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Geographic's Gulf gaffe has Iranians irate

By Frank D. Roylance
The Baltimore Sun

For thousands of years, the people of ancient Persia and their descendants in modern Iran have called it the Persian Gulf.

But the National Geographic Society's mapmakers noticed that some U.S. military agencies and other map gazers use the name "Arabian Gulf" for the body of water on Iran's southwestern shore.


President Bush? Yes!
By: Slater Bakhtavar


As the American electorate enters the last couple of weeks before the 2004 presidential elections the American left are stepping up their propaganda war against President Bush. Continue..


Cast an educated Vote
Slater Bakhtavar


Judging from the recent wave of politically charged articles on various discussion boards the 2004 President Elections are rapidly emerging. According to various acclaimed political columns, the Iranian-American vote is positively charged and sure to make a dent in the elections. Continue ..