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Bahram Maskanian
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 114
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject: Iran Is Falling Apart, Iran's Territorial Integrity Is Unde |
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Iran Is Falling Apart, Iran's Territorial Integrity Is Under Attack, Iranians Will Soon Lose Their Southern Provinces of Khuzestan & Ahvaz.
Greetings My Dear Fellow Compatriots,
The following news is very alarming, as it is a direct affront to the heritage of Iran within Iran itself as well as in the Persian Gulf. Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pierre Stewart Pettigrew (a former business consultant), under the pretext of - - defending human rights in Iran - - has officially met and endorsed the position of a prominent anti-Iranian separatist from the - - Al-Ahwaz - - front, Mr. Rafeeq Abu-Sharif (Spokesman For The Separatist Al-Ahwaz Movement).
(see text in Persian at - http://alahwaz.com/1364.htm - ):
Note the relation of this event with the orchestrated efforts to undermine Iran's heritage in the Persian Gulf and southwest Iran (and beyond, I assure you).
Please lodge your strong but yet very polite (I emphasize this, very polite - and I do so vociferously) and firm protest to the Minister, Pierre Pettigrew at::
- E-Mail: - pm@pm.gc.ca
- Fax: - 613-941-6900
- Mail:
Pierre Pettigrew - (Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs) -
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa
K1A 0A2
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BitWhys
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 164 Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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ALWAYS carbon copy the oppositon.
the ruling party doesn't care what you know. they care about what the people that can hurt them know...
Leaders:
martin.p@parl.gc.ca
NDP Jack Layton layton.j@parl.gc.ca
CPC Stephen Harper Harper.S@parl.gc.ca
Foreign Affiars Miniter and oppostion critics:
pettigrew.p@parl.gc.ca
NDP Alexa McDonugh mcdonough.a@parl.gc.ca
CPC Stockwell Day days1@parl.gc.ca
be polite, brief and professional but make sure you get your whole message across. make sure its an easy read or the gatekeeper will just toss it aside or put it in the issues stack for counting. its all about the final line. those people are in a hurry.
and make sure they're carbon copies, too, not separate mailing. when the gatekeeper sees the opposition is reading it he or she is more likely to pass it along.
Subject lines are important, too.
I'd give you the Bloc Quebecois critics as well but their site is entirely in French and have no clue what they're doing. _________________ "Riding the SNAFU wav(e)" |
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Bahram Maskanian
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 114
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject: Sample Letter |
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Sample Letter
Dear Mr. Pettigrew,
Canada is not usually perceived as a country that instills and fuels political unrest, supporting orchestrated efforts to undermine sovereignty of other nations.
Iran's / Persian’s heritage in Asia, the Persian Gulf and southwest Iran is way beyond the pale of acceptable normal diplomacy.
Please disavow your association with the fringe anti-Iranian separatist groups like - - Al-Ahwaz - - front. Canada deserves better.
Sincerely,
X X
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Bahram Maskanian
Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 114
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject: Dear BitWhys, |
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Dear BitWhys,
I thank you very much. Great idea.
Regards,
Bahram Maskanian |
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BitWhys
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 164 Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: Dear BitWhys, |
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Bahram Maskanian wrote: | Dear BitWhys,
I thank you very much. Great idea.
Regards,
Bahram Maskanian |
hey
you write as much nonsense as I do, you learn a thing or two.
Try to include a couple paragraphs about the historical and cultural significance of what this means. the opposition loves that sort of thing. _________________ "Riding the SNAFU wav(e)"
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Rasker
Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 1455 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Speaking of separatist undercurrents, the Azeris (related to the Azerbaijan) are about 25% of Iran's population, are there any especially restive tendencies there? I haven't seen anything on this board or on my other Iran links. _________________ The Sun Is Rising In The West!Soon It Will Shine on All of Iran! |
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BitWhys
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 164 Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:42 am Post subject: |
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when was that picture taken? who is that guy? where did they meet and why?
english is my only language.
the Liberals are going down. I want the opposition to know why. _________________ "Riding the SNAFU wav(e)" |
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BitWhys
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 164 Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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well I did some poking around and all I can drag up makes me think the Al-Ahwaz might be trying to pull a fast one. Pettigrew was in London last month to make a speech about the Palistinean Authority but I can't find word one about him supporting this guy or his cause anywhere else.
