tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107776372012-01-13T03:33:56.081-08:00A weblog against war on IranReza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1115413788587282152005-05-06T13:46:00.000-07:002005-05-06T14:12:45.993-07:00Every morning, I wake up, turn on my computer and wait for my Yahoo Homepage to load so that I see "today's" number of people killed in Iraq! One day, it says 15 killed in a car bomb, another day its 50 by a suicide bomber. Some mornings I start off my day with "only" 10 (which is an indication that I would have a good day!). Sometimes they're civilians, sometimes police cadets, sometimes "insurgents", somedays ordinary people at the local market...Today it was 24 by a "twin attack"! 24 is fine I guess! It's probably the average.<br /><br />Sometimes, the number increases when I refresh the page. It goes from 24 to 25 or from 50 to 56 with just a click! Try it, its fun! You just have to forget that each number represents a precious life.<br /><br />These numbers are now part of my daily routine! I got used to them and I bet everyone else has too!<br /><br />I'm thinking of playing lottery with them. I bet I can play every week for the next ten years!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111541378858728215?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com162tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1113759255708105682005-04-17T10:21:00.000-07:002005-04-18T01:57:22.570-07:00Few days ago, a forged letter attributed to <a href="http://www.webneveshteha.com/">Mohammad Ali Abtahi</a> (reformist vice-President of Iran) allegedly ordering coercive relocation of "ethnic Arabs" (Arabic-speaking Iranians) was largely distributed among people of Iran's Khouzestan province and created violent protests.<br />Mr. Abtahi has denied several times having written such letter and has explained that ordering such measures is neither within his scope of competence nor consistent with his beliefs. However, despite the Vice-President’s numerous attempts to clarify his stand and to calm the situation, Khouzestan separatist groups, largely backed by the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network, are intentionally fueling the confusion and trying to profit from it.<br /><br />Mr. Abtahi's response to the forged letter has been largely censured by Iran's own conservative media (including the national TV) whom is seeking to exploit the situation in this pre-election atmosphere, and by many western newspapers whom seem to seriously lack credible sources.<br /><br />I have taken the liberty to translate Mr. Abtahi's recent letter to Iran's ministry of Intelligence, which he posted on his weblog, so that non-Farsi readers don't have to rely on Jerusalem Post, <a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5BBF33C0-DAB8-45C3-B690-EC0F2BB70FFC.htm">Al-Jazeera</a> or other politically motivated media:<br /><br /><br /><strong>Dear Mr. Younesi </strong><br /><strong>Honorable Minster of Intelligence</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Last week I received few emails through my personal website containing a letter, allegedly signed by myself during my tenure as the President's chief of staff, ordering the relocation of ethnic Arabs from the province of Khouzestan and a remodeling of the population with [Azeris]. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>The content of the letter would have obviously betrayed its authenticity since [the measure prescribed in it] were neither consistent with the Islamic Republic's policy nor within the scope of the Chief of staff's authority. For these reasons, I [initially] considered the letter as an Internet prank and refrained from giving it publicity and ignored it for a couple of days. However, after having heard that a copy of the letter had been widely distributed in [the province] of Khouzestan, I immediately proceeded to deny its authenticity in my website.</strong><br /><strong>Unfortunately, my response was not taken into consideration by any News agency and was only covered by Eghbal (reformist newspaper) on Tuesday April 12. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>I am puzzled by the fact that the conspiracy has been directed toward me, while I, of all other political figures, have always stressed the importance of establishing good relations with Arab countries.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>The unfortunate events of the past two days have shown that this conspiracy was a pre-planned effort to allow separatists to profit [from the instability]. Some internal newspapers have covered the event in such way that one would think that they would not mind blaming internal problems and the "reformist provocation" as the source of this tragedy.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>As an Iranian citizen, I would like to ask you to comply with the president's order and seriously proceed in finding the source of this deceit. </strong><br /><strong>While the government has the duty to protect the legitimate rights of our minorities within the framework of the Constitution, and this duty was given special consideration during President Khatami's tenure where minorities, especially ethnic Arabs of the Khouzestan region, were elected in democratic processes and ascended to high local council and governmental positions, it is not to be forgotten that the priority of all Iranians, including Arabs of Khouzestan, is before all "Iran". Provocations, such as this forged letter, are too hazardous to be ignored.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>I wish you success in promptly unveiling with detail the identity of the conspirators and informing people.</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111375925570810568?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1112690277918569342005-04-05T00:52:00.000-07:002005-04-05T01:37:57.920-07:001- Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea for people like <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/ledeen/ledeen200503300759.asp">Mr. Ledeen</a>, whom still promote interference in Iranian affairs, to assess Mr. Sazgara's popularity among young Iranians <span style="font-weight: bold;">before</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">after</span> he came to the U.S to <a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/11412">"seek help"</a>.