You write:
“Intelligent Socialists don’t find it necessary to remind everybody that they are anti imperialists/anti-zionists with every thing they utter,.. It’s taken for granted.”

Let me tell you I do not agree with you. You and the organization that you are involved with, The Unity of the Left, * cleverly utter Anti Imperialist message every time they turn, but hesitate to do the same with Zionism and its critics of Israel do not include the word ‘Zionism.’ This clever line of dealing with Israel are pushed by those hidden Zionists and their followers, among them the Iranian left, for the past fifty years and is prevalent among the sell out Anti war movement in US including the UFPJ and ANSWER and is popular with individuals including Chomsky and Phyliss Bennis of UFPJ. Your group has no objection to Zionism as long as Israel stops their “militarist aggression in the region and against Palestinians” ** but at the same time your hatred against anything ISLAMIC present you as Islamophobic because your group utter “ Anti-Imperialism must be accompanied with the opposition to Iran’s ISLAMIC regime and reactionary groups associated with it.” Thus you cleverly bring the slogan of:
“NO TO IMPERIALIST WARS NO TO IRAN’S ISLAMIC REGIME” which is also, cleverly if I may say, adopted by the Zionist dominated Anti War movement such as UFJP which has been criticized by many Iranians from all walks of life and they did not sign their petition and demanded modification, but the same petition was signed BY NOAM CHOMSKY.
According to your organization’s publication, The Unity of the left, where Ms. Yassmine Mather is one of your spokesperson, has been kicked out of the majority of anti war movement demonstrations and recently from CASMII because of your misleading slogan.
Your prejudice against anything Islamic, including Hezbollah, is troublesome and when you preach: “We, the people of the Third World,…..their fight too is simultaneously against colonialism/racism and for justice and true democracy…” shows your hypocrisy.

Your hatred of Hezbollah, is supported by the Lebanese people regardless of their political or religious affiliation, at this juncture is unacceptable. Your organization writes: “We will name and shame those organizations that collude with Hezbollah to attack our political rights; we will continue expressing our demands and our slogans in anti war protests.” Of course rejection of your position by the political organization of the Anti- war movement happened in Europe thus we are talking about Hezbollah of Lebanon.
In another article of your organization with title “political Islam’s relation to Capital and class’ by Ardeshir Mehrdad and Yassamine Mather on Islamists:
“The spokes people of world imperialism cannot claim innocence as they denounce the dangers of ‘Islamic fundamentalism’ and warn of ‘fanaticism’ endangering the security and stability of world civilization. They know better than anyone that the global capitalist system has itself created the conditions for Islamic fundamentalism and fanaticism.”
If you believe that the ‘political Islamic movements’ are the product of the global capitalist system then why not direct your hatred, at least at this critical moment that Iran and the region is under attack by the most savage army and personnel in the history of mankind, against the zonist – imperialist forces and not against Iran. You with your misleading slogan are creating tension, confusion and as a result indecisiveness.
You are correct when you write ‘If imperialist want to attack, they’ll attack us. It has NOTHING to do with the nukes.” However you are wrong when you assume we have no option but defeat. That’s why you think your futile argument about IRAN NUKE does not make any difference for those who want to attack humanity. You ought to know that Imperialists are not as ‘irrational’ as you think thus “if they want to attack they will.” They act according to their own rationality. They spend billion of dollar to sell their lies to the ignorant citizens. It is our duty to understand the priorities and necessities of the current situation and act accordingly to minimize the danger which is coming from the most SECULAR, brutal and ruthless capitalists who want to destroy us all. That’s why it is utmost important to reach the people of the world and inform them that this is not their interest and ask for their cooperation not by signing stupid petition, rather bringing in economic loss for the capitalist forces in form of STRIKE.
I think you should WAKE UP from your futile FANTASY that you can defeat the global capitalist system by going after the Islamic Republic at this time. The struggle of the Iranian workers, teachers, and…., is not due to their love for ‘intelligent socialism’ rather they want to improve their economic power. You should demand from the imperialist/zionist to remove the sanction and to get out of the way and stop going after India, China, Turkey, Germany and other countries whenever Iran wants to engage in a lawful economic activity with other countries and remind them that their action is AGIANST THE INTERNATIONAL LAW. Iran needs to create jobs for its educated labor force then you will see less complains and more activities towards improvement of the civil society and creation of an environment towards secularism and democracy. People need the least basics to fight for democracy. No one can build democracy on empty stomach and democracy needs its own institutions. Iranina people are fighting for their rights. That’s why the rootless imperialist-zionist try to strangulate Iran with economic sanction and destabilize the society by funding groups and creating phoney “minorities” to serve its goal of dividing Iran into pieces and putting one against the other to weaken the country thereby able them to control and dominate Iran and to create puppets for illegitimate state of Israel according to “A clean break’.
I think it is the time that you and people like you stop fooling yourself and joint the international community and arrange strike in those major countries that are part of the machine war once a week on Tuesday or any other day to bring economic loss to the capitalists to make it expensive if they dare to harm Iran. Iran should use technology including nuclear energy in order to meet its energy requirement to support its economic development. Nuclear power creates jobs for Iranian scientists and technicians and creates other related industries. It makes it dangerous because Iran has been denied scientific help by its enemies. Iran is signatory to NPT and should receive help from the agency. There are more than 400 nuclear plants are operating in 25 countries around the world and more countries want to have their own reactor.

