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Re: The Rise of Iran

by Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD <markdemer15@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 3, 2008 at 05:04 AM

hey, bum boy! i don't speak for anyone but myself. get that into your
stoopid head! as for you, you ain't nuttin' but a homo with no aim in
life. bwahahahahaha!


On May 3, 7:12=A0am, Raymond <ni...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Sat, 3 May 2008 03:43:12 -0700 (PDT), Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD
>
> <markdeme...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >that's because he has killfiled me just like the way he has killfled
> >you, bum boy! you are really not very intelligent, are you?
>
> That must because you have spoiled their stupid plot without being
> visibly doing so. By acting like a fool, you serve them great
> disservice by appearing speaking for them. Very interesting, if you
> ask me.
>
> Hehehe...
>
>
>
>
>
> >On May 3, 6:01?am, Raymond <ni...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> On Sat, 3 May 2008 02:33:39 -0700 (PDT), Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD
>
> >> <markdeme...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >hey, bum boy ! just because you are a homo doesn't make everyone
else
> >> >in the world homos. homos are outcasts, and deep inside even you
know
> >> >that.
>
> >> One thing that puzzles me is that you always stick your head out
every
> >> time I expose these stupid Han traitors, yet J. venning never
> >> mentioned your name in his email. I wonder why.
>
> >> >On May 3, 11:02?am, Raymond <ni...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >> On Fri, 2 May 2008 19:39:12 -0700 (PDT), pg <pen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >> >> wrote:
>
> >> >> >ooooooh, stupid **** spake again !! we all better listen
carefully
> >> >> >now.
>
> >> >> For your information, rst0wxyz, J. venning, Papapeng, and
Charlesliu=

> >> >> belong to the same "close circle". The four of them always kissing
> >> >> each other's smelly butts and eating each other's ****. Just take
a
> >> >> look at the way they post if you don't believe me.
>
> >> >> >On May 2, 1:14 pm, rst0wxyz <rst0w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >> >> I think Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad will be a powerful
f=
orce
> >> >> >> in the Middle East for the next 10 - 20 years.
>
> >> >> >> On May 2, 1:07 pm, PaPaPeng <PaPaP...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >> >> >> > Bush and Chenney, far from frightening Iran into submission,
ha=
s
> >> >> >> > instead focussed Iran's attention to its place in the bigger
sc=
heme of
> >> >> >> > things. ?The article below outlines compelling reasons for an
> >> >> >> > energized Iran ?as the linchpin for pan regional co-operation
a=
nd
> >> >> >> > therefore regional power and a major player in the global
power=

> >> >> >> > league. ?Such a development will of course greatly diminish
US =
Israeli
> >> >> >> > power in Arab affairs. ?It will certainly reduce China's
clout =
in
> >> >> >> > dealings with Arab countries (should they band together as
desc=
ribed
> >> >> >> > below).
>
> >> >> >> > The empowerment of peoples who have little if any power now
can=
 only
> >> >> >> > be good. ?It is not a development China fears for China has
alw=
ays
> >> >> >> > maintained correct diplomatic and economic realtions with
every=

> >> >> >> > country. ?China treats them all as independent countries and
re=
spects
> >> >> >> > their sovereignity and independence by not interfering in
their=

