U.S. Apology
The United States apologized for the errant missiles that hit southwestern Iran yesterday.
Iran is not involved in this war and must not be hit by American or British missiles because only the innocent people will be the victims of such incidents-- they are actually a lot more than just incidences, they are tragedies.
This reminds me of The Persian Gulf War in which a US bomb hit an Iran Air passenger aircraft flying on the Persian Gulf killing a more than 300 innocent passengers. At that time the US didn't even apologize. If the purpose of this war is to bring democracy to Iraq and reinforce security in the US and the world, our American and British friends must be more prudent, at least not to damage the citizens of a country which is not involved.

Boycott
Just received this e-mail apparently from NewsMax:

French Products and Companies to Boycott

Dozens of readers have written in asking for a list of French companies products to boycott. After all, some are well known, but many are not. Here goes.

The gang at FrogWeenies (www.metrospy.com) notes: "France's behavior in front of the UN has been disgraceful. Their attempts to block, veto and prevent the US lead military action in Iraq does not promote peace, it simply reinforces the will of tyrants and terrorists."

It lists French products to boycott. You will probably be surprised to learn the French own everything from Wild Turkey to Car & Driver to Motel 6 to cheesy Spencer Gifts to disgusting Democrat schlock-show host Jerry Springer.

Also, check out NewsMax's Boycott France Ad Campaign - Join the Boycott - Click Here Now!


Air France. Air Liquide. Airbus. Alcatel. Allegra (allergy medication). Aqualung (including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and SeaQuest). AXA Advisors

Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas). Beneteau (boats). BF Goodrich (owned by Michelin). BIC (razors, pens and lighters). Biotherm (cosmetics). Black Bush. Bollinger (champagne).

Car & Driver Magazine. Cartier. Chanel. Chivas Regal (scotch). Christian Dior. Club Med (vacations). Culligan (owned by Vivendi).

Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods). DKNY. Dom Perignon. Durand Crystal.

Elle Magazine. Essilor Optical Products. Evian.

Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields - but note that the French do not own the the Fina gas stations in the U.S.). First Hawaiian Bank.

George Magazine. Givenchy. Glenlivet (scotch).

Hennessy.

Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989). Jameson (whiskey). Jerry Springer (talk show).

Krups (coffee and cappuccino makers).

Lancome. Le Creuset (cookware). L'Oreal (health and beauty products). Louis Vuitton.

Marie Claire. Martel Cognac. Maybelline. Mephisto (shoes and clothes). Michelin (tires and auto parts). Mikasa (crystal and glass). Moet (champagne). Motel 6. Motown Records. MP3.com. Mumms (champagne).

Nissan (cars; majority owned by Renault). Nivea. Normany Butter.

Parents Magazine. Peugeot (automobiles). Pierre Cardin. Playstation Magazine. ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics, France). Publicis Group (including Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising).

RCA (televisions and electronics; owned by Thomson Electronics). Red Magazine. Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France). Renault (automobiles). Road & Track Magazine. Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in France). Rowenta (toasters, irons, coffee makers, etc.). Royal Canadian.

Salomon (skis). Seagram's Gin. Sierra Software and Computer Games. Smart & Final. Sofitel (hotels, owned by Accor). Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone). Spencer Gifts. Sundance Channel.

Taylor Made (golf). Technicolor. T-Fal (kitchenware). Total gas stations.

UbiSoft (computer games). Uniroyal. Universal Studios (music, movies and amusement parks; owned by Vivendi-Universal). USFilter.

Veritas Group. Veuve Clicquot Champagne. Vittel. Vivendi.

Wild Turkey (bourbon). Woman's Day Magazine.

Yoplait (The French company Sodiaal owns a 50 percent stake). Yves Saint Laurent.

Zodiac Inflatable Boats.
Remember, the best way to support America and our troops is to buy American.

Note: People have written in that Grey Goose vodka is French, but FrogWeenies writes, "After a thorough check of the brand, we are confident Grey Goose is an American brand, owned by an American company." People have sent NewsMax more reports of French companies, and if we can confirm them we'll post them.

Happy Nowrooz
Bar amad bad-e-sobh o booye Nowrooz
Be kam-e-doostan o bakht-e-pirooz
Mobarak badat in sal o hame sal

[P]Sal-e-now mobarak.
[E]Happy new year.
[F]Bonne nouvelle année.
I wish prosperity for all my countrymen, and for whoever calls for democracy and freedom. Hope that this year will be the year of democracy, freedom, and security. May disease be away from mankind, and enlightenment be with him.

Apology
I just read this post of mine which was written at the time I was totally exhausted. There have been more misspellings than normal. It must be clear of those misspellings now. I apologize...
(Talking about bad English, this might also be interesting.)

Bush's Nowrooz Gift
This year the president of the United States has a special gift for Iranians. He's gonna bombard the killer of their beloved children at Nowrooz's eve!

Good News for Kurds...
If Turkey doesn't change its mind, the Kurds will REALLY enjoy this Nowrooz because the Turks won't have any hand in Kurdistan...
(via Khashi-- Persian section)

For The First Time, Khatami Reacts Decisively
The latest news from Iran, state that President Khatami, Mr Karrobi (the head of the parliament), and Mr Ansari (a veteran reformist, currently an MP for the reformists) have left the Expediatory Council's convention as a protest to doubling the Council of Guardians' budget. However, Mr Rafsanjani, head of the Expediatory Council, took this opportunity (absence of the reformists) to pass the legislation. This was the first time that Mr Khatami obviously denounced hardliners' conspiracy. Mr Khatami, who is known as a moderate politician, has probably realized that what the people of Iran want him to do is to be clear and decisive in his positions. This is probably what he has learned from the recent municipal elections which made reformists completely shocked by the people's frustration. On the other hand, reformists are now worried about the fact that the legislation has finally passed and the Council of Guardian, the hardliner-dominated organisation which interferes in elections in behalf of them and burdens the reformists more than any other organisation does, is going to be more powerful, and thus more annoying. This increase in the budget has coincided Mr Khatami's proposal to the parliament concerning decreasing the power of the Council of Guardians and not letting it interfere in the elections. Certainly, the more powerful the Council of Guardians become, the more difficult it would be to prevent it from interfering in the (presidential, parliamentry, municipal, etc.) elections. Once again, the politicians, especially the reformers, are facing a dilemma.
Note: The Council of Guardians consists of six clerics directly appointed by the supreme leader. It is responsible for confirming the parliament's legislations before they are put into action, and for affirming the eligibilaty of the candidates in any elections held in the country. Some believe that this is hardliners' most powerful hand in Iran's [complicated] political system.