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  • tehowe, on 11/10/2007, -25/+259Haha, clever.
    • ghee, on 11/09/2007, -38/+21I was expecting to see underground gay bars.
    • Asianwaste, on 11/10/2007, -9/+72It is clever... but likewise I can take some great photos of the great evil America as well. Let's just say both nations are great with both governments pretty ***** up and to each his own government, let's hang those mother ***** in office!
      • booyaman1, on 11/09/2007, -0/+52I think the point is that there is a difference between the people of a nation and their government. Just in the same way that we don't feel that we are responsible for every action the Bush Administration takes, the vast majority of the everyday citizens of Iran are regular people who just want to be left alone, work hard and provide for their families and live a happy and peaceful life. Once you understand that this hold true for the vast majority of human beings in every nation the whole planet over, then the absurdness of labeling entire nations as "evil" becomes obvious. Should the people of Iran be punished for the actions of their government? Should we?
        • djKianoosh, on 11/06/2007, -1/+6really great points... i can tell you some persians feel like the revolution government in iran is practically a foreign occupation itself. it's complicated, but the idea is that these shiah islamic akhundha (clergy) have taken over their country by scapegoating the also brutal Shah of the 70's. they went from bad to worse. think about it, why does the revolutionary government need fashion police and a huge paramilitary to keep their own people in line? it's not because the masses of people willed it. it's forced on them. just takes a little clear thinking to see it.
          • theodenking, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4Iran is a theocracy, the US is a plutocracy. Who can say which is worse?
          • ayeroxor, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5theo: The one that would kill you for saying something about your gov't that the gov't disagrees with?
          • grinchdec23, on 11/13/2007, -0/+5Here in North America, they use the retards in the media to shut you up.
        • opticwind, on 11/06/2007, -3/+2While I agree the people of Iran aren't responsible for the government's actions, if the government commits a clear terrorist attack or act of war, not invading or attack the country would be cowardice, not respect for the people.
        • booyaman1, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Right, but they haven't, and we're still drawing up plans to bomb them anyway. That's my point - we're talking about invading them when they pose no real threat to the US. Of course there are the arguments about the Iranian government supplying the insurgency in Iraq, but I've yet to see any hard evidence of that presented. Plus, if/when they do come up with evidence, we should all take a good long hard look at it, considering the validity of the "evidence" they provided for invading Iraq.
      • opticwind, on 11/07/2007, -4/+3Should the government get a free get-out-of-criticism card because the people are innocent?
        • booyaman1, on 11/06/2007, -0/+7No, but it doesn't mean the people deserve to have their public infrastructure bombed back to the stone-age either.
        • 5urr3al5am, on 11/13/2007, -4/+5This is why the US does its best to hit only Military targets... but on the other hand the terrorists kill their own people...
        • booyaman1, on 11/13/2007, -1/+3Yeah, that's why huge sections of Baghdad and other cities in Iraq still don't have running water or electricity. I know they state publicly that they try to only hit military targets, but the fact of the matter is that the civilians bear the brunt, especially in areas where the military is dependent on the public infrastructure (like running water, electricity, roads, etc).
          • 5urr3al5am, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1but on the other hand the terrorists kill their own people
    • epicstruggle, on 11/11/2007, -11/+30I realize Im going to get dugg down, but:
      http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2007/10/iranian- ...
      http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/iranian- ...
      More pics, just common people in a REAL police state.
      • honeymonster, on 11/13/2007, -9/+31There are also plenty of pictures of American police beating the bejesus out of and in fact killing plenty of innocent people.
      • anti-net, on 11/08/2007, -5/+42Iran and the USA have a lot in common - they both have really crap governments.
        • weizilla, on 11/08/2007, -17/+6our government is a lot better than many of the other governments around the world
          • sv650touring, on 11/06/2007, -2/+1well, with all the countries out there it would be hard not to be better than some of them. It is our size and influence that makes us notable, along with the sharp downward trajectory (not to mention long odds on a major improvement after the 2008 election).
        • djKianoosh, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3the saying goes that the more things change the more they stay the same... we can use a similar saying in this case, because for all the differences the media likes to point out on a daily basis, both governments are pretty similar in deed, just maybe not in structure. but leave that aside, american people have a lot in common with iranian people. i know, i'm both. i have a lot in common with myself. j/k.. but seriously, knowing both cultures and people from both lands, I can honestly say we have much much much more in common than we all think we do.
        • DeadElephant, on 11/06/2007, -6/+4Correction: our government is cool, our government officials are crap.
    • chyya, on 11/13/2007, -8/+39what a beautiful country. if only they could lose their jughead president. then again we have bush -_-
      • TekTrixter, on 11/13/2007, -1/+99I think a policy of disarmament is needed. We get rid of our president if they get rid of theirs. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
        • Catgofire, on 11/06/2007, -0/+11I wish I could give you 100 thumbs ups.
        • clothmonkey, on 11/13/2007, -0/+9Ya know, I'd even be willing to let them keep theirs in that bargain...
        • nicholai, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2Freedom in Iran and America? Sounds like a win/win to me.
      • cdahlkvist, on 11/06/2007, -7/+1Great pics and I agree the country is beautiful however, I am tempted to bury because of the title on here. I hate when people use sensationalist titles to get attention.

        Alas, too beautiful to bury. Digging up.
        • infinity198, on 11/06/2007, -0/+10well i think the point of the title was so that who ever posted it could show everyone that theres more to the country(iran) then a dumbass ruler and nukes
        • clothmonkey, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1I think the point was "Hey look, no nukes! Stfu!"
          • cdahlkvist, on 11/10/2007, -3/+4I'm sure I could travel all around the U.S. showing pictures of beautiful scenery and claim "look, no nukes!"

            I don't think I saw any gay sex taking place in those photos either so there must not be any homosexuals in Iran.
      • CrankyPants, on 11/13/2007, -1/+4I'm going to have to start using the word jughead now.
      • ICSU, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2And just like Bush, he is just a puppet.
    • drmangrum, on 11/09/2007, -8/+14*****. I'm not saying we should in any way invade Iran...frankly it's a stupid thing to do. But, the point of this is just as stupid. So we shouldn't have taken down nazi germany because The Black Forest is serene. We shouldn't have decimated japanese because they have breathtaking cherry blossoms and a great view of Mt Fuji?

      A countries natural beauty doesn't protect it from the politics of it's government.
      • booyaman1, on 11/07/2007, -0/+8I think the point is that there is a difference between the people of a nation and their government. Just in the same way that we don't feel that we are responsible for every action the Bush Administration takes, the vast majority of the everyday citizens of Iran are regular people who just want to be left alone, work hard and provide for their families and live a happy and peaceful life. Once you understand that this hold true for the vast majority of human beings in every nation the whole planet over, then the absurdness of labeling entire nations as "evil" becomes obvious. Should the people of Iran be punished for the actions of their government? Should we?
        • Richthofen80, on 11/07/2007, -4/+3Should the people of Iran be punished for the actions of their government?
          Yes. Governments don't exist as magical entities not connected to their citizens. In WW2 the Japanese military attacked us, not Japanese civilians. But to win a war we needed to destroy the government's ability to make war, which meant industrial centers and civilian populations.
          Iranians have a moral obligation to overthrow their government. Its the same ruling junta since 1978. They feed the governments intentions by being complacent. They should emigrate if possible, and always resist.
          • danarama, on 11/07/2007, -2/+4All Americans are guilty of war crimes then.
        • petercooper, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4And given the atrocities committed by those in the US Government, Americans have a moral obligation to overthrow their government.. but it seems the majority of the American people are made of the same stuff as the Iranians and don't mind the status quo.
      • danarama, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1you shouldn't 'decimate' anything for very good reasons. A countries politics is not it's people or it's nature. Get real you're justifying more terror and mass destruction.
      • Ramble, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1You didn't. You waited a few years and then went to war because you were too pansy.
      • Maurauth, on 11/10/2007, -0/+0drmangrum, how can you actually say that? you are one sick person.
    • scroobyrooberoo, on 11/06/2007, -4/+0I'm pretty sure it's spelled NUCULAR. Yarroightgittrdun.
    • qasabah, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1In Iran we don't have beautiful scenery like in your country.

