Posted on 10/07/2004 9:10:00 PM PDT by DoctorZIn
The US media still largely ignores news regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran. As Tony Snow of the Fox News Network has put it, “this is probably the most under-reported news story of the year.” As a result, most American’s are unaware that the Islamic Republic of Iran is NOT supported by the masses of Iranians today. Modern Iranians are among the most pro-American in the Middle East. In fact they were one of the first countries to have spontaneous candlelight vigils after the 911 tragedy (see photo).
There is a popular revolt against the Iranian regime brewing in Iran today. I began these daily threads June 10th 2003. On that date Iranians once again began taking to the streets to express their desire for a regime change. Today in Iran, most want to replace the regime with a secular democracy.
The regime is working hard to keep the news about the protest movement in Iran from being reported. Unfortunately, the regime has successfully prohibited western news reporters from covering the demonstrations. The voices of discontent within Iran are sometime murdered, more often imprisoned. Still the people continue to take to the streets to demonstrate against the regime.
In support of this revolt, Iranians in America have been broadcasting news stories by satellite into Iran. This 21st century news link has greatly encouraged these protests. The regime has been attempting to jam the signals, and locate the satellite dishes. Still the people violate the law and listen to these broadcasts. Iranians also use the Internet and the regime attempts to block their access to news against the regime. In spite of this, many Iranians inside of Iran read these posts daily to keep informed of the events in their own country.
This daily thread contains nearly all of the English news reports on Iran. It is thorough. If you follow this thread you will witness, I believe, the transformation of a nation. This daily thread provides a central place where those interested in the events in Iran can find the best news and commentary. The news stories and commentary will from time to time include material from the regime itself. But if you read the post you will discover for yourself, the real story of what is occurring in Iran and its effects on the war on terror.
I am not of Iranian heritage. I am an American committed to supporting the efforts of those in Iran seeking to replace their government with a secular democracy. I am in contact with leaders of the Iranian community here in the United States and in Iran itself.
If you read the daily posts you will gain a better understanding of the US war on terrorism, the Middle East and why we need to support a change of regime in Iran. Feel free to ask your questions and post news stories you discover in the weeks to come.
If all goes well Iran will be free soon and I am convinced become a major ally in the war on terrorism. The regime will fall. Iran will be free. It is just a matter of time.
DoctorZin
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/a...RTICLE_ID=40837
Iranian intel: Tehran harboring bin Laden
2 officials say they've seen terrorist
under care of Revolutionary Guard
Posted: October 8, 2004
5:00 p.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Iran's cleric leaders are harboring Osama bin Laden, according to two Iranian intelligence officials cited in a new book.
The sources say they have seen the al-Qaida terrorist leader alive and well, although he no longer resembles the picture on FBI wanted posters.
Author Richard Miniter writes in "Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush Is Winning the War on Terror" that bin Laden "has trimmed his beard to fit the more traditional look of a Shi'ite cleric and he seemed to have put on weight, according to intelligence officials."
The sources say bin Laden is constantly on the move, "shuttling from Iranian safe houses controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to areas of Afghanistan controlled by the Iranian-backed warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar."
"Choopan," one of the sources, gives three reasons why Tehran would give safe have to bin Laden, risking the wrath of the West.
"First, the Iranians believe they can keep bin Laden's presence a secret and plausibly deny it if publicly accused," Miniter writes. "Second, the mullahs are feeling increasingly threatened by the War on Terror.
"The mullahs, Choopan says, fear a counter-revolution and see bin Laden's fighters as tools they can use to ensure the failure of these young democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan and the survival of mullah-dominated Iran. Finally, they share enemies, including many Arab leaders, the United States and the rest of the Western world."
The book, launched earlier this week by Regnery, publisher of "Unfit for Command," already is No. 2 on the Amazon.com list.
Free Iran Bump...
