Thursday, February 04, 2021
America Beware of Your Lingering Ayatollah
If there is one lesson America must learn from recent history, it is to realize MAGAism is a smoldering fire, it can engulf the whole land in a flash as Khomeinism did to a modernizing Iran, burning it to the smithereens at the foundations. Aggressive economic policies, redistribution of wealth or changing of the guard..... may not be the only solutions to repel that sort of blaze.Labels: America, Biden, Hezbollah, IRAN, Khomeini, MAGA, Trump, USA
Monday, January 06, 2020
Soleimani goes where Rafsanjani went.
Donald Trump did Khamenei a huge favor by eliminating Qasem Soleimani, a formidable military veteran and a Khomeini principalist who was feared by many in the regime including Khamenei and his son Mojtaba Khamenei who looks to take the lead once his father leaves. Rafsanjani who himself was eliminated, successfully argued for survival of the Islamic regime by means of giving economic freedoms to the revolutionary guards and prevent possibility of a military coup d'etat by sharing the spoils with the Ayatollahs. However the now very wealthy generals are standing in the way to negotiate with the USA. Soleimani's graphic and well publicized killing is a win for Trump AND Khamenei's Islamic establishment, Trump continues reiterating he does not want regime change, he is basically saying he wants change of alliance and allegiance by the Ayatollahs from Europe, Russia and the east to US. The question is what would the USA have to forgo to regain Iran from the claws of the Ayatollahs' masters. The circus continues and the Iranian population pays with their lives, dignity and wealth. It is only about keeping the Iranian population in yoke.
Labels: Donald Trump, IRAN, Khamenei, Persia, Persian, Qasem Soleimani, Rafsanjani, Soleimani, Trump, USA
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Today IRGC is the only obstacle to overthrow of Islamic Republic of Iran
Labels: Ahmadinejad, IRAN, IRGC, Islamic Republic, Khomeini, Reza Shah, Shah
Saturday, June 27, 2009
We Shall Overcome ما پیروز میشیم
Unfortunately bloodbath has been a recurrence for thirty years under the Islamic republic and every peaceful gesture has been met with exponential violence. Although at this point I believe the only solution is to rise in armed defense against fascism, I find the following handbook very interesting: "From Dictatorship to Democracy" By Gene Sharp (Persian translation) از دیکتاتوری به دموکراسی
Labels: From Dictatorship to Democracy, Gene Sharp, IRAN, Joan Baez, Victory, از دیکتاتوری به دموکراسی
Monday, June 22, 2009
Destiny is in Reach
Moving video of clashes of Iranian people with Islam's forces of evil.
I recommend you watch it full in screen mode.
Iran in early stage of a revolution, Professor Jonathan Adelman, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
Image of the Basij murderer who shot scores on Monday June 15th 2009
Only an Ayatollah could make monsters akin to creatures from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
I recommend you watch it full in screen mode.
Iran in early stage of a revolution, Professor Jonathan Adelman, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
Iran is in "Early Stage" of New Revolution, Professor Says from EUXTV on Vimeo.
Tough road lies aheadImage of the Basij murderer who shot scores on Monday June 15th 2009
Only an Ayatollah could make monsters akin to creatures from Tolkien's Lord of the RingsLabels: Ayatollah, Downfall, IRAN, Revolt
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
1983 CIA Report: Khamenei & Rafsanjani: Rivals for Power in Iran
Following is a declassified 1983 document from CIA about Khamenei and Rafsanjani, click on the image to see the larger document or click here to see a list of more Iran related declassified files on CIA's site. (I found another interesting document under the title: Iran's Economy: A Survey of Its Decline, published 8/1/1991)
Labels: CIA, declassified, IRAN, Khamenei, Rafsanjani, Tehran
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Ebrahim Yazdi refuses to talk to VOA
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Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi, now in the USA and getting ready to speak at a Columbia University forum this Friday March 28th 2008, has refused to speak to Voice of America's Persian news service. In response to the offer Yazdi has written an attack pointed at VOA in the daily Ettemad (questionable name) which is transcribed below:
ابراهيم يزدي
مطلب زير نوشته ابراهيم يزدي خطاب به گردانندگان صداي امريکا است که آن را در نقد برنامه هاي اين شبکه خبري نوشته است. ابراهيم يزدي اکنون در امريکا به سر مي برد و نقد خود را که بخش اعظم آن چاپ شده است، پس از آن نوشت که حاضر به مصاحبه با اين رسانه خبري نشد.