      Hey wait a moment...
    • aduzik, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Two beautiful countries with two ***** crazy presidents.
  • phnx0221, on 11/09/2007, -16/+93Very nice!
    • rz8472, on 11/06/2007, -3/+14Each of those minarets is an ICBM in disguise. Shoot first and ask questions later!
      /Sarcasm
      • nicholai, on 11/07/2007, -7/+1Why are people digging this? I thought I was going to die from boredom.
    • Rekzai, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1The women are very beautiful too :D
    • hypermite, on 11/06/2007, -1/+0How much?
    • HigherLogic, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Anyone got a mirror? Picasa and Opera don't play well together...at all actually.
    • CthulhuDawn, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Yeah, beautiful pictures. This one is sad though:
      http://tinyurl.com/29nypt
  • syxle, on 11/09/2007, -15/+115Scary stuff!

    :P
    • lintmonkey, on 11/06/2007, -0/+10Screw the nukes; the bird eating the moon will give me nightmares.

      http://picasaweb.google.com/aatrvash/Iran02/photo? ...
    • MrStylz, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2In Germany they have "Visit Iran" travel commercials. Obviously it depicts it exactly like these photos. They leave out any sub-notes that if you're gay you'll be hung.
      • razishaban, on 11/07/2007, -4/+1Why do you care?
        • grinchdec23, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Yeah, i know some germans, and they have gone there no prob, just dont get a room with only one bed, and your fine. (sarcasm) ?
  • synarchy, on 11/12/2007, -16/+700Wow, beautiful. I had no idea; figured it was a big desert. Thanks for posting, even with the misleading headline.
    • rpi22, on 11/11/2007, -9/+63Sorry, i was being ironic.
      • kamel, on 11/11/2007, -3/+30Sarcastic?
      • willemmulder, on 11/11/2007, -1/+141iranic.
      • SiSePuede, on 11/07/2007, -11/+2You don't know even know how to separate state and scenery and now you don't know the meaning of the word "irony?" What's next?
        • eokthecow, on 11/07/2007, -0/+3irony - noun. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
        • schlef, on 11/07/2007, -4/+0Good definition, but this still isn't irony. Saying, I'm a doctor, and then I'm really a computer scientist is not irony.
        • agentVivid, on 11/07/2007, -0/+2irony is all those 'fiscal conservatives' voting for a massive, multi-billion dollar war spending bill
      • Encablossa, on 11/09/2007, -37/+4Iran is beautiful, too bad it's a Muslim country.
      • Encablossa, on 11/09/2007, -35/+4Iran is beautiful, too bad it's a Muslim country.
        • takamalak, on 11/07/2007, -1/+8We heard you twice the first time.
      • schlef, on 11/06/2007, -5/+3Sorry man, this isn't irony.
        • Smuikas, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1Yeah, it's more steely. Or maybe leady. Cupric? That's a good word. It's not ironic, it's cupric.
    • LimeParrot, on 11/06/2007, -0/+24Lots of people have the preconception that Iran is a dessert with tents. I learnt that first hand when I came to Australia... sort of sad =(
      • Murdats, on 11/06/2007, -2/+5but australia is just a dessert, without the tents, why do you think everyone lives on the beach? (although I have beent to and lived in towns where the dessert runs into the beach)
        • theone3, on 11/07/2007, -0/+25If my dessert ran in to the beach I'd kill it, then eat it before it could escape.
          • Murdats, on 11/06/2007, -2/+7lol, good catch, I was tired and copied the person i was replying too :P
            however running desserts would solve some obesity problems :)
        • LimeParrot, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5That's the irony... 90% of Australian population live on the coasts.
        • fitzsimj, on 11/11/2007, -1/+1@LimeParrot - htf is that irony? Nobody would want to live in the desert, nor even a dessert, so how the hell is that ironic?
          • LimeParrot, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1It's ironic because a minority ridiculed me and Iran as being a big desert with tents... When in-fact Iran has great landscapes whereas Australia is mostly dry and 90% of the population live on the coast. Australia is more dry. That's very ironic. But don't get me wrong: Australia is also VERY beautiful (barrier reef, national parks, Tasmania etc. list goes on), and I love Australian people. Seriously the kindest people you'd ever meet are Australians... but Western people are sometimes just misinformed (esp. regarding the Middle East).
            p.s. I donno about you man but if I was offered to live in a dessert, I'd say yes! If it's big enough to live in it must provide at least a few days of sugary goodness!
      • lintmonkey, on 11/07/2007, -1/+10Heh heh. Penal colony.
      • Gudlyf, on 11/08/2007, -0/+7I heard Iran's an even better dessert when you add sprinkles.
    • chillypacman, on 11/06/2007, -0/+23Lots of people have the misconception that the middle east is just sand, heck, if you look at Independence Day they potray Iraq and show a bunch of tents.
      • ninti, on 11/06/2007, -2/+2Well, it's all we have seen on the news. Is Iraq anything but sand and dirt? Certainly our troops aren't seeing anything but that.
        • djKianoosh, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3Iraq is not Iran. and they're only showing you deserts because that's where the troops are. and why is that? think about it. it's probably easier to defend a flat terrain than it is to set up shop in the middle of a big city like baghdad, or in the kurdish north where it's very mountainous. plus, those reporters are probably not allowed to go anywhere else.
    • Asianwaste, on 11/06/2007, -1/+34You kidding? You think they are drinking sand in the Middle East? Why else would millions of years of civilization exist in the middle of the desert? Baghdad was filled with a lot rich people before it got burned to the ground. Can't say much about the rest of Iraq, but its major cities were pretty boomin.
      • Asianwaste, on 11/06/2007, -0/+18millions of years... ok I'm up too late.
        • djKianoosh, on 11/07/2007, -1/+4he was hyped up on the reply.. i'll let him slide. i think we can safely assume he meant thousands, not millions.
    • takpt, on 11/06/2007, -11/+4I bet you are american...
      • Sikarian, on 11/06/2007, -7/+4I bet you're a racist *****.
        • CZzyzx41, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1Wow that's like...five times worse than a racist bitch.

          I think I see bars of soap headed towards both our mouths. We should watch our tongues before they get cut out.
    • carpespasm, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3the area is called the "fertile crescent", it's generally much more fertile than the surrounding areas, which is why it was always under threat of invasion during Mesopotamian times. There is a lot of dry area as well, but thanks to the euphretes and the tigris rivers there is arable land.
    • wildmXranat, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2Exactly. As if what CNN reports is not all true. No horned evil doers, boiling magma and pitchfork slave masters.
    • klick37, on 11/08/2007, -9/+3Beautiful? After seeing all of that, we just HAVE to bomb it.
    • EXreaction, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3Hell yes. Someday, after I make a bunch of money (crosses fingers), I'll definitely visit the place. Those temples look quite amazing, and some of the pictures were just awesome.
      • ciaran036, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Yeah I'm thinking the same. I'd love to go to Iran. Looks like a great spot for tourists. I'd like to see the US bomb Iran when we're all on holiday there...
    • mahdaeng, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Yep - Iran's pure desert. Just like Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are pure desert.
    • HigherLogic, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Everyone has their own ideas about what a place looks like. Take Arizona for example, lots of people think it's just cactus and desert too.
      • Groovemaster, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Yes, but the point is that those people are uneducated idiots who should be ignored.
  • spiritofharvest, on 11/07/2007, -34/+80ROTFL!! I'm laughing for many reasons on many different levels. Damned "terrorists" get all the good countries...first Israel, now Iran :P
    • sigginike90, on 11/06/2007, -5/+3i Don't get why you're laughing, the joke is that the united states paint this picture of iran which depicts them as evil and terrorists, while they(usa) love israel and praise and help them at every chance and never bring propaganda nor truth about israel which is in actuality a very evil country. And the people of Iran actually didn't immigrate there... while the rotten jews of Israel did.
      • clala1220, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2Goodness, from reading your comment I know there must be some massive bitterness within you, but people should seriously learn to accept others and take what they can get from each other.
        As hippy-like as that sounds, the ***** world would be so much better.
      • JonnyTrombone, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1I hate to destroy your world view, but the Jews have been in the area that is currently "Israel" for a Looooong time. There have been Jews in the area for more or less the last 3,000 years. That's where the term "Jew" comes from in the first place- the land called "Judea".