<br /><br />A good start would be to surf among Iranian blogs, have the posts translated to english, and count the pejorative words!<br /><br />2- For my english speaking journalist friends who don't read Farsi and consequently cannot accurately decode the reactions among Iranian bloggers, I would like to add that Mr. Sazgara, despite all his past services to the reform mouvement and his often courageous stands (which made him popular among many students), has now been dubbed as Iran's Chalabi!<br />It is so unfortunate...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111269027791856934?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1112150740785303312005-03-29T18:43:00.000-08:002005-03-29T18:45:40.786-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:-1;"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;u=/nm/20050329/pl_nm/mideast_stability_dc_1"> Rice said in an interview with the Washington Post last week the Middle East status quo was not stable and she doubted it would be stable soon. Washington would speak out for "freedom" without offering a model or knowing what the outcome would be.</a><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111215074078530331?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1111195059015296702005-03-18T17:14:00.000-08:002005-03-19T00:46:02.206-08:00<pre><img style="width: 191px; height: 147px;" src="http://jebhemelli.net/mossadegh/Photo_Gallery/mossa2small.gif" alt="Mossadegh" /></pre>Today, as an Iranian, I celebrate the 54th anniversary of the nationalization of the oil industry in my country;<br /><br />Today, as an Iranian, I reaffirm my loyalty to the noble principles of my forefathers and swear allegiance to their legacy;<br /><br />Today, I reaffirm my strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of my land;<br /><br />Today, I celebrate the determination of my compatriots to democratization and progressive political reform;<br /><br />Today, as an Iranian, I insist more than ever that democracy in my country could only emerge and flourish in a climate of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">independence</span>, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">stability</span>, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">peace</span> and<span style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">economic prosperity</span></span> and strongly condemn any coercive measure susceptible to destabilize our democratization process and setback my people’s hard gained achievements;<br /><br />Today, as an Iranian, I reaffirm my grave concern about the implicit and explicit menaces of military intervention and threats of broader economic sanctions directed toward my country by the prominent figures of the current American administration;<br /><br />Today, as an Iranian, I call for the strict respect of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity, and political independence of my country by the United States of America and its allies;<br /><br />Today, I call for the respect of the homebred democratization process in my country;<br /><br />Today, to all external and internal powers that do not respect the people’s will, I say:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HANDS OFF IRAN</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111119505901529670?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1110960049744675892005-03-15T23:09:00.000-08:002005-03-16T00:07:16.850-08:00We are three days away from March 19th. (The day we stood against the whole world to nationalize our oil industry!).<br />I had previously <a href="http://rezansr.blogspot.com/2005/02/march-19th-campaign_110912489609003653.html">suggested</a> that we all change the titles of our weblogs on the anniversary of this day to a slogan that would show the world that we (iranians) still stand by our sovereignly and are still committed to the same noble principles that made us fight for our rights 54 years ago.<br /><br />Many people have come up with great suggestions for the slogan. My favorite one is <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Hands off Iran"</span>. I think it is simple and has a good connotation to it.<br /><br />Off course, everyone is free to add other words to this slogan if they wish to, but I suggest that we keep "Hands off Iran" as the common denominator.<br /><br />We just have three days left, so I encourage everyone to promote the campaign on their weblogs and invite others to join.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ></span> <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >سالروز 29 اسفند نزدیک است و همان طور که قبلاً پیشنهاد <a href="http://rezansr.blogspot.com/2005/02/march-19th-campaign_110912489609003653.html">شد</a>، از دوستان دعوت می کنم تیتر وبلاگهایشان را به این مناسبت به شعاری تغییر دهند که بیانگر پایبندیمان به اصل حاکمیت ملی و مخالفتمان با هرگونه تعرض بیگانه باشد. تا به حال پیشنهادهای خوبی برای شعار دریافت کرده ام که به نظرم شعار</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Hands off Iran</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">به دلیل سادگی اش و بار تاریخی که دارد از همه مناسب تر آمد. البته هر کس آزاد است در پیشوند یا پسوند این شعار کلمات دیگری اضافه کند اما توصیه می کنم این سه کلمه در همه شعارها پایه ی ثابت باشد تا پیام مشترک محفوظ بماند</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">هرچه بیشتر باشیم اثر رسانه ای بهتری خواهیم داشت پس خواهش می کنم تا می توانید دیگران را از این حرکت دسته جمعی آگاه سازید</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111096004974467589?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1110840696713295862005-03-14T13:30:00.000-08:002005-03-14T16:42:46.610-08:00<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >A bully takes your schoolbag from you and would only return it upon obtaining your lunch!