what have you done to me? i'll never be the same...

for many years ecstasy has been blamed for the deaths of young people around the world. even today very little scientific research is being done on the drug and not enough is known about it.

the few studies that have been done claim that its dangers are vastly over-exaggerated. a 2007 study in british medical journal the lancet evaluated the harmfulness of 20 common drugs - with the exception of crystal meth. ecstasy was found to be the 18th-most harmful drug, far less harmful than heroin (first), alcohol (fifth), tobacco (ninth) and even cannabis (11th).

historically many psychologists and victims of post-traumatic stress disorder found great value in the use of ecstasy as a treatment aid for patients - prior to its ban by governments around the world.

taken in a normal dosage, ecstasy does not make a person hallucinate, does not make them lose control of their actions and does not cause them to lose their memory. most ecstasy users say that their experience with ecstasy has improved their life and even continue to say so years after they have stopped taking it.

the majority of ecstasy-related deaths occur because other drugs are combined with ecstasy - whether it is from obtaining a pill that contains a dangerous mix of drugs - or voluntarily taking other drugs with ecstasy.

new york city's deputy-chief medical officer reviewed the unnatural and accidental deaths of 19000 victims in new york city over a three-year period. he found only two of those 19000 deaths were caused by pure ecstasy. during this period the drug enforcement agency estimated more than 110 million doses of ecstasy were taken in new york city.

ecstasy is known to have side-effects. it decreases the brain's serotonin function. a 2003 study in the journal of nuclear medicine indicates a five percent reduction in serotonin function and the return of full serotonin function after a few months of abstinence. there are currently no other credible studies available to support or disclaim these results. the long term effects of moderate ecstasy use on the brain are not known.

ecstasy can also lead to hyper-thermia. when used in environments like dance clubs, ecstasy can significantly elevate a person's body temperature. this can usually be controlled by drinking moderate amounts of water and taking short breaks from the hot environment to allow the body to cool down.

heavy ecstasy use causes serious memory deficiencies - similar to how heavy alcohol use causes liver disease and heavy smoking causes lung cancer.

in america no other drug has spread as quickly as ecstasy when it first appeared, and only cannabis currently attracts more first-time users. as a result more scientific research needs to be done in order to understand ecstasy and the effects it has on the human body. governments should allow and encourage scientific research on ecstasy - who knows, it may turn out to be a good thing for us all in the end!

american foreign policy is bullshit

america repeatedly interferes in the affairs of other countries for no good reason, yet when there is a good reason - to prevent a war or mass killings - it does nothing. this behaviour is increasing hatred towards the american government and losing respect for the american people.

there are many reasons given by the american government for its actions - but they are always inconsistent and contradictory when examined more closely:

democracy - china, saudi arabia, egypt and the united arab emirates are much less democratic than iran - yet they are strong allies with the americans and never criticized to the same extent as iran for their lack of democracy.

when the palestinian people democratically elected their own government, america was quick to label it a terrorist organization. members of the palestinian cabinet were even abducted by the israeli military and this was never condemned by america. in lebanon some members of parliament are considered terrorists since america is incapable of seeing the difference between elected politicians and militia who attack civilians.

in 1953 iranians elected mohammad mossadegh as their prime minister. when he led parliament to nationalize the oil industry, the british and american governments plotted and successfully overthrew him in a coup. forty-seven years later madeleine albright admitted to the incident and expressed regret on behalf of the american government.


threatening behaviour - iraq started an eight year war with iran in the 1980s with american blessings but was not allowed to invade kuwait in 1990.

israel has attacked iraqi nuclear sites, repeatedly made incursions into palestinian areas - seizing and occupying territories it does not have rights to - and even attacked lebanon for no good reason.

america has attacked the philippines, panama, dominican republic, cuba, cambodia, vietnam, afghanistan and iraq in the last 110 years. it has also covertly toppled governments in guatemala, iran and nicaragua.

iran has not attacked another country in over 200 years - something that iranians can be proud of!


weapons - india, pakistan and israel refuse to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and all have nuclear weapons. they are never criticized for this.

america supplied iraq with chemical weapons during the war with iran. this resulted in the second-most civilian casualties from the use of "weapons of mass destruction" in human history - only surpassed by the nuclear bombing of japan. america remains the only country to use nuclear weapons against another country.


human rights - china and saudi arabia disregard human rights on a regular basis - yet they are not confronted about it due to their economic relationship with america.

the cia facilitated torture through the use of third parties in europe in order to gather intelligence. american soldiers have been found guilty of murder and rape against unarmed civilan families in iraq, torturing prisoners in abu ghraib prison and suspected of doing so in guantanamo bay prison. despite their guilt, these soldiers are not punished to the extent that civilians normally are - thus not creating an effective deterrent.

until six months ago the american military refused to allow prisoners to be protected under the geneva conventions - yet it demanded captured american soldiers be treated so.

after its failed attempt to help the people of somalia in 1993 the american government has declined to intervene or speak out against massacres of africans. presidential decision directive 25 was a reason used by the american government to withdraw support from the united nations peacekeeping effort in rwanda - partly because the mission did not support american national interests. two genocides - one in rwanda in 1994 and one in sudan since 2003 - have taken place with over one million people killed.


terrorism - historically most terrorist attacks against americans have been carried out by saudis, egyptians, lybians, jordanians and even americans - never iranians - yet iranian-born citizens are harassed more than any other nationality each time they travel to america.