        And it wasn't until the British and then the US started moving Jews into the area that the surrounding countries got mad- the whole anti-Israel/Zionism thing wasn't originally anti-Semitic- it was anti-Western, and happened at a time when the ME had just switched from being allied with Nazi Germany to being allied with the USSR.
      • wicketr, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1I think the difference is Muslims want to eradicate and kill every last Jew. And they will publicly proclaim this. Israel just wants every Muslim to leave them alone. I don't think I've ever heard of any Jews saying they want to eradicate the Muslims or Palestinians.
        • grinchdec23, on 11/06/2007, -2/+1WTF are you smoking, they have said they want to eradicate all muslims thousands of times, its in all there religious texts as well,, along with every other race for that matter.
          • JonnyTrombone, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1What the ***** are you smoking? First, Islam wasn't even around when the Old Testament was written- not by a long shot. Second- I can not think of a single ***** place in the Old Testament that is taken as literally telling the Jews to go and kill "every other race". The VAST majority of the Old Testament is to be taken analogously. Most of it isn't to be interpreted in a literal sense (and never has been).
    • wrow, on 11/06/2007, -2/+1rotten jews of israel huh? If you're going to make such biased, hateful, posts, don't post at all.
    • ciaran036, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1oh for god sake, there are no terrorists over there (unless you're joking). Well there probably is, but it's a tiny minority. Probably about the same number of school massacre kid terrorists in the US. Or even the British terrorists in the UK, being British all their life and being taught in British schools (eg. Glasgow airport car bomb attack 'terrorist' guy was taught at Queen's University in Belfast) and suddenly going mad (who knows, they may not actually be terrorists and it may be another lie) or take the terrorists of the IRA, as one example in Ireland, responsible for the Omagh bombing killing almost 60 in 1997, and the many hundreds killed in similar bomb attacks.

      Face it people there are terrorists in every country, it's just that because of what we are subjected to in many forms of media, the image that comes into our head is of turban-clad, brown-skinned, allah-loving evil terrorists. There are British terrorists, Irish terrorists, American terrorists and I'm sure many more in countries I barely know about.
    • galaxyhany, on 11/07/2007, -0/+0yeah.i know why you'r laughing,because everytime&everyday&.... all of your media lie about THE GREAT PERSIA(iran) like your liar president,HUH HUH HUH
  • thelastknowngod, on 11/11/2007, -14/+200i saw a video of iran and i thought it was the most beautiful country. this confirms it.
    • wdigby, on 11/07/2007, -41/+8Just a shame about the terrorists...
      • inf0, on 11/07/2007, -11/+44There are more so called 'terrorists' in your own ***** government!

        You've just exhibited the 'Cattle' effect, I feel sorry for you. I honestly do.

        Iran looks beautiful.... Looks a lot less commercial than the US... that's a good thing...
        • nicholai, on 11/07/2007, -4/+5Iran's government is just as terrorist as our own government so don't be a total hypocrite.
          • inf0, on 11/07/2007, -2/+1What countries are Iran currently occupying and /or destroying?
      • jambox, on 11/07/2007, -7/+16No, shame about the imperialist Americans.
        • nicholai, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5Both governments should be ashamed of themselves for using torture, bondage, terrorism and murder to repress people.
      • DeeCafe, on 11/07/2007, -1/+1Shame about the imaginary terrorist living in your head.
    • ElFredo, on 11/06/2007, -1/+16"Paradise" is Persian for "garden". Roses come from Persia, too (and "rose" is also a Persian word). After seeing this slideshow, I wish I could spend my next holidays there. Some photos remind me of the French Alps.
      • stevedclarke, on 11/06/2007, -1/+4I would love to go there too. I just really hope it doesn't get destroyed before I have the chance.
        • nicholai, on 11/06/2007, -4/+2I would rather go to Europe because Iran's government is just as terrorist as the American government.
        • spiritofharvest, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2Better go before we decide they have WMDs and set ruin to the country.
    • ZeRux, on 11/07/2007, -5/+9Too bad they're censoring the Internet and banning sites like facebook.
      • razishaban, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4It would be if they were. I'm in Iran, and I'm on facebook right now. Porn too.
    • ShaoKahn, on 11/07/2007, -2/+1who needs facebook?!
    • Gndoab, on 11/07/2007, -0/+6I gotta disagree...I would venture a guess to say that the US is probrably the most beautiful country on the planet, for two main reasons
      A) Its sheer size.
      B)Hawaii

      Even if One part of the US isn't your bag, just hop in your car and drive for a day. Bam...all new scenery (this is of course not applicable with Hawaii, as one would just wind up at the bottom of the ocean)
      • alperea, on 11/06/2007, -0/+0America, while having it's beautiful spots, is definately not the most beautiful. I've been through places in Mexico where it just blows my mind. I have been all throughout America and haven't been that mind blown. Also have you heard of Holland? You probably haven't. America may be the richest country in the world but it doesn't have everything.
    • FutureGuy, on 11/07/2007, -0/+2Well depends on your perspective, you could get hanged if you are gay or scared if you are a gal without your face all wrapped up.
  • vinwal, on 11/08/2007, -9/+101Absolutely beautiful.
  • ddorent, on 11/09/2007, -23/+340i see what you did there.
    • Encablossa, on 11/07/2007, -17/+14Would you like some LAME sauce with that?
    • orlyfactor, on 11/06/2007, -5/+22Original.
    • PRlME, on 11/06/2007, -3/+8with +101 diggs so far, he did it right.
    • mightyzug, on 11/06/2007, -2/+8with +151 diggs so far, he knows how to pander to the diggtards. that's all it is.
    • Namelessthinker, on 11/06/2007, -3/+3I would have said, "I c wut u did ther" for extra kicks.
    • DeeCafe, on 11/07/2007, -2/+1For once in your cyberlife you were at the right place at the right time... Congrats
    • cremate, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Pea-tear-gryphon
  • dunderballer, on 11/07/2007, -5/+22Cool Bat Cave pic
  • halohunter, on 11/07/2007, -7/+40Iran what is left of the Persian empire. Looks great.
    • DokGonzo, on 11/06/2007, -3/+19Iran IS the Persian Empire. It's one of the oldest historically continuous civilizations in the World... The term "Persia" actually comes from Greek translation of the name of Iranian province of Fars. The name of this province is echoed in the offical name of the Iranian language - Farsi. The people of Iran have always called themselves Iranian (translated as "Aryan"), and their land Iran (the Land of the Aryans).
      • Abomonog, on 11/06/2007, -9/+14No, Iran is part of what used to be the Persian Empire. That empire included what is now Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. This lasted 1500 years right up to 1918 when The Persian Empire was divided up and given to the British. It's very ironic that it was Hitler who liberated these countries from the British and attempted to establish independent governments. Of course Eisenhower would then steamroll the region chasing after Rommel. After WW2 Palestine would get ripped up by its roots and be forcibly replaced by Israel. An action that would guarantee perpetual war and hatred against all things western. But hey, they're the terrorists, right?
        • Nosferax, on 11/06/2007, -1/+5The Ottoman (turkish) empire lasted up to 1918. The persian empire dates back to antiquity
        • milesdavis22, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3It's amazing that historically inaccurate and propaganda like comments like yours can get dugg up. I don't get it.
        • JonnyTrombone, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Not -exactly- true. Hitler was the first modern ruler to start moving Jews into what is now Israel. The current animosity towards Israel and the US started as anti-Western sentiment, and morphed (over time) into the extreme anti-semitism that is now taught all over the ME.
        • ITpolitico, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2Last I checked, Eisenhower didn't go steamrolling through the Middle East chasing after Rommel. You're thinking about North Africa.
    • Jorin, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2A girl I know from Iran calls the country "Persia." I think a fair number of people there identify themselves with Persian heritage and use the name today.
      • digudown, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1You cited just one girl !
        • Jorin, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1hehe, yes that is a rather small sample group. But it's all I have to work with right now!
  • Pacotheparrot, on 11/11/2007, -13/+205Thank you for posting this, it's time people stop feeling animosity towards their fellow man and instead directed it towards war-prone governments (both our's and Iran's).
    • pintomp3, on 11/07/2007, -8/+53to be fair, iran hasn't started in wars in over 100 years, so it's not fair to put them in the same war-prone category as us.
      • soupdawg30, on 11/07/2007, -28/+10Yes it is. They attack Israel all the time.
        • pintomp3, on 11/07/2007, -9/+16with what? words? oooo.
        • SquigglyP, on 11/06/2007, -2/+17they do fund some of hesbolah's activities, but then the US does the same *****. But of course we're the 'good guys'.
          • jambox, on 11/06/2007, -2/+18Yep, Iran funds one dodgy group.
            USA funds dozens all around the world - let's not forget they set up Al-Qaeda AND Saddam!
            The Iraq war might actually have been worth it if it had been preceded by a solemn promise by the CIA not to give loads of cash and guns to terrorists any more.
          • diggimator, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5The US is a convict that aided terrorists:
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_v._United_S ...
            The US has started a war with UN disagreement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War
            There's a reason why anti-Americanism is popular in Latin America and the Middle East.
          • djKianoosh, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2i think both sides have made their arguments here, and we can see both sides are crooked. the support the groups that keep them in power and/or sustain their advantage... we need to stop looking to politicians for answers, whether their iranian or american. "we the people" folks! it's about us. not career politicians.
        • jambox, on 11/06/2007, -4/+9Depends if you count giving money to those crazy guys at Hezbollah.
          Could argue that they only exist because of the way Israel, Syria and the rest behave towards Lebanon.
        • geekee, on 11/07/2007, -0/+4"with what? words? oooo."