متاسفانه شيوه اطلاع رساني تلويزيون صداي امريکا از محدوده تعاريف پذيرفته شده براي يک رسانه خبري خارج شده است. بنابر استانداردهاي رايج اطلاع رساني، شأن يک رسانه خبري، حفظ بي طرفي در انتقال و پخش مطالب و اخبار است که با رفتار رسانه ارگان يک حزب سياسي - ايدئولوژيک تفاوت دارد.
در مقام پاسخگويي ممکن است استدلال شود که «صداي امريکا» رسانه دولت امريکا است و با بودجه آن دولت، اداره مي شود و سياست هاي دولت امريکا تلاشي در راستاي پنهان سازي مخالفت و ضديت خود با انقلاب اسلامي و جمهوري اسلامي ايران ندارد و صداي امريکا لاجرم رسانه يي است با اولويت هاي معين در راستاي نظرات و برنامه هاي دولت امريکا و غير از اين هم نبايد انتظار داشت. در پاسخ به اين ايراد بايد گفت که آيا دولت امريکا علاوه بر خصومت با نظام جمهوري اسلامي ايران، اصراري دارد که سياست هاي خود را در تعارض با باورهاي عمومي و منافع ملي ملت شريف ايران نيز معرفي کند؟ ما حداقل در دو محور زير، سياستگذاري حاکم بر دولت امريکا و رسانه تلويزيون صداي امريکا را در تعارض با منافع ملي ايران ارزيابي مي کنيم؛
نخست؛ اسلام ستيزي
استفاده از امکانات رسانه يي و ميدان دادن به کساني که به باورها و اعتقادات ميليون ها ايراني توهين مي کنند، مساله قابل پذيرشي نيست. من هيچ گاه در شأن انساني و در چارچوب باورهاي ديني خود نمي يابم که درباره باورهاي ديني شما و همکاران تان تفتيش کنم. بنابر بديهي ترين اصول مندرج در اعلاميه جهاني حقوق بشر، هر کس در انتخاب دين و راه و روش زندگي اش آزاد است، از سوي ديگر نيز، مباني انديشه دموکراتيک، ما را به پذيرش اين اصل متعهد مي سازد که هيچ کس حق ندارد به بهانه اختلافات فکري و سياسي فردي، گروهي يا بين دولتي، به باورها و اعتقادات ديگران توهين روا دارد، مضافاً آنکه کساني که مورد توهين واقع مي شوند، اکثريت مطلق جمعيت کشوري با سابقه تمدني شش هزار ساله مانند ايران باشند. بنابراين ايراد و اعتراض ما، تنها متوجه سياست هاي اسلام ستيزانه «صداي امريکا» نيست، بلکه در واقع به سياست هاي اسلام ستيزانه دولت امريکا است.
ما دامن زدن به اختلافات فرقه يي، مذهبي و قومي را در تعارض با منافع و مصالح ملي کشورمان ارزيابي مي کنيم. خرد سياسي و تجربه تاريخي حداقل يکصد سال گذشته اين سرزمين، حکم مي کند که تنها با تغيير حکومت ها فرآيند تحقق دموکراسي تقويت نمي شود و از اين رو مخالفت و اعتراض ما به سياست ها و عملکرد حاکمان جمهوري اسلامي ايران به اين معنا يا با اين هدف نيست که آنها با هر وسيله ممکن بروند و گروه ديگري بر سر کار بيايد. هدف ما تحقق حقوق و آزادي هاي اساسي ملت مان و حفظ استقلال کشورمان است که اصيل ترين آرمان هاي انقلاب جنبش مشروطه و جنبش ملي شدن صنعت نفت ايران و انقلاب اسلامي 1357 نيز بوده است.
دوم؛ عدم رعايت بي طرفي
يک رسانه جمعي نبايد در پخش اطلاعات و ارائه خدمات خبري به مخاطبانش به ابزاري براي تسويه حساب هاي فردي و گروهي تبديل شود. متاسفانه در کارنامه برنامه سازان «صداي امريکا» بارها ديده شده است که آرا و مواضع سياسي افرادي را عليه افراد و گروه هاي ديگر به طور يکسويه منتشر کرده است، بي آنکه بيانگر دفاعيات يا اعلام نظرهاي طرف مقابل باشند يا حتي فرد مدعي را ملزم به ارائه سند و مدرک کنند. به عنوان نمونه چندي پيش در «صداي امريکا» گفته شد که مهندس بازرگان شخصاً دستور بستن دانشگاه ها را صادر کرده بود. اين يک ادعاي بي پايه است و هيچ حقيقتي در آن وجود ندارد. مصاحبه شونده محترم در آن برنامه در زمره کساني است که از آغاز نسبت به مهندس بازرگان و دولت موقت نظر موافق و مثبتي نداشت. البته مخالف بازرگان بودن قابل درک است ولي تحريف تاريخ چرا؟ اين مدعي اگر واقعاً سندي براي اثبات ادعايش دارد آن را منتشر کند.
