12/2007, -7/+5 by BillGoans 54 minutes ago

      "Will anybody post the pictures of 'the military America doesn't see?' Doubt it. ***** hippies."
      ------------

      You're a *****. http://digg.com/world_news/Interview_with_Photographer_Who_Shot_Injured_Iraq_War_Vet_and_His_Bride
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  • sirber, on 10/12/2007, -8/+2mirror?
  • foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4679426685869498072&q=Rageh
    It was on Digg a while ago.

    Also,
    http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all
    Google Cache
    • darrickc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@foolfromhell - Every American should watch this BBC documentary, it's great! Shut off American Idol for a night and watch this please!
  • dglater, on 10/12/2007, -29/+11Country may be beautiful, but that still dosn't exuse the fact that the ruling party is that of a terrorist regime.
    • inphu510n, on 10/12/2007, -9/+13Define "terrorist regime".
    • Boeing777, on 10/12/2007, -7/+30a terrorist regime is a regime that attacks a countries without any reason and turn it into ruine a bit like the US and UK have done in Iraq. A terrorist regime is a military force that uses unconventional weapons against civilians like Saddam had done with the blessing of the US and UK in mind 80s against Iran and the Kurds. Or a bit what Isreal has done against Lebonon last summer or treats palestinians like people who don't deserve to live like humans.
    • nixfu, on 10/12/2007, -36/+8>"terrorist regime".

      Any organized group with the word "Islam" or "Islamic" in their title.

    • KJSatz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9nixfu, you'd better be joking.
    • Danial, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8nixfu is a retard. Don't mind him.
    • inphu510n, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3Bravo Boeing777. Bravo indeed.
      I would however take issue with the initial part about "for no reason". There's always a reason, whether religious, political or economical.
      I think I'll direct some attention to this: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39147917,00.htm
      When you examine things like that as well as the ultra common tactic of the US to befriend and train local forces to do our killing for us, I think the lines of the word "terrorism" get extremely blurred.
      Let's not forget that the US trained Bin Laden.
    • ajxx, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7You're all forgetting that Iran is a democracy.
      Ahmadinejad was elected in 2005 by the population, and can still be impeached.
    • MidnightWatcher, on 10/12/2007, -7/+7Hitler was also elected.
    • jcm267, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8"Hitler was also elected."

      He was appointed Chancellor of a coalition government by a weak kneed President. After the Reichstag fire, the suspension of habeas corpus, non stop Nazi propaganda and terrorism, the Nazis managed to get over 49% of the vote, and still needed to maintain a coalition government.

      Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which gave Hitler and the Nazis dictatorial power.

      Hitler was not elected into power. His party took it by intimidation and savvy political manoeuvering
    • somewitches, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Saudi Arabia follows the SAME RELIGOUS SECT as Osama Bin Laden
      Iran follows a DIFFERENT SECT and is not liked by Al'Qaeda

      Saudi Arabia is NOT A DEMOCRACY, women must COVER THEIR FACES and are NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE.
      Iran IS A DEMOCRACY, women DO NOT COVER THEIR FACES and are ALLOWED TO DRIVE AND VOTE

      Pakistan ALLOWS THE TALIBAN to control its border regions and SUPPLY Afghanistan with fighters and weapons.
      Iran SECURES its border with Afghanistan properly, it is one of the few countries to properly secure its borders!

      Saudi Arabia has publically stated it WILL NOT TOLLARATE calls for democracy
      Iran has publically stated it WILL IMPROVE ITS DEMOCRACY

      Saudi Arabia BANS ALL ***** JEWS FROM ITS COUNTRY
      Iran has Jews LIVING IN ITS ***** COUNTRY

      Saudi Arabia has MUSLIM-ONLY AREAS and applies the DEATH PENALTY to trespassers
      Iran DOES NOT

      Saudi Arabia has RELIGOUS POLICE that prevent ANY non-Muslim religous practice in public and that ensure EVERYONE goes to pray 5 times a day. Iran DOES NOT.

      Sit down and shut the ***** up.

    • jbouklas, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2terrorist regime - n. A regime that funds organizations hell bent on the destruction of another race, culture, or people. Example. Iran is run by a terrorist regime.
  • InfamousX241, on 10/12/2007, -4/+21Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.pbase.com.