the only major incidents in which americans and iranians had hostilities were at the american embassy in tehran - where all hostages were released after one year - and the shooting down of an iranian passenger airliner by an american warship - killing 290 civilians.

iran has been a victim of terrorism by the mojahedeen for over ten years.

after september eleventh iranians poured into the streets to denounce the terrorist attack against america and a large vigil was held in tehran. four months later george bush labeled iran an evil country. despite this, one year later an iranian government poll showed that 70 percent of iranians had a favourable view of the american people - higher than even in the united kingdom. the iranian people love americans and have a great respect for them.

american foreign policy should aim to make more friends - not enemies :)

they're the world's most fearsome fighting teens!

omg.... turtles are badass... they had by far the coolest show ever!

fuck power rangers... buch of pussies in colourful costumes... they had nothing on mutant turtles who beat the shit out of foot-soldiers every day and ordered pizza to the sewers while being mentored by some fucked up rat!!!

TURTLE POWER!!!!

stop whining

if you have access to a computer and have enough free time to read about the bullshit i write about then you have a damn good life - so stop bitching about useless shit and suck it up.

and it is not just people my age, everyone has done it at some point. i remember we used to go apeshit because a friend would have shoes with red flashing lights while the rest of us had shitty shoes with no lights.

then we got older and had much bigger problems - like how some people were not cool enough to hang around our high-class circle of friends.

by the time people get really old, they are either very bitter and still complaining, or they finally get the point - like grandparents, man oh man grandparents rule - was it not the greatest feeling ever to get your grandma to overrule your mom on everything and just absolutely spoil you?

let us all listen to the wise words of arnold and stop complaining about small things.

and if you feel the need to make love to me in the night

old-school dance music reigned supreme in the early 90s. almost every song had a bit of meaningful rap - not about killing people or driving million-dollar cars - mixed with smooth female vocals and an insanely addictive beat. most of the top tracks from ten years ago are still fantastic to listen to, and every day more and more become classics. this style of music even started to break into the mainstream, and at its peak there were radio station countdowns dedicated to it. major sporting events also played 2 unlim!ted songs to pump up crowds - and they still do today!

if you are unfamiliar with 2 unlim!ted, it is best that you stop reading and proceed as follows:
1. shut down your computer
2. trade your computer for a gun
3. buy some bullets
4. shoot yourself




after the decline of old-school dance, i had to look elsewhere for good music. i eventually found the trance that we all know and love - with a bit of help from oakey, tiësto and others of course!

let's hope the good music is here to stay!

hadoken!

what happened to good video games? i remember playing badass games when i was a kid. characters would not talk for hours and bore you to death. graphics and storylines enhanced gameplay instead of taking it over. these games could be beaten a billion times yet still be fun immediately after.

street fighter 2 was the king of these games. there was no political correctness anywhere to be found. on a typical day, a massive siberian wrestler would beat up a small chinese woman and then follow up by trash-talking her!


badass ken, still running his big mouth after barely beating a 7'4" muay thai champion.



prince of persia was another classic. this guy was insane. instead of staying locked up like the other prisoners, he would run around the dungeons killing guards and working his way up to the royal palace. when small obstacles like getting killed by spikes would arise, he would get up and try again - instead of staying dead like a sissy - until he killed everyone!


here we see the prince, busting out his trusty sword to fight the punkass guard who is about to die for crossing his path. the prince does not speak, does not stand around, and does not waste time - he just goes about his business. even though he only has one life left, you will never see him limping or being a pussy. the prince is a man, and he sucks it up because he knows his only chance of fooling around with the princess is to get to her in one hour, before getting cockblocked by the dirty vizier!

i love hot women

i just love hot women. i love looking at them, listening to them, meeting them, anything really. i know some people are born better looking than others, but it's always nice to see a woman that takes care of herself. putting in a bit of effort helps a lot, and it is really appreciated.

thank you to all the beautiful women out there - keep up the good work ladies!!

what a cool name!

i often get asked where my name comes from and what its meaning is. my parents named me after the race of the iranian people. aryans were the ancestors of present-day persians - the ethnic majority in iran - and to me the name is a reminder of how unique iranians are.

for as long as i can remember and as far back as i've been told by friends and relatives, iranians have tried to distinguish themselves from others. even around 500 b.c. an inscription was made in the old city of persepolis - home of the once great persian empire - by its greatest emperor at the height of his power:

I am Darius the great King... A Persian, son of a Persian, an Aryan, having Aryan lineage...

ethnically, today's iranians are closest to afghans and indians, sharing the same language family and ancestral origins. as irony would have it however, they are mistaken for arabs because most are muslim and live in a predominantly arab region. the reality is that iranian language, food, art and culture, history, and to some extent religion - shia and sunni - are considerably different than those of arabs.

the nazi party of germany tainted the name of the aryan race - along with the swastika - by deceptively using it to describe a blond, blue-eyed master race of nordic origin. most anthropologists today would agree that descendants of the aryan race are iranians and not germans. pure aryans are best described as pre-muslim persians - white persians living in today's iran, before the invasion of arab armies.

in more modern times, iran's famous king - mohammad reza shah pahlavi - proclaimed himself aryamehr, or light of the aryans. iranians want to be known as aryans, and the belief is something that lives on in the people even to this day in the name of their country. when reza shah pahlavi - mohammad reza's father - renamed persia to iran in 1935, it served as another reminder that iranians were aryans, and their country was to be known as the land of the aryans.

thanks mom and dad, for giving me such a cool, unique and meaningful name!