Archive for August, 2007
This Mullah regime, historically, has had its own eccentric terminology and mantras. Everyone knows about the “Death to America” mantra–a legacy of the Khomenei era–which is still recited after friday prayers and during key addresses by Iranian leaders.
Now, Ahmadinejad wants to leave a retarded legacy of his own. He called Israel a “standard bearer of Satan” and said that the Zionist state would eventually crumble. He deemed the very cornerstone of the regime questionable.
Israel retorted with the generic diplomatic reposte. David Baker, an official spokesperson for the Israeli governement targeted Ahmadinejad calling him a threat to not only Israel but the international community.
His supporters seem to be more discerning than the entire world. They have come to Ahmadinejad’s support saying that Ahmadinejad’s comments have been misinterpreted. They say that Ahmadinejad talks about, Israel putting up a natural disappearence-from-history act rather than being destroyed by anyone else.
“The Iranian president’s comments are typical of his vociferous animosity towards Israel,” said David Baker, an Israeli government spokesman. “He threatens not only Israel but poses a clear and present danger to the international community as well.” [source]
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The Iranian regime has hanged 30 people–all charged with conspiring to topple the government–in the past month. This, political watchers believe is a move to send stern signals to the West. Those hanged were allegedly trying to rile up a soft revolution with U.S backing.
But, most of them were political activists, who voiced opinions not in line with the government’s. Iran has been graciously rewarding political dissenters with the rope and the gallows. Iran has fast risen as the human rights activist’s worst nightmare, with the second highest capital punishment rate in the world. To cap the ignominy, public hangings are back in fashion.
Iran has hanged up to 30 people in the past month amid a clampdown prompted by alleged US-backed plots to topple the regime, The Observer can reveal. Many executions have been carried out in public in an apparent bid to create a climate of intimidation while sending out uncompromising signals to the West.[source]
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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday that Ahmadinejad has accepted an invitation from the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. However, he added that the itinerary would be fianlized after a final decision. Maliki had visited Iran on August 8-9.
The two neighbours, who went to war in the late 80’s, share better relations now. This can be attributed to the fact that both countries have Shi’ite’s at the helm.
Iran and the U.S have left their differences behind in dealing with the grave situation in Iraq, and are deliberating over ways to improve the situation in the war-cleft country.However, Iran’s alleged support to the militants operating in Iraq can not be connived at.This is an important visit as cordial relations between these two countries would augur well for the people of these countries.
Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki said Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had invited Ahmadinejad after Maliki visited Tehran on August 8-9, but added a final decision had yet to be taken.[source]
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The Russian foreign minister has rubbished claims that Iran does not pose a serious threat to anyone, including U.S and its allies. He also added that U.S is using a non-existent threat as a pretext for installing a Missile Defence Shield in eastern Europe.
It must be remembered that Russia is a close Iranian ally, and even provides extensive support to the cornered Iranian regime. Also, a U.S installed Missile Defence Shield in eastern Europe is antithetical to Russia’s interests in the region. Russia , historically, has maintained a tight leash over eastern Europe. Russia is more bothered about the shield in its immediate neighbourhood than the Iranian threat to U.S and its allies.
Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Serguei Lavrov ruled out that Iran constitutes a threat that justifies Washington’s decision to site a missile defense system (MDS) in Eastern Europe.[source]
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The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Yahya Rahim Safavi has said that the elite corps won’t buckle down under the pressure being exerted by the U.S. He has adopted a more harshly defiant tone and warned the U.S of “harder blows” in the wake of the purported ban on the guards.
He also threatened that the elite corpse would only increase in strength and wouldn’t be phased by their isolation.
A statement to this tune is perfectly visceral and was expected. Ahmadinejad’s henchmen are just as foolishly callous as him. The U.S, however, is justifiably pursuing pressure tactics and should also look to convince other regional powers to cut-ties with the Iranian regime. Even India, after the nuclear deal with the U.S, might have to oblige by partially severing relations with Iran. Pressure tactics and diplomacy are a better alternative to military strikes. Cohesion should be the very last resort.
The Iranian daily Kayhan said commander-in-chief Yahya Rahim Safavi made clear the Guards would not bow to U.S. pressure and would use all their leverage against the Americans [source]
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The Chinese premiere Hu Jintao and Ahmadinejad met in Shanghai on the sideline of the Shanghai Corporation Organization summit. The Chinese President offered a word of support to Ahmadinejad, but asked him to comply with international nuclear laws. Jintao said that Iran should be flexibility, peace forsaken.
Ahmadinejad, like he always does, assured his Chinese counterpart that Iran would co-operate with IAEA, while keeping all channels of communication. It seemed to be the same done-to-death political rhetoric. China enjoys cordial relations with the pariah regime of Ahmadinejad, and openly supports the same. Though, even China is a wily fox and occasionally feigns a parentally harsh tone in front of the world, when dealing with Iran.
China can bring to an abrupt end the entire furor over Iran’s nuclear issue, if it adopts a harsher tone and raps Iran on the knuckles.
Hu said China is keen on resolving the nuclear issue through peaceful negotiations.He said China understands Iran’s concerns but hopes the country shows flexibility for the peaceful settlement of the issue. [source]
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Iran’s Revolutionary guard, that came to limelight during the Iraq and Iran in the late, 80’s is on the brink of earning a dubious distinction. If the U.S State Dept. has its way then the Iranian elite force, which works autonomously from the Iranian army, will be labeled an international terrorist organization. Though the extent of the loss to the Revoulutionary Guard is still unknown, but it is for certain that the damage would be mostly financial.
The ban would only come in effect only if Secretary of State Condi Rice ratifies the move. It would be an unprecedented move, for never in history has a foreign military division been banned by the U.S. The Revolutionary Guard has business interests mainly inside Iran. All its business interests that have dealings outside Iran–mainly U.S and its ally countries–will be barred from conducting business there.
Many people saw it coming because the Revolutionary guard has been allegedly providing support to the militants in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A decision has been made in principle to name elements of the corps a “specially designated global terrorist” group, but internal discussions continue over whether it should cover the entire unit or only its main military wing, the Al-Quds force, the official said[source]
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In a bid to come clean on the gross failure of his economic policies, Ahmadinejad sacked two key ministers. The Oil and Industry ministers were both shown the door by the cynical dictator. However, their exit was officially described as voluntary. But it is certain that they did not willingly submit their resignations. Instead, they were haled into resigning.
Ahmadinejad has been in the line of fire for his economic policies that have wrecked the Iranian economy. It would be dignified to call them “policies”, as they are rambling, aimless and eccentric dictates of a madman, hell-bent upon self-annihilation.
In a major cabinet shake-up, Mr Ahmadinejad announced he had “accepted the resignations” of Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh, and Alireza Tahmasbi respectively. But despite the diplomatic wording, there appeared little doubt that the two men had been forced out, to be replaced by interim caretakers until permanent successors are appointed. [source]
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