    You're right, America really doesn't see this Iran.
    • jihadforwhat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Firefox works great under both W2K and Fedora 4.
      Try reload or go back one page and try again.
  • bposton, on 10/12/2007, -27/+9"Country may be beautiful, but that still dosn't exuse the fact that the ruling party is that of a terrorist regime."

    Except to liberals.
    • VicousT, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16Liberals don't support a morality police and an oppressive theocracy.
    • SavageBlackCat, on 10/12/2007, -9/+8Unless it's their best interest - just like others.
    • bposton, on 10/12/2007, -10/+5You are right and wrong. They support the amorality police and and the oppressive theocracy of humanism.
    • Boondoggle, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6 by bposton 47 minutes ago
      "Country may be beautiful, but that still dosn't exuse the fact that the ruling party is that of a terrorist regime."

      Except to liberals.
      -----------------
      I would like to see a credible reference showing Liberals or anyone stating that some nice scenery excuses a "terrorist regime".

  • PeteyEks, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Duggmirror wasn't able to catch the pics, lame ;_;
  • uttles, on 10/12/2007, -12/+6Looks like the perfect place for a glass parking lot.
  • smellslikerobot, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I, for one, would like to say that I have really been enlightened. Not only by this, but by a new Iranian friend that I recently made in Korea(Where I currently am). We're both studying at the same university and it seemed that everything the "media" had been saying about "Iranians" was totally negated. He's become my new drinking buddy and I'd have it no other way.
  • Rekzai, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13Afghanistan is also a very beautiful country..
    • MidnightWatcher, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5There's beautiful places in North Korea, too.
  • manicdvln, on 10/12/2007, -31/+11Nothing but propaganda.

    I like these pictures better, gives you a better outlook on the cultural richness of this beautiful country

    http://www.news.faithfreedom.org/gallery2/v/ffi_gallery/beating/
    • Z123, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22You say "nothing but propaganda" and then you link to that. How ironic.
    • manicdvln, on 10/12/2007, -25/+7You are right, women and men are equal in Iran, there is no oppression, there is no beatings, it's all fabricated by the evil american media. I apologize for my deception.

      http://www.hambastegi.org/newsrelease/press136.htm
    • manicdvln, on 10/12/2007, -15/+7So that's your excuse? People get beat everywhere? The problem is, your "persian" goverment supports and enforces it.
    • Thrashtastic27, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Reminds me of the WWII-era anti-Japanese propaganda magazine my buddy has in his room. All bunk, F.O.A.D.
    • VaporBro, on 10/26/2007, -1/+6" Flogging: An Iranian boy is punished for breaching the Sharia law possibly drinking bear or a similar crime"

      I would say flogging is an acceptable form of punishment and should be upheld in all the lands where Bears are drank.
  • axiomata, on 10/12/2007, -12/+3Let's play I spy WMDs.
  • iheartcrack, on 10/12/2007, -8/+6Tehran has kick-ass Ecstasy!
  • laxwarrior, on 10/12/2007, -24/+6whoever took these pictures must have been muslim. Cause they look like SHI"ITE!
    • iheartcrack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's o.k...maybe I'm the only one that got the joke.
  • acl123, on 10/12/2007, -17/+0It won't look like that after the Americans are finished with it.
    • broohaha, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Too true. Two years left with the Bush regime. Anything can happen in that amount of time. Maybe two more countries will get ***** up thanks to Bush's foreign policy. It'll probably only add to the chances that the U.S.'s own national monuments will get ***** up from all this ***** we've left behind (i.e. we'll _really_ be attacked).

      So, what's the lesson to be learned here? Go visit our country's national monuments and take it all in. Only time will tell if our foreign policy will end up ruining those pristine forests and wildlife preserves.... that or U.S.'s own environmental policies.
  • nixfu, on 10/12/2007, -18/+2


    BURIED for innacurate.... you can't see all the sheets of glass which are glowing.

    Oh yeah, wait never mind, I forget that was back when I was in the future
    and you guys have not seen that yet.



