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You state you are here to learn things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World. Now once you see the definition of third world countries, scroll dowm to the listed countries...3rd on the list is India. Is Iran listed at all...NO! Thank you.

Basically you are right what I am implying. I call a spade when I see it. I am sorry that Iran is not perceived well in your India eyes.

The more you talk, the more I don't care to hear from you. You keep putting your foot in your mouth. First, you didn't have to shower my first and last name within your response. This isn't a dear john letter. What the He#L are you doing even trying to compare Iraq with Iran (apples and Oranges)???

How dare you even compare Iraq with Iran, let alone compare that country with any country where USA soldiers have gone to war, contracted soldiers, expates, and so many people have gone to war and died for our country and many innocent people have died. I am beginning to smell more than disparities. I smell a very prejustice uninformed person trying to make sense of their own uneducated misfortunes. Don't even try to use the input of HSB. You meant what you said in your two lines. You saw my spouse was iranian and you attacked his nationality. Your only two lines and now this response you have given here is loud and clear. You are a shallow thinker with narrow eyes. I am really finished with this topic. I got more information than I have ever wanted and outside the topic. I won't get my husband's tickets yet, because one of the people that may interview him, may have characterics and traits like you and AP him based on him being Iranian and they were the 99% thinker like you.

Lisa Momeny,

I am not sure why you are taking it so personally. I would have said the same thing if it was an Indian guy married to Caucasian woman going through Delhi consulate. May be not 99% in that case but there always is a big chance of him going through AP.

Just because I wrote in one line doesn't mean I was offending anyone. As HSB stated there is a big difference between someone coming on a non-immigrant visa and an Immigrant visa. An intending immigrant is bound to go through intense security checks compared to a non-immigrant one.

If you would like, you might want to look older post, last years post when a couple of petitioner from Iraq were flying threw USCIS while others were waiting forever. And both the petitioner were from VSC, anyone can vouch how slow VSC was last year. That's when I learnt how war zone countries or the countries which US counts as hostile gets automated expedite.

As I said I wish you best of luck, you don't have to take offend on every other poster pointing their views. I was no way disrespectful to you. Yes I posted an one liner, but I thought it’s a given known fact that anyone from Muslim country or anyone from third world country is bound to go through multiple checks and scrutiny. Didn’t realize people would take one line as offending.

I won't post anymore but I still wish you best, and hope you would try to see I wasn’t being offending to anyone.

Good luck.

--Then don't use your first and last name in a message board.

--I am not comparing Iraq and Iran. Did say earlier and saying it again, if the Petitioner belong to countries such as -- Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan or any war ridden country, they get expedition automatically.

-- You are reading too much into it and basically calling me a racist.

I have been really very polite and I will continue to do so.

Basically you are right what I am implying. I call a spade when I see it. I am sorry that Iran is not perceived well in your India eyes.

The more you talk, the more I don't care to hear from you. You keep putting your foot in your mouth. First, you didn't have to shower my first and last name within your response. This isn't a dear john letter. What the He#L are you doing even trying to compare Iraq with Iran (apples and Oranges)???

How dare you even compare Iraq with Iran, let alone compare that country with any country where USA soldiers have gone to war, contracted soldiers, expates, and so many people have gone to war and died for our country and many innocent people have died. I am beginning to smell more than disparities. I smell a very prejustice uninformed person trying to make sense of their own uneducated misfortunes. Don't even try to use the input of HSB. You meant what you said in your two lines. You saw my spouse was iranian and you attacked his nationality. Your only two lines and now this response you have given here is loud and clear. You are a shallow thinker with narrow eyes. I am really finished with this topic. I got more information than I have ever wanted and outside the topic. I won't get my husband's tickets yet, because one of the people that may interview him, may have characterics and traits like you and AP him based on him being Iranian and they were the 99% thinker like you.

Lisa Momeny,

I am not sure why you are taking it so personally. I would have said the same thing if it was an Indian guy married to Caucasian woman going through Delhi consulate. May be not 99% in that case but there always is a big chance of him going through AP.