          No through Hezbollah, jackass. And they don't just give money, they send arms as well. The religious theocracy that runs Iran should be at least as hated by liberals as the Bush admin. Not sure why it isn't so.
      • MewTwo, on 11/07/2007, -8/+4"to be be fair..." uh, try, "to be a dumbass..."

        I knew some ignorant piece of ***** would write a comment trying to say that Iran was a peaceful country.
      • IEatHamburgers, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2Only a whiny liberal could forget 480 BC so easily. Have you forgotten what they did to us then? We all must support our President in taking the fight back to the enemy, otherwise you're with the terrorists! REMEMBER THE 300 SPARTANS!!!
      • ciaran036, on 11/07/2007, -1/+1you're right. Over the past 100 years, America has been at war with at least 1 country on I think almost every single year over the century. America is more than war-prone, it's war-hungry! They've nowhere near had enough from WW1 and WW2 and Vietnam and the Gulf war, and Iraq and Afghanistan, now they're heading for Iran again unjustly (highly likely to be unjust anyway). And the problem is, the intelligent people of America don't want war, but yet these people are dwarfed by the mainstream population who have been half brainwashed by the country (examples including cigarettes, clothes trends, war on Iraq - WMD's etc.)
        • DaSuHouSe, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1"America has been at war [...] almost every single year over the century."

          WOW. Get your facts straight if you're going to argue something. Don't conveniently forget that the U.S. was the most reluctant industrialized country to join WW1 and WW2. Also don't forget that Kuwait was invaded first before the U.S. fought back. I almost forgot I'm pretty sure 9/11 justified attacking Afghanistan. That leaves Vietnam and Iraq as evidence of America being "war-hungry". There's so much evidence of the U.S. government being power hungry that I can't believe you failed so horribly.
          • ciaran036, on 11/08/2007, -1/+1The reason America was so reluctant to go to war in WW1 and WW2 because they weren't being attacked! And I'm pretty sure that 9/11 most certainly did not justify attacking Afghanistan. Nearly 3,000 people were killed on the day of 9/11. Between 7,000 and 14,000 *civilians* (NOT members of Al Qaeda) are estimated dead because of the war on Afghanistan. That does not weigh up. Nobody in their right mind would call that justified. Also, there is an abundance of evidence proving that the official story of events is wrong and that 9/11 was actually an inside job.
    • pintomp3, on 11/06/2007, -16/+9to be fair, iran hasn't started in wars in over 100 years, so it's not fair to put them in the same war-prone category as us.
  • tehxen3, on 11/11/2007, -26/+449Funny, I didn't notice any homosexuals.
    • falese, on 11/07/2007, -23/+97did you look in the mirror?
      • disabled4diggin, on 11/06/2007, -7/+9omg i just busted out laughing at work. people looked at me funny. thanks.
      • reyfin, on 11/07/2007, -4/+5LOL SAME HERE!! OWWWWNNEEDDD
    • SquigglyP, on 11/07/2007, -8/+50Are you kidding? Who do you think was taking the pictures?
    • xXMetalJesusXx, on 11/07/2007, -31/+14I didn't know that gay men looked different than straight men....
      Seriously...it's not like spotting a black dude at a hockey game...I know tons of gay guys who dress, and act, like everyone else.
      • ohcyrus, on 11/07/2007, -0/+27Tehxen3 was referring to a statement made by Iran's president.
      • xXMetalJesusXx, on 11/07/2007, -4/+21hhhmmmmmm......feel free to digg me down...lol
        *Hangs head in shame*
      • sethisastud, on 11/07/2007, -6/+3Actually...we do.
        • suriyou, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2I beg to differ with you, sir.
        • sethisastud, on 11/07/2007, -4/+3You're a fool then. Ever wonder how gaydar works? There are studies that prove this point.
      • busybenj, on 11/06/2007, -6/+4haha....you know TONS of gay guys?? haha
      • ITpolitico, on 11/07/2007, -0/+2Haha I dug you up purely for your reference to the black guy at a hockey game. So true...
    • DarQraven, on 11/07/2007, -9/+29Lol, nice one. For everyone that doesn't get it: Ahmadinejad once proclaimed that Iran doesn't have any homosexuals, hence they can't be oppressed.
    • mattewood, on 11/07/2007, -9/+52Maybe in Iran the homosexuals look just like heterosexuals... kind of like the GOP in America. :D
      • SavageOwnage, on 11/07/2007, -3/+4If I made the same joke about the DNC I would have -40 diggs.
        • LBobRife, on 11/07/2007, -1/+6There aren't a multitude of gay sex scandals going on with the Democratic Party, now are there.
        • antibastard, on 11/07/2007, -1/+2...because then the joke wouldn't make sense.
      • baaj, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3Now, gentlemen, there's no fighting in the war room.
    • CroMag, on 11/06/2007, -4/+16That's because they are getting hung from cranes in dowtown Tehran.
    • fwc67, on 11/07/2007, -3/+3Because there were no men in women's clothing.. :p
      • DeeCafe, on 11/07/2007, -2/+1I know your LAME.. and so does everyone else.
      • FishRHuman2, on 11/07/2007, -0/+2Woah woah woah. There's a difference between cross-dressers and homosexuals, douche.
    • nj10ii, on 11/06/2007, -8/+2And how could you tell that?
      I'm sure Amajadjajdajd.. was talking about flaming in your face gays... Which btw is not your typical american gay man either.
      • NapalmNewt, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4He wasn't, he was talking about any gay people.
    • petercooper, on 11/07/2007, -5/+2You'd have been hard pushed to see them in public in most Western countries 100 years ago too. While Iran is clearly not 100 years behind us in terms of technology or economy, it's impractical to assume their society can keep up with our social norms at the same rate.
    • skyshock1, on 11/07/2007, -1/+1Oh come on, that little blond boy is SURELY one of teh gayz.
    • jcastle, on 11/07/2007, -1/+3http://picasaweb.google.com/aatrvash/Iran02/photo? ...

  • KVachon, on 11/07/2007, -20/+29wow I hope i get to see those amazing landscapes in my life time. But i fear that I will never be allowed to go to, or even welcome in Iran. So Sad
    • stklaw, on 11/06/2007, -6/+9You can find lots of amazing landscapes anywhere. Just be at the right place at the right time.
      Pay attention to your surroundings.
    • LimeParrot, on 11/06/2007, -3/+4Why won't you be welcome?
      • jambox, on 11/06/2007, -1/+9Because he's a septic tank?
        • LimeParrot, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1lol
        • bandomac, on 11/06/2007, -3/+0And you are an Aussie sheep pounder.
          • jambox, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3No, I'm a cup of tea, stiff-upper-lip, rain tolerating Englishman.
          • herrferret, on 04/03/2008, -0/+2Well Done Old Bean. Carry on, jolly good stuff.
          • CZzyzx41, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2no it's the Scots that like the sheep. The Aussies pound wallabys. Get it right you Canadian moose pounder.