نمونه ديگر پخش کردن ادعاها و ناسزاهاي برخي از هواداران «پهلوي ها» در مورد اعدام تيمسار رحيمي فرماندار نظامي تهران در روزهاي انقلاب است. اگر صداي امريکا لازم ديده است نظرات و مواضع مخدوش و ساختگي يک گروه سياسي را پيرامون رويدادي تاريخي منتشر کند بي طرفي و انصاف در اطلاع رساني به مخاطبان حکم مي کند که توضيحات کسي را که به ناحق مورد زشت ترين حملات و در واقع ترور شخصيت قرار گرفته است، براي شنوندگان و بينندگان برنامه هايش پخش کند و داوري نهايي را به صاحبان اصلي کشورمان يعني ملت ايران واگذارد. تبديل يک رسانه خبري به ابزار تسويه حساب هاي سياسي شخصي يا گروهي موجب بي اعتباري آن رسانه مي شود. بديهي است که براي رسانه يي با امکانات صداي امريکا حتي چنانچه فرد مورد توهين حاضر به مصاحبه مستقيم با آن رسانه نباشد، به جهت روشن ساختن برخي ابهامات تاريخي، بسيار آسان است که به طور غيرمستقيم و البته منصفانه پاسخ هاي فرد را از ساير منابع تهيه کند و در اختيار مخاطبان خود قرار دهد و در اين موارد نيز تاکنون توضيحات فراواني از سوي اينجانب ارائه شده است.پخش گزارش هاي ساختگي که پايه آنها بر دروغ و تهمت بنا نهاده شده باشد سودي به حال سازندگان و پخش کنندگان آنها ندارد. يک ضرب المثل فارسي مي گويد؛ «چراغ کذب را نبود فروغي.» اگر قرار بود که کسي يا گروهي با دروغگويي، تهمت و پرونده سازي به جايي مي رسيد يا بقاي قدرتي تضمين مي شد، تاريخ شاهد فروپاشي و نابودي هيچ يک از نظام هاي استبدادي مدعي مردم محوري نبود. کساني که خود را «پهلوي طلب» مي دانند و نه «مشروطه خواه»، در قبال اعتراف محمدرضا شاه که خطاب به مردم ايران گفت «صداي انقلاب تان را شنيدم»، چه پاسخي دارند. اما گويي اين مدعيان هنوز آن را نشنيده اند و باور نکرده اند.
واقع امر آن است انقلاب را که مبتني بر خواست ملي اکثريت مطلق ايرانيان و ناشي از مشکلات نظام پهلوي و بحران هاي عميق سياسي، اجتماعي و حتي اقتصادي آن دوران بود، نمي توان زير سوال برد. اينکه از ياد ببريم يا بي توجه باشيم که عملکرد حاکميت در نظام سابق چه بود و حتي شاه برخلاف نص قانون اساسي مشروطه حکومت مي کرد و نه سلطنت و مجالس شوراي ملي فرمايشي ايجاد مي کرد، تشکيلات مخوف ساواک مستقيماً زير نظر ايشان اداره مي شد و هر صداي مخالفي را درهم مي شکست و سرکوب مي کرد و صدها معضل ديگر که بحث جداگانه يي را مي طلبد، امروز نه تنها دردي از طرفداران نظام پهلوي را حل نمي کند که ملت ايران را از دستيابي به حقايق مسلم تاريخي بازمي دارد و چنانچه تاريخ را چراغ راه آيندگان بدانيم، با لاپوشاني مشکلات گذشته و توجيه حاکميتي که تا بدان جا فاسد بود و خودکامگي روا داشت که ملت ايران را يکپارچه عليه خود برانگيخت، ملت ايران را در تاريکي و ناآگاهي قرار داده که بديهي است که اين مشي برخلاف مصالح و منافع ملي ايران است.
چنين رفتارهايي از سوي «صداي امريکا» ممکن است موجب جلب توجه برخي از افراد شود و دل خيلي از دردمندان و معترضان را به اصطلاح خنک کند. اما در درازمدت محصولي در راستاي منافع ملي، تقويت فرآيند دموکراسي و تحقق حقوق و آزادي هاي اساسي ملت ما نخواهد داشت
مطلب زير نوشته ابراهيم يزدي خطاب به گردانندگان صداي امريکا است که آن را در نقد برنامه هاي اين شبکه خبري نوشته است. ابراهيم يزدي اکنون در امريکا به سر مي برد و نقد خود را که بخش اعظم آن چاپ شده است، پس از آن نوشت که حاضر به مصاحبه با اين رسانه خبري نشد.