I think, maybe, they might be trying to pull a fast one and leverage a photo op. I think.
wouldn't surprise me if he did make promises though. I'm starting think Pettigrew can't tell his can from a hole in the ground. _________________ "Riding the SNAFU wav(e)" |
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Pasagarde
Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Posts: 191 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Here ....this time its the kurds.
Separatist Kurds prepare to attack Iran
April 14, 2005
Gulf News
Phil Sands
Near Sulaimaniya, Iraq -- Kurdish fighters dedicated to overthrowing the Iranian Government are hiding out in the mountains of northern Iraq, waiting for a chance to strike at Tehran. Gulf News gained exclusive access to the militiamen as they trained for a full-scale guerrilla war that could send shockwaves through the region.
Rebel leader Ebrahim Alizada said: "Our armed struggle began in Iranian Kurdistan and will continue until we have freedom."
The fighters are members of Komala, a group of militant socialist Kurds dedicated to bringing down Tehran. Hundreds of young men and women armed with AK47 rifles, machine guns and RPGs are training in northern Iraq for this mission.
Many more are based across the border and group leaders say the rebels are already carrying out "covert actions" in Iran. _________________ "May Ahura Mazda protect this land, this nation, from rancor, from foes, from falsehood, and from drought"
Koroush Kabir |
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BitWhys
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 164 Location: Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:40 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Ahvaz, city in southwestern Iran, the administrative center of Khuzestan (Khuzistan) Province. Ahvaz is one of Iran's largest cities and the center of the region's oil industry. It is located at the confluence of the Karun and Shatt al Arab rivers on the lowland plain of Khuzestan. Ahvaz has long served as a shipping hub for river traffic and is also a regional center for air, highway, and rail transportation. Since oil was discovered near Ahvaz in 1980, the oil industry has been central to the city's economy. Ahvaz is a major supply and distributing center for the oil fields that lie to the north and for several oil pipelines that pass through the city. Manufactures produced in the city include processed foods and textiles. Educational institutions in Ahvaz include Shahid Chamran University and a branch of the private Islamic Free University. Although the city dates from ancient times, virtually no historical monuments have survived due to damage inflicted during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). |
http://www.greatestcities.com/Middle_East/Iran/Ahvaz_city.html
that picture makes Pettigrew look like a total idiot. _________________ "Riding the SNAFU wav(e)" |
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Rasker
Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 1455 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:50 am Post subject: |
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Hmm heres the full text of the story pasted from Gulf news:
<<Region | Iraq
Published: 14/4/2005, 09:47 (UAE)
Kurds prepare for guerrilla war in Iran
By Phil Sands, Staff Reporter
Near Sulaimaniya, Iraq: Kurdish fighters dedicated to overthrowing the Iranian Government are hiding out in the mountains of northern Iraq, waiting for a chance to strike at Tehran.
Kurds prepare for guerrilla war in Iran
Hills alive with staccato gunfire
'Komala supports Kurdish workers' fight at every front'
A struggle to keep indomitable spirit of freedom alive
Gulf News gained exclusive access to the militiamen as they trained for a full-scale guerrilla war that could send shockwaves through the region.
Rebel leader Ebrahim Alizada said: "Our armed struggle began in Iranian Kurdistan and will continue until we have freedom."
The fighters are members of Komala, a group of militant socialist Kurds dedicated to bringing down Tehran. Hundreds of young men and women armed with AK47 rifles, machine guns and RPGs are training in northern Iraq for this mission.
