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Friday, 28 Jul 2006
This is interesting:
There is a huge amount of anger here about what is happening in Lebanon, but it is not all the result of Israeli bombs, missiles and artillery.
“Of course I am angry,’’ said Hamid Akbari, 30, a deliveryman. “All our income is going to Palestine and Hezbollah.”
For decades, Iran
has been Hezbollah’s prime patron, helping create it as a Shiite Muslim
militia and then nurture it with money, expertise and weapons. But now
that Hezbollah is in the midst of full-blown fighting with Israel, Iranian officials have been adamant in insisting that they had nothing to do with the events that set off the crisis.Part
of the reason may be fear, or concern, that the United States and
Europe would punish Iran, if it were proved otherwise. But Iranian
officials may have a wary eye on their public. In interviews in central
Tehran Saturday, person after person said the same thing: Iran should
worry about Iran’s problems and not be dragged down by others’ battles.“We Iranians have a saying,” said Ali Reza Moradi, 35, a
portrait artist who works in a small booth downtown. “We should save
our own house first and then save the mosque. A lot of people think
this way. The government should help its people first, and then help
the people in Lebanon.”[...]
But the picture in Iran itself is a bit more nuanced. Although Iran
sits atop one of the largest known oil reserves, it cannot refine
enough gasoline to meet its own needs — and so prices are rising. Mr.
Ahmadinejad may have been elected on a populist economic message, but
on the streets people report more pain, more unemployment and higher
prices.[...]
“Let them fight with each other until they get tired,” said Reza
Muhammadi, 33, who runs a small grocery in the center of town. “Arab
countries are not supporting Hezbollah, but my country is? They are
giving my share to the Arabs.”Mr. Muhammad said he worked six
days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. to feed his family. So, he said, he
had no tolerance for his government’s financial commitments abroad.
“One percent of our budget has been approved by my Parliament to give
to Palestine,” he said. “Why should I not get angry about this?”
Hmmm…..
July 28th, 2006 at 3:58 pm
“One percent of our budget has been approved by my Parliament to give
to Palestine,” he said. “Why should I not get angry about this?”
He should also get angry when part of his budget is used to pay judges that execute 16yr old girls.
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=137
July 28th, 2006 at 4:16 pm
…”Ces quatre derniers jours, le régime des mollahs a fait pendre quatre personnes en public dans les villes d’Aq Qala et de Boroudjerd. Au moins 103 personnes ont été pendues en Iran depuis le mois de janvier 2006.
Selon l’agence de presse officielle IRNA, le 24 juillet, la justice des mollahs a pendu deux jeunes en public dans la ville d’Aq Qala, au nord. Les victimes ont été identifiées sous les noms de Ibrahim Arokhi, 18 ans, et Abdollah Qare-Qoul, 19 ans.
Le journal officiel Kayhan a rapporté le 20 juillet que deux hommes âgés de 21 et 23 ans avaient été pendus en public à Boroudjerd, ville située à l’ouest du pays”… IRAN RESIST
July 28th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Thanks for the link SM, it is good to see that sometimes reporters show both sides of the issue.
July 28th, 2006 at 4:55 pm
[...] Now this is a classic. Many Iranians on the street have one common request from their government: spend Hezbollah's money on us instead. They simply do not understand why their government finances a militia in a far away Arab country while their country has enough needs of its own. (h/t The Sandmonkey) [...]
July 28th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
Time and time again we see that the Iranian people desire a secular government.
July 28th, 2006 at 5:21 pm
Christopher Hitchens wrote a great article about the Iranians and their desire for a secular government - must read for those who haven’t yet!
http://www.slate.com/id/2137560/
July 28th, 2006 at 5:40 pm
My question is if so many Iranians want a secular govt, how in the hell do that pig amnemaniac get elected. It was democratically done no. Don’t they have far more secular leaders there. Could the election have been that rigged that there wasn’t a massive uprising ?
The very confusing part about Iran is that I keep on hearing how Iranians are so progressive and have seen documentaries in Iran with the young playing in Rock bands and so on, but then in one fell swoop, my concept of Iran is shoved to the side because I wonder how it is that they are represented by this supposedly democratically elected buffoon. They knew what his agenda was when they elected him no ?
July 28th, 2006 at 5:46 pm
Frenchman,
The ayatollahs vet all candidates for office. So basically it is a choice between shitty and shittier.
The people rejected Ahmadinejad’s opponent because he didn’t come across as some concerned about their needs. He seemed to be kind of a snob at a time when the principal concern of the Iranian people was the economy.
July 28th, 2006 at 6:13 pm
Tommy, thank you for the explanation. Looks like once again the people made the wrong choice because Ahmadinejad, doesn’t seem to have lifted a finger to give the people what they truly want.
What is extremely pleasing is that the Iranians seem to be mature enough to only want to focus on their own economy and livelihood instead of killing Jooz.
Unfortunate that they are Persian and the rest Arab because anything the Iranian think will be spat on by the Arabs.