<br />Off course, both the schoolbag and the homemade lunch rightfully belong to you, but the stubborn bully wants to make you "negociate" on them: He wants you to give up one right in order to acquire the other.<br /><br />At this point, your schoolbag is no longer considered as your legitimate "right" but rather as an "incentive" he's clemently giving you!<br /><br />Speaking of bullies, </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >it's really nice of the U.S to promise to drop its objection to Iran applying for membership in the WTO if Iran gives up its right to enrich uranium, but I still haven't figured out where the incentive is in there?<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I know this argument might sound a bit too legalistic, but aren't both "uranium enrichment" and "accession to the WTO" Iran's legitimate rights under the NPT and the Marrakesh agreement?<br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />See:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.state.gov/t/np/trty/16281.htm">Article IV</a> of the Non-Proliferation Treaty<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">1. Nothing in this Treaty shall be interpreted as affecting the inalienable right of all the Parties to the Treaty to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination...</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >2. All the Parties to the Treaty undertake to facilitate, and have the right to participate in, the fullest possible exchange of equipment, materials and scientific and technological information for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Parties to the Treaty in a position to do so shall also cooperate in contributing alone or together with other States or international organizations to the further development of the applications of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, especially in the territories of non-nuclear-weapon States Party to the Treaty, with due consideration for the needs of the developing areas of the world. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans serif;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/04-wto_e.htm">Article XII</a> of the WTO Agreement:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Any state or customs territory having full autonomy in the conduct of its trade policies is eligible to accede to the WTO on terms agreed between it and WTO Members.</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111084069671329586?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1110522920189166772005-03-10T20:41:00.000-08:002005-03-10T22:49:04.676-08:00There is a company<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> or an individual (<a href="http://www.ktracy.com/">Kevin Tracy)</a> that makes T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, clocks, fridge magnets, pillows, Teddy bears, aprons and all sorts of other items with the words <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/kevintracy/465353">"<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Invade Iran next</span>"</a> inscribed on them and sells them through an online shopping service, <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/">CafePress.com.</a><br /><br />To me, this is an obvious instance of <span style="font-style: italic;">wilful public promotion of hatred</span>, both by the manufacturer and the distributor, and therefore legally pursuable by the Iranian-american community.<br /><br />Here is the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/">distributor</a>'s phone number (1-877-809-1659). You can call to ask them to withdraw these items from the market and to make them aware of the legal consequences of their action.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111052292018916677?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1110298905438261832005-03-08T08:20:00.000-08:002005-03-08T08:21:45.440-08:00Some <a href="http://mag.gooya.com/politics/archives/024647.php">people</a> make Betty Mahmoudi look like Dr. Mossadegh.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-111029890543826183?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1109861508007751852005-03-03T06:51:00.000-08:002005-03-03T06:51:48.010-08:00Read this extremely interesting article from Ray McGovern <a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=2230">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">McGovern has served as a CIA analyst for 27 years.</span><br /><br />PS:<br />Please also take a look at this malicious vicious <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4312873.stm">article from the BBC</a>, which is a disgrace to journalism and deserves a wave of rageful protest.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110986150800775185?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1109748046240102772005-03-01T22:54:00.000-08:002005-03-01T23:24:58.283-08:00Paul Wolfowitz, US deputy secretary of defence, has emerged as a <a href="http://www.publicdomainprogress.info/2005/02/world-bank-wolfowitz.html">leading candidate</a> to replace James Wolfensohn as the president of the <a href="http://www.worldbank.org/index.html">World Bank</a>.<br /><br />It looks like the "emerging democracies" in the Middle East should prepare themselves to "embrace" a whole new set of wild neoliberal policies!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110974804624010277?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1109664029682020532005-02-28T23:50:00.000-08:002005-03-01T00:00:29.686-08:00Whether we are ardent opponents of the Islamic Republic or its fervent servitors, I think there is at least one thing we must not compromise our unity upon as Iranians; and that is Iran’s position within the international arena.<br /><br />I believe that those of us who confirm that “Sovereignty”, “territorial integrity”, “inviolability”, “non-interference” and “self-reliance” are essential/indispensable notions to a healthy Nation, cannot – (for the mere sake of rationality) – act in such way to detrimentally affect the current government’s diplomatic efforts in domains touching Iran’s fundamental rights as a State.