            Maybe I've got you pegged wrong. You could be an American burger pounder.
      • DeeCafe, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Perhaps hes GAY!.. They dont want people like him around.. He may contaminate and ruin the country
      • ambrosious, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1It's very dangerous to travel to Iran, especially in the last 10 years. They have a habit of not letting westerners leave. Also, if you've ever traveled to Israe, as I have, and they see that on your passport, you're in big, big trouble.
    • jooaakim, on 11/06/2007, -4/+17Youre probably very welcome in Iran or any other "axis of evil" country as well. May that be Cuba, Venezuela or Pakistan. People don't have anything against american people (other than thinking thar you were stupid enough to vote for bush not only a first time but a second time as well ;)), it's your government we ehm dislike.

      As long as you show respect that is..
      • DaSuHouSe, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1I'm pretty sure people around the world equate the American people with Bush; hence, they don't like us.
    • MyNamesTaken, on 11/06/2007, -0/+13You can travel to Iran now, nobody is stopping you. Many backpackers travel through Iran.
      As an American you can travel as part of a tour. I would guess the only nationality not allowed in are Israelis
      • ambrosious, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1It actually can be very dangerous for westerners, especially if you've ever just traveled to Israel. I have nothing but respect for Iranian people, and believe me I know the role America has played in screwing up their government but their government really is just that - screwed up, not that our government isn't scary also. An Iranian traveling to America faces dangers just as Americans would traveling to Iran. Both governments need to stop the ***** and start working things out.
        • MyNamesTaken, on 11/09/2007, -1/+0Well do you know anyone who has been recently or is this just anecdotal evidence. I haven't heard its dangerous at all unless you do something illegal in that country. Generally they are a pretty civilised people, its just the hardliners are in control, and they are pretty backwards. By the way, you could say the same thing about America, hardliners in control, and also has its fair share of religious nutcases, but most people are normal, nice civilised.
          And yeah obviously Israeli's have a problem all over the middle east.

          If you want to read about real travelers great experiences in Iran, read here http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?c ...
          If you just read/watch the news, its understandable to think they are all maniacs over there but its completely not the case
          • ambrosious, on 11/09/2007, -0/+1Well my girlfriend is half Iranian. When she went to Iran a few years ago she was almost arrested on several occasions when guards stopped her and her brother in the street. They had to check their ID's to see if they were related - if they hadn't, they would have been taken to jail.

            Also, numerous Iranians who have left and become "westernized" are not allowed to come back for fear of detention. Stories like:

            http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/11/7abe7 ...
            Are all too common these days.
    • EarlR, on 11/06/2007, -0/+16Or join the US army - you'll get to see Iran before you know it. Meet interesting people. Shoot them.

      Good medical policy too I understand.
    • leberama, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3Americans are welcome in Iran.
    • archimago42, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2I've met a few people from Iran, one of them was disappointed she can't go to the US. I don't think Iran is against us going there and all the people I've met from there simply say the government is not a reflection of the people and never has been. The people are just used to the government doing whatever as long as it doesn't ***** up their normal lives too much. (It doesn't many farm the same way they have for 100 years). Pretty much how I feel about my own US government right now as well.
    • RyanAghdam, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1I can't go either; i'd be automaticaly drafted into the army and wouldn't be allowed to leave.
      • EarlR, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1I understand you can negotiate a buyout. A friend of mine who left back in the 80's (deserted from the Iranian army actually) and who believed he would never be able to return to Iran negotiated (via the Iranian embassy) that he would make a cash donation and they would "forget" about that and he would not be imprisoned or forced to serve the rest of his time. This was back in 2000/2001.
        Cost him about £4000. He has been back home a few times without any problem since.
    • galaxyhany, on 11/07/2007, -0/+0i know why you fear about travelling to iran,be cause everytime&everyday&every week&.... all of your media lie about iran like your liar president,plz just onetime go to THE GRAT PERSIA(iran) and see all of beauties
  • x083, on 11/07/2007, -42/+26I know that Iran, Russia, and China, are the (3) countries holding the bush family, the rockefellers, the clintons, and the rothschilds from creating this so called "New World Order" I also know that, Power Corrupts, and Absolute Power in the form of World Government would Corrupt Absolutely. I do not support a world government, I support the American Constitution. I support a banking system that is free and isn't corrupt like the federal reserve that creates inflation, and robs the people of their money. Ethnocentrism is a term used to describe someone imposing their cultural beliefs upon another cultures. We as Americans need to mind our own business. We need to repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and I would like to help all of you educate yourselves, please watch the unbiased film " The Money Masters " for free on Google Video, just simply do a search.
    • bingobongony, on 11/06/2007, -15/+9Seriously...can you pinpoint the EXACT moment that you waved "bye bye" to your sanity?
    • JenadaeXX, on 11/06/2007, -2/+14I have a feeling you were saving that for a while...
    • doctor49152, on 11/06/2007, -3/+13Can you also add that you repeal the bill that gave corporations the rights of an individual? This gave them the power of lobbying and other evil deeds. Its late I'm tired, but I think you know where I'm going.

      Banks, Corporations, Governmnent, War on terror and Widows Vista... all made with lies the do more damage than good.
      • techresearcher, on 11/06/2007, -2/+1Hey! Take Vista off that list!
        • CZzyzx41, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1No. He's accurate. Widows Vista is evil and needs to be destroyed.

          Oh what...did you think he was talking about Windows Vista?
    • chillfaktor, on 11/06/2007, -4/+13He's right and you know it, so why would you digg him down?
      • FredSpeaking, on 11/06/2007, -4/+6try relevance next time?
        • chillfaktor, on 11/06/2007, -0/+8you mean as in "Top Secret Pictures" ?
      • Beakerz, on 11/07/2007, -0/+3Its the chain effect... someone sees his comment looks at the diggs.. and its -1 so they digg him down and so on....without reading the comment as it is slightly long... :(
    • solid12345, on 11/06/2007, -9/+2There is no NWO people, come on this is the same Jewish banker world conspiracy crap pushed by the Nazis and Tsarist Russia only re-molded to be less racist.
      • jamdogg, on 11/08/2007, -2/+9You obviously don't listen to speeches made by presidents and prime ministers who actually use the words "New World Order" quite openly (search youtube). How can you fail to notice what is already rammed halfway up your arse?
        • stevedclarke, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3Maybe he's the goatse guy. Something pretty large could fit up there before being noticed, I bet.
        • CZzyzx41, on 11/06/2007, -3/+3To be fair it is a pretty large arse. He is American afterall.
    • synarchy, on 11/06/2007, -1/+6"For more than a century, ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized incidents such as my encounter with Castro to attack the Rockefeller family for the inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that is the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it." - From Rockefeller's "Memoirs", (p.405).
    • AustinMandi, on 11/07/2007, -0/+2I am always confused as to why the only comment on digg that seems to grasp the entirety of the bigger picture is always the one to get dugg down. Bash Bush from here to Sunday and you're showered with diggs, but start explaining how he is just a sockpuppet for the elitist oligarchy or how all of this is entertwined and all of a sudden you are a bastard stepchild. WAKE UP DIGGERS, you are so close, and yet so freakin far!!!
    • ciaran036, on 11/07/2007, -0/+2This guy is right. I'm sure the only reason he was digged down was because people just saw a load of words they didn't understand and a lot of topics they know nothing about so they digged him down, without considering the value this comment really has.
  • SquigglyP, on 11/10/2007, -41/+30Their churches look weird! BOMB THEM TO DEATH!!
    • t1m0j5, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3There was one Armenian Church there. Oh I actully took you seriously for a moment.
    • bemenaker, on 11/07/2007, -1/+5Wow, no sense of humor today. Not you, the peeps diggin you down. Irony and sarcasm are quite normal here, why is it so obviously missed this time?
    • EXreaction, on 11/10/2007, -1/+3That is a ***** sense of humor. Especially since many people in the US have their heads so far up their asses they do want to bomb the ***** out of everyone not in their own religion.
    • ciaran036, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1I know you're being sarcastic, but your words can have a big influence, and some people may not realise you're being sarcastic so I digged you down (well at least I hope you're being sarcastic!)
    • FishRHuman2, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Yeah, it was a ***** joke. But I'm digging you up because no one else seems to have gotten it.
    • FishRHuman2, on 11/10/2007, -1/+1Yeah, it was a ***** joke. But I'm digging you up because no one else seems to have gotten it.
  • Oldsmobile, on 11/07/2007, -12/+8Well, it's not working any more. What did I miss?
    • e6La3BaNo, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3a lot
    • adiman7, on 11/11/2007, -1/+6Picasa Albums not working...?
    • SquigglyP, on 11/07/2007, -2/+46it was a set of photos of a bunch of suicide bombers standing in front of nuclear missiles holding signs that said "***** the US" and one of them was holding a gun to the head of a puppy. The background was really picturesque, which is why so many people are commenting about how beautiful the countryside there is, etc.
      • jeremyjx, on 11/06/2007, -0/+9You forgot to mention they were kicking an old woman and setting babies on fire.
      • stevedclarke, on 11/11/2007, -2/+2You forgot about the kittens being eaten.
    • xxxana, on 11/06/2007, -0/+10are you by any chance using Opera? It didn't work for me either in Opera, but it works in IExplorer.
      • nathanwalker, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4Ditto. weird. picassa not working in opera?
      • HigherLogic, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2Nope, didn't work for me in Opera. No suprise there, Google is pretty bad when it comes to accessibility and cross-browser compatibility.
        • fweeky, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2Seems their redirection is breaking; notice the URL has "amp;" after each & (HTML entity encoding). Remove the amp;'s and it works, though they complain about you using an unsupported browser. It's pretty slow too, even in Firefox, YSlow says 6.2 seconds just to load a single image.

