Monthly Archives: February 2010

On Going Astray

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Muller

Tilman Nagel. Mohammed – Leben und Legende. Oldenbourg, Munich 2008, 1052 pages Operating on the premise that all Monotheism derives from the collective unconscious one may be able to describe and analyze the Creator’s biography during the centuries based on His … Continue reading →

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Allahu Akbar

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Muller

World Press Photo of the year 2009 was awarded to Pietro Masturzo, an Italian freelance journalist who took a picture of women shouting Allahu akbar on the roof top of a building in Tehran after the disputed presidential elections in … Continue reading →

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“The Nuclear Expert …

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Muller

… who never was.” Scott Ritter, former United Nations weapons inspector, gave Iranian State funded presstv, its English language television network, an interview in which he claimed that the “… truth about the Iranian nuclear program [will] prevail[ing] over the fictions … Continue reading →

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Indecent Proposal

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Muller

Under surveillance of inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran commenced today further enriching its low-enriched uranium (LEU) to just below 20%. This has to be considered a major diplomatic backlash for the West and Israel who have … Continue reading →

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Domestic Power Struggles

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Muller

The uranium swap charade in Iran enters the next round. Last Tuesday, President Ahmadinejad said in an interview on State TV that the suggested nuclear deal “was acceptable”. At a surprise attendance at the Security Conference in Munich, his Minister of … Continue reading →

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