Massoumeh Ebtekar's Blog In English

Well! After a year from starting her blog in Farsi, Massoumeh Ebtekar has started her blog in Englsih.

The blog title reads "Persian Paradox". A reasonable name; since once spokeswoman of Iranian students who took over US embassy, now has been announced 2006 champion of the earth by UN & came first among the reformists in the last city council election (when Ahmadinejad's allies were first defeated in an election).

New poll reveals how unrepresentative neocon Jewish groups are

A new survey of American Jewish opinion, released by the American Jewish Committee, demonstrates several important propositions:

1. Right-wing neocons (the Bill Kristol/Commentary/ AIPAC/Marty Peretz faction) who relentlessly claim to speak for Israel and for Jews generally hold views that are shared only by a small minority of American Jews;
2. Viewpoints that are routinely demonized as reflective of animus towards Israel or even anti-Semitism are ones that are held by large majorities of American Jews; and
3. Most American Jews oppose U.S. military action in the Middle East -- including both in Iraq and against Iran.

Glenn Greenwald - Political Blogs and Opinions - Salon