http://www.etehadchap.org/english/
http://www.etehadchap.org/english/hezbollah-eng.html

Sorry if my sarcasm isn’t clear. I’ve been around a bit and have seen the world. If you heard so much doublespeak, you’d be cynical about most anything. I’m an American, but after living abroad and seeing all the tricks my government plays to get what they want, I’m a bit skeptical of most people’s intentions - it’s just become a matter of habit.

If Iran wants nuclear power, it’s not because they need the energy. If Iran really wanted clean energy, they’d go solar or something. Truth is that they want bombs - the political reality dictates that they be able to make their own bombs. Even if they can’t make a bomb, that DU, as the Americans and Brits have shown, comes in handy when you need to make a hole in armour plating!

I’m not saying Reza is pro-American or even anti-Iranian. I get the strong feeling that he doesn’t like the current government in Iran - and that’s enough for him to get money from the State Department. He doesn’t have to be wholly on the American side to be useful - his voice can still be used for Bush’s nefarious plans.

Have a nice day. :-)

“AJ Nasreddin said on October 22nd, 2007 at 7:06 am #
…By the way - did anyone hear about green alternatives, like solar energy, being stopped from export to developing countries? “

You can sholooqhesh koni all you want, Shabnam, but you’re making yourself dizzy, without persuading anyone. But, then again, maybe you are paid to storm the barn; so, if it’s paying your bills, keep rocking, sister!

Intelligent socialists don’t find it necessary to remind everybody that they are anti-imperialists/anti-Zionists with every thing they utter, nor with every dump they take. It’s taken for granted. But, since I have affection for disabled people, for those who like to act blind and willfully deaf, my anti-imperialist stance was clearly stated.

The noise-makers, however, don’t like to learn that Iranian people’s fight for democracy is, and must be, as has always been, and will be, for the foreseeable future, simultaneously a fight against imperialism. We, the people of the Third World, are in the same position as are African Americans; their fight too is simultaneously against colonialism/racism and for justice and true democracy, in the belly of the beast. One fight cannot be separated from the other. It is the same for us, and it is an ongoing struggle. Imperialism/colonialism don’t take breaks.

As to the question of imperialists using the nuclear issue as an excuse to attack Iran … If imperialists want to attack, they’ll attack us. It has NOTHING to do with the nukes (that too is stated clearly in the article). They didn’t attack us in 1953 (when they overthrew our democratically elected government) because we had nukes; they attacked us for different reasons (and NOT because Mossadegh was a commie-lover). They didn’t attack Vietnam because they had nukes. They don’t attack and savage the Palestinians daily for the past sixty years because they have nukes. WAKE UP!!