متاسفانه شيوه اطلاع رساني تلويزيون صداي امريکا از محدوده تعاريف پذيرفته شده براي يک رسانه خبري خارج شده است. بنابر استانداردهاي رايج اطلاع رساني، شأن يک رسانه خبري، حفظ بي طرفي در انتقال و پخش مطالب و اخبار است که با رفتار رسانه ارگان يک حزب سياسي - ايدئولوژيک تفاوت دارد.
در مقام پاسخگويي ممکن است استدلال شود که «صداي امريکا» رسانه دولت امريکا است و با بودجه آن دولت، اداره مي شود و سياست هاي دولت امريکا تلاشي در راستاي پنهان سازي مخالفت و ضديت خود با انقلاب اسلامي و جمهوري اسلامي ايران ندارد و صداي امريکا لاجرم رسانه يي است با اولويت هاي معين در راستاي نظرات و برنامه هاي دولت امريکا و غير از اين هم نبايد انتظار داشت. در پاسخ به اين ايراد بايد گفت که آيا دولت امريکا علاوه بر خصومت با نظام جمهوري اسلامي ايران، اصراري دارد که سياست هاي خود را در تعارض با باورهاي عمومي و منافع ملي ملت شريف ايران نيز معرفي کند؟ ما حداقل در دو محور زير، سياستگذاري حاکم بر دولت امريکا و رسانه تلويزيون صداي امريکا را در تعارض با منافع ملي ايران ارزيابي مي کنيم؛
نخست؛ اسلام ستيزي
استفاده از امکانات رسانه يي و ميدان دادن به کساني که به باورها و اعتقادات ميليون ها ايراني توهين مي کنند، مساله قابل پذيرشي نيست. من هيچ گاه در شأن انساني و در چارچوب باورهاي ديني خود نمي يابم که درباره باورهاي ديني شما و همکاران تان تفتيش کنم. بنابر بديهي ترين اصول مندرج در اعلاميه جهاني حقوق بشر، هر کس در انتخاب دين و راه و روش زندگي اش آزاد است، از سوي ديگر نيز، مباني انديشه دموکراتيک، ما را به پذيرش اين اصل متعهد مي سازد که هيچ کس حق ندارد به بهانه اختلافات فکري و سياسي فردي، گروهي يا بين دولتي، به باورها و اعتقادات ديگران توهين روا دارد، مضافاً آنکه کساني که مورد توهين واقع مي شوند، اکثريت مطلق جمعيت کشوري با سابقه تمدني شش هزار ساله مانند ايران باشند. بنابراين ايراد و اعتراض ما، تنها متوجه سياست هاي اسلام ستيزانه «صداي امريکا» نيست، بلکه در واقع به سياست هاي اسلام ستيزانه دولت امريکا است.
ما دامن زدن به اختلافات فرقه يي، مذهبي و قومي را در تعارض با منافع و مصالح ملي کشورمان ارزيابي مي کنيم. خرد سياسي و تجربه تاريخي حداقل يکصد سال گذشته اين سرزمين، حکم مي کند که تنها با تغيير حکومت ها فرآيند تحقق دموکراسي تقويت نمي شود و از اين رو مخالفت و اعتراض ما به سياست ها و عملکرد حاکمان جمهوري اسلامي ايران به اين معنا يا با اين هدف نيست که آنها با هر وسيله ممکن بروند و گروه ديگري بر سر کار بيايد. هدف ما تحقق حقوق و آزادي هاي اساسي ملت مان و حفظ استقلال کشورمان است که اصيل ترين آرمان هاي انقلاب جنبش مشروطه و جنبش ملي شدن صنعت نفت ايران و انقلاب اسلامي 1357 نيز بوده است.
دوم؛ عدم رعايت بي طرفي
يک رسانه جمعي نبايد در پخش اطلاعات و ارائه خدمات خبري به مخاطبانش به ابزاري براي تسويه حساب هاي فردي و گروهي تبديل شود. متاسفانه در کارنامه برنامه سازان «صداي امريکا» بارها ديده شده است که آرا و مواضع سياسي افرادي را عليه افراد و گروه هاي ديگر به طور يکسويه منتشر کرده است، بي آنکه بيانگر دفاعيات يا اعلام نظرهاي طرف مقابل باشند يا حتي فرد مدعي را ملزم به ارائه سند و مدرک کنند. به عنوان نمونه چندي پيش در «صداي امريکا» گفته شد که مهندس بازرگان شخصاً دستور بستن دانشگاه ها را صادر کرده بود. اين يک ادعاي بي پايه است و هيچ حقيقتي در آن وجود ندارد. مصاحبه شونده محترم در آن برنامه در زمره کساني است که از آغاز نسبت به مهندس بازرگان و دولت موقت نظر موافق و مثبتي نداشت. البته مخالف بازرگان بودن قابل درک است ولي تحريف تاريخ چرا؟ اين مدعي اگر واقعاً سندي براي اثبات ادعايش دارد آن را منتشر کند.