Many more are based across the border and group leaders say the rebels are already carrying out "covert actions" in Iran.>>
More from the sidebar: <<'Komala supports Kurdish workers' fight at every front'
While playing an important role in the Iranian revolution of 1978/79, Komala officially launched itself as an open political party. However, members quickly found themselves being targeted by the country's new Islamic Government and once again they were forced to go underground. The group is now based in the mountains of northern Iraq, where it continues to demand freedom for the Kurdish people and a secular democracy for Iran.>>
You'll notice the word separatist did not appear in the original headline. I get the sense that these people's primary goal is overthrowing the current regime in Tehran, like almost all people on this board, and in Iran for that matter. I hope these people's efforts are being coordinated with the other factions, for the capability to use armed force will surely be needed in June. _________________ The Sun Is Rising In The West!Soon It Will Shine on All of Iran! |
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Khorshid
Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 459
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Rasker,
It’s AZARI, not “AZERI”. And, Azari is a Turko-Persian dialect, not an ethnicity.
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Rasker
Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 1455 Location: USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the correction, Khorshid. I've read that the Kurds are close to the Persians in traditions, (i.e. they celebrate Nowrooz, as do many Central Asians as well as Persians) so the Kurds in Iran are not nearly as separationist as Kurds in Arab lands or Turkey. Is that impression correct? _________________ The Sun Is Rising In The West!Soon It Will Shine on All of Iran! |
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Khorshid
Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 459
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:03 am Post subject: |
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Dear Rasker,
“Persia” is what Iran was called by westerners until early 20th century. Persians and Iranians are one and the same. And Kords (also spelled “Kurds”) are members of the Iranian family. If Kords, Tajiks, Pashtuns …are close to the Persians/Iranians in traditions, it is because Kords are Persians/Iranians. My very pen name, “Khorshid”, for instance, borrowed from the folkloric Persian (Iranian) tale of the Simorgh, is a male Kordish name! This misunderstanding is no fault of yours. Indeed, only yesterday I came across the following, recurring, fabrication by Reuters in the Jerusalem Post: “Iran is patchwork of ethnicities with roughly half the population Persians and Azeris, Kurds, Arabs, Lors, Baluch and Turkmen making up the other 50 percent”! Where geo-strategic interests are concerned, where Balkanization is to be encouraged, truth be damned!
As I’m only superficially familiar with the subject, I’m not prepared to comment on the Turkish-Kordish issues, but the Kords cut off from the Iranian Motherland, living in Arab states that were once part of Greater Iran, have been severely persecuted. As to the Kords in Iran, although millions are being spent to encourage separatist tendencies, Iranian Kords remain one of the most patriotic of the Iranian people. Why should they separate, when as Iranians they can rightfully claim ownership to every inch of Iran? Yes, there are Kords (and self-designated “Turks” in the province of Azarbaijan) who wish to separate from Iran (and fill their masters’ pockets by the process), but here a consultation with Iran’s contemporary history can be instructive, even if for no other reason than to distinguish Iranian Kords from a group of foreign mercenaries. However, I wish to show that separatism for the sake of INDEPENDECE is the last thing on their mind. Briefly, the origins of these separatist tendencies can mainly be found in the late 1940’s when, after the Tehran Declaration guaranteed the independence and post-war boundaries of Iran, the Soviets not only refused to leave, but also financed revolts which led to the creation of short-lived satellite regimes of “People's Republic of Azerbaijan” and “Kurdish People's Republic” as a last resort in maintaining a foothold in Iran. (Khodabiyamorz) Mohamad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shahanshah Aryamehr, personally led the campaign to liberate Azarbaijan. You’ll be surprised how many of those vilifying him to this day, often operating as this or that “republican”, have everything but Iran’s interests in mind. Once it was the Soviets; today it is British mining corporations and multinational oil companies!
Your impression then is correct in so far as it takes these facts into considerations.
p.s. Thank you for reducing the size of of your signature pictures. |
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Khorshid
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