[FourPeas]

Lots of interesting stuff here. He wants to keep the 'Islamic' part of the republic, yet separate religion from politics -- I believe it when I see it. I plan to see pig fly first. At the same time, he sees Israel as having a right to exist & believes the country should be recognised by Iran.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Sure... Didn’t Castro also claim that he was not a communist?

Prospective despots are known to say whatever they want to say to get into power.

Wouldn’t you rather have a Democracy or a Republic?

and a Zoroastrian one at that....

[sionnsar]

Iran ping

[Pikachu_Dad]

Imagine there’s no burkas...
It’s easy if you try
No muslim’s flying with us
Trying to blow us out of the sky

Imagine there’s no jihad
It’s easy if you try
No muslims flying with us
Trying to blow us out of the sky

Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there’s no mullahs
It isn’t hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no evil religion too

Imagine all the Iranians
Living life in peace...

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one

I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no mad bombers
I wonder if you can

No need for searches or profiling
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world... you oohhh

You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

[sionnsar]

He wants to keep the 'Islamic' part of the republic, yet separate religion from politics -- I believe it when I see it. I plan to see pig fly first.

Good planning.

[rodguy911]

Wow a lot to sort out there,does that mean that sharia law is Ok in a democracy,love to see that happen...not in my lifetime.

Complex problems over there.

[sionnsar]

A: The government has already collapsed. There's going to be big changes very soon. Believe me, it will happen soon. I can promise you that I will meet you for the next interview in Teheran very soon. However, I am afraid that the transition won't be peaceful. You see what has happened during the religious ceremony called Ashura a few days ago.

I am NO expert in matters Iranian/Persian but what little I know concurs with this assessment. The regime went a bit too far...

[sionnsar]

The western media could help us if they could talk directly to the Iranian people, to tell them the truth. This would help. The Iranian media don't belong to the people. They are controlled by the government which is using them to spread lies.

Don't expect any help from the American media. They don't even know the meaning of the word "truth," and are in complete bondage to the left-wing government they helped to impose on us.

[ryan71]

Would be ten times more likely to happen if the Iranian people knew the American government was behind them 100%.

But that aint gonna happen. Our leaders don't want to fight tyranny. Our leaders embrace tyranny.

[Yardstick]

Imagine a democratic Iran and a democratic Iraq sitting right next to each other. Talk about a radical improvement over the way it was. And Hezbollah without its Iranian patron would be much weaker, which would help the democratic forces within Lebanon. The regime in Syria would be weakened as well. All kinds of upsides.

[gleeaikin]

These interviews, along with publication of the Khamenei expose should help inform the West about the complexity of the situation in Iran. See exposee:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2415788/posts?page=201#201

Check Comment #208 for links to the three part exposee.

[romanesq]

Pigs are nowhere even near the runway for takeoff.

This guy is an intelligence guy but his predictions read like a wish list of Western hopes not the actual situation. Of course some of the events lately could lead to a revolt but we haven’t even seen that yet. It’s been resistance and chanting but not outright crowds aiming to overthrow the government.

Now it could be inevitable but the real question remains: if the Iranian people can pull it off, what replaces the current roster of mullahs?

I’m a little hopeful but don’t share the optimism of this guy. He’s a dissenter to the system and needs allies outside of Iran. Singing this song makes him a lot of friends. Good for him but this is not even close enough to revolution yet.

If it could happen, the events of the planet could be changed for the better. Obama gives me no confidence either. None at all. I’m afraid the mullahs become more brutal internally and Israel forced to take drastic action soon after.