<br /><br />In other words, we - the people (whether radical opposition, reformists or other) - should be capable to draw a redline between our politically motivated agendas and national interests that could potentially be irrevocable once lost.<br /><br />Think of our share of the Caspian Sea; or the issue of Iran’s “total sovereignty” over the three Persian Gulf islands; the potential secession of certain provinces; or even our <span style="font-style: italic;">controversial right</span> to master nuclear technology...<br /><br />How far are some “opposition” groups prepared to go in attempting to weaken Iran's international position in view of eventually topple its current rulers? What price do they expect the people to pay for a “regime change”?<br /><br />Unfortunately, the position adopted by many factions of the political spectrum leaves something to be desired in terms of clarity and transparency. <br /><br />Can we indeed provide a potential assailant aerial photos of our military and nuclear installations on one hand, and claim national sovereignty on the other?<br />Can we - on one hand - lobby the American administration to impose tougher economic sanctions on Iran in view of “isolating the regime”, and on the other, denounce Mr. Kharazi’s incompetence in negotiating a fair deal on the Caspian? Can we sabotage a process and criticize its outcome at the same time for egoist political gains?<br /><br />Please do not misunderstand me. I don’t mean to convey the thought that we should not voice our displeasure with a certain process, or not yell our disapproval of a certain diplomatic maneuver or not denounce a lack of transparency or flaws in our foreign policy. On the contrary, I want to reiterate that we should (as the civil society) commit ourselves to detect discrepancies, campaign to resolve them and move toward reinforcing our position as a Sovereign State. But my question still remains: Where is the limit and what is the price to pay?<br /><br />For me, the distinction between internal affairs and international politics must be made when it comes to such fundamental issues.<br /><br />To me, a better foreign policy would contribute to a better stability, hence prosperity, and prepare the necessary ground for a more successful democratization. So why not contribute to it when we can instead of "deconstructing" it in hope of eventually "reconstructing" it in the future?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110966402968202053?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1109297816454317502005-02-24T17:33:00.000-08:002005-02-25T19:17:08.753-08:00It has been suggested by friends that we change the slogan "No war on Iran" (suggested for weblog title changes on March 19th) to a slogan that would reflect our standpoint against foreign interference as well as our aspiration for democracy. A slogan reflecting our peaceful culture and attesting of our self-reliance.<br /><br />Please send me your suggestions.<br /><br />I'll keep you posted on the new slogan in the next few days.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:130%;">دوستان پیشنهاد کرده اند که شعاری برای روز 29 اسفند مطرح شود که در عین بیان مخالفتمان با جنگ و مداخله ی خارجی،</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> فرهنگ ضد خشونت (در نتیجه ضد سلاح هسته ای) و </span><span style="font-size:130%;"> تمایل قوی ایرانیان برای استقرار دموکراسی در کشور را نیز در بر بگیرد<br /><br />لطفاً نظر دهید</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110929781645431750?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1109124896090036532005-02-22T18:14:00.000-08:002005-03-16T00:02:50.926-08:00<pre><img style="width: 113px; height: 177px;" src="http://www.herodote.net/Images/mossadegh.jpg" alt="Mossadegh" /></pre>As you all know, March 19 (29 Esfand) is the commemoration of the anniversary of the nationalization of Iran's oil industry, and although the political movement associated with this exploit was subsequently defeated and crushed by the 1953 U.S backed coup d'etat, the memory of this date remains for many of us a great source of inspiration and pride.<br /><br />Being a few weeks away from the 54th anniversary of this glorious day, and in view of the dark shadow of war and foreign interference casted once again over our nation by the American and Israeli administrations, I would like to invite all Iranian bloggers who believe that " Democracy" in Iran could only emerge and flourish in a climate of independence, stability, peace and economic prosperity, to join me in lunching the "March 19 campaign" as per the following action plan:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">1) Declare March 19th. 2005 as our "National Sovereignty Day" and<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> change our blogs' titles to "HANDS OFF IRAN" on that date</span>;</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2) <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Post an article (on March 19) in our blogs stressing our commitment to our right of self-determination</span> and explain in our own words why we oppose any foreign interference;</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3) </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Send a copy of the same article by email to the U.S President</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> at president@whitehouse.gov, or by fax to 202-456-2461, or by mail to:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The White House</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Washington, DC 20500</span><br /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans serif;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">4) Alert the U.S media of our campaign and seek support from their civil society.<br /><br /></span><br />Whether Scott Ritter's recent <a href="http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/2295/2/">assertions</a> are valid or not, I believe that this campaign, if conducted massively and echoed properly, could attenuate or at least significantly illegitimatize any eventual future aggression on our land.