Mullahs Cannot Stop the Persian Reawakening

The American Thinker ^ | June 26, 2009 | Alicia Colon

[Scanian]

Iran is now saying that Neda was killed because she was mistaken for the sister of an Iranian "terrorist." A photograph of Neda Agha-Soltan on CNN.com shows a beautiful young woman with shining hair and a winsome smile unfettered by the traditional Islamic garb worn by women in the Middle East. I've seen many women who look like Neda since February, 2007 when I met my first Persian.

I was at the office of the New York Sun when I kept getting a call from a mysterious man who insisted on meeting me in person. He told me he was referred by a writer who writes for the New York Times and that he wanted to give me an important story. I checked out the writer who confirmed that she felt the Sun would be a better fit-in other words, this was not something the Times would be interested in but she thought it was worth exploring.

It turns out the gentleman was an Iranian dissident and he wanted me to know what was going on in Iran because no one in the media wanted to publicize it. Frankly I was fascinated by what I learned and wrote:

"There are, in fact, two Irans, and the lesser known one to most Americans is undergoing a renaissance that the ruling Iranian mullahs fear the most. If the Persians are awakened to their identity as children of Cyrus the Great, who wrote mankind's first charter of human rights, these oppressive regimes will topple domino-style. Besides Iran, the Persian heritage is embedded in Iraq and Afghanistan, and were it to be rekindled, a revolution unheard of in scope could occur."

[campaignPete R-CT]

Korans are being burned in Iran, and that there is a strong movement toward the philosophy of Zoroastrianism. This man showed me the pendant he now wears, a symbol of the ancient religion (it is older than Judaism)

89% of the population is shiite. Zoroastrianism ... exaggerated in the article. We 3 kings of orient are ... Perhaps there are more than 3 Zoros, but the mullahs ain't goin' nowhere.

[cynwoody]

If the CIA did it, then why not a state funeral for Neda?

On the other hand, if a basij did it, pursuant to the mullahs' policies, then it is only natural that the family should be prohibited from giving her a proper funeral and memorial service.

Since the latter is what has actually happened, it is obvious that the Iranian people should follow the example of Romania and execute their leadership as soon as it can be arranged.

[Nachoman]

This guy and Arlen Specter could spend hours discussing ballistics.