  • taseedorf, on 10/12/2007, -9/+8@oatlord....
    are country is run the exact same way....except replace Muslim with Christian....
    • Fuckwad, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9(if you are talking about the U.S.A......) If that was true, and it isn't, it would be because a majority of the people here wanted it that way, not because a bunch of priests backed by an army told us that was how it was going to be.
    • Oatlord, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@taseedorf:
      You don't have the Christian majority in this or any country calling for the extermination of a race. You don't have Christians in this or any country calling for the Pope to be assassinated. You don't have Christians in this country going out-right ape ***** because some cartoonist dared to draw Mohammad. Christians aren't saints themselves (hehe), but they're not on the same level as the frothing at the mouth mad muslim extremists (and the muslim majority for not having more public outcrys of what the few bad apples are doing). But to get back to Iran, you don't have this country or any other western country calling for the extermination of a people or another country. When Iran and the rest of the middle east FASCISTS (yes, they are fascists and nazis, not the U.S. or Bush), decide to join the collective world in the 21st century, then maybe things will be all swell and dandy. Don't ever think for a second that those crazy a-holes will stop wanting all of Western civilization dead when we pull out of Iraq or when Israel is gone, because you're fooling yourself.

      Would be nice if the Middle East would return to the apex of civilization that it once was and we had an influx of entrepreneurial middle easterns coming into this country and opening more middle eastern restaurants. I'm getting tired of Mexican and Chinese food. Until then, I can only hope countries like Iran and muslim radicals can ditch the extremism and join the rest of the world here in the present day instead of hanging out in medieval times.
  • WanderLink, on 10/12/2007, -18/+7WOW! You're SO right! This DOES change the fact that their president is a terrorist!!!
    • DolphinGL, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10I sometimes look at WW2 era propaganda from both sides of the conflict and think to myself, "Wow. It's really a good thing we now live in a more enlightened society where people aren't nearly so gullible."

      ...........and then I see knuckle-draggers like you open their mouth.
    • Boondoggle, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8 by WanderLink 22 minutes ago

      "WOW! You're SO right! This DOES change the fact that their president is a terrorist!!!"
      ------------------

      Actually it is our president who says their president is a terrorist. And all I have to say to that is, YELLOW CAKE.
    • WanderLink, on 10/12/2007, -8/+7You are obviouslt an uneducated idiot, as is anyone who modded me down. Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, IS a terrorist. He was one of the terrorists who kidnapped and held hostage 52 U.S. citizens in 1979 Tehran at the U.S. embassy. There are hostages who remember seeing his face. There are pictures of him there. Add this to the fact that he regularly spews hate by saying things like, Israel needs to be "wiped off the map" and that the Holocaust "never happened", and that he seeks nuclear power. You really trust a man like this with nuclear power? It's funny how you cry propaganda without specifying exactly what this phantom propoganda is. Get your head out of conspiracy-ville *****. Ahmadinejad is a terrorist.
  • djphatjive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+5At least the women will have something pretty to look at when there getting beaten!
  • mrmario, on 10/12/2007, -13/+3America look much better.
  • sensia3, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2Its so nice, simply breathtaking. I thought it must be huge desert like Iraq.
  • Fuckwad, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0We're sooooooo lame....
  • arepeoplestupid, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3As an American
    I have always wanted to visit Iran, to bad I'll getting ***** shot.

    As for the header, "The Iran America Doesn't See",
    it's true for those people who blindly shout, I for one have known this "IRAN" has existed for some time.

    anyways thanks for the pictures.
  • jmoh, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'm suprised there are no pictures of the Caspian Sea, now there is a beautiful sight to behold.
  • s-m-a-c-k, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4READ MY LIPS...

    WE CAN NOT START ANOTHER WAR!
    • arepeoplestupid, on 10/12/2007, -8/+5War with IRAN = I kill Bush!
    • Fuckwad, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2arepeople...,

      Why do I have the feeling those 3 words set off some kind of flag.... +1 digg....
    • Ibanezfoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Hey nice terrorist comment there... good luck in Guantanamo Bay duder...
    • jcm267, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1We can't, but we should.

      See the dilemna we're facing nowadays?
  • edpowers, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7I went back to Thailand last year with an American friend. To my surprise, we saw some news about Iran on TV and we were blown away by how 'normal' and beautiful the country is ( I live here in the US for a longggg time)... My friend is from midwest and he really couldn't believe his eye when he see that news. Make me thing how brainwashed we are watching the TV or reading news from the US sources only.. oh well
  • stubear, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I was lucky enough to travel to Egypt in 2000 while there was a lull in the problems in the Middle East. I would love to see other parts of Northern Africa and the Middle East but there's this one problem. I'm singled out for living in a country an established portion of this section of the world seems to dislike. There is no regard for human life with these people. I don't think all Middle Easterners are out to kill Americans, in fact I think a very small minority is to blame. However, it is this very sme minority which makes it very difficult to travel to these parts of the world and enjoy the beauty, history, art and architecture. It's a shame that I will likely never be given this opportunity because I don't see a change in the way these people deal with the rest of the world. They'v allowed hate to be taught to far too many generations.
    • Danial, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You went to Egypt 3 years after terrorists murdered 50-60 tourists in Luxor?
    • Dantetheinferno, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Just say you're from canada.

