Posted on 05/04/2005 2:50:08 PM PDT by DoctorZIn
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Mr. "R": A Candidate with a Record!
Iran va Jahan reminds the western media that former Iranian President Rafsanjani has "a record." While the Europeans vainly hope that Rafsanjani will transform himself into a "pragmatic moderate," writer Shaheen Fatemi reminds us what his record consists of.
If there is one person who should be held totally responsible for every major decision that has been taken by this regime for the past 26 years, that person is Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. He has been in charge from day one and has not let go with control of power for one day. While Khomeini was alive, he held many influential positions such as speaker of the parliament and he was always the main manipulator of the old man.
When Khomeini died Mr. Rafsanjani was elected as president in 1989 and re-elected in 1993. After 8 years, because of term limitation, he could not run again but he refused to retire. Instead, he invented a new office for himself which in effect placed him in control of real power. This new position was chairmanship of the ‘Council of Expediency” which was supposedly there to resolve any disagreement between the Majlis (the parliament) and the “Guardian Council.” In other words, the newly created body, headed by Mr. R. has had the final say!
In short, Mr. “R” is the embodiment of every aspect and every action of the Islamic Republic and therefore, responsible for its wrong doings. Unfortunately no one inside the country is able to raise any charges against this candidate. One very courageous journalist, Akbar Ganji, who in a very limited manner tried to do some investigative reporting about the Rafsanjani Financial Empire, has been rotting in solitary confinement for the past four years.
The following list is only a partial and incomplete summary of chargesrelated to the three areas of violation of human rights, practice and encouragement of terrorism and identification with corruption that are often associated with Mr. Rafsanjani:
1. Violation of Human Rights
1. Mass killings of political prisoners2. Practice and Encouragement of International and Domestic Terrorism
2. Political serial killings in Iran
3. Holding thousands of political prisoners
4. Political oppression against the opposition
5. Jailing of Akbar Ganji and other dissident journalist who tried to expose his corrupt practices.
6. Oppression of religious minorities
7. Suppression of civil liberties
8. Censorship and closure of publications
9. Gross violation of women’s rights
10. Jamming satellite TV and radio stations
1. Involvement in terrorist activities in the Middle East, Europe and Argentina3. Involvement in Massive Corruption
2. Playing a key role in the 1979 Occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran and holding hostages for 444 days.
3. Murdering of journalists and other opponents
4. Execution, flogging, stoning and amputation of limbs in public
5. Assassination of political dissidents outside of Iran
6. Intimidation of opponents and forcing them to flee the country resulting in millions of Iranian refugees throughout the world.
7. Pursuit of weapons of mass destruction
8. Engaging in xenophobic and anti-somatic oratory as “temporary Friday-Prayer leader.”
1. Amassing a phenomenal personal fortune from corrupt practices and transfer of funds abroad.In a free and democratic society any politician faced with such a long list of accusations would be answering charges in a court of law and if convicted serving time in jail instead of running for the highest office in land.
2. Promotion of corruption, prostitution and addiction.
3. Expropriation of private property
4. Setting up phony foundations for personal gains
5. Setting up phony corporation for receiving stolen government property and contracts.
6. Engaging in fraudulent privatization schemes for private gains
DoctorZin:
Please forward a copy of this report to the mainstream media. Perhaps someone will be willing to rethink this senseless yet popular wave of enthusiasm for Mr. Rafsanjani.
- Iran Focus reports that Ali-Akbar Velayati, Iran's former Foreign Minister and a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a candidate in the forthcoming June 17 presidential elections, hinted at official responsibility for terrorist operations abroad against its opponents.
- The Scotsman reports that Iran denies any involvement in an assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein in his prison cell.
- Michael Ledeen once again pleads with the U.S. administration not to be fooled by the repackaging of Rafsanjani and the threat of the Iranian regime to U.S. security.
- Reporters Without Borders exposes the regime's recent efforts to silence Iranian bloggers.
- Reuters is reporting that White House spokesman Scott McClellan has warned Iran that resuming enrichment would break its deal with the EU3.
- The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the EU3 are requesting more help from the U.S. in it negotiations with Iranians on Iran's nuclear enrichment program. A U.S. official said the request was vague.
- The Islamic Republic News Agency reported Prime Minister Tony Blair as saying: "I've got no intention of bombing their nuclear installations or anything else."
- The WSJ reports that Iran has given the EU3 until early June to permit Iran to restart its uranium enrichment program. "They're always probing for weaknesses," one European diplomat said.
- Radio Free Europe is explains why Iran is meddling in Nigeria.
- ABC News is reporting that they received a copy of a "non-paper" that served as they basis of the recent discussions between the EU3 and Iran in London and explains why Iran wants 3,000 more centrifuges.
- The Weekly Standard reports that Iran is supplying Zimbabwe financial, military, and commercial support and asks what the Iranians are getting in return?
- And finally, The New York Times reports that Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said: "We will resume some nuclear activities,'' ... ''What activities or when is still under study."
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Oh yeah Rafsanjani is one of the if not the power broker of Iran all right and if you read some accounts, it seems Mr. Rafsanjani has attended more than one "conference" also attended by one Osama Bin Laden
he's a shark in wolf's clothing.......
you have to read The Millionaire Mullahs in Forbes Magazine, get a real good look at Mr. Rafsanjani
he's the guy who basically said it was Iran's Islamic duty to get a nuclear bomb in order to destroy Israel....
5.56mm
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Cause beard can not grow on his face unlike other Mullahs and people call Rafsanjani a SHARK MAN... lol
Looks like he's going to be the next president of Iran whether the people want him or not. He's an evil man, it's no wonder our media likes him.
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