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2:27:34 PM
i finshed a good book on iran recently: the last great revolution by robin wright.
i picked it up after reading the persian bride by james buchan.
both books - the latter fictional - are powerful introductions to a country and culture americans are normally told is our enemy.
as is usually the case with american politics and the shaping of public opinion, the subtle truth is lost to the rhetoric.
i hope that within my lifetime iran will become a safe place for a normal american to travel. much like our nation has re-discovered vietnam as a beautiful, culturally-rich country - cleansing our collective conscious of negative notions that have persisted since the war - i like to believe americans travelling to iran would discover a similiarly eye-opening experience.
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