Just because I wrote in one line doesn't mean I was offending anyone. As HSB stated there is a big difference between someone coming on a non-immigrant visa and an Immigrant visa. An intending immigrant is bound to go through intense security checks compared to a non-immigrant one.

If you would like, you might want to look older post, last years post when a couple of petitioner from Iraq were flying threw USCIS while others were waiting forever. And both the petitioner were from VSC, anyone can vouch how slow VSC was last year. That's when I learnt how war zone countries or the countries which US counts as hostile gets automated expedite.

As I said I wish you best of luck, you don't have to take offend on every other poster pointing their views. I was no way disrespectful to you. Yes I posted an one liner, but I thought it’s a given known fact that anyone from Muslim country or anyone from third world country is bound to go through multiple checks and scrutiny. Didn’t realize people would take one line as offending.

I won't post anymore but I still wish you best, and hope you would try to see I wasn’t being offending to anyone.

Good luck.

--Then don't use your first and last name in a message board.

--I am not comparing Iraq and Iran. Did say earlier and saying it again, if the Petitioner belong to countries such as -- Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan or any war ridden country, they get expedition automatically.

-- You are reading too much into it and basically calling me a racist.

I have been really very polite and I will continue to do so.

The more you talk, the more I don't care to hear from you. You keep putting your foot in your mouth. First, you didn't have to shower my first and last name within your response. This isn't a dear john letter. What the He#L are you doing even trying to compare Iraq with Iran (apples and Oranges)???

How dare you even compare Iraq with Iran, let alone compare that country with any country where USA soldiers have gone to war, contracted soldiers, expates, and so many people have gone to war and died for our country and many innocent people have died. I am beginning to smell more than disparities. I smell a very prejustice uninformed person trying to make sense of their own uneducated misfortunes. Don't even try to use the input of HSB. You meant what you said in your two lines. You saw my spouse was iranian and you attacked his nationality. Your only two lines and now this response you have given here is loud and clear. You are a shallow thinker with narrow eyes. I am really finished with this topic. I got more information than I have ever wanted and outside the topic. I won't get my husband's tickets yet, because one of the people that may interview him, may have characterics and traits like you and AP him based on him being Iranian and they were the 99% thinker like you. Iran a third world country?

Lisa Momeny,

I am not sure why you are taking it so personally. I would have said the same thing if it was an Indian guy married to Caucasian woman going through Delhi consulate. May be not 99% in that case but there always is a big chance of him going through AP.

Just because I wrote in one line doesn't mean I was offending anyone. As HSB stated there is a big difference between someone coming on a non-immigrant visa and an Immigrant visa. An intending immigrant is bound to go through intense security checks compared to a non-immigrant one.

If you would like, you might want to look older post, last years post when a couple of petitioner from Iraq were flying threw USCIS while others were waiting forever. And both the petitioner were from VSC, anyone can vouch how slow VSC was last year. That's when I learnt how war zone countries or the countries which US counts as hostile gets automated expedite.

As I said I wish you best of luck, you don't have to take offend on every other poster pointing their views. I was no way disrespectful to you. Yes I posted an one liner, but I thought it’s a given known fact that anyone from Muslim country or anyone from third world country is bound to go through multiple checks and scrutiny. Didn’t realize people would take one line as offending.

I won't post anymore but I still wish you best, and hope you would try to see I wasn’t being offending to anyone.

Good luck.

I want to personally and very deeply thank you for a well articulated thoughtful, insightful and informative response. Had someone here just said it to me the way you have, it would have been well received. But the specific VJ directly pointed out becuase he was "Iranian" it was 99% chance of AP. It did really rub me wrong. I know each and everyone of us have this potential of AP and I do know muslims and people with middle eastern last names get a bad wrap. You have eased my mind and shed enough light to keep me grounded. Many many many thanks and my best regards.