نمونه ديگر پخش کردن ادعاها و ناسزاهاي برخي از هواداران «پهلوي ها» در مورد اعدام تيمسار رحيمي فرماندار نظامي تهران در روزهاي انقلاب است. اگر صداي امريکا لازم ديده است نظرات و مواضع مخدوش و ساختگي يک گروه سياسي را پيرامون رويدادي تاريخي منتشر کند بي طرفي و انصاف در اطلاع رساني به مخاطبان حکم مي کند که توضيحات کسي را که به ناحق مورد زشت ترين حملات و در واقع ترور شخصيت قرار گرفته است، براي شنوندگان و بينندگان برنامه هايش پخش کند و داوري نهايي را به صاحبان اصلي کشورمان يعني ملت ايران واگذارد. تبديل يک رسانه خبري به ابزار تسويه حساب هاي سياسي شخصي يا گروهي موجب بي اعتباري آن رسانه مي شود. بديهي است که براي رسانه يي با امکانات صداي امريکا حتي چنانچه فرد مورد توهين حاضر به مصاحبه مستقيم با آن رسانه نباشد، به جهت روشن ساختن برخي ابهامات تاريخي، بسيار آسان است که به طور غيرمستقيم و البته منصفانه پاسخ هاي فرد را از ساير منابع تهيه کند و در اختيار مخاطبان خود قرار دهد و در اين موارد نيز تاکنون توضيحات فراواني از سوي اينجانب ارائه شده است.پخش گزارش هاي ساختگي که پايه آنها بر دروغ و تهمت بنا نهاده شده باشد سودي به حال سازندگان و پخش کنندگان آنها ندارد. يک ضرب المثل فارسي مي گويد؛ «چراغ کذب را نبود فروغي.» اگر قرار بود که کسي يا گروهي با دروغگويي، تهمت و پرونده سازي به جايي مي رسيد يا بقاي قدرتي تضمين مي شد، تاريخ شاهد فروپاشي و نابودي هيچ يک از نظام هاي استبدادي مدعي مردم محوري نبود. کساني که خود را «پهلوي طلب» مي دانند و نه «مشروطه خواه»، در قبال اعتراف محمدرضا شاه که خطاب به مردم ايران گفت «صداي انقلاب تان را شنيدم»، چه پاسخي دارند. اما گويي اين مدعيان هنوز آن را نشنيده اند و باور نکرده اند.
واقع امر آن است انقلاب را که مبتني بر خواست ملي اکثريت مطلق ايرانيان و ناشي از مشکلات نظام پهلوي و بحران هاي عميق سياسي، اجتماعي و حتي اقتصادي آن دوران بود، نمي توان زير سوال برد. اينکه از ياد ببريم يا بي توجه باشيم که عملکرد حاکميت در نظام سابق چه بود و حتي شاه برخلاف نص قانون اساسي مشروطه حکومت مي کرد و نه سلطنت و مجالس شوراي ملي فرمايشي ايجاد مي کرد، تشکيلات مخوف ساواک مستقيماً زير نظر ايشان اداره مي شد و هر صداي مخالفي را درهم مي شکست و سرکوب مي کرد و صدها معضل ديگر که بحث جداگانه يي را مي طلبد، امروز نه تنها دردي از طرفداران نظام پهلوي را حل نمي کند که ملت ايران را از دستيابي به حقايق مسلم تاريخي بازمي دارد و چنانچه تاريخ را چراغ راه آيندگان بدانيم، با لاپوشاني مشکلات گذشته و توجيه حاکميتي که تا بدان جا فاسد بود و خودکامگي روا داشت که ملت ايران را يکپارچه عليه خود برانگيخت، ملت ايران را در تاريکي و ناآگاهي قرار داده که بديهي است که اين مشي برخلاف مصالح و منافع ملي ايران است.
