Iranian Alert - January 13, 2005 - Israeli think tank: Only U.S. can neutralize Iran

Iran Revolutionary Guards Commander: US presence a threat
Thu. 13 Jan 2005

Iran Focus

Tehran, Jan. 13 - In an apparent reference to the presence of US troops in Iraq, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Corps (IRGC) official called for Iran to mobilize its troops against the "dangerous Zionist threat".

Speaking to Revolutionary Guards and Iran's Bassij (paramilitary police) forces in Khuzestan on Tuesday Deputy IRGC Commander Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr said, "The Islamic Republic will not tolerate American presence in the region".

"The presence of this country('s forces) poses a dangerous threat to our nation's interests", Zolqadr said.

"The (Revolutionary) Guards cannot ignore their presence", he added.

At the meeting another IRGC veteran Kazemini called for Revolutionary Guards to counter US presence.

"America wants to prevent the spread of Islamic revolution in Iraq so as to break the Shiite crescent in the region, especially in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon", he added.

Iranian rape case woman pardoned

An Iranian woman sentenced to death for killing a police official she said had tried to rape her has been pardoned by the victim's family, officials said.
The family of Behzad Moghaddam agreed to accept compensation instead of seeking Afsaneh Norouzi's execution.
Iran's Supreme Court overturned Mrs Norouzi's death sentence in July but she still faced a lower court's ruling.
The mother of three, whose seven-year case prompted a human rights outcry, is expected to be freed soon.
'Self-defence'
The decision by Mr Moghaddam's family to accept a "blood money" payment of $62,500 (£33,200) instead of seeking Mrs Norouzi's life brings the case to an end.

Norouzi's freedom will give new breath to women to find the courage to stand up for their rights and defend themselves

Lawyer and activist Sara Irani

A judiciary official said the death sentence could not be brought against Mrs Norouzi, now 34, again.
She and her family were visiting Mr Moghaddam, an intelligence officer on the holiday island of Kish in the Persian Gulf, in 1997 when her husband was called away.
Mrs Norouzi said she had tried to defend herself with a knife when the officer attempted to rape her.
A court in Kish eventually found her guilty of murder and condemned her to death - a sentence initially upheld by the Supreme Court last year.
However, under pressure from women's rights activists and reformist politicians, the head of the judiciary finally ordered a review before the Supreme Court, which in July quashed the death verdict.
However, it ordered a new ruling from the Kish court, which could have led to a further sentence for Mrs Norouzi.
Vulnerable victims
Mrs Norouzi had refused to plead for mercy because she believed she had justly defended herself.
Women's rights activist and lawyer Sara Irani told The Associated Press news agency she welcomed the resolution of the case.
"Norouzi's freedom will give new breath to women to find the courage to stand up for their rights and defend themselves," she said.
In Iran, a married woman who is raped risks the death penalty for adultery if she cannot prove she was violated.
If she kills her attacker, she may also face the death sentence for murder.

2005 Thursday 13 January

Iran moves to ban advertising of foreign products

TEHERAN - Reuters -Iran’s parliament has taken initial steps to pass a bill, which bans advertisement of imported products as part of a campaign against Western cultural influence, newspapers said on Thursday.
Passed by parliament’s cultural commission, the bill prohibits advertisement of imported goods on television, public places and public transport.
It will become law after being passed by parliament and ratified by the Guardian Council, Iran’s legislative watchdog.
“According to the bill, the advertisement of foreign goods are banned in public places, on state media and buses,” the semi-official Iran newspaper said.
The ban also targets posters, billboards and public signs.
Cultural commission members were not immediately available for comment.
Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, conservatives have tried unsuccessfully to ban the sale of icons of Western culture such as Barbie dolls and Coca-Cola.
Colourful advertisements promoting everything from motor oils to luxury brand watches and perfumes have mushroomed in most major cities on billboards and buses.

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Radio Free Europe
Bill Samii

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/01/347a2c5f-088a-408b-a632-d5fc64804671.html

Israel doubts Iran nuke freeze deal

Bill Gertz, Treachery: How America's Friends and Foes are Secretly Arming Our Enemies, Regnery, 2004, reveals how Iran has been conducting nuclear weapons work in secret since the '80's, has over three hundred (300) sites, and lies repeatedly, all while receiving aid from France, Germany, Russia, China, North Korea and Pakistan.

So, Yahoo UK & Ireland blames Israel for "doubting"--

Doubt? I have no doubt about Iran--it's lying and stonewalling while feverishly stockpiling plutonium and enriched uranium.

The attack begins in five minutes.

Thanks, DoctorZIn, for your inspirational and tireless effort in moderating this forum. Thanks to The Christian Science Monitor (and the very nice Christa Case at the editorial desk) for its publication in an only slightly truncated form that still gets all of the jist of the point across. All submittals to the Letters department are limited to 200 words and I think we all know how it difficult it can be to refrain from venting for pages and pages.
Sincere Gratitude and Hoping for A Better World in 2005, TZIM

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