tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post7427170024239513723..comments2023-10-21T06:13:57.457-07:00Comments on For a democratic secular Iran. For peace and prosperity in the Middle East.: The Litmus Test of Islamic Republic's Sincerity with Egypt's ProtestsAzarmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-40912378879651419612011-02-12T10:53:57.813-08:002011-02-12T10:53:57.813-08:00Hey Potkin & Others,
Something I have been wo...Hey Potkin & Others,<br /><br />Something I have been wondering about the next protest, since a large majority of these protestors are women (maybe >50%), and sheer numbers of protestors from previous outings clearly exceed 100k or more (at least in Tehran), then why don't all the women take off their head veils at some point during the protest? Clearly this would be a huge Ahmednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-73298633970690176362011-02-11T01:52:21.506-08:002011-02-11T01:52:21.506-08:00Jared - This is no longer a clerical regime. I th...Jared - This is no longer a clerical regime. I think it has become abundantly clear that Iran is now in the hands of the IRGC, a military dictatorship that has usurped power, blanketed by a sham parliament and cabinet. Just take a look at Ahmadinejad and his cronies, almost all of them were Guards or have ties with them.<br /><br />If the ultimate authority was still with the clerics, they Dariushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-22727308684517271762011-02-10T18:41:00.866-08:002011-02-10T18:41:00.866-08:00Dear Waybec,
you will always be welcome to this b...Dear Waybec,<br /><br />you will always be welcome to this blog. Please forgive me everyone if you think your comments have not been published. I honestly publish all comments unless they are advertising spams. Sometimes I may be late publishing the comments but I do sincerely and solemnly swear I never knowingly reject a comment whether it is for or againstAzarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-961807738224599452011-02-10T03:01:43.335-08:002011-02-10T03:01:43.335-08:00Dear Potkin,
You wrote yesterday that you didn&#...Dear Potkin, <br /><br />You wrote yesterday that you didn't know how come my two comments, sharply disagreeing with you about Mousavi's remarks about Egypt, didn't get posted for three days. <br /><br />You then apparently found and posted my second comment and wrote that if it were not sufficient, I should send my other (first) comment again and you would post that too. <br /><br /Jared Israelhttp://tenc.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-32522375128618954772011-02-09T11:16:31.364-08:002011-02-09T11:16:31.364-08:00Fair comment Potkin. Like Jared I also had some c...Fair comment Potkin. Like Jared I also had some comments apparently gone by the wayside and thought I'd either blotted my copybook or thought my statements suddenly too radical for you? However, I do concede that none of us have carte blanche on your blog and am always constantly aware of outstaying my welcome by the sound of my own voice. But of course passions run high and frequent in Waybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-78465749829780521162011-02-09T04:19:05.202-08:002011-02-09T04:19:05.202-08:00Dariush, this is not a fascist "junta," ...Dariush, this is not a fascist "junta," i.e., a usurper of legitimate power. It’s a clerical fascist regime. An important distinction.<br /><br />Ahmadinejad did not win the majority of votes, but the decision to put him in power was made by Khamenei, and Khamenei is constitutionally all powerful.<br /><br />Anyway, this proposed demonstration is not an attempt to overthrow the fascist Jared Israelhttp://tenc.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-90051520838964390242011-02-09T03:05:57.139-08:002011-02-09T03:05:57.139-08:00Potkin, perhaps the IRI are plugging up that licen...Potkin, perhaps the IRI are plugging up that licence fee freeze! I have formerly written to the BBC about this now, though I expect no response, or an evasive one at that.<br /><br />Isn't it funny how John Leyne has been reassigned to other countries since his criticism from the Iranian government.<br /><br />Btw, i just seen that PressTV have released an app on iTunes, believe it or not!Dariushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-51013385252158700522011-02-09T02:41:24.112-08:002011-02-09T02:41:24.112-08:00@Dariush :
I share your thoughts exactly on the p...@Dariush :<br /><br />I share your thoughts exactly on the points you raisedAzarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-52527806578815595482011-02-09T01:44:16.546-08:002011-02-09T01:44:16.546-08:00Potkin, thanks for the link. it seems now most me...Potkin, thanks for the link. it seems now most media outlets are picking this story up, with the exception of the good old BBC (incl. BBC Persian?!?). Ironically they have no hesitation reporting the "stories" that the IRI throw it such as the current spy trial. I'm convinced there is an agenda at work now within the BBC, aligned with that of the IRI.<br /><br />The problem i seeDariushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-9791626307963492992011-02-08T19:22:21.327-08:002011-02-08T19:22:21.327-08:00@Jared Israel:
I am really sorry, I honestly publ...@Jared Israel:<br /><br />I am really sorry, I honestly publish every comment as long as it is not spam or is an insult against people's family including if it is insults against families of IRI officials.<br /><br />I don't know how it must have slipped, but don't think wrong of me. I hope your latest version will suffice. If not please send it againAzarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-89696515184902378132011-02-08T19:19:11.663-08:002011-02-08T19:19:11.663-08:00@Waybec: When did I ever say Iranians shouldn'...@Waybec: When did I ever say Iranians shouldn't protest? Generally speaking I never tell Iranians what to do, instead I tell the world what they tell me from IranAzarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-8529006562290099462011-02-08T02:30:00.822-08:002011-02-08T02:30:00.822-08:00Hey, what's going on Potkin? My sharp (and des...Hey, what's going on Potkin? My sharp (and deserved!) attack on Mousavi for his Egypt statement gets printed by the LA Times but not by Potkin, whose life is dedicated to a *secular* Iran (and Egypt, I presume), and whose heroism has inspired us all?<br /><br />I sent you two comments. If you didn't receive them, would you please take what I posted at the LA TIMES? <br /><br />http://Jared Israelhttp://tenc.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-18174012760432193242011-02-07T15:56:49.230-08:002011-02-07T15:56:49.230-08:00Dariush:
