Ahmadinejad is no opposition for Iranian Opposition

Why should the Iranian Opposition worry about Ahmadinejad, who with all his knowledge and big mouth cannot control Iranian drivers.

"The president is uniquely qualified to comment. Mr Ahmadinejad has a PhD in traffic management."

The Iranian people have to learn not to worry about the Islamist Fascists. If they had any power they would act in Iran. They are powerless and the Iranian traffic is a testimony to that. Our weakness is in a fragmented Opposition, and nothing else.

Dialogue with the Islamist Fascists in Iran

The Liberals of this world want GW Bush to talk to Islamist Fascists. Why can't Iranians take care of their own affairs?

I would advise the new members of Congress to change the philosophy of the Bush administration. Instead of finger pointing and pointless ideological arguments about the 'Axis of Evil,' they should start negotiating and engage North Korea and Iran.

Which member of the Iranian Opposition would open a debate with the Islamist Fascists?

If a dialogue opened, and the false arguments of the Islamist Fascists were shown in public, then they would look a lot weaker.

Iran: revolution from below?

"A friend who has made a small fortune in the pharmaceutical business told me that recently that the enforcers of Islamist law appeared on the roof of his condominium in the northwest Tehran suburb of Sharak-e-Qarb to seize all the satellite dishes. Every household received an order to attend a hearing of the revolutionary court, where the magistrate--typically a mullah--will levy fines. The fines help feed the friends of the courts, while for my wealthy pharmacist friend, erecting another satellite dish is as easy as refueling his car...

'I can afford yearly two or three months' vacation in Dubai, Europe or even America,' my friend said. 'Why should I bother to organize a protest against seizing our satellite dishes? We may be forfeiting our freedoms, as you say, but when the price of avoiding the authorities is so affordable, why would we risk everything to take on the regime? We have to wait until society itself is disillusioned, and the masses open their eyes.'"

Fouladvand: An example of an Iranian "hero"

An Iranian called Mr Fouladvand wants to fight the Islamists in Iran and does not care to give his life and be a hero. In the name of non violence this cannot be right. It is such a shame to have people who want to sacrifice themselves and become heros. It only sets the precedent for more violence. As a believer in non violence this action cannot be condoned, however "brave" it looks. We Iranians must unite against such temptation against violent ones. Violence begets more violence. Mass peaceful unified General Strike is more powerful than one person's ambitions.

Iranian Opposition salutes the Iranian Newspapers

Let all the Iranian Opposition salute the subtle, yet effective actions by the Iranian newspapers.

"Iranian newspapers reported the results of the competition Thursday, but gave it no significant coverage. Not one paper printed the winning cartoon."

It really shows how there is now a ground swell beginning to form against this murderous regime in Iran.

Call for a coalition in Iran's Opposition against possible war

With the Russians now the black sheep of the family of civilized nations, what will the Iranian Opposition do? The US will use this opportunity to bypass the UN and escalate matters?

"Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Segrey Kislyak officially declared that Moscow will not second the motion on the European draft resolution the way it is now, Interfax news agency reported Friday."

May be they could get together, and create an alternative coalition in exile? Is it too much to ask? Are we Iranians that disorganized, that in such troubled times, none of us can put our petty differences aside, and become a civilized alternative to the present blood thirsty warmongering Islamist Fascists ruling Iran?

Why can't we all teach Iranians to behave like India and get rid of the aliens through non violent General Strikes. We just need to talk about it. That way we will win the argument, and guarantee a Good future for Iranians; like they had many thousands of years ago, when Iran was the mother of Human Rights.

Asylum is granted to Iranian dissident

An Iranian man who had been living in Japan illegally and was engaged in activities opposing the government in Tehran was granted refugee status Tuesday by the Tokyo District Court.

The ruling nullified decisions made in 2002 by the justice minister to reject the man's request for asylum and by immigration authorities to deport him. The man, 38, is a member of Iran's communist party.

"The man has been actively participating in activities against the Iranian government in Japan and there is a danger of persecution if he returns to his country," said presiding Judge Toshihiko Tsuruoka. "Decisions such as not recognizing the man as a refugee are illegal."

Is Attacking Iran a Viable Option?

What has the Iranian Opposition have to say about these various scenarios?

According to a war game organized by The Atlantic with the help of retired air force colonel and specialist in the field Sam Gardiner, which simulated preparations for an assault on Iran by the next American administration be it Republican or Democrat, such an assault could involve any or all of three separate strategies: (1) a punitive raid on key Revolutionary Guard units to retaliate for Iranian actions in Iraq and elsewhere, (2) a pre-emptive strike on all possible nuclear facilities or (3) the forceful removal of the Mullah regime from Tehran in a regime change operation.