          Who'd have thought a big company like Google would find displaying a collection of small images so difficult?
    • FishRHuman2, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Lol, SquigglyP's half right.
      You missed a buch of beautiful pictures of Iran's culture and people, who aren't all running at us screaming with bombs strapped to their chests.
      Deny the racism forced upon us!
  • edwartica, on 11/10/2007, -42/+12yeah, welll every country worth bombing has to have something beautiful to destroy.
    • SquigglyP, on 11/10/2007, -4/+13Is it ever worth it to bomb a country? Think about it before you answer.
      • CiXeL, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1if the east coast was as egalitarian and laid back as the west coast. the US would never go to war. the east coast is always the one dragging us into wars.
      • pyerby, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1SquigglyP - I've thought about it and the answer is yes, of course it is (for example, bombing Germany in WWII). Whether it is worth it to bomb Iran is a different question. If Iran were on the verge of gaining a nuclear weapon, it would not only be worth it to bomb its nuclear facilities, it would be the only sensible thing to do to maintain stability in the region.
    • CZzyzx41, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Right, like the United States.
    • CCoe, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Wow - even Hitler didn't believe that.
    • jimmiss, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1I think he was trying to make a point by being ironic. Calm down people.
  • bingobongony, on 11/06/2007, -44/+15Yes..Iran truly is heaven on earth. These pictures CONFIRM it. The entire country is like this. The pictures said so!
    • jambox, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4Errm, your point is..?
    • techresearcher, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2What about Canada?
      • j3one, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3Blame Canada
      • stevedclarke, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2What *about* Canada?
      • evodude, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2You forgot the "eh?"

        It should read "What about Canada, eh?" I'm from Minnesota, so I speak Canadian, too.
      • CeeJayDK, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1You forgot Poland
    • LeadOffMan, on 11/07/2007, -3/+2funny, there were lots of pictures of mosques, but none showed with the hate mongers chanting "death to America" . Show only good stuff for propaganda's sake
      • Gerbil_Juice, on 11/07/2007, -1/+3Yes, show a picture of something that is far from the normal or else it's propaganda. Stop buying into the whole "they hate our freedoms" *****.
    • ciaran036, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1why the digg down?
  • spadeninja, on 11/07/2007, -27/+25wow say goodbye to all that. Thanks Mr. Bush
  • egthareal, on 11/09/2007, -4/+73iran looks strangely like southern California.
    • theone3, on 11/10/2007, -1/+27Or it will soon if Bush has his way.

      (blazing inferno)
    • ScoobyG, on 11/07/2007, -4/+4Oh God it so doesn't. Iran is *pretty*.
  • xXMetalJesusXx, on 11/11/2007, -12/+211I got to study Iranian Cinema in Film school....one of my favorite National Cinema's...very rich in Culture.
    But when 95% of the population knows next to nothing about the country, it's a lot easier for the Bush Admin to demonize them.
    • kgorczyn, on 11/06/2007, -0/+11I would guess more like 99% of Americans.
    • CroMag, on 11/06/2007, -5/+6Man..both you guys are so smart and knowledgeable about Iranians! (Unlike us other dumb Americans)
      • Frolie0, on 11/06/2007, -5/+4It bothers you that much that someone might know more than you about a particular topic?

        Continue to shop at Wal-Mart, pronouncing your greatness.
        • j3one, on 11/06/2007, -6/+3***** off. You and anyone else who presumes to know anything about someone else because they are American. Take your stereotypes, misconceptions, and ignorance elsewhere. America holds the most diverse and culturally vibrant population in the world. People from all corners of the world and home grown Americans populate this beautiful country, and we are full of forward thinking, brilliant minds.
        • mightyzug, on 11/06/2007, -1/+4your self righteousness is undeserved. we are also full of apathetic *****.
        • kaptainKraken, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2unfortunately of "US" the government spent all our money for war instead of education so we have no choice but to remain ignorant.

          but all in all, our arguing on the internet's is so pointless that it makes the president look useful.
    • MewTwo, on 11/10/2007, -7/+1Please don't pull statistics out of your ass. First you try and compliment Iran by saying you like their films to soften the blow. Then you call them ignorant.
      • Exodust, on 11/10/2007, -0/+4He was calling Americans ignorant. :)
      • mightyzug, on 11/10/2007, -1/+4i like the films - bush is demonizing them coz americans are ignorant - did you READ the comment even??? stupid. stupid. stupid.
    • phufufoo, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Wow Mewtwo with a name like that I am not surprised you didn't understand the MetalJesus comment correctly. Anyways he is right. It is MUCH easier to go to war with terrorist and insurgents in a barren desert than with human beings living in a developed society. Just a bunch of camel ***** over there anyways right? Who cares. UNITED STATES OF APATHY
    • phufufoo, on 11/06/2007, -1/+0.
    • Commodore84, on 11/10/2007, -3/+2Why does President Bush have to demonize Iran? Ahmenidijad takes care of that nicely with his anti-Semitic and genocidal rhetoric.
    • MewTwo, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Oh ***** all you guys. I misunderstood but I still feel the same about you ***** retards. You're all 13 and think you know everything, that you're higher than the rest of the American public because you go online and talk ***** about Bush. Big ***** deal, nobody likes him. Bush isn't demonizing the Iranian people he is demonizing Ahmedinejad's regime. Which deserves to be demonized, although Bushs' motives may be ***** up. I hate any article submitted about Iran cause I know you little ***** are going to be there telling me that the "government in Iran is actually a democracy where their president was elected into office, maybe Bush can learn a thing or two from them." And I'm going to be there telling you to read a ***** book or something cause you're all so ***** ignorant.
  • jonesyb, on 11/07/2007, -4/+19A very gorgeous place. Some not bad photos as well.
    • mrASSMAN, on 11/06/2007, -0/+18So not bad in fact, that they're verging on Good!
  • stklaw, on 11/06/2007, -7/+16When I saw the title, I was thinking "more propaganda? Give me a break."
    • formergthing, on 11/07/2007, -1/+24No, it was still propaganda, just the opposite of the kind that annoys you.
    • yahoofrom, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3look closely you can see the hidden missiles.
  • DirtySnachez, on 11/07/2007, -30/+93Five bucks says the ***** Americans will still go to war with them...
    • SiNN4R, on 11/07/2007, -13/+39For 10 we'll go to war with you instead.
      • theone3, on 11/07/2007, -3/+12Heh. Make it CAD and you're on ;)