چنين رفتارهايي از سوي «صداي امريکا» ممکن است موجب جلب توجه برخي از افراد شود و دل خيلي از دردمندان و معترضان را به اصطلاح خنک کند. اما در درازمدت محصولي در راستاي منافع ملي، تقويت فرآيند دموکراسي و تحقق حقوق و آزادي هاي اساسي ملت ما نخواهد داشت
It is common for the Iranian self proclaimed "intellectuals" (AKA: Rowshanfekr) to point out tanaghozat (AKA: contradictions) in other's speech. I wore my intellectual hat when reading his response and I wonder if you also see a massive amount of contradictions in Yazdi's response. For example he has problem with VOA's reporting policies (شيوه اطلاع رساني) which involves discrediting Islam ( اسلام ستيز) and lack of objective reporting (عدم رعايت بي طرفي) and then goes further by saying that he dislikes the carrying of other opposition views, namely purist monarchists and constitutional monarchists who have criticized Yazdi for his deep involvement during the establishment of Islamic Republic, and "coincidently" he was at close proximity to people who were executed and some dismembered. And then he uses words such as SAVAK and absolute historical truths (حقايق مسلم تاريخي) which are resounding words for the ears of a certain salivating western geocentrics. I say, Mr. Yazdi, you are beating around the bush, Iranians demand justice and justce involves a lot of questioning and a lot of answering, so get ready.
By the way is any Iranian news reporters or individuals going to be present at the Columbia forum? Would he answer any questions? Or would he just sulk and slam them in an article the next day.
By the way is any Iranian news reporters or individuals going to be present at the Columbia forum? Would he answer any questions? Or would he just sulk and slam them in an article the next day.
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Labels: BITTER OLD MAN, Columbia, Ebrahim Yazdi, IRAN, Nehzat Azadi, Rahimi, VOA
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Dr. Yazdi Likes American Medicine
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The following petition asks for the arrest and prosecution of Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi for his role in the summary trial, execution and mistreatment of detainees at the onset of the Islamic revolution in Iran. In light of the laws of the United States which consider all suspects innocent until proven guilty, there is plenty of room to weigh the extent of Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi's role and actions. The nation of Iran, and foremost the innocent families of the victims of the Islamic Republic must one day be answered by such an influential revolutionary persona as Dr. Yazdi who will enter the USA this month to seek medical treatment and also take part at a Columbia University panel called: US-Iranian Relations since 1953 and Prospects for the Post Bush Era Date: March 28, 2008 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm EDTHere, Sign Petition for Justice
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Labels: Ebrahim Yazdi, Execution, IRAN, Islam, Mehdi Rahimi, Pinochet, Rahimi, TORTURE, Yazdi
Monday, March 10, 2008
Another justification why elections do not matter in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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On the day after the Islamic Majles (Parliament) elections of March 14th, we may see a different make up of candidates win, perhaps more reformists, or we may be presented surrealistically but entirely possibly, with the exact same candidates as the previous term. The bottom line is that the policies of the Islamic regime ruling Iran, will be evolving along the lines of assuring the survival of the establishment that has been in place for almost thirty years, serving the same economic interests. This, I say is rational, they are not totally crazy.
Listed below are links related to the "rentier effect", some with very interesting Iran related comparative data. You judge for yourself whether we need fundamental and radical change in Iran. There is hope for the future but it depends on what we do today, so take action, and start by boycotting the Islamic Republic, and expose their evil existence for all to see.
1- OIL AND THE RENTIER STATE: IRAN'S CAPITAL FORMATION, 1960-1997
http://www.luc.edu/orgs/meea
2- Does Oil Hinder Democracy?
http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=
3- Rentier state
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
4- Dutch disease
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
5- Resource curse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
6- Short from a blog
http://onegoodmove.org/1gm
7- Oil and Democracy
http://oildemocracy.blogspot
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Labels: Democracy, Economy, Election, IRAN, Islam, oil, rentier, rentier effect
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Boycott the Islamic Regime "Elections"
Interview with HIM Reza Pahlavi conducted by Payam Azadi TV on February 15th 2008
Labels: Election, IRAN, Pahlavi, Reza, Reza Pahlavi
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Bomb Iran?
US Treasury meet with Islamic Republic of Iran banking officials in Paris.
Labels: Bank, Dimplomacy, IRAN, Negotiation, Terror, USA
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
London's SOAS is hosting Islamic Republic Revolution celebrations
Blogger Azarmehr writes from London about SOAS hosting for Islamic Republic of Iran's Embassy a three day celebrations on February 6th through the 8th 2008 commemorating the revolutions triumph.Azarmehr writes:
"Last year the SOAS Administration claimed they were unknowingly duped by the Islamic Republic embassy in London, who used the university facilities as a platform for their propaganda and disinformation, by holding a "symposium" as a pretext for an official celebration of the Islamic Revolution in a British university.