Thanks again
July 28th, 2006 at 7:54 pm
Iranian Street Unhappy Over Iran’s Support Of Hezbollah
The Iranian street is upset over their government’s support of Hezbollah, you know, the support that Ahaminejad’s regime denies giving - but everyone in Iran knows about.
July 28th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Red Tullips,
Geat link to Christopher Hitchens article it’s a good read.
It’s quite ironic (and comical to an extent) how the Islamic Revolution has backfired. Many, if not most in Iran, want an actual democratic government. Not a pseudo-democracy under the guise of a “republic”, and controlled by the ayatollahs. Where every individual right is repressed (and yes that includes sef–determination). A pseudo-democracy in which the hanging of 16 year old girs is a daily occurrence and anyone who is not shi’a is pronounced as being “unclean”. By denouncing the U.S. in particular, and the West as whole, the ayatollahs have actually sowed the seeds of their own demise. Many in Iran are fascinated by the U.S., if not infatuated. How to bring the ayatollahs to their inevitable end? Simple. There should be a Starbucks, Wal-Mart, and McDonald’s (With lamb kebobs on the menu. Come on, who wouldn’t want to go to a McDonald’s with kebobs on the menu?) on every street corner in Tehran. When the people of Iran have access (ecnomic access) to what is going on in the outside world, the regime will crumble. (Al-Ahlam TV doesn’t count as “access” to the outside world. Sorry.) Economic empowerment, combined with overt support from the West for the Iranian people, will lead to the ultimate destruction of that regime. Inshallah (God willing) Khamenei will meet the mahdi ( the 12th imam) before he comes back. Yalla iraneen!!
Two more things. People have to stop referring to Iran as a “republic”. Who the hell cares what the ayatollahs named it. It is not a republic in any sense of the word. It is a pseudo-democratic theocracy where the people dream of living in an actual republic. Secondly, I wish the western media would make the distinction between the people of Iran and the government that is currently in power. It’s a broad distinction to say the very least.
July 28th, 2006 at 8:28 pm
This saddens me, for all the Arabs who cry out for Islamist governments have no idea what they are talking about. They have never lived under the rule of the iron fist of totalitarianism. And for all of these existing theocracies’ claims of their people living in nirvana because they are living according to God’s law, it is a lie. God gave us self-determination. They do not. God does not compel us. They do.
Democracy, by its very nature, is the most Islamic form of government on this planet.
July 28th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
“Secondly, I wish the western media would make the distinction between the people of Iran and the government that is currently in power.
Personally, I wish everyone would make the dinstinction between a goverment’s policy and the people’s opinions. Or the distinction between the one who commits a crime and the ones who have the same demographic characteristics.
July 28th, 2006 at 9:01 pm
iran is so an ellipse state, all the evil quarrels which are actually on have an origin in Iran ; that is our fault doing opportunity to Khomeiny recover Iran land when our government should have forbidden him to plane off France
July 28th, 2006 at 9:16 pm
Iran wants to be the fuck big spirii imperial power in Middle East, other countries in aera are instruments, except Israeland ; behind Iran Putin is playing his chess queen pawn to manipulate Europe
July 29th, 2006 at 7:18 am
As far as I know, you hardly find a Persian supporting Arabs against Israel and most Iranians of different backgrounds believe the Arab-Israeli conflict shouldn’t concern them at all. Iranian people have always been angry at the mad mullahs for their endless aid to terrorist organizations across the globe. Many argue that the money spent on foreigners should be given to the Iranians at home and the money should help them have better living conditions. Now, even left wing media such as Time magazine or NY Times admit to this fact
July 29th, 2006 at 7:59 am
http://fr.rian.ru/russia/20060510/47941143.html
how Putin is restructuring his mighty army
July 29th, 2006 at 11:48 am
Interesting. I am adding this to my blog.
July 30th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
The ayatollahs cannot be removed from power internally, you will NOT see an “orange-revolution”-type scenario there in the next 50 years.
This is becasue like the hezboolah, the iranian criminal dictatorship of murderers has armed itself with the baseej and other paramilitary thugs/vigilantes - actually manned by palestinians for the most part - to attack any type of democratic protests. They did it in 1999, and again this year a few times.
I am sorry to all those leftist US-haters, but the only way to topple this fascist dictatorship would be militarily, and then have nuremberg-type trials afterwards ending in the hangings of khamenini, ahdmadejihadist, rafsanjani, and the others.
August 1st, 2006 at 12:03 am
> Convince me that Hezbollah aren’t Syria’s agents in Lebanon, and that
> they are not Syria’s tool for fighting Israel because the syrians are too
> chicken shit to do it themselves.
No need to convince a house nigger - paying him is essential!
August 1st, 2006 at 1:38 am
eee used the term “house nigger” again.
I have yet to see any intelligent arguments from the Leftists or Islamists on this site.
This doesnt mean that there arent any, just that none have commented on this blog yet.
Whats up?