Thanks all! We will wait, but because this is the practical thing to do for many reasons stated, but certainly I won't agree with one saying hubby might get an AP for him being Iranian and you actually gave a chance of 99%. WOW!. Please take note that positive energy is most important. I filed I-130 with NSCIS on Dec. 9, 2008. Was approved January and it went to the NVC same month and March 5 the case was completed as CR-1 and interview is April 27, 2009. I think if the feds were profiling on my case based on my hubby being Iranian, it would have occured during any of those monumental periods. I have dotted my "I"s and crossed my "T"s and will remain with only positive thoughts. Because he is Iranian should certainly not cause an AP. Besides, he is a medical doctor and has been approved a visa before to USA. We were married in the good old USA. He will never be a charge to the public, etc. etc. etc. Every bit of submitted documentation is also duplicated and in his possession. Abu Dhabi is mostly a muslim country to begin with and Iranians go through their country constantly.

I concur, I am waiting until I have my wife's visa in hand before making travel arrangements for her to come to the US. It maybe a little more expensive, but there is a tradeoff of booking now and paying a change fee, or paying a higher rate because the reservation is closer to the date of departure.

Hi, no need to be so upset, no one is trying to offend you. You asked if you should book tix before interview, and pple gave their best advice. The fact that you are considering booking before interview shows you have alot of confidence and very positive, which is perfectly fine. But at the same time, does not hurt to be ready for any outcome.

All the positive qualities about your husband that was listed will definitely work in his favor, but at the same time these are not guarantees. Being a doctor and having enough income simply qualifies him to pass the affidavit of support, but is not a guarantee for a visa after interview. Keep in mind that although he received a US visa before, applying for CR1 permanent residency is quite different from tourist or employment visa. Having a clean and clear record is definitely a plus, but again, many applicants with all these attributes were put on AP for lesser reasons. All these positive qualities helped them pass AP and get the visa, but did not prevent AP.

This does not mean your husband will be put on AP, and may not affect your husband's case at all, since all cases are unique. But there is no question that this is a fact: male applicants from pre-dominantly muslim countries are more likely to be placed on AP than the aveage applicants, and not always for good reasons. I'm not sure about the 99% figure someone mentioned earlier, but it is higher than average. Unfortunately, AP can happen for any number of bad reasons, despite having all paperwork and all history perfect. Sometimes it can be just the name that raises flags. Also, a desi guys applicant married to a caucasian woman USC draws alot of unwanted attention. These reasons are not very good reasons to delay a person's life for months, and of course the DOS and USCIS will never admit to profiling, but the numbers do not lie.

So just be ready, the above was not meant to discourage you, but to let you know to be prepared. Hopefully, by end of April, you will be too happy to remember these postings. Best of luck!

I will end it by saying; again, I will be always positive and regret I even posted a question here. I frankly feel your two line sentence was enough to give the perception of you jumping to conclusions and being overly assumptious. You probably keep more in check with India than my people in Iran. I do keep up with my Iranian friends here and friends not even members on VJ. They aren't flying threw USCIS or NVS at all as you further assumed and suggested. Some reasons they aren't flying threw and just to name a few; they lacked USA marriage, inadequate means of support, overstay, denied prior, etc. There was little similarity to my file once we discussed things in detail. My husband also already received US visa in 3 months time before this CR-1. It was during his previous stay we married. I guess I am a bit offended on the way you responded and your direct presumptious comments. Have a wonderful life!

Thanks all! We will wait, but because this is the practical thing to do for many reasons stated, but certainly I won't agree with one saying hubby might get an AP for him being Iranian and you actually gave a chance of 99%. WOW!. Please take note that positive energy is most important. I filed I-130 with NSCIS on Dec. 9, 2008. Was approved January and it went to the NVC same month and March 5 the case was completed as CR-1 and interview is April 27, 2009. I think if the feds were profiling on my case based on my hubby being Iranian, it would have occured during any of those monumental periods. I have dotted my "I"s and crossed my "T"s and will remain with only positive thoughts. Because he is Iranian should certainly not cause an AP. Besides, he is a medical doctor and has been approved a visa before to USA. We were married in the good old USA. He will never be a charge to the public, etc. etc. etc. Every bit of submitted documentation is also duplicated and in his possession. Abu Dhabi is mostly a muslim country to begin with and Iranians go through their country constantly.