Well if you could give the SOAS Administration the benefit of the doubt last year, a repeat of the same "symposium" makes it impossible and cretinous to do so this year. For once again, an invitation by the Cultural Centre of the Embassy of the I.R. of Iran, accompanied by a poster with the heading "In Praise of the 29th Anniversary of the Victory of the Islamic Revolution", has been sent out to embassy staff and associates for a 3 day event, 6-8th February at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, with the usual reception starting at 6:30 pm."
This event must be exposed by all means, a testament that the western world is appeasing and condoning such fundamentalist and violent movements. I wonder if there is going to be a show at SOAS showing the crimes committed by the glorious Islamic revolutionaries at its birth on 22nd day of Iranian month of Bahman 1357.
Update:
On February 6th 2007 Azarmehr reports the IRI event at SOAS has been CANCELLED. Now let us all celebrate to the downfall of Islamic Fascism in Iran.
Labels: 22 Bahman, IRAN, Islam, Islamic Revolution, Revolution, SOAS
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Blitz in progress. Don't believe anything you read, see or hear.
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A recent deluge of revisionist media blitz in support of the Islamic regime, on Iranian satellite TV, accompanied by unusually disproportionate number of forum posts have caught my interest and attention. On Iranian satellite TV (Channel One) I have seen commentary from popular talking heads offering “facts” blaming the crimes being committed today against Iranians as a result of policies more than twenty-nine years ago. It is without any shame that it is said: today's judicial amputations, poverty, prostitution and etc. are the Shah's fault. On TV channels (Pars TV) which were a few years ago sworn enemies of the Islamic Regime and nationalistic advocates, now programs air that have renamed the Persian Gulf. This type of propaganda has worked very well in the past for the Islamic regime and its masters and cronies. Needless to say that Ahmadinejad vowed to bring the Iranian satellite TV to its knees, the result is disturbing. On the comments section of Iranian.com where countless number of user feedback is deleted each day we see an unusually large number of comments in support of such hated characters as Khomeini. In the past we have faced media attacks by international media sources, dehumanizing Iranians and making viewers believe that the Islamic theocracy is the representative of the people of Iran. But the infiltration of supposedly exiled and dissident radio and TV, and the cooking up of Internet forums and comments sections is a new frontier that need to be addressed and exposed. So it is up to each individual to expose the media and reflect the events. Our numbers alone will drown them and the truth will be told.
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Labels: Channel One, IRAN, Iranian.com, Khomeini, Media, Pars TV, Satellite, TV
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Faith based diplomacy?! Good luck
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I just listened to this program on: Speaking of Faith: Diplomacy & Faith in the 21st Century
Douglas Johnston, head of the "below the radar" International Center for Religion and Diplomacy says: "...The key to engaging Iran is religion..." and "...a peace game..." would work out with Iran "...if Rafsanjani were to win the (presidential) election..." in 2005
Mr. Johnston seems to have differentiated between the Iranian people and the Iranian government by presenting the people as void of needs for justice, human rights, dignity, freedom, economic stability, a future and....
Check out his credentials, pretty impressive for a guy who has come up with such misguided ideas at least about Iran. (I do not want to pass judgment on his ideas about other nations)
What is he trying to achieve concerning Iran? Is he just trying to legitimize the theocracy? or is this just a brainwashing outfit? or a front for some other operation?
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Labels: Douglas Johnston, Faith, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, IRAN, Islam, religion
Monday, January 07, 2008
Five men had their right hands and left feet dismembered by the Islamic court in Iran.
On Sunday it has been reported in the restive province of Zahedan, Iran, five men were charged with "acting against God" and "corruption upon this Earth". They were punished by the amputation of their right hands and their left feet. The charge of "acting against God" and "corruption upon Earth" (or better known in Iran's Islamic court system as"Mohareb ba Khoda" and "Mofsed O Fel Arz") usually carries a death sentence, but this slightly lighter punishment is obviously used to send a subtle warning to the masses. This is a continuation of last year's graphic and barbaric punishments imposed on all types of Iranians, this January of 2008 the public displays have gone into a new phase with the unprecedented mass dismemberments.