Potkin is very good friends with Martin ...Dariush:<br /><br />Potkin is very good friends with Martin Fletcher, the associate editor of the Times of London.<br /><br />Martin Fletcher used much of the "information" Poktin was supplying him with to write articles covering the post-election unrest of 2009.<br /><br />I am sure he will help Potkin.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-61524847714701570472011-02-07T14:51:59.897-08:002011-02-07T14:51:59.897-08:00You know even after what's happened in Tunisia...You know even after what's happened in Tunisia and Egypt, all I hear is that the Iranian regime is too different and difficult to defeat! Crap! Because I fear even you Potkin roll over a little and look for the excuses as to why Iranian's shouldn't protest. Remember, the exact same things were once said about Ben Ali and Mobarak! In the end all it takes is enough men, woman and Waybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-40274498054342104892011-02-07T11:58:12.774-08:002011-02-07T11:58:12.774-08:00I wrote a comment that I guess got lost in transmi...I wrote a comment that I guess got lost in transmission, so here are my thoughts, more developed than in my first attempt. <br /><br />Regarding Mousavi's challenge to Khamenei to let him hold a mass demonstration to support the Egyptian protesters, I think it is a betrayal of the Iranian movement on two scores.<br /><br />First, the Western media’s grotesquely one-sided coverage Jared Israelhttp://tenc.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-2880989375256477982011-02-07T11:08:35.482-08:002011-02-07T11:08:35.482-08:00@Dariush
Doing my best, See LA Times :
http://lat...@Dariush<br /><br />Doing my best, See LA Times :<br />http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/02/iran-opposition-demands-permit-to-march-in-support-of-egyptian-uprising.htmlAzarmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111103133622095142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-24596638036545034092011-02-07T11:01:23.315-08:002011-02-07T11:01:23.315-08:00Why don't Mousavi and Karroubi just attend the...Why don't Mousavi and Karroubi just attend the Feb 11th celebrations and declare their support for the revolutionaries in Egypt there?<br /><br />The Mubarak regime has been a major enemy of the Islamic Republic, as were Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime and that of the Taliban.<br /><br />Interestingly, so too is Mr. Potkin Azarmehr. Seems like he is in the right company!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-26295436771699767452011-02-06T21:50:53.961-08:002011-02-06T21:50:53.961-08:00The Iranian regime is consisted of hostage takers....The Iranian regime is consisted of hostage takers. The Iranian people are their hostage.Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058643406189544769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-31467823287373804672011-02-06T14:42:36.797-08:002011-02-06T14:42:36.797-08:00Actually I don't think the Egyptian protests a...Actually I don't think the Egyptian protests are a coup for IRI's propaganda machine! In anything it really does expose their own murderous hypocrisy and tyranny! Khamanei's fearful wishful thinking says it's a great Islamic uprising. Yeah right... Do I see American flags being burnt? Have I even heard the Muslim brotherhood say thanks to Khamanei. On the contrary, they'Waybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451552974988860965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-68734825065487605022011-02-06T13:23:28.201-08:002011-02-06T13:23:28.201-08:00LOL.
This is an example of Mousavi and Karroubi e...LOL.<br /><br />This is an example of Mousavi and Karroubi exploiting the events in Egypt so that they can stage a rally which will end up having nothing to do with what is going on in Cairo.<br /><br />The Iranian government should refuse to allow this to proceed and , in any case, we are in the 10 day build up to 22nd Bahman, so no organized demonstrations can be held.<br /><br />It is time to Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226525473904632047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-39704320968638166582011-02-06T12:17:33.839-08:002011-02-06T12:17:33.839-08:00If Khamenei does not agree to Mousavi's reques...If Khamenei does not agree to Mousavi's request, he's a fool. This request is a knife to the heart of the democracy movement: it equates opposites (what happened in Iran and what is happening in Egypt.) Shame! <br /><br />Mousavi's statement, accepting at face value that what is happening in Egypt is what the Western media presents it as, is a blessing to the IRI -- it represents Jared Israelhttp://tenc.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395285.post-60544190085702610022011-02-06T12:01:54.742-08:002011-02-06T12:01:54.742-08:00This is a good move by Moussavi & Karroubi, th...This is a good move by Moussavi & Karroubi, though several requests have been swept under the carpet before. The only way such an event has a chance is if the mainstream media pick this up and the regime comes under international pressure to formerly respond. We need to do everything we can to get this picked up by BBC, CNN...<br /><br />Potkin jan, do you know whether The Time's or Dariushnoreply@blogger.com