IRAN: Iranian cleric sees a long-planned conspiracy in protests
The silence of certain political figures after the election helped spread chaos across the country. A certain group decided four years ago to overthrow this government, and they embarked on widespread activities to that effect.
The Islamic Republic is not unfamiliar with such cases of sedition. Before the recent post-election riots, we experienced eight years of reforms.
One of the defeated candidates has crossed the red lines. He gathered university professors and some lawmakers, and they discussed 52 principles regarding the continuation of post-election movement. One of these cases is enough to put this losing candidate on trial at a revolutionary tribunal.
These people were determined to overthrow the regime through a velvet revolution, and they had established a 300,000-vote pyramid-style organization. This organization had ordered its members to take orders from the BBC in case of text-message, Internet and Facebook disruptions.
One of our largely circulated newspapers, owned by one of the losing candidates [presumably reformist Mehdi Karroubi], had dispatched 10 individuals under guise of journalists to an Arab country to cover a soccer match. There, these individuals underwent special training for making explosives and spreading the concept of velvet revolution in the press.
All the preparations for riots had been made two days before the election and the rioters had been equipped with electric batons, Thuraya satellite phones and tear-gas canisters.
When Basiji militiamen or police fired one tear-gas canister to disperse illegal demonstrators, five canisters were fired by the rioters in response.
In a single anti-riot operation, the Basiji had shot only 1,000 rubber bullets into the air in an hour, but they had to fire live rounds on the rioters who were about to seize 300 assault rifles from a military post. Two rioters were shot dead.
The defeated candidates even held mourning ceremonies for these two and insisted on the persistence of commemorations.
Well, Victor (if that's your real name,) I'm a Jew named mick and not fooled by the phony Israeli version of history. Dig a little deeper than what they taught you in Hebrew school and you'll find that the Zionists and Nazis had a lot in common and in fact, the Zionists fought for Hitler in Palestine. To be a Jew is not to be a Zionist and plenty of Christian Zionists would like nothing better than to fry the Jews in hell for rejecting Jesus.
Posted by: Mick | July 20, 2009 at 05:08 AM
Poor "mick", is that your real name or more likely Mohamed. Your agenda is clear as is your ignorance of history.
Posted by: Victor | July 19, 2009 at 08:59 PM
"A certain group?" Would that group be called "everybody?"
What a bunch of crap.
Posted by: Heidi | July 19, 2009 at 04:06 PM
To Israel's dupes, denying that Palestinians should be punished for the actions of Hitler, is denying the holocaust. That is all Ahmadinejad said about the Holocaust. The Israelis need one Hitler after another to hold on to their stolen land and water. Saddam was the last Hitler threatening poor little Israel. We paid dearly with blood and treasure to take care of that Hitler of the day. Want something to remember? How about the "dancing Israelis" celebrating the towers falling, found to be Israeli spies and rushed out of the country before they could be questioned? How about the short stock sales before 9-11 that all came out of Israel?
Ahmadinejad predicted the fall of the Israeli regime and was promptly mistranslated by Israel to wipe Israel off the map. If Iran is attacked, they will sink our navy and block oil exports. We can pay dearly again to protect poor Israel from another phantom Hitler.
Remember the USS Liberty and decide about what kind of friend we have in Israel.
Posted by: mick | July 19, 2009 at 03:32 PM
We are guilty of many things, but Mojtaba Zonouri is completly off track. Do we bear some responsibility for election and re-election of Ahmadinejad? Yes we do!
Paul Findley in his article “ Cool Clinton Response to Khatami Initiative Shows Israel-Inspired Dual Containment Policy Not Yet Dead”, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, April 1998, Pages 32, 101,
“If President Clinton does not quickly come up with a generous, cooperative response he will leave a sorely embarrassed Khatami hanging, twisting in the wind—an easy target for the radical religious leadership within Iran that opposes any rapprochement with the United States and seems to have control over most foreign policy questions. The hard-liners in the Iranian government will have a field day and may well be able to discredit the new president, despite the 70 percent vote he received."
Iranian young people are frustrated with the system that could not create jobs. Why? Please read:
US Foreign policy and the Iranian Progressives
http://straveler-myamerica.blogspot.com/2009/07/us-foreign-policy-and-iranian.html
Posted by: Saint Michael Traveler | July 19, 2009 at 10:47 AM
This reminds me of the Spanish Inquisition when Top Religrous Clergy used to talk rubbish and kill people who were "witches" if they acted out of line. It is horrific and unbelievable that they are arresting and torturing minority religeons, lawyers, students, human rights activists, academics and even Islamic clerics that don't suit. How can the world recognise and continue to "work" with such a Government? It would be condoning their actions if the West turns a blind eye to these abuses.
Posted by: TG | July 19, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Ahmadinejad denied the holocaust, it means, this regime does not care about human life, even 6 mio. people. It is a kind of mass murderer mentality. Unfortunately nobody in iran protested against this statements loudly, now we see the results. It is just a example of inhumanity of regime.
Posted by: irani | July 19, 2009 at 10:06 AM
yeah....and Santa Claus is on our side as well....
Posted by: draeamom | July 19, 2009 at 09:47 AM