So, when they attack us in Iran, what are they going to hit first? WAKE UP!!

Believe me, when the enemy has TEN THOUSAND nuclear warheads, having a few is no deterrent. Like Chirac said, even if a few are launched, within minutes Tehran’d be bombed back to the Stone Age. And nobody’s that stupid; least of all the mullahs. But, if there’s a live nuclear power plant (way down south, mind you, away from the seat of power), all the enemy has to do is drop a mini-nuke and let all hell loose.

What we DON’T want, under any conditions __ just as the government in Iran should not want this either __ is a glowing radioactive zone stretching for hundreds of miles.

Those who prefer to make believe (that imperialists need legitimate excuses to attack us lesser peoples) forget that imperialism NEVER LEAVES. We are ALWAYS under attack. Imperialism, when we are friendly to it and welcoming, attacks our livelihoods through its beloved corporations; something, I believe, the proponents of a ‘normalization’ actually wish for; meaning, they like it if imperialists should ‘normalize’ relations and allow ‘investments’ for ‘development’; nothing to do with looting the national goods of the Iranians; but, the ‘nice way’!

Now, who’s the pro-imperialist?

Make all the noise you want. Noise doesn’t change reality.

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/85842.pdf

Have a nice day. :-)

MIKE MCNIVEN is a pro Israel, Pro Zionist and Anti Iran Propagandist who uses this site to link to the same article “Congressman Kucinich Must Find a Better Role Model than Bob Ney” that has posted many times in the past few months. Mike McNiven is a propagandist who Jamie, the rabbit Zionist, thanks him many times for his opinion.
This article is written by an Iranian charlatan who spreads lies about “Iran Lobby” and portraits those who criticizing Bush administration for his fascist policy on Iran which is a Zionist policy, part of “Iran Lobby”. Please read a few lines from the article that McNiven gives a link to:

“An alarming resemblance exists between Ney’s advocacy of Tehran over the past decade and Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s (D-Ohio) advocacy of Tehran now. On August 1, 2007, Baztab, the Farsi language web site controlled by the former commander of the revolutionary guards, wrote an article about Kucinich’s “lonely battle” in opposition to sanction efforts against the Iranian regime.4
Kucinich and Ney’s support of Tehran’s ayatollahs is quite similar in method and substance. They both call for engagement with mullahs; They both vehemently fight against any type of sanction against the mullahs; They both oppose human right statements against Iran by the congress; They both associate with the same known mullahs’ proxies in the US; And they both side with Iran when it comes to Iran’s anti Israeli rhetoric.”

Mike McNiven, A Zionist pro Israel who has disguised himself as pro Iranian people brings videos made by the monarchists, puppet of the Zionists who are cooperating with the fifth columnists, the Zionists, to help them to take power in Iran. People like Michael Ledeen and Kenneth Timmerman are part of Zionists who are working towards this goal, to bring the Shah’s family back who serves Israel.
Hassan Daioleslam, the writer of this article which is given by Mike McNiven, the Zionist, attacking both Bob Ney and Kucinich as “Iran Lobby” and saying that both Kucinich and Ney do not want more sanctions against Iranian people to strangulate their economy and kill more children, like Iraqi children, so they may be forced to transfer the power to puppet of the Zionist that Mike McNiven represents.

Please expose the Zionists who are sent to progressive sites to preach and spread anti Iranian people propaganda and harm the fragile movement of Anti Zionist so they can kill more Iranian children like Iraqi children to smoothen the path for further action.

Shame on the disguised Zionist. We will not going to be silent and will expose them every time the smell is too strong to be tolerated.

I have only seen people attacking Western hypocrisy and defending Iranian rights under international law. I have never seen a progressive arguing that Iran actually should build such dangerous power stations, or defending the theocratic nature of the régime.

Provide references or be suspected of attacking a straw man.

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/10/nukes-are-back-and-so-are-we/

An expatriate Iranian whore/typist, Akbar Atri, has a “piece” entitled Soidarity with Iran fro the WSJ on Oct. 15, ‘07.

