Tehran24 freed from prison
Tehran24 (Amir) is an iranian blogger who posts fantastic pictures of Tehran in these troubled days. But on June 17, he posted his last message before being arrested and put to jail. Happily, on June 29, he came back on the web. Here is his message:
I gotback Home
•29 June, 2009 • 94 Comments
photo: Tehran24
photo: Tehran24
photo: Tehran24
Tehran24′s blog: tehranlive.org
CNN’s story (as of July 2): Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran
photo: Tehran24
Iraq: generation kill
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
source: YouTube
What happens when those who’ve grown up on Hollywood war movies and graphic video games are sent to the frontline?
“It’s the ultimate rush – you’re going into the fight with a good song playing in the background,” states one soldier. This is a war fought by the first Playstation generation. As Rolling Stones’ journalist Evan Wright explains: “One thing about them is they kill very well in Iraq.”
Tempête de sable en Irak
Le 27 avril 2005, une tempête de sable s’est levée dans la région d’Al Asad, en Irak. Ces photos ont été prises par un sergent de l’armée américaine à la base militaire d’Al Asad. Ci-dessous, une vidéo de cet événement, non pas unique, mais courant dans ce pays.
source: YouTube
Hunter S. Thompson, writer
“So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself. Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on the shore and merely existed?” – Hunter S. Thompson, age 17