<br /><br />I think that this upcoming anniversary is the best opportunity and the most appropriate one to condemn foreign interference in our internal affairs and <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">reaffirm our right to</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">diversify our energy sources.</span><br /><br />For the sake of statistics, I would ask all bloggers (and other journalists) who support this campaign and plan to take part in it, to write an email to <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">march19th[at]gmail[dot]com<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">(Subject: March 19) and send me their weblogs' URLs along with their suggestions.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will keep you posted on the developments as we approach the date. Meanwhile, please </span>let me know your comments.</span><br /><br /></span></span> <div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://rezansr.blogspot.com/">خلاصه ی فارسی</a><br /><br /></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: right;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >بیست و نهم اسفندماه مصادف است با سالگرد تصويب قانون ملي شدن صنعت نفت و بی تردید نقطه ی عطفی است در تاریخ مبارزات ملی و استقلال طلبانه ی میهنمان. به پاس این روز بزرگ، و به نشان وفاداری به آرمانهای والایی که این پیروزی تاریخی را میسر ساختند، وبا توجه به سایه ی شوم جنگ و تهدید و مداخله ی خارجی که یک بار دیگر بر فراز سر کشورمان پدیدار شده، از تمامی وبلاگ نویسان و روزنامه نگارانی که در پیشگیری از تعرض بیگانه با ما همپیمان هستند، دعوت می کنم تا </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >یک - روز 29 اسفند ماه را روز حاکمیت ملی اعلام کرده و عنوان وبلاگشان را به این مناسبت به:</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">تغییر دهند</span> "Hands off Iran"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >دو - مقاله ای درمخالفت با جنگ و مداخله ی خارجی در وبلاگ خود نوشته و متن آن را به کاخ سفید، ای میل، فاکس یا با پست ارسال کنند</span><br /><br 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style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >سه - مطبوعات داخلی و خارجی را در صورت امکان از این حرکت دسته جمعی مطلع کنند</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >معتقدم که این حرکت، چنانچه با استقبال و بازتاب مناسبی مواجه شود، می تواند حد اقل در سلب مشروعیت از هر گونه اقدام تعرض آمیزعلیه ایران نقش موثری ایفا کند</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >ا</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >ین روز ملی بهترین فرصت است برای اعتراض به دخالت مجدد بیگانه و مناسب ترین روز برای اعلام حمایت مردمی از حق برخورداری ایران از دانش و فناوری هسته ای.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > جهت مشخص شدن تعداد شرکت کنندگان، از</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >وبلاگ نویسانی که مایل به همکاری هستند خواهش می کنم به ای میل زیر آدرس وبلاگ خود و نظراتشان را ارائه دهند<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><span 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class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110912489609003653?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1109053454882761082005-02-21T22:13:00.000-08:002005-02-23T12:47:30.280-08:00<pre><img src="http://usa.blogs.liberation.fr/images/rit.jpg" alt="Ritter" /></pre>On Friday evening (Feb. 18) in Olympia former UNSCOM weapons inspector Scott Ritter appeared with journalist Dahr Jamail. Ritter made two shocking claims: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">George W. Bush has "signed off" on plans to bomb Iran in June 2005</span>, and the U.S. manipulated the results of the Jan.30 elections in Iraq to reduce the percentage of vote received by Sistani's list from 58% to 46% <a href="http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/2295/2/">More</a><a href="http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/2295/2/">...</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110905345488276108?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108966002959799722005-02-20T22:03:00.000-08:002005-02-22T18:47:29.606-08:00In a <a href="http://mag.gooya.com/politics/archives/023983.php">letter</a> addressed to <a href="http://santorum.senate.gov/public/">Senator Rick Santorum</a>, Ehsan Naraghi - 78 year old famous Iranian sociologist and former counselor to the General director of UNESCO - expresses his deep concern regarding the proposed <a href="http://www.mehr.org/S_2681.htm">Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2004</a>.<br /><br />Naraghi writes:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Your [Americans] support would greatly tarnish the democratization process of a country that is - despite numerous problems - progressing in the right direction; Your support would only give the authoritarians the opportunity to accuse the freedom activists of complicity with the American Superpower and question [discredit] the integrity of their struggle."</span><br /><br />It is worth to know that the mentioned Bill is supposedly designed to establish a program "<span style="font-style: italic;">to support a transition to democracy in Iran</span>" and vows to allocate financial assistance to individuals and opposition organizations that <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">meet the criterias</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">of eligibility</span> set by the american legislators!<br /><br />Note:<br /><br />One of the criterias is: <span style="font-style: italic;">To support the destruction of all prohibited stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iran</span> :)<br /><br />Doesn't this particular criteria alone suggest that all american-approved opposition groups or individuals presume <span style="font-style: italic;">de facto</span> that Iran is, as we speak, in possession of WMDs?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110896600295979972?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108895045293638072005-02-20T01:36:00.000-08:002005-02-24T20:18:08.236-08:00I believe that Iranian journalists working in the US ought to act more responsibly in these crucial times when it comes to portraying the image of Iran for their readers.