> >> >> >> > internal affairs. ?China pays a fair price for everything she
b=
uys
> >> >> >> > from them. And China does not impose onerous and insulting
cond=
itions
> >> >> >> > on the trade, the aid and the loans she provides. ?Its a very
s=
imple
> >> >> >> > policy rich countries should make an effort to emulate.
>
> >> >> >> > Iran moving into the big league
> >> >> >> > By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
> >> >> >> > May 3,
2007http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JE03Ak03.ht=
ml
>
> >> >> >> > Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's three-nation tour of
Pak=
istan,
> >> >> >> > Sri Lanka and India and the welter of agreements and
understand=
ings
> >> >> >> > reached between Tehran and these governments serve notice
beyon=
d the
> >> >> >> > mere issue of energy security and Iran's expanding role in
the
> >> >> >> > sub-continent's energy market; rather, these developments
signi=
fy a
> >> >> >> > new stage in Iran's foreign policy that is best described as
> >> >> >> > "pan-regionalism".
>
> >> >> >> > From the Persian Gulf to the Caspian region, the Caucasus,
Cent=
ral
> >> >> >> > Asia, South Asia and beyond, thanks to its unique
geographical
> >> >> >> > location, Iran is in many ways an ideal connecting bridge
that =
has not
> >> >> >> > until now fully exploited its advantageous "equidistance"
from =
India
> >> >> >> > and Europe.
>
> >> >> >> > Straddled between the two energy hubs of the Persian Gulf and
C=
aspian
> >> >> >> > Sea, Iran is a suitable conduit for trade, energy and
non-energ=
y,
> >> >> >> > between the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, which are
members =
of the
> >> >> >> > Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and the landlocked Central
Asia=
n
> >> >> >> > states. The GCC comprises Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
A=
rabia
> >> >> >> > and the United Arab Emirates.
>
> >> >> >> > Also, with ambitious trans****tation links projected under the
v=
eneer
> >> >> >> > of a "north-south corridor", Iran, Russia and India have
concei=
ved new
> >> >> >> > areas of cooperation that connect northern Europe to the
Indian=
 Ocean
> >> >> >> > via Iran and the Russian Federation [1] . Already, Iran is an
e=
nergy
> >> >> >> > ex****ter to Europe through Turkey, funneling through
Turkmenist=
an's
> >> >> >> > gas and swapping oil with Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
>
> >> >> >> > Also, Iran has plans not to lag behind the so-called new
"Silk =
Road"
> >> >> >> > project that involves China, India and the GCC states first
and=

> >> >> >> > foremost and yet for every conceivable reason must be
considere=
d
> >> >> >> > Iran-inclusive because of the country's proximity, its
expandin=
g trade
> >> >> >> > and economic cooperation with the GCC, and its own trade
> >> >> >> > liberalization policies, reflected in the expansion of
free-tra=
de
> >> >> >> > zones.
>
> >> >> >> > This is one reason why Iran is modernizing its Persian Gulf
isl=
ands of
> >> >> >> > Kish and Qeshm, hoping to turn them into tourist hotspots as
we=
ll as
> >> >> >> > hubs for trade and even finance in the near future [2].
>
> >> >> >> > The $7.6 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline (IPI),
meanwhile,=
 has
> >> >> >> > the potential more than any other existing Iranian project to
e=
xtend
> >> >> >> > the purview of Iran's "pan-regional" approach, by organically
> >> >> >> > connecting Iran to the sub-continent on a long-term basis and
b=
y
> >> >> >> > providing a new Iran-Pakistan-India nexus that could in turn
be=
 used
> >> >> >> > for addressing what is lacking so far, that is, more than
paltr=
y
> >> >> >> > inter-regional trade.
>
> >> >> >> > The 2,600-kilometer IPI pipeline, which was conceived in
1994,
> >> >> >> > envisages trans****ting Iranian gas to Pakistan and then on to
I=
ndia.
> >> >> >> > Following Ahmadinejad's visit to India this week, Iran
re****ted=
 the
> >> >> >> > three countries were close to signing a "final agreement".
>
> >> >> >> > The poor state of Iran's trade with South Asia is reflected
in =
the
> >> >> >> > sub-optimal trade between Iran and Pakistan, as is the case
bet=
ween
> >> >> >> > Iran and other members of the region's 10-nation Economic
Coope=
ration
> >> >> >> > Organization (ECO) [3].
>
> >> >> >> > Attempts to make the ECO a fulcrum of regional cooperation
have=
 by and
> >> >> >> > large failed and the ECO's struggle to achieve a major
breakthr=
ough in
> >> >> >> > terms of regional cooperation has not brought significant
tangi=
ble
> >> >> >> > fruits.
>
> >> >> >> > Yet that may change, particularly if Iran (a) is inducted in
th=
e
> >> >> >> > Shanghai Cooperation Organization, at which it is presently
an
> >> >> >> > observer [4], and (b) the IPI project finally gets underway,
in=
 which
> >> >> >> > case Iran's greater integration into larger entities will
bolst=
er its
> >> >> >> > attempt within the ECO to make this regional organization,
whic=
h is
> >> >> >> > headquartered in Tehran, more effective.
>
> >> >> >> > With respect to the Persian Gulf, the GCC, which continues to
s=
hun
> >> >> >> > Iran's olive branch of cooperation, is under new pressures to
r=
ethink
> >> >> >> > that attitude as a result of the ****'ite-led government in
Iraq=
, a
> >> >> >> > potential Iran allay in the politics of the Persian Gulf. It
is=
 not
> >> >> >> > far-fetched to think that Iran and Iraq will one day join the
G=
CC
> >> >> >> > states in a new regional cooperative framework.
>
> >> >> >> > Certainly, that is how Iran wants it today, as seen in the
rece=
nt
> >> >> >> > unveiling of Iranian plans for cooperative security and the
lik=
e put
> >> >> >> > forward at their hitherto recalcitrant GCC neighbors [5],
perha=
ps
> >> >> >> > better pitched as part of an Islamic common market.
>
> >> >> >> > Certainly, significant hurdles confront Iran's "pan-regional"
a=
pproach
> >> >> >> > that seeks to make the country an integrative, nodal point of
> >> >> >> > cooperation between and among various regions, ranging from
Uni=
ted
> >> >> >> > Nations and US sanctions out of fear of Iran and its
pur****ted
> >> >> >> > "nuclear ambition", as well as a host of purely economic and
te=
chnical
> >> >> >> > difficulties, such as poor trans****tation links and
***bersome =
custom
> >> >> >> > regulations.
>
> >> >> >> > Regarding the latter, one of the ECO's key contributions has
be=
en in
> >> >> >> > the area of prioritizing a customs agreement, as well as
tariff=

