Pictured: Magnificent lion awoken from catnap by his pride and joy’s gentle roar Nestled under the magnificent mane of his father, the little lion cub gives a growl so gentle it would fail to startle a passing gazelle. But when he grows up he’ll be able to roar just like daddy. Not that this particular parent looked in the mood for exercising his vocal cords. Or indeed any other part of his mighty frame. Mane attraction: The enormous lion wakes from his slumber as his cub emits a tiny growl He had been trying to enjoy a catnap when his … Continue reading Magnificent lion awoken from catnap by his pride and joy’s gentle roar

After guns and the Iraq war, Michael Moore is now taking on an entire political and economic system in his latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story. So what message does the man who once planned to become a priest have? Chris McGreal The Guardian, Michael Moore says of Capitalism: A Love Story, ‘I want audiences to get off the bench and become active.’ Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/AP/PA Photos Michael Moore has been accused of many things. Mendacity. Manipulation. Rampant egotism. Bullying a frail old man with Alzheimer’s. And that is by people who generally agree with his views. His latest film … Continue reading ‘Capitalism is evil … you have to eliminate it’

Foreign governments should not interfere in Iran or the regime will only be strengthened. ‘Active neutrality’ is the best approach Mahmood Delkhasteh guardian.co.uk, Since the late 19th century, almost every generation of Iranians has seen at least one major upheaval or revolution. The first revolution for democracy in the Middle East took place in Iran in 1905, at a time when European countries (excepting the UK) were under various forms of dictatorship. No country has experienced so much constant turmoil and political unrest in the past century as Iran. Besides the current demand for democracy in Iran, however, there has … Continue reading Let Iran have its own revolution in 2010

Some Muslims are gearing up to be offended by Chris Morris’ Four Lions. Others will be having a good old laugh Musab Bora guardian.co.uk, “Muslim Protest at Jihadist Film” – I can see the headlines already. Despite no release date having been fixed, the predictions of a furore around Four Lions have already begun. For those that have not yet seen the clip or heard about the plot, Four Lions is a British farce about four suicide bombers from Sheffield. Four Lions Production year: 2009 Country: UK Directors: Chris Morris Cast: Kavyan Novak, Riz Ahmed More on this film It … Continue reading Four Lions and the right to offend a terrorist cell in Sheffield!

// Steve Jobs, who will be celebrated everywhere today for the great farsightedness of his tablet, is, curiously, an old fart. He’s a guy who loves his machines. He’s a tinkerer. A guy who’s most at home in a hardware store—which is really what an Apple store is, just souped up and redecorated. He’s also, in the way of old guys, an authoritarian. He wants to be stubbornly in control (even when that’s not possible). Indeed, one might fairly conclude from any interaction in an Apple store, that he is, too, rather a totalitarian—Orwellianly so. That old ad, Apple’s 1984 … Continue reading Greedy bloodsucking old fart Steve Jobs Can’t Save Us with his ipad!

As a confidence building measure towards reconciliation, the UN Security Council Tuesday removed five top Taliban officials from its list of individuals who were subjected to sanctions imposed over their alleged links with Al-Qaeda. The five officials removed from the UN list are Abdul Wakil Mutawakil, who was foreign minister under the now ousted Taliban regime; Faiz Mohammad Faizan, a former deputy commerce minister; Shams-US-Safa, a former foreign ministry official; Mohammad Musa, a deputy planning minister; and Abdul Hakim, a former deputy frontier affairs minister. Under the resolution, UN member states are required to impose travel bans, an asset freeze … Continue reading Five Neutered Mullahs Officials Declared “Good Guys”