Playing Along With The Damn Good Reputaion ...

A top European Union court has annulled an EU decision to freeze the funds of a prominent Iranian opposition group.

The People's Mujahideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI) was put on the EU's terror blacklist in 2002, which meant the EU could block the group's finances.

But the Luxembourg-based Court of First Instance ruled on Thursday that the EU's decision was wrong.

The verdict follows an appeal by the group after a British court had ruled in its favour last year.

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Comment, "My Type" :

Well it won't surprise me that western world would get their hands on ANYTHING or ANYONE to stop Iran from getting an atomic power but "The People's Mujahideen Organisation" are not a really good choice to bet the EU's reputation on them.

I was born in Iran, I grew up in Iran, I like politic, I read about it and I am familiar with Iranian way of thinking. Iranians inside Iran HATE this group(outsiders don't like them much neitehre). They know these guys as tradors who joined SADDAM HUSSEIN in the middle of the war against their home country(Iran). No need to mention their history in killing Kurds in north Iraq with co-operation with Saddam's army.

The leadership of the group are mostly day dreaming about their power in their speeches and it sounds like they really think they are popular in Iran and people want them to march back in Iran and take over the government. Their official media, called "Simaye Azadi" channel is a big lieing broadcaster which is built just to give fate to those who still believe in them. Although I had heard alot about them but since I hadn't heard those lies directly from their official media, I wouldn't have hated them so much. But since then I really dont trust these shamless liers. They lie to you, infront of you, directly in your eyes, about YOU !

The question remains that IF this group has been a terrorist group and has killed innocent people, then why there is no court (out of Iran where they live) or any international organisation that can bring the leaders(that miss used the people under their orders to commit terrorist attacks) to justice ? Is there any different level of terrorism we are talking about ? Because as much as I know these guys were on the same list as the damn other bad guys are ...

Gotto think more about it before you do the thing ... Trust me ... It's EU's good reputation that is being played ...

Shahab,

Still vote for CHANGES ...

I have already made it clear that I stand for Obama. Once again I make it clear that it is not because I believe he is going to take it easier up to where I am from(Iran, which I believe he won't take it easier), but it is because he can change the stupid old conservative standards and make a new world. The changes are not related to one country, the chages are going to CHANGE the world, the changes are going to EFFECT the earth, the changes are going to make a NEW WORLD with new standards at least ...

You tell me, he can't do that. I tell you the smallest thing that can change WILL BE DONE BY his lovely dark color :-) It will change our point of view about the world. It will change the way that it's always been. The way that the most powerful man of today's world(President of U.S.A) is a conservative man from a rich farm in Texas or somewhere around there ... This time he is an imigrant from Africa.

People, open it up, at its worst case this is a big CHANGE ... No one if perfect but with all his lacks, he is the right choice. Not a new Bush, Not McCain ...

Stand for changes, vote for changes, vote for OBAMA ...

Hoping for a new better world, standing for Obama, for his CHANGES ...

Shahab,

Iran won Ukraine ...

Damn YEAH ... We beated Ukraine 6-5 to still stand in the run to reach the semi-final. Iran was not lucky and good enough to keep the result 6-4 when gave up in front of Oleksandr KHURSOV (15'39") in the 2nd round while has missed one of the best defenders because of a red card. Italy has already won Ukraine 4-0 and Iran missed a lot of chances not to be able to win Ukraine with the same result as Italy ...

Iran is going to meet Italy in the next match while only victory can take Iran to the next round instead of Italy as the 2nd team, while Brazil enjoys standing on top.

Iran in the 2nd round ...

Well Iran couldn't beat Brazil but @ least could stand Brazilians attack for the whole match & just give up once in the match in front of the team which has scored 49 times in this championship. Iran has one of the best defenses and keepers in this championship & is there for a big fight with its foes. We couldn't beat Brazil but we didn't loose the match 4-0 to Brazil like Italy !

Iran joined the big boys

Well damn yeah ... Iranian futsal national team joined the big boys ... But there are some comments that I would like to add ... They call Iran, the Brazil of Asia as the whole nation's hobby is football, futsal and other types of soccer. The point is, specially Iranian boys, fun is : "DAMN YEAH, LETS GO AND PLAY SOCCER :-)" or if I want to say as a very clear example I used to play at least once a week, gathering with my friends, renting a place to play football indoors.

Actually Iran has been one of the ever lasting powers of Asian soccer from the beginning but has never been a world class power in the outdoor's soccer field and at least we(Iranian people) believe it is because of very bad administration both in Iranian football federation and Iranian professional league ...
But at futsal the sky is blue for Iranian futsal team. in Asia, the record is all gold exept of 2006 :

AFC Futsal Championship record

• 1999 - Champions
• 2000 - Champions
• 2001 - Champions
• 2002 - Champions
• 2003 - Champions
• 2004 - Champions
• 2005 - Champions
• 2006 - Third place
• 2007 - Champions
• 2008 - Champions

but still in world class Iran just once became 4th team of the world in 1992 and the rest just failed to reach the 2nd round of futsal worldcup. But yet again, now @ 2008 we are coming to surprise everyone.


The FIFA reports follows as well :

The first phase of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 came to a conclusion on Thursday with the final round of games in groups C and D. Reigning world champions Spain held their nerve to record a 3-0 defeat of Uruguay and confirm top spot in their section.

In the battle to see who would join them, Czech Republic fought till the very end against Iran but missed out on the win they needed to advance. The eager eastern Europeans came back twice, but the Asian champions stood firm to book their spot among the best eight teams in the world.

In Group C, meanwhile, Ukraine failed to impress against the already eliminated China PR but did just enough to claim a 4-2 victory and with it first place. Argentina qualified behind them after beating a gutsy Guatemala 2-1.

The big game
Czech Republic 2-3 Iran
Goals: Jan Janovsky 27, Martin Dlouhy 31 (Czech Republic); Ali Hassanzadeh 16, 39, Vahid Shamsaee 30 (Iran)
With both outfits nursing hopes of a place in the next round, the tension was palpable as the match kicked off. And although the Czechs needed the three points to go through, it was the Iranians who dominated proceedings, Tomas Neumann's men only reacting after they had fallen behind to Ali Hassanzadeh's first-half goal.

The pace quickened in the first five minutes of the second half, Jan Janovsky breathing new life into the Czech challenge with an equaliser before Iran skipper Vahid Shamsaee promptly restored his side's lead. Martin Dlouhy hit back a minute later to make it 2-2 and set up a thrilling finale. The men in red dispensed with their goalkeeper in a desperate bid to conjure up a winner, but saw their hopes extinguished when Hassanzadeh scored a second time to secure Iran's place in the next round for the first time since Hong Kong 1992.

The player
Vahid Shamsee (IRN)
The Iranian captain led by example in his team's crucial win over Czech Republic. As well as scoring the goal that put Iran ahead 2-1, he posed a consistent threat up front, pushing himself to the limit to keep the Asian side's Brazil 2008 challenge alive.

The stat
5 - The number of times Argentina have reached the second group phase, missing out only at Spain 1996. The South Americans' best finish was fourth place at Chinese Taipei 2004.

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Borj-e Milad (aka Milad Tower, Persian: برج میلاد ) (Persian: birth) is the tallest tower in Iran. Built in between the Shahrak-e Gharb and Gisha districts of Tehran, it stands 435 m (1,427 ft) high from base to tip of the antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at 315 m (1,033 ft). Below this is a staircase and elevators to reach the area. Milad tower is the fourth tallest tower in the world after the CN Tower in Toronto, Ostankino Tower in Moscow, and the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. It is also currently 12th tallest freestanding structure in the world.

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