> >> >> >> > reduction schemes, between the member states that would
facilit=
ate
> >> >> >> > trade in the ECO region. Still, the low level of trade
between =
the ECO
> >> >> >> > states is a harsh reminder of the long road ahead before
Iran's=
 lofty
> >> >> >> > objective of "pan-regionalism" can be fully realized.
>
> >> >> >> > Irrespective, the tangible gains mentioned above illustrate
the=

> >> >> >> > viability of Iran's "pan-regional" approach that could
conceiva=
bly
> >> >> >> > elevate its status beyond a mere regional power and add to
the =
cluster
> >> >> >> > of values in its arsenal as a global power.
>
> >> >> >> > In fact, as reflected in a recent statement by Iranian
National=

> >> >> >> > Security Advisor Saeed Jalili regarding Iran as a "global
power=
",
> >> >> >> > Iran's self-image and self-understanding is global-looking
and =
fuels
> >> >> >> > an activist foreign policy that is fully within the camp of
the=

> >> >> >> > Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and which constantly prioritizes
"gl=
obal
> >> >> >> > justice".
>
> >> >> >> > Economically, however, for Iran and other NAM states
>
> ...
>
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 9 Posts in Topic:
The Rise of Iran
PaPaPeng <PaPaPeng@[EM  2008-05-02 20:07:50 
Re: The Rise of Iran
rst0wxyz <rst0wxyz@[EM  2008-05-02 13:14:47 
Re: The Rise of Iran
pg <penang@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-02 19:39:12 
Re: The Rise of Iran
Raymond <niday@[EMAIL   2008-05-03 05:02:29 
Re: The Rise of Iran
Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD  2008-05-03 02:33:39 
Re: The Rise of Iran
Raymond <niday@[EMAIL   2008-05-03 06:01:15 
Re: The Rise of Iran
Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD  2008-05-03 03:43:12 
Re: The Rise of Iran
Raymond <niday@[EMAIL   2008-05-03 07:12:32 
Re: The Rise of Iran
Ira IRa IRA Humperdink MD  2008-05-03 05:04:26 

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