Posted on 12/03/2003 5:22:26 AM PST by faludeh_shirazi
"Murder grief leaves scars on those left to survive It warps the strongest spirits and twists so many lives
Murder grief is harder than any other grief to bear Because it's done by evil and the devil doesn't care
Murder grief continues to tear apart your heart It stomps upon your feelings and breaks your life apart
Murder grief . . ." (Susan's mother, Gertrude Bestor, was murdered 19/2/1995)
Indeed these must be terribly dark days for Stephen Hachemi, where the word sympathy seems too insufficient to impart the feelings of condolences I wish to convey. The gutless, unlawful killing of his poor dear mother, 54-year-old photojournalist Zahra Kazemi, on July 10th, 2003, after 77 hours of interrogation, who made an ultimate sacrifice in the pursuit of her work, has touched the hearts of the international community.
This is certainly not the first tragedy that has been bestowed upon a journalist at the hands of the ruling devils of the Islamic Republic. In a long series of brutalities enforced by this government, this has been one of the most high profile cases (so far).
There are those few members of society, who take severe risks in search of truth and honesty. Like Zahra Kazemi, many journalists make up that part of society, where the gamble of danger just comes with the occupation. This does not mean however that the tragedy becomes meaningless or any more warranted, in particular where the Islamic Republic is concerned. During the last 6 years, under the so-called reformist mullah "President Khatami" many journalists silenced through threats, imprisonment, torture and death.
Kazemi's murder is a direct assault on the grass roots of justice and democracy. Anyone who values the fundamentals of human rights owes a debt to the memory and work of Zahra Kazemi. These cowardly islamo-fanatics have committed an evil, vicious and dirty act; in their attempt to conceal the truth, they have stooped to the lowest of the low, where they have clearly shown their candid disrespect for human life and freedom.
Of course they give their excuses as usual and every time they are confronted to give evidence, quite frankly they begin to sound like a broken record. Still there are questions that have not yet been answered satisfactorily. They persevere in delaying the case and manufacturing repeated distractions; which seems to be impeding the truth from ever surfacing. Originally two Iranian Intelligence Ministry agents were charged with "semi-premeditated murder", but soon the second agent was acquitted, needless to say they had a good old bash at finding their scapegoat. Subsequently, a week after that Iran's Intelligence ministry issued a statement, blaming a lack of evidence for a court decision to rule out premeditated murder. They have essentially concealed all of the prosecutor's responsibility behind a façade of smoke and mirrors.
Enough is enough - Desperate times call for desperate measures.
This unmanageable regime has specified laws under the countries penal codes that seem to justify the realms of their so-called decrees no matter who you are? Subsequently, after journalists, who will be next? Are we willing to just wait and find out?
The free world must not tolerate these atrocities any longer. The time has come where we must consider extraordinary measures to ensure the prevention of this kind of injustice again. On behalf of all peace loving people, let those responsible for this savage act, be in no doubt of the solidarity of all those who march hand in hand along the road of justice and freedom and their determination to go where angels fear to tread, as did the valiant soul Zahra Kazemi.
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