I concur, I am waiting until I have my wife's visa in hand before making travel arrangements for her to come to the US. It maybe a little more expensive, but there is a tradeoff of booking now and paying a change fee, or paying a higher rate because the reservation is closer to the date of departure.

Yes you flew threw USCIS and NVC, I really don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but if you look at other people who went through Iran, they flew threw USCIS and NVC also only to be put on AP after the interview.

May be other knowledgeable members can correct me, but according to what I have learnt of this process, Cuba, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are put under expedition countries automatically.

I am not trying to be fill your mind with negativity, but just want you to be realistic. If he doesn't get AP, well and good, real good for you guys, but just be prepared is all I would say.

AP isn't the end of the world, it only means more security checks and since you guys flew the USCIS and NVC, it shouldn't hurt much even if he puts threw AP.

This site is for learning and that's what I am trying to do, not trying to have a blame game.

Best wishes

Thanks all! We will wait, but because this is the practical thing to do for many reasons stated, but certainly I won't agree with one saying hubby might get an AP for him being Iranian and you actually gave a chance of 99%. WOW!. Please take note that positive energy is most important. I filed I-130 with NSCIS on Dec. 9, 2008. Was approved January and it went to the NVC same month and March 5 the case was completed as CR-1 and interview is April 27, 2009. I think if the feds were profiling on my case based on my hubby being Iranian, it would have occured during any of those monumental periods. I have dotted my "I"s and crossed my "T"s and will remain with only positive thoughts. Because he is Iranian should certainly not cause an AP. Besides, he is a medical doctor and has been approved a visa before to USA. We were married in the good old USA. He will never be a charge to the public, etc. etc. etc. Every bit of submitted documentation is also duplicated and in his possession. Abu Dhabi is mostly a muslim country to begin with and Iranians go through their country constantly.

I concur, I am waiting until I have my wife's visa in hand before making travel arrangements for her to come to the US. It maybe a little more expensive, but there is a tradeoff of booking now and paying a change fee, or paying a higher rate because the reservation is closer to the date of departure.

You are very welcomed. Hey, I see that you are in Seattle, WA. I have a dear friend, also a medical doctor that came to Florida from Olympia, WA to practice medicine. He stayed in Florida for exactly one year and is back in Vancouver, WA. He can't say enough good things about living there in WA and practicing medicine there. I am very tempted to give residents a try there. Anyway, good luck on your journey.

Good Luck and here is some links for your review. Try also Rapidshare for downloads on study material.

http://www.ecfmg.org/

http://www.ama-assn.org/

http://www.kaptest.com/Medical_Licensing/M...html?cid=412170

thank you! God bless!

Good Luck and here is some links for your review. Try also Rapidshare for downloads on study material.

http://www.ecfmg.org/

http://www.ama-assn.org/

http://www.kaptest.com/Medical_Licensing/M...html?cid=412170

My hubby has his interview on April 27, 2009 in Abu Dhabi. We wanted to make airline reservations and unsure when leaving a foreign country into US IF he must have a visa on hand at the time of booking. Hubby doesn't plan to leave until two weeks after his interview and we will use a travel agency. We are hoping to plan enough ahead to lower cost factors, then having to make last minute flight arrangments.

My hubby has his interview on April 27, 2009 in Abu Dhabi. We wanted to make airline reservations and unsure when leaving a foreign country into US IF he must have a visa on hand at the time of booking. Hubby doesn't plan to leave until two weeks after his interview and we will use a travel agency. We are hoping to plan enough ahead to lower cost factors, then having to make last minute flight arrangments. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

We finally got the best news ever by email on our CR-1; Appointment Letter and interview scheduled for April 27 at 10:00am at Abu Dhabi Embassy. I just hope the visa is issued that day. Anyone else out there set for that Embassy and date?

