Comments on: Mohammad of Vancouver: Tehran is burning, and who is fueling the fires?

By: donkyman

donkyman — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:00:20 +0000

Who knows if what you say is true or false, adequate or inadequate, right or wrong. Nevertheless, I appreciate the food for thought, and the balance it provides to the mindless unanimity of Western media outlets.

By: Jeff Blankfort

Jeff Blankfort — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:02:11 +0000

Israel and the Zionist lobbt has had Iran as a target going back before the Iraq war but what does that have to do with the validity of last Friday's Iranian elections? What Ahmadinejad has done, with his antics, is to give an air of "legitimacy" in the West the Israeli mantra that Iran's nuclear program is an "existential" danger to Israel and therefore must be eliminated. They began with his hosting of a conference on the holocaust, having been egged on to do so by Robert Faurisson, who has made defending Germany's role in WW2 a lifetime task. There are certainly legitimate questions that may be asked about the "official holocaust narrative" crafted by the zionists, but what did Ahamadinejad gain by holding the conference except to have the entire country branded as "holocaust deniers" which, given the election results, fair or foul, will be a further excuse for Israel to launch an attack. Then, his continued bating of Israel and anti-zio rhetoric may have gained him approval from countries within the region, after all Khomeni was doing that while Iran was trading arms behind the scenes with Israel, but what did that contribute except to build more support ad more justification in the eyes of Israel and its supporters, including almost 90% of the US Congress which can be counted on to give an Israeli attack its unconditional approval should it happen, even though its consequences may make the horrors of Iraq look like a garden party. Of course, folks in this country who have never set foot in that part of the world, and who have no idea what it means to be clubbed and gassed by the police, and in Iran's case,shot, cannot be expected to understand what experience is like but they might have least have the decency to respect others who have. And, as for those alleged Molotov cocktails, please send me the reference.

By: wake up

wake up — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:15:25 +0000

خوب چه عرض کنم. ما هنوز به شیوه های نوین علمی که شما حزباللهی ها از سید علی گدا آموخته اید پی نبردیم.

By: wake up

wake up — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:37:04 +0000

Actually, I hate the Israeli government with every fiber of my being, have been active in Palestine activism for years, and support a secular, democratic, one-state solution in Palestine. And I support the movement to establish real democracy in Iran and end the tyranny known as Velayat-e Faqih Wow! Did your brain just explode??

By: wake up

wake up — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:32:49 +0000

Khamenei must be proud of a halfwit like you defending dictatorship, even as he prepares to create a bloodbath on the streets of Tehran tomorrow. History will bury your ilk.

By: M.M.

M.M. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:26:32 +0000

It's true what Jeff Blankfort says–this Iranian election hoopla has divided people to a surprising extent. I wonder if that wasn't one of the major motives and goals of those who were spending the hundreds of millions of dollars to destabilize that country. I am especially surprised however by the number of intelligent commentators who have been swept up in manufactured, color-coded emotional political zeal. Blankfort is now the most recent example. He writes, about Ahmadinejad, that his "frequently infantile posturing has put his country and the world in jeopardy." This is absolutely absurd on its face. Does Blankfort remember that Iran was part of David Frum's "axis of evil" before Ahmadinejad was even president? Does Blankfort think that the tone of a presidents' remarks are somehow more dangerous than the actions of a country's armed forces? Presumably, even while the U.S. military causes the deaths of over a million Iraqis, the bigger issue, the decisive factor, is that Ahmadinejad isn't diplomatic or polite enough when discussing imperialism and Zionism. Finally, Blankfort calls Iranian protesters who threw molotov cocktails "unarmed"… what does he imagine might happen to protesters throwing firebombs in the United States, Israel, or any other country in the world? And that is not to say that police have not abused their authorities and practiced brutality in these recent events in Iran–but is that not a common occurrence in the U.S., Israel, and every other country in the world as well? I am not content with Ed's earlier list of possible explanations for the Iran coup d'etat cheerleaders among us–sure some are Zionists and some are closeted beneficiaries of the globalized corporate status quo despite their liberal and progressive costumes. But there's something else going on here. I think these Americans are yearning for a revolution of their own. And they see on their television sets all those passionate, green-vested youths in a land far, far away, and they think back to their own youth, and the revolution that never happened, and the imagery of 24 hour internet and cable coverage is their unrequited rebel soul's nepenthe. And back here in reality, we're on the path to war. Seriously… How pathetic.

By: M.M.

M.M. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:07:09 +0000

Of course Zionism-firsters like Witty could care less if Iran is destabilized and thousands die. He couldn't even drag his hypocritical ass to an Iraq war protest because a few people were carrying "Free Palestine" signs. And thank you, Richard01, for mentioning the US State Department's quiet request that Twitter postpone its maintenance so that the hysterics could continue unabated. One more piece of the already rather obvious puzzle.

By: M.M.

M.M. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:07:23 +0000

Wow, more credible with every post. First there was this gem: "But I couldn't have killed him, your honor! I used the passive voice in all my threats!" Now there's, "A wealthy powerful person with a political agenda couldn't possibly be trying to provoke anything behind the scenes." Brilliant. NYU must be proud.

By: M.M.

M.M. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:58:35 +0000

Wow! He speaks another language! Why don't you just tell us whether you're a Zionist or not? Wouldn't that make it a lot easier?

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:08:18 +0000

some of the best, earliest background on the current use of Iran elections to overthrow the regime by the CIA-Israel was already documented in the prior one of 2005: " target="_blank">http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/GG06Ak03...