An hour with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran by popular vote in 2005. Known for his rhetoric and ‘controversial’ ideas, he is probably one of the most important figures in the middle-eastern world.

In his second interview at the Charlie Rose Show (telecast on PBS), Ahmadinejad creates the case for a nuclear empowered Iran. He attacks the US government for interfering in the domestic governance & administration of Iraq and other mid-east countries, and questions the responsibility the US has taken upon itself to ‘help’ countries which are apparently in distress. The President also claims that the IAEA is a puppet in the hands of the US which is one of the strongest members. He questions why the US – the strongest nuclear power – does not wish other countries to use the same technology for peaceful purposes. Trashing the idea of any nation actually using nuclear weapons, he claims the Iran aims to advance in nuclear technology as well as biotechnology, nanotechnology, arts, etc.

In the interview, Ahmadinejad also talks about the strategic location of Iran in the middle-east and its role in helping the nations around it. Extending his argument, he questions the interests of the US in Iraq.

Today, news from across the world is (ultimately) biased in favour of the Americans, and we rarely sit up and question what we hear. Why do Americans feel responsible for cleansing the world? Is it really their responsibility?  Do they really have a plan? And, who judges their actions?

There are violent critics on both sides of the fence who could argue endlessly. But, what’s the solution?

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I’ve just been directed to President Ahmadinejad’s blog: http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/

Plagued

Yes, I was surfing some shady sites and now my laptop is ailing.. Spyware, viruses, the works..

Before running your brain cells off balance, let me tell you that I was on the hunt for a serial (key) to make Adobe Dreamweaver C S3 work. I did find a serial which worked, but I suspect that the short hunt on a couple of sites are the cause for my current problems.

The last day and a half were spent implementing some corrective measures. I was unaware of a couple of things and so I’d like to point you to some simple steps to strengthen your security while surfing the web.

The best source I could find was at TechMonkeys. 2 pages that really help are:

1. Basic tutorial to Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Anti-Spyware which can be found here.
2. Guide to safe surfing which is here.

I’d missed only a couple of steps and fell victim to some nasty spyware..

Hope this helps!

Btw: I hate IE !! Firefox rules !! And Safari is catching up..