I am not versed on co-sponsorship. I am unsure if they must meet all income requirements as if being the original petitioner, or whether the co-sponsor comes in to compensate the remaining missing amount for the total income. In simple words; if you needed $25,000 to qualify but only had $20,000, does the co-sponsor only need to qualify you up to $5,000.00 to compensate your total income or does co-sponsor have to show $25,000.00 and above? Let's see what others say. Sorry. Good Luck.

picks up the slack for the indifference of lacking the remaining threshold to amount to the total qualifying salary or if their salary

The DHHS sets the poverty guidelines that also are part of whether someone qualifies for federal assistance. My gut response, is if anyone qualifies for a federal program, they are at or below the poverty line and therefore wouldn't be a good candidate as a petitioner. If the petitioner themselve is already a public charge, then it goes without saying they can't afford to sponsor a beneficiary. The whole purpose behind completing an affidavit of support is to prove not only do you have income above 125 % but that the beneficiary doesn't become a public charge.

but there is a co-sponsor, will that suffice?

The DHHS sets the poverty guidelines that also are part of whether someone qualifies for federal assistance. My gut response, is if anyone qualifies for a federal program, they are at or below the poverty line and therefore wouldn't be a good candidate as a petitioner. If the petitioner themselve is already a public charge, then it goes without saying they can't afford to sponsor a beneficiary. The whole purpose behind completing an affidavit of support is to prove not only do you have income above 125 % but that the beneficiary doesn't become a public charge.

My petitioner is disabled(because of her sickness) and elderly, she is 60+ and a Lawful permanent resident (LPR). The co-sponsor is my brother - a us citizen. Currently my petition (F2B) is under process. If my petitioner applies for a foodstamp and medicaid, Will it affect my petition? Will it affect my petitioner?

Thanks!

So long as your cosponsor has adequate income, your petition won't be affected.

So far as it relates to Iranians going to Abu Dhabi for the interview, it is just you and me here on VJ so far. I so hope your case completes and we can meet with our hubbies. I am sure there are others going to that embassy too, but just have not read this specific forum. I hope not too many others. This will ensure my hubby an available interview date in April. I know Abu Dhabi serves other countries too, but I am not seeing specific posting from any other visa member with a completed case waiting to be scheduled for there.

Count me in! I hope to have an interview around then too... if not, I'll be stuck in May. I don't know how possible it would be to meet before and after, but it's a great idea!! It all depends how close our interviews are.

Middle eastern? In no particular order, Philippine, Brazilian, Russian, Vietnamese and Korean young ladies take the market on seeking green cards by old farts. But these old farts know this, come on. The old farts look to these countries for their little girl token brides. Viagra baby!

US equals Iranians and hopefully others that are not poisoned by others like Mister Bill.

While we were busy with other explosive forums against Iran and the people, our VJ friend Mister Bill who started those forums started this new one here with the same tone and forum against Iranians. This proves loud and clear Mister Bill is a prejustice hateful trouble making instigator that gets off on stirring sh#t. We are only adding fuel to his ignorance and hate. His only diversity lies only with a Philippine. Get a real life Mister Bill! No one should be helping him along here. He is spreading the wrong message for self serving obvious vicious reasons.

To start yet another thread on this same subject proves to us you are a trouble maker and hater. Enough is enough.

who is "us"

Hey, it's called FREEEEEEDOM OF SPEEEEECH! Let the ZIONIST losers start whatever they friken (not chicken) wish

To start yet another thread on this same subject proves to us you are a trouble maker and hater. Enough is enough.

In a chilling indication that Iran's arms program is advancing steadily, Israel acknowledged for the first time that Teheran had mastered the technology to make a nuclear bomb on the same day that the Iranians announced they had successfully tested a new air-to-surface missile.

Iran has "crossed the technological threshold," and its attainment of nuclear military capability is now a matter of "incorporating the goal of producing an atomic bomb into its strategy," OC Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin told the cabinet on Sunday.

"Iran is continuing to amass hundreds of kilograms of low-enriched uranium, and it hopes to exploit the dialogue with the West and Washington to advance toward the production of an atomic bomb," he said.