<br /><br />Unfortunately, many of them (journalists) - despite having been born and raised in Iran and despite their deep inherited knowledge of their culture - seem to prefer to perceive their own country through a "western" pair of glasses and depict Iran the way Nicholas Kristof or Thomas Friedman would have, had <span style="font-style: italic;">they</span> been assigned to write the reportage!<br /><br />Their articles are often so packed with generalizations, exaggerated lurid materials and sensationalism that they really serve no other purpose than to gain some brief moments of public attention at the expense of creating irrevocable misconceptions about their country.<br /><br />Nazila Fathi's recent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/20/international/middleeast/20iran.html?hp">article</a> in the New York Times (titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Bad economy leads Iranians to seek fortune in supernatura</span>l) is unfortunately a good example of this sort of journalism that does more harm than good by its selective facts, clichés, stereotypes and over simplifications:<br /><br />We see once again that same old cliché of a " poor beaten iranian woman" whom this time resorts to supernatural powers to get her husband to stop beating her; we see again this "traditional muslim character" (present in almost all of these reportages) whom - for the sake of today's article - wants to spell magic on her husband to get him to divorce his "second wife"; and off course this always present "westernized" predictable young girl whom - this time - seeks the services of a fortuneteller to find out if her boyfriend will finally marry her and take her to the US or not!<br /><br />And this is supposed to represent the reality of the Iranian society in all its complexity!<br /><br />I urge everyone to read Mrs. Fathi's article, then write her an email to ask her if she has ever seen those "professional psychic" and "tarot card reader" infomercials on american TV? And subsequently say if it is fair to assert that "Americans" too are resorting to supernaturals?<br /><br />Anyways, I believe that in view of this psychological warfare that has been waged on Iran by the US mass media, we really don't need to contribute to these misconceptions ourselves.<br /><br />Complementary Note: Please read this brilliant <a href="http://www.nowaroniran.com/archives/000044.php#more">article</a> by Alireza Doostdar.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110889504529363807?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108701599681723342005-02-17T19:47:00.000-08:002005-02-19T21:53:05.593-08:00Iranian “people” of all status and ages, (whether renowned artists, journalists, tourists, students or old parents visiting their children), are fingerprinted, photographed, interrogated, humiliated and subjected to lengthy security checks and multiple other constraints upon their LEGAL entry to the United States.<br /><br />All your discriminatory policies , your <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/14/bush.patriotact.ap/">patriot acts</a>, your new <a href="http://www.la.indymedia.org/news/2002/12/24217.php">INS regulations</a>, your Special Registration laws and your bans on Iranian academic publication in US scholarly journals aside, my question is:<br /><br />Is this what you call “<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/02/20050202-11.html">stand by the Iranian people</a>”?<br /><br />The discrepancy between the Bush administration's official rhetoric and its real policies is indeed a great source of mistrust.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110870159968172334?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108624372300425492005-02-16T22:54:00.000-08:002005-02-17T10:23:50.686-08:00To those whose consciences are stronger than their M1 Abram tanks: <a href="http://www.peace-out.com/">Peace out</a>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110862437230042549?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108542945922100192005-02-16T00:11:00.000-08:002005-02-16T02:58:17.800-08:00Here's a riddle:<br /><br />What would a right-wing Reaganian Likud party <a href="http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BIOS/cbgaffney.html">advocate</a>, a<a href="http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/amitay/amitay.php"> lobbyist</a> for the <a href="http://www.aipac.org/">American Israeli Public Affair Committee</a>, a neocon former<a href="http://www.greatdreams.com/kemp.htm"> vice presidential candidate</a>, a right-wing AEI <a href="http://www.aei.org/scholars/scholarID.35/scholar.asp">arms dealer</a>, a <a href="http://www.jinsa.org/home/home.html">JINSA</a> <a href="http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/muravchik/muravchik.html">adviser</a>, another neocon <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=Danielle_Pletka">think thanker</a>, a half-iranian <a href="http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/entity.jsp?entity=rob_sobhani">president</a> of <span style="font-style: italic;">Caspian Energy Consuling</span>, a <a href="http://www.sw-asia.com/People/Bio912.htm">spokesman and fundraiser </a>for the Mujahedin-e Khalq and a former CIA <a href="http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/woolsey/woolsey.php">director</a> have in common?<br /><br />Well…<br /><br />It’s called the <a href="http://www.c-d-i.org/supporters.shtml">Coalition For Democracy in Iran</a>!<br /><br />That's what I call a trustworthy credible institution!<br /><br />But seriously, I wish these people could look us in the eyes and say they're after real "democracy" in Iran!<br /><br />Whom are they kidding?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110854294592210019?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108485787802923902005-02-15T08:39:00.000-08:002005-02-15T08:47:26.793-08:00<pre><span style="font-family:arial;">I dedicate this poem to the American people and to their soldiers</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >THOSE WHO TAKE THE MEAT FROM THE TABLE</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Teach contentment.