Ari's Planet

"But between U.S. hype and the rest of the world's indifference lies the stubborn truth about Iran: the most populous and economically thriving country in the Persian Gulf is run by a regime that arrests and tortures critics at home while fueling destabilization and violence abroad." -- Samantha Power, "Rethinking Iran", Time February 4, 2008. Let's see, the US has taken to torturing and disappearing people it doesn't like. The US certainly destabilizes regions and causes violence abroad. The US is the most "populous and economically thriving country" in its part of the world. Hmm, sounds like the pot calling the kettle...