D5HW4 Annotated Bibliography

Toosi, Nahal. "Ahmadinejad, in US for UN General Assembly, Gets Blistering Reception From Columbia President." Associated Press. 09 SEP 2007. 09 SEP 2007. < http://phoenix.cox.net/cci/newsnational/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8RS0VL80&_action=validatearticle >.

This is hot off the presses ladies and gentlemen. The article covers Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, was invited to speak at Colombia University. He took alot of crap there from the university president, audience, and demonstraters outside. Some important highlights of his comments were 1. He dosen't deny the holocaust (which he reportedly has) He concedes that it occured but dosen't think it is applicable for the Palestinian situation. 2. His government has no intention to attack Israel (when elected he vowed to "wipe Israel off the map." and 3. He denies that homosexuals were publicly hanged in his country and asserts that there are no homosexuals in his country (possibility but doubtful and possible lie). On many other questions he skirted the issue such as Iranian weapon shipments to Iraq and Iranian support of terrorism. Many people fervently stated that Ahmadienjad should not have been invited to speak. These people are either war hawks, or ignorant. If you want to resolve a problem without conflict you have to talk to people, even the nasty ones. Also. Before Ahmadinejad was given the floor the President of Colombia, who invited him in the first place, basically insulted him for an hour on stage. This, I believe, is extremely bad form. Don't get me wrong I don't like Ahmadinejad and think he's full of it in regards to many things but I also believe that for anyone, American or Iranian, to invite someone, saint or scum, somewhere and then verbally bash them before they even speak, especially in front of others, is extremely bad form and I would expect better from the president of such a prominent university.

Country Handbook, Islamic Republic of Iran.

This is a book that I was issued by the Marine Corps. It contains a huge amount of information that would be extremely useful in my research. Unfortunately, it is deemed "For Official Use Only" and thus I cannot use any excerpts from it or quote it in any way. This aggravated me for some time untill I arrived at the conclusion, which I checked out with my chain of command, that I can use it to confirm information I get from other resources. I can't use information I only find in the book but I can use it to backup information I find elseware. It will also help me better understand information I find elseware by offering a simpler version of it. However, you will not find a quote or citation from it in my bibliography or in my research as all I'll be using it for is to back up other sources.

Sokolski, Henry D., and Patrick Clawson. Strategic Studies Institute. Checking Iran's Nuclear Ambitions. Internet Edition. 01 JAN 2004.

This is an ebook I found on using the usa.gov site. It's essentially a report on the nuclear situation with Iran with multiple suggestions on what to do about it. This is a government publication so it's about as authentic as I'm going to find. It goes into depth on the political situation in Iran, U.S. Interaction with Iran,The Challenges of U.S. Millitary Action, and more. I'll need to square away some time to read through the entirety of this book and it will probably be important in my research as it covers such a wide range of factors critical to the situation in Iran.