Osama pong
Baghdad, Oct. 8 – Crack troops of the Qods Force (Jerusalem Force), the extraterritorial force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, operating out of their base in the border town of Mehran, have seized Iraqi territories in Zeyn al-Qos, Seif Sa’ad and al-Amarah regions, according to reports from the area.
In recent months, forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have moved their main headquarters from central Iranian provinces to those on the Iran-Iraq border. These include Marivan in the north, Mehran in the center, and Shalamcheh in the south. Qods Force’s commanders oversee and direct their operations inside Iraq from these border bases.
The principle task of the Qods Force is to spread Iran’s “Islamic revolution” to other parts of the Muslim world. The Qods Force has been particularly active in the Iraqi theater and last April, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei decorated Qods Force Commandant General Qassem Soleimani for his “success in promoting Islamic revolution in Iraq.” News of the decoration was not made public.
Iraqi sources say that Iran has been setting up and financing “Islamic libraries” throughout southern and central Iraq and uses them as a conduit to wage propaganda and recruit young Iraqis.
I actually find this easier to believe than him still hanging out on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border.
Arlen Specter and Orrin Hatch have both received letters from me in the past because of their affiliations with Iranians and muslims of dubious character.
We need some FREE IRAN T-shirts, posters, bumper stickers, etc.
We on the right that want to do what is needed to stop this Islamic Facism need to get more forceful in our support. We actually need to adopt tactics of the left. Remember "Stop Aparthied" and "Free Mandela"? They do stuff like that well simply because they do the work and have the MSM machine and Hollywood wired.
Well the conservative network is big too. We just need to get it more coordinated. Conservative actors need to feel free to speak out. Mel Gibson could start his own studio and offer them work. They should sue and file charges with the state and federal agencies for discrimination (even get the ACLU involved) if they are fired for their views in NY or Hollywood.
We should deluge local TV and radio and newspapers to do stories on any Iranian community in their area. This country has a huge Iranian population. Most came before, during and after the 1979 revolution.
Many own businesses and are as American as anyone born here. One such person is the founder, owner, President and CEO of Paymaxx, Inc. where my wife has been working the last ten years.
He tells horror stories of life after the mullahs took over. Since they were not Muslim (they are Baha'i) they were persecuted. It took him years to smuggle family members out.
And the Iranians are ready to get rid of this facism. They need our covert help. With a few well placed SpOps team during the next big uprising...well you get the idea!
And the Bush Doctrine practically dictates regime change in Iran. And if that won't give Syria the message then they are next. You watch how fast Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia start getting tough for real! And force Jordan and Syria to clean up Lebanon or we should just turn it into a giant glass table. Terrorist are practically 99% of the living organisms in that hellhole anyway.
"there are terrorists out there who would dearly love to hit us before the election. Why? To affect it. What does that mean? Do they want to affect it randomly?" "Of course not" " the terrorists have no particular interest in Kerry. What they care about is Bush."
"The Islamists and Baathists in Iraq are conducting their own Tet Offensive with the same objective as the one in 1968: to demoralize the American citizenry, convince it that the war cannot be won, and ultimately encourage it to reject the administration that brought the war upon them and that is the more unequivocal about seeing it through."
Krauthammer does a very good job explaining for the democrats, what the republicans already know
There have been several articles stating that bin Laden and alQaeda have been enjoying the hospitality of the regime in villas by the Caspian and on secure military bases.
And what better way to receive the medical attention bin Laden supposedly needed? Who knows, maybe they thew in a kidney transplant along the way?
Yeah, I've seen those articles. He may also be hanging out in some Pakistani city, close to medical care.
DoctorZ, I like that new intro banner. Thanks.
If everyone could hear just 1 or 2 stories from Iranians who fled Iran, we wouldn't need T-shirts.
In fact, this thread wouldn't exist.
Can you offer proof of any connection between John Kerry or the Democratic National Party? As far as I know it is illegal for candidates to have help from any source outside of their own (America) country.....
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