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Iran - Hope for a Cure in 2004?

 
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:09 pm    Post subject: Iran - Hope for a Cure in 2004? Reply with quote

Iran - Hope for a Cure in 2004?
http://www.cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=A&Id=581
by Nicole Sadighi
December 9th, 2003


If Europe wants to help the Iranian people they should realise that the present Islamic regime has done nothing but poison Persia and her people.

February 2004 will see the next parliamentary elections in Iran. Already the municipal elections that took place in February 2003 were significant for the Islamic Republic, in which turnout hit rock bottom - in the capital city Tehran, only 9% of eligible voters did so. This clearly indicates a loss of faith in the Islamic regime and its potential for change, as people have become increasingly frustrated with the reformists’ legacy of broken promises. A fierce struggle has broken out within the reformist camp to prepare themselves for the 2004 parliamentary elections, yet so far they have failed to produce any new ideas that could inspire the electorate.

At the same time they look to their European allies for support, who in recent years have helped them in any and every way one could imagine. However, public opinion has soured against the Europeans as well as against the reformists. If one wants to understand the frustration and negative opinions of the Iranian public with respect to the European Union - in particular Britain, Germany and France – it suffices merely to stroll through the streets of Tehran and listen to people’s complaints. We know that during the last 4 years the European Union has tried everything possible to support the reformist camp in Iran lead by Mohammad Khatami, trying to defuse the chaotic political situation in Iran as well as in the international arena. Nonetheless it has not produced any positive results. The public scepticism is palpable.

Fruitless Efforts

I reflect back on British Foreign Minister Jack Straw’s numerous visits to the Islamic Republic, as well as those by his foreign counterparts, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. The latest and only constructive support has been their efforts to defuse the problem that has arisen from nuclear arms production in Iran and the enrichment of weapons grade uranium. The general assumption in the west, particularly in Europe, is that the reformists are a distinct breed from the conservative camp. Yet it must be emphasised that the in Iran the perception is quite the opposite, and that in the eyes of the people there is no difference between the conservatives and reformists: both camps have joined forces in order to prolong the life of Islamic Republic and each camp has a vested interest in doing so.

At the same time the war in Iraq, led by the United States, has created hope amongst the Iranian public. A hope that sooner or later, once the Iraq issue has been resolved, the west will realise how deeply and strongly the Iranian people wish for radical change in Iran, and will therefore help those Iranians who are struggling to restore democracy, freedom, and a secular regime in this ancient land. Both the reformist and the conservative camps in Iran are fully aware of this feeling and have thus set in motion new tactics in order to distract public opinion at home and abroad. They are trying to destabilise Iraq as much as they can with the help of radical Shiites, by facilitating easy cross-border travel for international terrorists in the hope that the US will pull out its forces from Iraq and thus ease the pressure on Iran. The fact that there are troops in all the surrounding Emirates in the South of the Persian Gulf, such as Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, and in Central Asia and Afghanistan has given Iran’s Mullahs a fearful insecurity and a sense of being trapped in a pincer. Therefore they are trying their utmost to destabilise Iraq and Middle East, including their funding for the radical Palestinian groups who help sabotage the Middle East peace process.

So what next?

In Iran the most dynamic group are the young, who make up approximately 70% of the country’s nearly 70 million population. The regime is fully aware of this fact and has shown their anxiety through heavy-handed repression. One example of such maltreatment was the tragic saga of the 1999 street protests, where hundreds of thousands of students took to the streets in a peaceful show of defiance. Siavash Fakhravar, Ahmad Batebi, Manuchehr and Akbar Mohammadi and many other students were condemned to torture and imprisonment for their involvement in the demonstration.

If the free world, and Europe in particular, want to help the Iranian people restore their freedom then they should reassess their policies, change their attitudes and realise that the present Islamic regime has done nothing but poison Iran and its people.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:36 pm    Post subject: eu Reply with quote

I Agree

Thats what I've been told and ever since, been telling people. It's the EU and the US, whom support the Islamic Regime, which means that the Regime will endure for many years to come. Maybe forever. BUT, if all of these little groups of Fascist, Communists, Socialists, and whomever...can jeeze, God forbid, UNITE, maybe. Then we can get rid of the Regime. And then let the people VOTE on what type of government it is that they really want.

Jeeze...hard concepts are these. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 8:56 am    Post subject: Re: eu Reply with quote

Iagree wrote:
I Agree

Thats what I've been told and ever since, been telling people. It's the EU and the US, whom support the Islamic Regime, which means that the Regime will endure for many years to come. Maybe forever. BUT, if all of these little groups of Fascist, Communists, Socialists, and whomever...can jeeze, God forbid, UNITE, maybe. Then we can get rid of the Regime. And then let the people VOTE on what type of government it is that they really want.

Jeeze...hard concepts are these. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 9:01 am    Post subject: well Reply with quote

One thing that i do believe however - is that also, as a result of more unity and awarness of the Iranian struggle, govts. who do believe that the Iranian people should be free to determine their destiny will start to publicize and openly support the struggle. It's very interesting to watch the Bush administration -> though quite frustrating at the same time. Bush has made INCREDIBLE speeches - I've talked to conservatives and even some on the left who believe BUSH is starting to come out of his shell and make sense - and give the types of speeches that need to be made, especially about Iran. BUt the RIGHT / CONSERVATIVES (WHO SUPPORT BUSH) are beginning to feel UNEASY by his LACK OF FOLLOWUP on the words that he speaks. If he can follow up his great words by great actions that match up to if not exceed the quality of his words, BUSH will not only get re-elected, but he will be one of the greatest presidents ever! HE needs to act and he needs to act now! As Reza Pahlavi said: THE TIME IS NOW!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nicole Sadighi is also a member of our Transnational Radical Party
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 9:41 pm    Post subject: s Reply with quote

What is the Transnational Radical Party? -- sorry, unfamiliar with many organizations outside US and Canada.
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