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Those for whom the contribution is destined</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Demand sacrifice.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Those who eat their fill speak to the hungry</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Of wonderful times to come.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Those who lead the country into the abyss</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Call ruling too difficult</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >For ordinary men.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >WHEN THE LEADERS SPEAK OF PEACE</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The common folk know</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >That war is coming.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >When the leaders curse war</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The mobilization order is already written out.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >THOSE AT THE TOP SAY: PEACE</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >AND WAR</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Are of different substance.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >But their peace and their war</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Are like wind and storm.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >War grows from their peace</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Like son from his mother</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >He bears</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Her frightful features.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Their war kills</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Whatever their peace</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Has left over.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >ON THE WALL WAS CHALKED:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >They want war.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The man who wrote it</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Has already fallen.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >THOSE AT THE TOP SAY:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >This way to glory.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Those down below say:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >This way to the grave.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >THE WAR WHICH IS COMING</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Is not the first one. There were</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Other wars before it.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >When the last one came to an end</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >There were conquerors and conquered.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Among the conquered the common people</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Starved. Among the conquerors</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The common people starved too.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >GENERAL, YOUR TANK IS A POWERFUL VEHICLE</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >But it has one defect:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >It needs a driver.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >General, your bomber is powerful.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >But it has one defect:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >It needs a mechanic.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >General, man is very useful.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >He can fly and he can kill.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >But he has one defect:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >He can think.</span><br /></pre><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110848578780292390?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108333794512615422005-02-13T14:29:00.000-08:002005-02-13T19:20:19.376-08:00<a href="http://www.nowaroniran.com/gallery/archives/000042.html"><pre><img src="http://www.nowaroniran.com/gallery/photos/caricature.jpg" alt="Example" /></pre></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110833379451261542?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com133tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108330957915085502005-02-13T13:10:00.000-08:002005-02-13T20:15:33.166-08:00The Internet censorship that is going on in Iran is an encumbering obstacle to the Iranian anti-war activists who want their voices to be heard by the outside world.<br />Denying them access to certain websites and information has no effect other than to isolate them further from the "global civil society", which is by essence against violence.<br /><br />The Iranian government must understand that organizing official rallies with official banners and official slogans is not enough to let the world public opinion know that Iranians are against any eventual military aggression. It must open up channels and let the people speak for themselves.<br /><br />Why don't they understand this?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110833095791508550?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108239205941531962005-02-12T11:54:00.000-08:002005-02-12T12:13:25.943-08:00One of the advantages we Iranians have over Iraqis and Afghans is that the reformist rhetoric that has been going on in our country for the past 8 years has - at least - allowed a more competent “civil society” to emerge and develop itself progressively.<br />(I consider weblogs as an extension of that civil society to the external world.)<br /><br />The dynamic anti-war movement and activism that we see today within the Iranian blogsphere, which unfortunately the Iraqis could not afford before their invasion, should show the american administration that this time, they are dealing with a very distinct set of people!