        Wait, can you afford that?
      • praha, on 11/07/2007, -3/+10And 20 bucks says you're American! :)
        • SiNN4R, on 11/07/2007, -5/+3duh?
          • jamdogg, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5Whatever your nationality, you lower the average by answering "duh?"
        • antibastard, on 11/07/2007, -0/+3he said "we", so that's a stupid bet. and you're a stupid person.
      • DirtySnachez, on 11/07/2007, -3/+17You can try, but you don't know how to find anything on a map.
        • mickcn, on 11/06/2007, -3/+3Thankyou. Now I can have comfort that we americans are not the only ones ignorant to the rest of the world.
      • Talena, on 11/07/2007, -5/+2I hope they come here, i wouldnt mind blowing up a couple of fascists heads
    • skealoha86, on 11/07/2007, -7/+15not the Americans, the President will still go to war with them, who has invaded Iraq without a declaration from the congress and will not get a declaration from the congress to invade Iran.
      • pintomp3, on 11/06/2007, -1/+16the president will declare war, it will be americans who go to war.
        • NihilFist, on 11/06/2007, -0/+13Shouldn't it also be the americans who refuse to go to war?
        • Talena, on 11/06/2007, -0/+11Or the americans who impeach a president that has been lying for the past 6 years?
        • sohlemac, on 11/06/2007, -0/+7According to the Constitution, the President can't declare war. That's a power reserved to the Congress. Everything we've been involved in since WWII has been a "police action" or the like.
          • stevedclarke, on 11/07/2007, -0/+3What's the difference?
          • Vorin, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1one goes through the proper channels.
            -only difference.
        • jeremyjx, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4The President as Commander in Chief can do whatever the hell he wants for 90 days. Then just pull them all back and send them out again. I never really understood that part of the Constitution.
          • sohlemac, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1That's part of the "War Powers Act", not the constitution.
        • ThreeDee912, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1All the while Cheney uses Bush as a sock-puppet...
      • robphillips, on 11/06/2007, -0/+8And that still makes it our war?
      • EarlOfLade, on 11/07/2007, -0/+7The right wingers will cheer on while the rest of USA will sing hymns in local churches and watch some ***** series on TV while the war rages on and then complain about the gas prices.
    • soupdawg30, on 11/07/2007, -13/+9Yes, we will as long as their president keeps acting like a douchebag.
      • firstprimate, on 11/07/2007, -1/+11Unlike your president?
        • jambox, on 11/07/2007, -1/+2Let's get rid of all the Presidents.

          Constitutional Monarchies RULE!
      • 1town, on 11/07/2007, -0/+5If presidents being douchebags was a reason for war, USA, along with most countries should have been blown off the earth long ago
    • Subterfug, on 11/06/2007, -2/+21$5 won't cover the cost of war :(
    • joshmoney, on 11/07/2007, -6/+22A Hundred bucks that I gave to Ron Paul earlier hopes we won't!
    • sfacets, on 11/07/2007, -11/+20Americans are to blame - you elected the bastard, didn't you? And I don't see you all standing as one demanding his impeachment either.
      • probrian, on 11/06/2007, -5/+6we didn't elect him...it was fraud...and if we impeach him we would be stuck with Cheney his filthy little twin brother....of sorts.
        • DirtySnachez, on 11/07/2007, -1/+11Thats one fantastic country you have. Be proud. Stay Free.
      • brufleth, on 11/06/2007, -4/+6Read up on the last two elections. Bush was appointed by the supreme court in 2000 and there was massive election fraud in Ohio in 2004 which may very well have changed the outcome. The UN and even the US have stepped in to help organize fair elections but in the US we get no such support.
      • Talena, on 11/06/2007, -5/+6So you know you got a dictator, but you let him stay anyway, isn't that even worse?
        • Rijnzael, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1Yes. Blame two of the millions of voters for letting Bush into office. That makes sense.
      • freshgrease, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2If it wasn't for the fact that we Americans are too caught up in our local lives to give a damn about the Feds, we'd have the entire administration thrown out. I'd stand up and fight, but it would take 80% of the entire populous to fight off the law enforcement agencies and military. It's not like what it was back in the 1800's when we Southerners had the balls to try to succeed from the Union. Nowdays, everyone's worries extent to what is going to be for dinner. What a bloody waste.

        • djKianoosh, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3secede, btw, and how'd that work out? but i see your point. didn't one of the founding fathers say something about the tree of liberty being fed by the blood of revolution from time to time... something like that. i probably butchered the phrase, but someone will be along shortly to correct me and scorn and mock...
        • DaSuHouSe, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1@djKianoosh:

          "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."
          -Thomas Jefferson
    • AlexanderZero, on 11/07/2007, -5/+15All you stupid foreigners think you know everything about the US. Bush is not the same he was when he was elected. Also, about half of the country voted against him. It's not the people's fault if congress wont impeach him.
      • scottc, on 11/06/2007, -2/+10"Bush is not the same he was when he was elected"

        Yes he is. It's just that it's easier to see him for who he was all along.
        • bemenaker, on 11/06/2007, -2/+4Actually that is not true. In 2K noone thought Bush was this dangerous. We knew him to be bad for our country, but not this dangerous. He played the conservatives like a fiddle and squeaked through the first time, and outright stole it the second. If Bush had acted this much like a megalomaniac in the first election, even the rednecks down south would have turned on him.
        • mablco, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2thats right, back when he was coked up and drunk on whiskey opverseeing the highest number of death penalties. lovely guy. Karol Rove worked for him then too planing and scheming his way to the white house.
      • JKAL, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1The congress is your voice, if they are not doing what you want, then go and raise the issues with your congressman/woman... don't sit on your butt and complain, no one else is going to do it, that is the whole problem. go door to door, talk to your neighborhood get a petition signed! DO SOMETHING.
      • b3nj4m, on 11/07/2007, -0/+4Actually, it is the people's fault. If the government is not doing what's it's supposed to be, it's the people's responsibility to overthrow it. Instead, we sit on our asses and blame everyone else, because we are too afraid to take action.
        • Gndoab, on 11/07/2007, -1/+2go ahead...start overthrowing it. Ill catch up with you a little later.....
    • amphet, on 11/06/2007, -0/+6make that 5 euros and I'll think about it.
    • LiveWire530, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3War has always been stopped by a few nice pictures of landscapes right? [sarcasm]
    • davewashere, on 11/07/2007, -2/+75 bucks? That's like 25 cents Canadian, right?
    • gullydwarf, on 11/06/2007, -0/+15 bucks says Iran will go to war with Israel, or Israel will bomb Iran preemptively.
    • DemonWasp, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2No bet. I wouldn't bet a penny against the US going to war with Iran. I also wouldn't bother asking for change for my Canadian penny when I exchanged ti for an American one. Thanks to Bush, Canada's dollar is higher than the US Dollar for the first time in what, 30 years?
    • firechill, on 11/07/2007, -0/+2Yeah doesn't our constitution say something about not going to war with pretty countries?
    • jeffman12, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1the US decides to go to war with countries based on how they look...
  • redxninja, on 11/09/2007, -40/+11Let turn it into a glass desert.
  • exilio, on 11/10/2007, -74/+15Oh how cleaver. Since these pictures don't show nuclear weapons they must not exist -- wow, you've cracked the case!!! Bravo.
    • xXMetalJesusXx, on 11/10/2007, -4/+48You're an idiot. It's showing a side of Iran that the popular Media refuses to show you. Real people living normal lives... not building WMD's and burning American Flags.
    • JenadaeXX, on 11/10/2007, -3/+361) Remove head from ass
      2) Look at the world around you
      3) ????
      4) PROFIT!
    • dazparkour, on 11/10/2007, -4/+9Since your post does not portray your intelligence, it must not exist -- wow, I've cracked the case!!! GO MEH!
    • plaidman, on 11/06/2007, -2/+3hey man..um I have to let you know...your ignorance is showing! Yeah very embarrassing I know. It will be okay, just take a class or tour the world or just at least crawl out from under the rock in which you live.
    • jetboyterp, on 11/06/2007, -3/+3Spot-on. I could create a beautiful picture album of the natural and structural beauty within the US, and it would prove once and for all that the US has no weapons. Yeah.
    • Me1000, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1actually pictures dont exist, because iran doesnt have nukes... it will be 3 to 10 years before they do!

