Today marks the 30th year since the 444 day Iran Hostage Crisis began in 1979. On this day the media traditionally offers us images of Iranians burning American flags and effigies of Uncle Sam. We are reminded of the great chasm of mistrust and misunderstanding that has marked the last three decades of US-Iranian relations. But, in the past year both Americans and Iranians have asked for something new. Americans have elected a president that promises to pursue diplomacy and Iranians have given birth to a popular democratic movement.

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Gordon Brown urged European Socialist leaders last week to appoint Tony Blair as the European President. “Get real”, he told them, “This is a unique opportunity to get a strong progressive politician to be the president.”

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President’s Obama’s much-ballyhooed campaign promise of “change” has received yet another setback. This time it’s respect to the U.S. embargo against Cuba, which has been in existence for some 50 years. Obama, who wowed and wooed the crowds during his presidential campaign with promises of “change,” has decided to continue the embargo.

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Recently the lovely looking, media savvy and well endowed actress, Pamela Anderson came up above the 49 parallel to protest against the sick seal hunt in Canada. She calls it “barbaric”. Yes it is just that; a bestial and medieval and outdated practise. But then most Canadians don’t care about it which means they simply to approve it, just like the Japanese do, who support their “sacred, tradional” whale and dolphin slaughter. How patriotic this is indeed? How brave and daring it is to mass murder harmless animals in their habitat? No, not really it is all quite abject and repugnant.

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