SOLIDARITY WITH IRAN.

http://www.committeeonthepresentdanger.org/

“Refusing to do the hard work,….. a mentality that, when adopted previously by western leftists, led to their defeat in one battlefield after another during the Cold War; failed to set a different tone for the direction of social change after the Cold War..”

refuse to see that majority, at least the Iranian “socialists”, have fallen into the Imperialist/Zionist camp and are cooperating with the imperialist’s organizations such as NED, Open Societies, Alliance, freedom house, and…” and attacking the Iranian regime on program such as “Voice of America”, BBC and other programs like it and some of them like Khanbaba Tehrani, and people like him who are sitting with former Maoist and now close associates of the Zionists, Abbas Milani, with the “philosopher” who advocates “Open societies and its enemies,” Abdulkarim Suroush at the Hoover Institute and talking about “democracy” to make themselves available in case the Imperialist/Zionist are looking for Chalabi or Makiya, who was associated with the Trotskyite left “socialist”, type to bring “democracy” to Iran and wants us to believe his line of argument. He writes:

“In the process of organizing their counter-revolution, the mullahs stole two of the Iranian left’s most popular slogans: anti-imperialism and support for the Palestinian people. It is the adoption of these two slogans that has since sent knee-jerk leftists off the track and chasing their own tails (not excluding some Iranian leftists).”

Mr. Fiyouzat: you may fool others, certainly not me. At the time of “Iranian students movement” abroad that students were working against the Shah in US, where you were involved Mr. Fiyouzat, the Iranian students did not have that much information on Palestinian struggle. Sometimes you could have seen half or one page article but you did not have organized talk or workshop on the question of Palestinians. This position was true with the American left as well, because they saw, wrongly, Palestinian struggle as a nationalist movement in nature and therefore they thought, at least this was their excuse, it didn’t deserve their support. Another reason for this neglect was the dominant presence of “Zionist left” at the leadership position of these parties and therefore, they were thinking about the interest of Israel rather the genocide of Palestinian people. They did whatever was necessary to keep their members ignorant on the question of Zionism and its atrocities against the Palestinian. It was the work of Edward Said and others on question of Zionism and the struggle of Palestinian people who put their agenda on the map.
With all fairness you can not say by any means the Islamic Republic stole this from the “left.” It is absolutely laughable. I used to read the Iranian newspapers and “ettelaat” where the “socialist” found these newspapers insignificant, these newspapers were writing so many articles on the question of Palestine which I did not see in the so called the Iranian left journals, who were copying quotes after quotes from Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky and some group from Mao without that much understanding at the campuses or the coffee houses of the Western countries. The question of Imperialism slogan, as you should know, was debated in 1976 and decided to abandon this slogan because some of the Iranian left believed: “Down with Imperialism” does not bring American supporters and make American nervous therefore it was abandoned. These days the Iranian left use this slogan to show that the Iranian regime is intolerant, to turn the opinion of the people in the western societies against the Iranian government because it is still popular with some fraction of the society in Iran.
Mr. Fiyouzat you should be honest with yourself. How many Iranian “socialist” preach anti Imperialist slogan?
I am sure you read Iranian opposition sites. Tell me honestly how many Iranian “socialist” are concerned with the Imperialist/Zionist war? This type of thinking has been abandoned by majority of the Iranian left and what has remained is ANTI IRANIAN GOVERNMNENT even at the time of massive attack by the Imperialist/Zionist camp for no reason. Are you aware that the Kurds calling “voice of America” and telling the American guest who is from the state department that you GIVE US ARMS AND WE THE KURDS WILL FIGHT FOR YOU, YOU JUST INVATE. Are you aware of that Mr. Fiyouzat?
Iran Nuclear energy program is legal and the enrichment is Iran’s right. If nuclear energy is bad then should be bad for every single country on the planet. I think it is ingenuous to use the “environment friendly” mentality of some of the “left” group in the west to mobilize people against the Iranian government so you and your insignificant group get a chance to establish your “secular socialist” in Iran where has no support, at least for time being, because you and people like you have done nothing except empty words for the Iranian people. On the other hand the regime that you want to get rid off with “An Anti-Imperialist Case Against Iran’s Nuclear Program” slogan has produced tangible results that affect the life of Iranian people under tremendous hardship, economic embargo, threat of nuclear holocaust and invasion yet you and self centered people like you do not hesitate to use the available space repeatedly try to break the unity of all who cherish humanity against barbarism and the atrocities of the Zionists-Imperialist camp to get attention to your futile argument .