Yadlin said the Islamic republic hoped to use the expected dialogue with the Obama administration to buy time to procure the amount of high-enriched uranium needed to build a bomb.

"Iran's plan for the continuation of its nuclear program while simultaneously holding talks with the new administration in Washington is being received with caution in the Middle East," the intelligence chief said. "The moderates are worried that this approach will come at their expense and will be used by the radical axis to continue to carry out terror activities and rearm. In contrast, those in the radical axis are saying that despite the change in the Americans' stance, they will continue to act against them."

Yadlin's assessment brought him into line with a similar assessment made last week by Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said Teheran had enough fissile material to build a bomb now.

But in an indication of just how subjective the question of Iran's progress toward a bomb has become, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates took issue with Mullen, saying the Iranians were not "close to a weapon at this point."

The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency also said last week that it had been mistaken in earlier reports and now had evidence that Iran had enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear weapon.

Yadlin's rather dramatic statement was not made in public, but was part of the security briefing he gave at Sunday's cabinet meeting. One government official said that the point of releasing the information now seemed to be to impress upon the international community the urgency of the matter.

"He wanted to ring the alarm bells, to make it clear that everyone understood that Iran was continuing with its enrichment," the official said.

The official pointed out that Yadlin had used the phrase "mastered the technology" in regards to Iran, not that it had reached a "point of no return."

Israel made a decision a few years ago not to talk anymore about a "point of no return," since that implied that Iran could not be stopped - an impression the Iranians were keen on making, but which Israel did not want to play into, the official said.

Even though the Iranians have apparently mastered the technology for creating a nuclear weapon, it has still not done so and is probably still a couple of years away from that, he said. Consequently, Teheran could still be stopped.

The Iranians were clearly overcoming certain technological issues, and it was a matter of time before they would be able to enrich the uranium needed for a weapon, the official said.

"The idea behind Yadlin's statement was to shake people up, to show that the Iranians were still making progress," the official speculated.

Two weeks ago, Iran's nuclear chief, Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, announced that 6,000 centrifuges were now operating at the enrichment facility in Natanz. He said Teheran hoped to install more than 50,000 centrifuges there over the next five years.

With the amount of centrifuges it is using in the enrichment process, Iran could add about 100 kg. of uranium to its stockpile each month, or even more, considering that it is setting up additional ready-to-go centrifuges every day.

Even 100 kg. would give it an estimated low-enriched uranium stockpile of just over 1,100 kg. - the minimum experts believe is required to yield the 25 kg. of highly enriched weapons-grade uranium needed to build a bomb. But unless the Iranians have a nuclear facility that is completely hidden from the world's view, the international community would know when Teheran began to create the high-grade uranium needed for a nuclear weapon, because it would have to kick the IAEA inspectors out of the country to do so.

Reuters, meanwhile, quoted Iran's Fars News Agency on Sunday as saying the Islamic republic had test-fired a new air-to-surface missile, in the country's latest display of military power. According to the report, the missile - produced domestically and with a range of 110 km. - was designed for use by military aircraft against naval targets.

"Now these jet fighters have acquired a new capability in confronting threats," Reuters quoted the semi-official news agency as saying.

The missile has a far shorter range than the surface-to-surface Shihab and is believed to be meant to disrupt sea traffic in the strategic Straits of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of the world's oil must travel.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid...icle%2FShowFull

Carters term wasn't worth peanuts and we are dying from peanuts anyway!

This is why!

President Carter talks about AIPAC and Israel on C-SPAN

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Exactly. Try to convince me my own country doesn't have the intelligence (I am not talking brains) means, ways, resources and highly trained individuals just ready to blow up another country or counter attack at any given notice. If you don't believe such, then please, let me sell you dry land in the Everglades. We have the Constitution that gives us the right to bear arms, right to assemble, etc. Come on people, the United States has the constitutional and moral obligation to protect and serve our country by all means possible. But for some reason we don't want to give other countries this same right? Every country has a Leader. Does our President allow Leader from another country to tell him how to run the United States?