The Nonviolent Opposition in Iran

One of the most heroic but tragically under-reported human rights movements in the world is the 26-year struggle to establish democracy in Iran. Since the Islamic revolution of 1979, a brave cadre of democratic activists -- moving in and out of prison and subjected to frequent home padlockings and demolitions -- have been able to sustain a courageous civil society that challenges one of the most repressive dictatorships.

Iranian Opposition must stop the US-Led Military Thrust Focuses Heavily on Broad Naval Deployment

How can the Iranian Opposition sit idly by and not unite against the impending danger facing Iran.

"Hundreds of US and allied war ships foregathered in the strategic seas of the Middle East and India in the last days of October 2006 for two primary missions: To prepare for a US-led military strike against Iran which has stepped up its uranium enrichment program with a second centrifuge project - undeterred by the prospect of UN sanctions; and measures to fend off palpable al Qaeda threats to oil targets."

An alternative government in exile must be created to prevent the Islamists from drawing Iran into war.

Iranian Opposition must confront Russian and Chinese arms sales

Why doesn't the Iranian Opposition show unity against arms to the Islamist Fascists in Iran

"The US is also concerned over China's arms sales, which in 2005 totaled $2.1 billion. The report pointed out that Iran and North Korea were reportedly among clients receiving Chinese missile technology."

This is definitely an area we can all agree on.

Quo Bene from Islamist Fascists in Iran

It is truly remarkable that the opposition forces in Iran have never really looked at the main force behind the Islamist Fascists in Iran. They need to see who is really benefiting.

The United States ceded to Russia and France last year its role of the top arms supplier to the developing world as it failed to take full advantage of emerging markets and opportunities created by booming oil prices, according to a new congressional study.
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Russia's rise to the pinnacle of the world arms business was fueled by its booming trade with two emerging Asian giants -- Indian and China -- as well as Iran, a controversial client whose buying power was nonetheless greatly enhanced by high oil prices.

The Burning Question for all Iranians

This statement is so true:

The burning question of why Iran is not yet free, can perhaps answered here: Iranian's future it is what we make of it. Until people understand that becoming an regime opponent is not just about having differences of opinion with the regime but requires working together toward a common goal of regime change, Iran will continue its regression to a medieval pariah, with nuclear capability, in the eyes of much of the civilized world. Quite frankly, maybe some Iranians both inside and outside Iran are not ready for change because they don't portray themselves in the political game as willing to seize the opportunity to make the right move. If the so-called opposition were willing to put their own agenda and personal pride on the back burner and practice some of the slogans they shout at their meetings, we wouldn't still be writing about the future of Iran nearly three decades after the Mullahs came to power.

Well said.

Iranian Constitutional Revolution

It is on this day, that the Iranians took the very first step in modern times, towards democracy in what is known as the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. Of course Iranians have known democracy from a long time ago. The sacred book of Iranians, the Zend-Avesta, refers to choice and liberty in society.

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution (also Persian Constitutional Revolution and Constitutional Revolution of Iran) took place between 1905 and 1911. The revolution marked the beginning of end of Iran's feudalistic society and led to the establishment of a parliament in Persia.

Persian Constitutional Revolution was the first event of its kind in the Middle East. The Revolution opened the way for cataclysmic change in Persia, heralding the modern era. It saw a period of unprecedented debate in a burgeoning press. The revolution created new opportunities and opened up seemingly boundless possibilities for Persia’s future. Many different groups fought to shape the course of the Revolution, and all sections of society were ultimately to be in some way changed by it. The old order, which Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar had struggled for so long to sustain, finally passed away, to be replaced by new institutions, new forms of expression, and a new social and political order.

Iranian Opposition

Iranians are a very old nation and our culture, and our astrologers recognised Christ. So do not mix us up with the Islamists or Hezbollah.

We had in Iran a Magi in Iran that did not like the spread of Christianity in the 7th Century and wanted to change the Iranian philosophy which was more akin to I-Ching and Taoism, called dualistic Zoroastrianism.

He learnt from a Christian Priest what the origins of Judaism and Christianity were, and later went and found a descendant of Abraham's first son from his second wife. Salman Parsi or Salman Al-Farsi then told Halabi Qureshi (Koreishi) aka Mohammed, that he is the most honorable man in Arabia, and enlightened him to conquer all.

Most of you know about the rest. So If you please be careful when you speak of Iranians. We are the oldest Empire in the world, and our culture is much more sophisticated than most know.

The Jews were released by Cyrus the Great, and Jesus Christ was primarily respected because the Iranian Magi predicted his birth and respected him.

The trouble we have now can be only solved if the world allowed the people of Iran to learn that they can have non violent change if they went on a General Strike.

If the mad Islamist Fascists were brought into conversation about how weak they are in face of General Strike, then they would fall apart. So we need to pop a silly question like "what would you do if the secular Iranian people decided to stay in their pyjamas for a week?