You write:
We assure you that as Iranians we believe in our own intellectual brilliance and are quite aware of our capabilities. As a good friend likes to remind, U.S. and other western engineering corporations are happily gobbling up the best of our minds, enriching themselves greatly in the process; NASA enjoys the capabilities of Iranian chief engineers and technicians daily; and …)

While you are so proud of Iranian with their intellectual brilliance and capabilities who are improving the imperialist know how, NASA, to advance their weapon of mass destruction so they can eliminate the people of the “peripheries” easier and faster why don’t you want a nuclear energy program that brings clean energy and other benefits to Iranian people. Iran population is over 70 million and deserves to have a better life and clean environment with its own intellectual brilliance and natural resources. Why Iran should beg other countries for its fuel? How many countries with nuclear program have you seen is being attacked? None.
It is racist to imply that the Iranians cannot be trusted with nuclear technology and it is Islamophobic when the same thing is suggested by an Iranian “socialist” who wishes to have a secular government
in Iran based on such a futile argument as “earthquakes”. How many earthquakes have you seen in the United States for the past 30 years? More than one. One earthquake is enough
To send your argument down the tube, forget about Japan, Brazil and others.
It is everyone’s duty to be united against any attack militarily or economically. We should demand from the war criminals that remove the economic sanction which has brought tremendous suffering to
Iranian people live in Iran. The rich are not affected, it the middle class and the poor who suffer everything from this illegal genocides.

You and people like you should join the world community and support the right of the Iranian people and condemn and boycott those countries with their vicious plan trying to harm Iran.

That was the first question that came to my mind, too! — But, hey, were we not treated to this article, or one much like it, a few months ago? It seems that Mr Fiyouzat is being trotted out once again …

Two observations. First Mr Fiyouzat, probably happily settled in an affluent American suburb, neglects to mention that Iran is in a tight spot with regard to energy, importing as much as 40% of its petrol, for lack of sufficient internal refining capacity. Although I agree with the author that nuclear energy ought best be avoided, whenever possible, the fact is that as signatory of the NNPT, Iran has every legal right to pursue nuclear technology. In fact, co-signatories of the treaty are compelled, by law, to assist one another in matters of nuclear technology.

Clearly the NNPT needs to be revised and enlarged so as to corral most particularly the presently nuclear-armed nations that have refused to sign the NNPT [suivez mon regard] and to review the world’s actual needs in terms of nuclear power. In the mean time, the war mongers’ argument against Iran, of breach of international law, not only fails legal scrutiny but reveals dark motives.

Secondly, Fiyouzat overlooks the repeated, direct threats that are being made to Iran’s security. He must know as well as any that his country of origin is being threatened with pre-emptive nuclear strikes, NUCLEAR STRIKES. The mere thought ought to have Fiyouzat, and his fellow “Iranian Socialists”, screaming bloody murder.

So, yes, this looks like a cheap intelligence job, which would explain why it has been brought back in a renewed repeat.

I’m grateful to note that DV readers are seeing through the bull.

C’mon guys at DV, on occasion you must be sitting on your brains and enlightenment heritage.
DV has still done more to publicize the Zionist machine, but it will never be enough as long as the murder continues.
We are all complicit.

This is about pre-meditated murder, and those who would type and snigger to condone that murder.

Tens of thousands of healthy young people are studying communications and peeyar - destroying their brains …

And we thought that most psychology was fabricated baloney.

That’s rubbish.

Ahmadinejad was previously the democratically elected Mayor of Teheran and then became President by winning the presidential election.