We are a country that kills our own people as well. We have over populated prisons we can't afford to run and we are running prison camps in other countries. We need to get ahold of what is happening in our own playground before we go playing in someone elses. Look at all our own extremist groups and radical thinkers, organized crime, underground warriors, KKK, street gangs, you name it, that have the extreme mentality to hate and kill. They are called a living bomb. They go off and prey on innocent people. People are killing based on gender, religion and color in our own country and we can't deter the crime or employ enough law enforcement and here we are a big loner to other countries and we need the manpower here ourselves. This world is out of control and we need to stay out of the business of other countries by telling them what to do, when to do it and how to do it. What is our normal response and defensive stance when a person comes into our life and tries to tell us what to do, how to do it and when to do it? We will angerly respond; Are you paying my bills? Then shut up and get out of my face!

The US have about 5,200 Nuclear Arsenal lined up already. What does it matter?

DITTO!

Educate yourself!

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Funny, I recall something about Iran asking for an apology for "Not Without My Daughter" starring Sally Fields? But, let's not jump to conclusions. There is two sides to every story. Go on YouTube and watch 6 parts from the alleged spouse abuser Dr. Mahmoomny of this one sided sensationalized film. The author of this book also wrote Midnight Express about Turkish people being violent and the whole gay persona #######. It's all about a VIEW POINT. These films are like a#sh#l#s; we all have one.

Mar 1, 2:43 PM (ET)

By NASSER KARIMI

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An adviser to Iran's president on Sunday demanded an apology from a team of visiting Hollywood actors and movie industry officials, including Annette Bening, saying films such as "300" and "The Wrestler" were "insulting" to Iranians.

Without an apology, members of Iran's film industry should refuse to meet with representatives from the nine-member team, said Javad Shamaqdari, the art and cinema adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

"In my viewpoint, it is a failure to have an official meeting with one who is insulting," Shamaqdari told The Associated Press.

The film "300," portrays the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army at a mountain pass in Greece for three days. It angered many Iranians for the way Persians are depicted as decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil in contrast to the noble Greeks.

Iranians also criticized "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke as a rundown professional wrestler who is preparing for a rematch with his old nemesis, "The Ayatollah." During a fight scene, "The Ayatollah" tries to choke Rourke with an Iranian flag before Rourke pulls the flagpole away, breaks it and throws it into the cheering crowd.

Neither movie was shown in Iran.

While American actors such as Sean Penn have traveled to Iran, it is rare for such a large group to visit. In February, Iran denied visas to a U.S. women's badminton team that had been invited to compete in a tournament in Iran.

The group includes the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Sid Ganis; actors Bening, and Alfre Woodard; producer William Horberg; AMPAS Special Events Programmer and Exhibitions Curator Ellen Harrington; and Tom Pollock, the former

According to the Web site of Iran's Cinema Association, the group arrived Friday in Iran. They met a group of Iranian artists on Saturday, and will be holding educational seminars in directing, screenwriting, acting, producing, marketing and film distribution.

Shamaqdari says Iranians will warmly host the visiting Americans "but it will not stop Iranians from demanding an apology."

Iranian political analyst Saeed Laylaz downplayed Shamaqdari's comments, saying they were meant for domestic consumption. He pointed out that the visit must have been approved by the government.

"It is not likely any American, especially Hollywood people, could visit Iran without Iranian government approval," said Laylaz.

Meanwhile, the visiting Hollywood actors and industry officials held their seminars Sunday as scheduled. During one session, Ali Reza Raisian, the head of the Association of Iranian Directors, said the visit would improve Iran's movie industry.

Most ordinary Iranians were not aware of the visit since state radio and television did not widely report it. But those who had heard said they hoped it would improve relations between the two countries.

"The two countries have tried to wrestle in many ways," said Mahrokh Razani, a self-described movie fan who said he found out about the trip on the Internet. "I hope they can have better ties through movies."

