“Bull” Connor and Iran’s Ayatollah

While the huge protests in Iran were in full swing, I was in Birmingham, Alabama visiting the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.  I was struck by the idea that police chief Theophilus Eugene “Bull” Connor’s response to the civil rights protests in Birmingham bore some similarity with how the Islamic regime was dealing with the protests [...]

Posted Under: Civil Rights, Heroes and Villains, Middle East
This post was written by Dr. Art Pitz on July 20, 2009 Comments (0)

Ayatollah Khamenei is not Mr.Gorbachev

A critic of President Obama recently stated that he wishes that Obama would stand up to Ayatollah Khamenei as President Reagan did when he made the famous statement: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”.  One can certainly understand this person’s wish, especially as it is a very American trait to tell someone off.  We are [...]

Posted Under: International Relations, Middle East
This post was written by Dr. Art Pitz on July 1, 2009 Comments (2)