Meet Your New Enemy!

Iran, right? Is it spelled Theran or Tehran or Theron, like Charlize Theron? I don't know. The country's in the headlines, but, honestly, I couldn't handle five minutes of conversation on the topic before my utter ignorance brought things to a screeching halt.

I know their country is run by a religious fundamentalist president, kinda like ours.

I know they probably want to have a nuclear weapon, and while we've got 10,600 of 'em, Israel has 100 of 'em, Pakistan has 40 of 'em, somehow if Iran gets one it will be the end of the freakin' world!

I know there are Ayatollahs 'cause I grew up with an "Ayatollah Assahola" t-shirt my mom never let me wear.

I know they have oil.

I know they screwed the Carter Administration and they held hostages and they fought a long, bloody war with that evil tyrant Saddam Hussein (only he was like our closest buddy back then.)

I know there's a good chance that some of the fighters in Iraq are from Iran, just like there would probably be some U.S. fighters in Canada if Russia or China ever invaded up there (Go Maple Leafs!)

But honestly, that's about all I know.

Which is why I found these images of daily life in Tehran (sp?) so illuminating. I had truly expected something very different.

So, I emplore you, even if you're busy, just take two minutes today and visit a place you've perhaps never seen before. And, if you're inspired, pass the link on to some friends.

Because if the neoconservatives get their way, it ain't going to look like this for very long.