Hossein Taghi, an Iranian businessman who often travels to the U.S., said he was surprised and elated that well-known Hollywood figures would visit Iran.

"This made my family and me very happy," said Taghi. "It is a sign of goodwill by both countries."

The visits come as President Barack Obama has indicated a new willingness to open up relations with Iran.

Relations between the two countries have been strained over concerns in the West that Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapons program, something Tehran denies. The U.S. has also alleged that overwhelmingly Shiite Iran supports Shiite militias in Iraq, which Iran says is not true.

The two countries have not had diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the hostage-taking at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

Thank you REFIGH! I thought I was battling this ignorant forum alone. It is so very sad what I read here from others. I am actually crying.

The Iranian president and the western media gives Iranians a worse rap than they deserve. Most Iranians are fed up with the islamic regime. So much so in fact that many Iranians are renouncing islam, converting to other religions or just giving up on being religious altogether. My husband and his family and friends are the latter. You'd be surprised by how many agnostics or people that say they believe in a god but not any organized religion there are in Iran. You'd also be surprised at the number of Iranians that sympathize with Israel just to go against the islamic regime and because of their dislike of Arabs. Mahmoud I'manutjob is a village idiot but he's not likely to nuke anyone. Sure he'll fund militant groups like Hezbollah in other countries but he's not likely to give nukes to any Arab country because at the end of the day Persians hate Arabs.

Amazing, just amazing, your self doubt. Try having personal relations with some Iranians and then consider yourself fully informed. The people of Iran are without a voice under their present leadership. I have been many places in this world, to include Egypt. While I was in Egypt, I was there when they were bombed. There is a continued strife between Israel and Egypt to this day due to the Catholicism vs- Jewish vs- Muslim beliefs. I watched every church in Egypt protected by armed rifle bearing Egyptian police for them to safely assemble and there was another bombing 2 weekends ago in that same location where expates freguent. As Egypt too is under terrible leadership, do we blame all the people living there and unable to leave for one reason or another? Oh, and do you feel Egyptians are more tolerable of Israel or Iran? Ask your husband about all this I state here. When I traveled to Egypt I had a prior Jewish last name on my passport. I had to change it back to my maidan Italian name on my second visit to be sure I was safe traveling into Germany and then to Egypt. If I had an Iranian last name as now, there may be no problem until entering into my own country that will profile me. Yet, I am a born american citizen of the United States having a mideastern name. I watched my husband be pulled aside by Homeland Security when they saw he had a mideastern name and he was interrogated for hours. He is a peaceful, loving, educated humanitarian and medical doctor too. It sickened me and embarrassed me as an American to see this profiling. The Egyptian people are very peaceful and loving people, as is the Iranian people. Isreal, as I know first hand and was married to one for 17 years loves to throw stones from their glass houses. Their Leader has been acting as the superior race and religion. Being presently married to an Iranian, lets say I come from both sides of the fence and spectrum, to include I am Italian and my views are not narrowed. Look at America and what happened under our prior leadership. Are you getting my message yet? LEADERSHIP! It is not the people you should harshly judge in their country and steriotype them all. Look at our country. We are broke from bad leadership and our soldiers are dying left to right because of bad judgement calls and terrible decision making and of course lacking the maturity to admit when we are wrong and making swift corrective action. Should every American be reflective of the prior leadership? As according to your view point. YES! Well, count me out. I want nothing to do with that prior idiots poor judgement and lack of leadership quality. I am a proud American and love hot dogs and apple pie, but I want nothing to do with the hatred, prejustice, bigotry, steriotyping, profiling, ego with many people in this beautiful country of rights and freedom. I am a former officer of 7 years and welcome you to get into a uniform, bear arms and put your life where you mouth is. You are too young to even form an opinion in my eyes and you beleive what you hear as many do and repeat what you hear like a parrot.

also, I have no doubt in my mind that Iran will use or attempt to use a bomb in the near future. While its so obvious of their hate for America & Israel and while they play paddy cake paddy cake with Russia, they will probably pull a fast one when no one suspects it in attempt to destroy.