Labels: Amputate, Amputation, dismember, Ghesas, Ghisas, Human, Human rights, IRAN, Law, qesas, qisas, Rights, Sharia
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Here is one for Ahamadinejad
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Oil Money the Ayatollahs' Jugular Vein
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4.1 million barrels per day of crude oil are the official exports volume of Islamic Republic of Iran according to OPEC. With the current market price of $75 the revenues of the mullah regime add to over $300 million per day, and this figure is only for crude oil exports and not from any other government run exports such as liquefied Natural Gas, mining products and other revenue forms in the form of real production and also shady and illegal activities such as smuggling of contrabands internationally. Yet the economy of Iran has been suffering the worse seen since World War One years. During the Iran-Iraq war the economy was in better shape. So what is happening to all the revenues in the Islamic republic’s coffers, estimated to receive monthly inflows of close to $15 billion? There are reports that the Islamic regime pays four million people, mostly low income women with children between $50 to $60 per month, in exchange for this amount the recipients are required to attend government rallies, Friday prayers sermons, in addition they are minders for their neighborhoods concerning counter revolutionary activities and a number are on call to participate in breaking up pro democracy demonstrations. the total cost of this program could cost upwards of $240 million per month.
Support for foreign movements such as Hezbolah of Lebanon, Palestinian Hamas, Free oil exports to the Syrian government and possibly North Korea. This program could run up to $450 million per month.
The Iranian security and intelligence services known as SAVAMA or VEVAK have reportedly increased operational personnel and infrastructure five folds compared to SAVAK, the Shah's ministry of intelligence still on the tips of the tongues of many western sophists. The budget of running this operation is estimated to be around $300 million per month with estimated personnel of over 150,000. This does not include other parallel intelligence services operated by the Islamic Regime as seen in high gear during the Khatami presidency.
The costs of the nuclear program, the military and its weapons’ acquisitions and production, and the corruption involved in the daily running of the government is a behemoth. The government of Ahmadinejad was questioned by the Majlis about his tens of billions of unaccounted spending for the previous year over its approved budget, and the response was: well, previous governments spent a lot of money as well.
So let us ask once more: why do the Iranian people sit still and do not move against the corrupt regime if they truly want freedom? My answer is that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a very advanced dictatorship, a police state probably more sophisticated than any other seen in history. The only objective of the Mullahcracy is to preserve its own existence and ensure its leaders’ very lucrative ride.
The prospect of Iran being attacked by foreign forces makes me sick. How could I wish so desperately for any foreign force to attack my only homeland? However I know for a fact that the Islamic regime is an occupier of my homeland, an unwanted, un-elected, undeserving regime ruling over Iran with brutal force, very much acting like a self righteous alien occupier.
In conclusion I feel the years long procrastination at the UN, IAEA and international community have to come an end. I do not understand why the regime of Iran, devious, criminal at home and abroad, long known and proven to be a terrorist state causing instability everywhere it spreads its claws should deserve a continuous access to the revenues from the oil markets of the world. The Islamic regime could have been suffocated long ago if its oil exports had been embargoed. It is not too late to crush the Islamic republic without having to fire a shot.SaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezardSaggezard
Labels: Embargo, HAMAS, IRAN, oil, Sanction, SAVAK, SAVAMA
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Khatami buys land in Venezuela and Tehran burns
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Our dear intellectual mullah, Seyed Mohammad Khatami, a well read man, who enjoys to rub shoulders with western academia, who likes to quote great men, and once called the Islamic revolution "the greatest plebiscite in history" has decided to buy hundreds of hectares of land in Venezuela just outside of Caracas. Now, why would a Shiite clergyman from Iran be interested in purchasing land in that tropical paradise? Is it the numerous Miss Worlds that Venezuela has produced or is it the pristine nature that has attracted our future Ayatollah and possible supreme leader. Khatami reportedly is planning to raise wild birds and that is the reason for purchasing such a large parcel of land!!! What was the price of the land? And does President Hugo Chavez provide the 70 venezuelan virgins for free?
In the meantime Mr. Mir Hossein Mousavi a former prime minister of the Islamic republic has hit back and said that the ideals of the Islamic revolution have been forgotten, that Islamic revolution meant to improve people's lives!!! Not diminish and destroy the standards of living. He further explains that "20% of children in Tehran are street children" or homeless. Now I do not know if he is just babbling his leftist ideas which he nourished and developed together with Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, or is he a contender.
While all this happens, Tehran burns. Twenty eight years earlier, before the repulsive Islamic revolution took hold Shahpour Bakhtiar in futility shouted at the podium of the Majlis, he kicked the floor repeatedly with the soles of his shoes and said: "Under our feet is a sea of oil and our people have to make lines to fill up their cars and heat their homes?" That was just a sample of what the Islamic revolution had in stores.
I say we are all paying for not being thankful enough or not thankful at all for the blessings that we had. We did not appreciate what God had given to us and for the past 27 years we are being ruled by the children of Satan.
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Labels: Estate, Hugo Chavez, IRAN, Khatami, Safe Haven, Venezuela