    • petewiz, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3You're so concerned about Iran having nukes but you say nothing about the US having WMD's? Pretty sure that's called a double standard, bud.
      • DemonWasp, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1Exactly. Where did America get the "god-given" right to have thousands upon thousands of nuclear warheads at their disposal, then flip out and wage wars over foreign nations managing to make a few? I realise even a few are extremely dangerous, but this whole policy is extremely hypocritical.
    • ciaran036, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1you prove to me that Iran has nuclear weapons and I'll digg you up.
      Then you think of all the nuclear weapons the US has, and I think about who's the real evil here?
  • dtele, on 11/09/2007, -62/+12Misleading headline - buried
  • bperin, on 11/09/2007, -55/+12Buried for inaccurate title, I saw no nuclear missiles, which would have been way cooler.
    • pintomp3, on 11/06/2007, -3/+26they are over in israel.
    • thebeebs, on 11/06/2007, -2/+6I think your missing the point of the post, the title is Ironic. Irony - An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
  • skealoha86, on 11/07/2007, -7/+23i love you.
  • cr1t, on 11/09/2007, -9/+219Are these to be used as the before pictures?
    • digggggggggg, on 11/10/2007, -0/+13Yeah, the "after" pictures are of a parking lot, much like Iraq.
    • firechill, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3rofl
  • Novion76, on 11/07/2007, -4/+17I found Waldo!
    • thebeebs, on 11/06/2007, -0/+6In the UK we find Wally.... I think there the same guy though? In Germany his name is walter.
    • SebK666, on 11/06/2007, -1/+23In soviet Russia, Waldo finds you!
      • Arcesius, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3wow... a good 1 x, 2 ?,3 Profit! and a good soviet russia joke in the same thread... amazing
        • NapalmNewt, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3Digg, cutting edge of decade old comedy.
      • tehbored, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Indeed. Waldo is actually a KGB agent, you know.
    • adgreene, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1I could only find the wizard.
  • JenadaeXX, on 11/06/2007, -2/+6Awwwwwwwwwwwww...
  • mrASSMAN, on 11/10/2007, -7/+113On another note, Picasa Web Album just keeps getting better and better..

    Everyone needs to ditch Flickr
    • digggggggggg, on 11/06/2007, -1/+15Yeah, Flickr's navagation is just messed. All I wanted was a simple "last pic, next pic" thing, and Flickr's two picture "pager" view is as confusing as hell at first.
    • 4ork, on 11/06/2007, -1/+3Plus, Picasa isn't blocked at school =)
      Flickr is. =|
    • skyshock1, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2Yes, I can't digg this comment up enough. Picasa is just awesome. :)
  • kashk5, on 11/09/2007, -1/+50At first I thought I was looking at some European country.

    I thought that Iran was mostly desert much like the rest of the region. I know these pictures don't represent the entire country, but these are some very beautiful landscapes.
    • jambox, on 11/06/2007, -1/+8Fertile crescent, innit?
      Western civilisation wouldn't have originated there if it were just desert, if you think about it...
      • DokGonzo, on 11/06/2007, -3/+4Western civilization didn't originate there. It originated in Greece, Rome, Palestine... That's not to say it wasn't influenced a great deal by the middle-eastern civilization, but still, let's not spread misinformation.
        • preisler, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5Yeah you're right. Civilization without any prefix on the other hand did start in the fertile crescent..
          • jambox, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2When I say Western civilisation I meant it in the sense of not Oriental, rather than European.
            In the East, civilisation arose quite independently, whereas Middle Eastern and European civilisations are inseparably intertwined.
            So saying civilisation on the the whole arose in the Fertile crescent isn't quite accurate - it also arose on the North China Plain (also in South America and a couple other places), just at different times.
        • jambox, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2OK, I may not have been quite clear enough - I meant western civilisation originated in the fertile crescent, of which Iran is at one end, IIRC.
          Jericho, the oldest known town, is in the west bank, maybe 700 miles west of Iran.
          The importance of Persian civilisation is not to be underestimated, however.
          "In Persia first arises that light which shines itself and illuminates what is around...The principle of development begins with the history of Persia; this constitutes therefore the beginning of history". Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
      • gerbco, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3Rome was a little late to the party when it comes to birth of civilization
    • matude, on 11/06/2007, -1/+7Actually the rest of the region has similar landscapes, just Iran has more. Iran is the new name for Persia, if you know anything about history then you also know that Iran is nothing like Iraq and Persia was considered one of the beautifulest places on earth.
      • clothmonkey, on 11/06/2007, -2/+6I almost dugg that up until I saw "beautifulest"
    • razishaban, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3The rest of the region is pretty much the same.
  • insomniacpyro, on 11/06/2007, -15/+1UR DOIN IT RONG
  • cambob76, on 11/10/2007, -19/+120It's nicer than America! It MUST be bombed immediately!!!!!
    • SquigglyP, on 11/06/2007, -8/+9wtf i basically made the same joke half way up the page and it got buried to oblivion.

      maybe i didn't use enough exclamation marks.
      • 1town, on 11/06/2007, -0/+9What, Churches look weird? How is that the same joke?
        • BornLegend, on 11/06/2007, -3/+1"Their churches look weird! BOMB THEM TO DEATH!!"

          I think the point with the joke is not basically, but exactly the same.
          I'm siding with SquigglyP. =P
      • jamdogg, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Sorry I didn't get the churches joke right away as some people on digg do seriously think like that.
      • xsquirrel378x, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1there is no logic to the digg up/digg down methods.....
        it makes about as much sense as the wonder showzen funny/not funny
      • razishaban, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Maybe because your name is squiggly... just saying..
    • COinOR, on 11/06/2007, -2/+1nicer than america? iran is beautiful, absolutely. but no country has a stranglehold on beautiful scenery. have you even been to colorado, oregon, california or washington (which i only mention b/c i've spent so much time there)? heck, even kansas has a striking, though flat, wonder to its landscape.
    • DeeCafe, on 11/06/2007, -0/+0Here.. you forgot your [/sarcasm]
    • galaxyhany, on 11/11/2007, -0/+0cambob you r so cute
  • batshitcrazy, on 11/07/2007, -9/+31beautiful.

    and soon it will be ours! ahaha!

    ugh i disgust myself with my cynicism. i watched that listening to sigur ros and almost cried. my heart aches thinking about what may happen. i pray we can avoid another war... this post pretty much sums up the fractured brain of a disillusioned american i think. prayer? i'm a friggin atheist. agh. blah.
    • m0d0, on 11/06/2007, -1/+5Dude, don't watch anything listening to Sigur Ros... Even watching a rotten apple core to that music could bring anyone to tears!! Genius music!
      • CiXeL, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1this is where humanity is headed. i havent seen apocalyptic imagry this disturbing since the 1970s film The Day After about a nuclear holocaust.
        the snowman just takes it up another notch. incredibly creepy
        lets play in the ash in the post-nuclear holocaust.
        http://stream.qtv.apple.com/qtv/UMG/sigur_ref.mov
    • DBNKR, on 11/07/2007, -2/+8Stop ***** praying. Get out in the streets and go *****, it really IS time now!
      • CroMag, on 11/06/2007, -2/+4Really? Where can I see you going said "*****"? Give me a time and place...you seem like a legit activist.
    • CroMag, on 11/06/2007, -8/+1Sigur Ros? Crying? Are you a ***** *****?

      If so, move to Iran so they can stone you alive.
      • NapalmNewt, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3Your grasp of reason reflects your username.
    • ciaran036, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Yeah that is part of the problem. When there's something, the majority of the bloody population sit down and pray that things will get better, but the fact is praying won't do a god-damned thing (sorry God, but seriously), get off your ass and do something about the bloody thing yourself. God gave us a voice and arms and legs for a reason (or whatever or whoever created us), so use the bloody things. We can be extremely powerful and influential beings, all we've got to do is put our mind to us and we can change huge things.
    • libertyfriend, on 11/07/2007, -0/+1Ok, I know this is a radical suggestion but have you ever thought about doing both? Pray like everything depends on God, then act like everything depends