<br /><br />People that can play an effective role as influential actors and watch the fruitful results of their activism whenever they stand by a common cause;<br />People that can now use that emerging power to let their voices be heard;<br />And, people who will compensate their government’s shortcomings whenever - for whatever reason (corruption, lack of integrity, or simply incompetence) - it fails to defend their rights!<br /><br />As these “people”, I think we must not restrain ourselves to just contest a military intervention. I believe we must also react fiercely and stay <a href="http://www.persianblogger.com/farsi/archives/000569.shtml">vigilant</a> when it comes to other means of undue pressure, especially to economic sanctions:<br /><br />The German industrial <a href="http://www.thyssenkrupp.com/">ThyssenKrupp</a> has caved to Washington’s pressures and pushed Iran to vacate its seat on the corporate's supervisory board.<br /><br />General Electric Co has also <a href="http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=29400&amp;NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy">announced</a> it would not accept any new business in Iran.<br /><br />And not surprisingly <a href="http://www.radiofarda.com/iran_article/2005/02/C4507F2A-D6A1-4DB9-B3B7-29A334A370D3.html">Halliburton Co. and British oil BP Plc</a> have halted their activities too…<br /><br />These are all bad signs of an upcoming broad economic sanction. We must all react to it. We must write letters, sign petitions and even initiate class action lawsuits (whenever applicable) against companies that renounce unilaterally to their obligations to our country based on political motives.<br /><br />We must say no to war, in all its shapes and forms!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110823920594153196?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10777637.post-1108161041750514032005-02-11T14:27:00.000-08:002005-02-11T22:21:00.210-08:00Michael Ledeen is a fellow at the conservative <a href="http://www.aei.org/">American Enterprise Institute</a> and a fervent advocate of an aggressive foreign policy towards Iran. He is considered by many as one of the “driving philosophical force behind the neoconservatives” and as the man who once proudly said “creative destruction is our middle name”!<br /><br />I believe it is fair to say that Mr. Ledeen is the embodiment and the walking personification of the same ideology that drove thousands of “unlawful combatants” to Guantanamo and a few more thousands of <a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2604.htm">Iraqi and Afghan civilians</a> to their graves!<br /><br />But what prompts me to write about him?<br /><br />While browsing the Internet yesterday, I came across Mike “creative destructor” Ledeen's recent article - “<a href="http://66.216.126.164/ledeen/ledeen200502070850.asp">Faster, please</a>” – in which he had once again prescribed an Iraqi style “liberation” for Iran; so I thought it would be appropriate to let him know what I think of his plans for my country!<br />After all a man who had helped transfer arms to Iran during the Iran-Contra affair had nothing to teach me about the high values of liberty and good principles.<br /><br />So I wrote him this short email:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mr. Ladeen,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Obviously you have no real understanding of the iranian psyche. We (iranians) would ather live and die under the Mullah's flag than to get "liberated" by americans.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">President Bush has already sabotaged the iranian "people"'s movement toward democracy once by branding Iran as part of an "axis of evil", hence giving the harliners enough pretext and justification to prosecute activists and reformers even more</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">vigourously than before.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">He is now engaging the regime AND the people in a psychological war, the result of which you (americans) could never understand, as you still don't know the</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">iranian mentality. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Today, "tens of thousands of Iranians have braved blizzards to attend rallies marking the 1979 Islamic revolution", most of whom could have very well been against the regime; Yet have still prefered it over your suggested methods of bringing "freedom"! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4253171.stm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Moreover, if you really care about the new "referendum movement" and all those who initiated it, please don't ask any Western leaders to support it! The minute Mr.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Blair and Co. show the slightest sign of approval toward this movement, it would loose all its credibility in Iran! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Why don't you get it? We don't want your help!” </span><br /><br />Mr. Ledeen's response was:<br />“<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Then don't bother me. Just shut up and spit</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span>”<br /><br />I am not surprised! I know people like Mike Ledeen: They think they have more rights on our country than we do. An Iranian should either "shut up" or obide by the neocon's rule!<br /><br />I just thought it would be a good idea to share his comments with the Internet community so that everybody gets to see how extremely "arrogant" these neocons are and how close their language and mentality is to Hossein Shariatmadari's.<br /><br />Maybe some of us would think twice before supporting the "freedom" army’s march on Tehran!<br /><br />Or maybe the few pro-Bush iranians who support an invasion would finally realize that it is much easier to get out of an iranian “Chaaleh” than an american “Chaah”!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10777637-110816104175051403?l=rezansr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Reza Nasrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04991393229422284495noreply@blogger.com30