Posted on 06/22/2009 9:52:11 PM PDT by Abakumov
Obama’s Foreign Policy was announced on day #1 of his administration.
He would respectfully and with civility, sit down at the table withthe Iranian Death Cult and negotiate on nukes.
Is he that stupid not to know that Ahmahdinijad is just a puppet of the Mullahs, and that the Mullahs are an apocalyptic death cult?
The iconic images of Neda dying on the streets of Teheran unmasked the true nature of the rulers in Iran to th entire world.
How much support is left for Obama’s Foreign Policy based on respect and appeasement with a Death Cult?
his line in response to the uprising ........”as I said in my Cairo speech”
I believe Neda was killed for wearing her involuntary head scarf too loosely, for being lovely, for mistakenly believing she was free to stand on a public sidewalk. She was targeted by someone who despises women that don’t live their entire lives as a subservient gesture to all men above the age of 15.
And to the people of Iran, I apologize for the shallow and ineffectual prig who plays at being leader of the free world.
Nada and Nada. That is so right on.
I totally agree. I’ll go one further: President George W. Bush will be the last man of honor to hold the office. Sry for the pessimism but it seems likely.
“Obama really seems to believe that as soon as he performs his pompous ass reading of Axelrod’s words off teleprompter...”
How true.
Obama is on the side of thee mullahs...thats his strategy. He and his RATS would do the same thing if they can/could.
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A beautiful speech delivered in impeccable English
THE TEXT OF REZA PAHLAVI’S SPEECH:
VIDEO OF REZA PAHLAVI’S SPEECH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zv5VMShOyk
REZA PAHLAVI OF IRAN Opening Remarks
THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNE 22ND, 2009
WASHINGTON, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you all for coming. Thank you for your time, and attention to the cry for freedom and democracy on the streets of Iran. I can tell you, first hand, how much my compatriots are appreciative of your generous attention to their plight. The best I can do for you today is to recount what my fellow Iranians tell me about their conditions, hopes and fears.
Bear in mind that for the great majority of Iranians born after the Islamic Revolution, the unfolding events are the most significant transforming experiences of their collective memory. The courage of their convictions gives hope for peace and democracy in the most troubling region of the world. On the other hand, their defeat will encourage extremism from the shores of the Levant, to the energy jugular of the world. At the very least it will threaten regional tranquility and global economic recovery through fears of terrorism, slowdown of globalization and steeply higher energy prices. At worst, fanatical tyrants - who know that the future is against them - may end their present course on their terms: a nuclear holocaust.
But which will it be? That is the question of the day. My message to you is: do not underestimate the role you play in the outcome. International media are already the information artery connecting different parts of the freedom movement in Iran. That is why the regime has ominously warned media, that only officially approved reports can be dispatched out of the country. Having restricted the return path of media, they are also jamming electronic transmission and restricting internet traffic into the country. But it is the third leg of communication, from people to people, from one resistance cell to another, and from leaders to supporters inside Iran, of which the regime is most fearful. They cannot fight people who stand together. Only an information blackout can isolate individuals, so that they can be oppressed separately. Thus the outcome of this struggle will depend on your ability, the free media, to fight their blackout with the light of information.
Your second contribution is keeping your political leaders informed about the brutal violence of the regime’s plain-clothes thugs against unarmed people. Your governments have insisted that they would not interfere in Iran’s internal affairs. I applaud that. Any such attempt will give the tyrants the excuse they need to paper over their own differences, and target every man struggling for freedom as a foreign agent. But that is not all they do. They are painting every statement in defense of human rights as foreign interference, benefiting from the confusion between the two. It is vital that the free world not fall for such cruel cynicism in the name of realpolitik.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights knows no national boundaries. Its defense is not only a matter of ethics, but a mutual obligation of all governments who are its signatories. It is also in their interest. No one will benefit from closing his or her eyes to knives and cables cutting into faces and mouths of our young and old, or from bullets piercing our beloved “Neda” whose only sin was the quest freedom - no one, no one but tyrants and their thugs. Do not let them define what is disrespect for sovereignty, what is interference in others’ affairs.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
A movement was born on the 22nd of Khordad in my calendar, the 12th of June in yours. It is not Islamic or anti-Islamic, it is not for capitalism or socialism, nor any other ideology or specific form of government. It cares little about historical squabbles before its birth. It is about the sanctity, even more, the sovereignty of the ballot box. It may not succeed immediately. It may have ebbs and flows. But, let me assure you it will not die, because we will not let it die.
A week later, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic decided to stand erect as a dam in front of this movement, sanctioning theft of the ballot box and flagrant fraud, all in the name of Islam. It was an ugly moment of disrespect for both God and man. It will not stand. The citizens of Iran will not stand it. And at the end, he will not stand.
Rest assured, the Movement of 22nd of Khordad, already invested with the blood of my brave countrymen, with energy and support in every corner of Iran and the globe will not rest until it achieves unfettered democracy and human rights in Iran.
SOURCE Reza Pahlavi
Maybe this will wake up those who see Zero as the answer to their prayers.
Good grief!
The leaders of Iran are venal and aquisitive, and do not want to be dethroned, much less vaporized.
> Private media are running rings around broadcast outlets funded by America and Israel to challenge Iran. The uprising in Iran has become an international sensation through the global reach of digital information technology. Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and e-mail have allowed the protesters to communicate directly to the world, bypassing feckless regime attempts to suppress journalists. The rawness of the videos and the frankness of the tweets allow observers to experience the events viscerally. The impact is powerful.
For every successful coup d’etat in modern times, Step One has always, always, always been to seize control of the national radio and/or television station. Always. That is standard methodology straight out of the coup d’etat manual.
Iran might just be the very first time and place where this doctrine no longer applies, thanks to modern media.
Let us hope and pray that it is so.
As for those who are saying it is wrong to "meddle" in Iran's internal affairs, would you please note that Iranians are holding signs in English. Many of the blog posts, tweets and YouTube narrations are also in English. If they are not crying out directly for American aid, why are they using English?
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