      Everyone loves canada.
  • weister42, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Iranian girls are hot.
    • Danial, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4Werd, but some of them are also hairy too.

      Not to mention stuck up and superficial.

      Just go to Beverly Hills and SFV in so Cal for proof.
    • djangoxl, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Where are the Iranian girls? I saw a lot of beautiful pictures, but NONE of them had any interesting girls, so nice country....BUT I WON'T visit it....:-)



  • Import98, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1http://www.duggmirror.com

    Pictures didn't get picked up.
  • WanderLink, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1EDIT: mispost
  • nellygoph, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1You are correct. ..... In the U.S. and Canada in the mainstream media we are not exposed to these types of pictures from Iran. I haven't had the opportunity to visit Iran yet, but your photos make it look like a beautiful country.
  • grater123456, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2For sure you guys dont the point Iran is a good country just some oddballs in there same for Iraq i wish more people could see this. You Stereotype as a bad country just because the country does some bad things. America does Bad things do you ever hear about ***** no that would be Demoralizing the country. But when it comes to the smaller countries you dont give a dam. Give your head a shake!

  • rm999, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I was talking to my Persian friend recently, and she told me that Iran actually has some of the most liberal and forward thinking citizens in the region. Only problem is that they are currently run by an power-hungry moron. Funny, I said, Iran and the USA are more similar than Americans realize.

    This is what really bothers me. Americans think of Iran as a backwards and evil place, just because of who leads them and what the newspapers say. I know how frustrating this is as an American who travels a lot - every time I'm on vacation, I have to defend my nation because of who runs the place and what the newspapers say.
    • Shinyhappy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"Iran and the USA are more similar than Americans realize. "

      I think most Americans do realize this.
      Please do not generalize us :)
  • yaroslav1980, on 10/12/2007, -11/+4Nuke it anyways.
  • MidnightWatcher, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8Germany had beautiful scenery prior to World War 2, too.
  • rac3r5, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3I think a number of the permanent members of the UN are to blame for a lot of the nonsense in the middle east, oh and the Romans too.
    The Romans kicked the Jews out of Israel about a thousand years ago.
    Before and during WW2, Jews, christians and muslims lived together in the middle east.
    The Brits and Russians force the Shah to abdicate in favor of his son.
    Then the Brits messed up Palestine and created Israel, Palestinians (Muslim and Christians) are displaced and everyone in the region gets pissed off.
    Iran democratically elects a leader who is overthrown by the US and Britain
    Saddam invades Iran, and is provided weapons + finance + chemicals from permanent member of the UN
    Israel develops nuclear weapons and has not signed the NNPT, and everyone turns a blind eye.
    Everyone is riled up about Iranian prez being bad because he said that Israel should be bombed (really bad and idiotic on his part). However in contrast the US (Bush), bombed the crap out of Iraq and destabilized the entire country and took away the one person who kept religious fanatics in check. (All these prez's are idiots).
    History is written by the victors.
  • nopenope, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0this entire post reads like a MORE YOU KNOW segment.
    do any of you befriend people from other countries? read books? etc?

    re: rm999
    Americans think of Iran as a backwards and evil place, just because of who leads them and what the newspapers say.

    it's sad to say but most americans think any country that isn't america is backwards and retarded. you have no idea how many dumb ass questions most immigrants get when they come to this country.
  • anomalya, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1yay another site down, the beauty of all these big internet sites being too ***** dumb selfish and cheap to put up more fibre optics
  • neuroticus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Iranian women are gorgeous.
  • atb12688, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4What most americans don't understand is that the vast majority of the Iranian public is pro-america. That has been proven by several polls conducted inside iran by top polling organizations. I see an overthrow in their future?
  • an0n1m0us, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Nice to see some of the beauty of Iran that will no doubt be totally destroyed by a few ego-maniacal, borderline insane men in power - on both sides.
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