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The Coming End Of Islamic Fascism In Iran
Forbes ^ | July 22, 2010 | Reza Kahlili

Posted on 07/23/2010 5:02:14 AM PDT by nuconvert

Crucial signs that freedom is not only possible but imminent.

The Iranian Revolution of 1979 began with Ayatollah Khomeini promising Iranians full freedom and a government by the people and for the people. In his speeches leading up to the Revolution, the Ayatollah proclaimed that, "A nation that doesn't have freedom does not have civilization. A civilized nation is one that is free." He also said that, "There should be freedom of the press and people should have the right to their opinion" and "In our government, clergy will not govern but help you with your spirituality. In our government, women will be free, and officials can be publicly criticized."

People, joyful of his positive messages, turned their backs on the Shah--who had brought them peace, respect, and luxury--in the hope of the political freedom that was nonexistent during the Shah. Sadly, this joy quickly turned to horror. Instead of the freedom he'd promised, Khomeini snatched back the liberties women had begun to gain under the Shah, reducing them to second-class citizens without the right to inheritance, child custody and divorce. Khomeini and his cohorts forced women to wear the Islamic hijab--whipping them if they didn't--and reverted to stoning woman for adultery. The Islamic regime claimed that anyone speaking against them was mohareb, an enemy of God. Because the regime purported to be representatives of God on Earth, they ordered the execution of all opposition. Teenage girls were raped before their deaths because the regime felt this would prevent them from going to heaven. Boys were rounded up and hanged from cranes.

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KEYWORDS: freedom; iran; rezakahlili; sanctions
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To: FARS; nuconvert; odds

They will produce more kids => increased probability for a new revolution:

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing Iran’s decades of internationally-acclaimed family planning as ungodly and a Western import.

The new government initiative will pay families for every new child and deposit money into the newborn’s bank account until they reach 18, effectively rolling back years of efforts to boost the economy by reducing the country’s once runaway population growth.

“Those who raise idea of family planning, they are thinking in the realm of the secular world,” Ahmadinejad said during the inauguration ceremony.

The plan is part of Ahmadinejad’s stated commitment to further increase Iran’s population, which is already estimated at 75 million. He has previously said the country could support up to 150 million.

The program would be especially attractive to the lower income segments of the population formed the backbone of Ahmadinejad’s support in the 2005 and 2009 elections.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSU1wDiAB_1Er2M-EkUBSZbzoG5wD9H7K84G0


61 posted on 07/27/2010 3:25:32 PM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: FARS; nuconvert; odds

They will produce more kids => increased probability for a new revolution:

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated a new policy on Tuesday to encourage population growth, dismissing Iran’s decades of internationally-acclaimed family planning as ungodly and a Western import.

The new government initiative will pay families for every new child and deposit money into the newborn’s bank account until they reach 18, effectively rolling back years of efforts to boost the economy by reducing the country’s once runaway population growth.

“Those who raise idea of family planning, they are thinking in the realm of the secular world,” Ahmadinejad said during the inauguration ceremony.

The plan is part of Ahmadinejad’s stated commitment to further increase Iran’s population, which is already estimated at 75 million. He has previously said the country could support up to 150 million.

The program would be especially attractive to the lower income segments of the population formed the backbone of Ahmadinejad’s support in the 2005 and 2009 elections.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSU1wDiAB_1Er2M-EkUBSZbzoG5wD9H7K84G0


62 posted on 07/27/2010 3:25:39 PM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith; All; Spunky; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1035rep; 2ndDivisionVet; 4woodenboats; 5Madman2; ...

the other side of the increase in children coin (smile)

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2010/07/house-in-tehran-islamic-iran.html


63 posted on 07/27/2010 10:07:53 PM PDT by FARS (Be well, be happy and thrive)
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To: FARS

THANKS FOR THE PING.


64 posted on 07/27/2010 10:22:22 PM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: AdmSmith

“The womb of the Arab woman is my strongest weapon.” - Yasser Arafat.


65 posted on 07/27/2010 10:44:33 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 549 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

Superb quote! Old Winnie had them pegged more than a century ago, didn’t he?


66 posted on 07/28/2010 7:22:10 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: FARS

Thanks for the ping!


67 posted on 07/28/2010 9:57:30 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: FARS

Thanks for the link.

>>>>”I’m not here to “prove” anything but Ahmadi-Nejad’s Jewish origin is common knowledge among the upper echelons of the regime.”

I was only wondering if there is actual proof e.g. some sort of documentation of his Jewish origin that perhaps you could provide or had knowledge of. I can’t find anything definitive on the web, only speculation and rumors. Mostly I was interested in how far back are we talking about? For example, his father, his grand father, his great grand father…

Jews, as am sure you know, have lived in Iran for decades, if not centuries. I’m sure more than a few converted to Islam.

One can also say that approx. 80% of Iranians, at some point over the centuries became converts to Islam, but have Zoroastrian origins. There have been conversions to Islam among Zoroastrians in Iran in recent years as well. Mostly due to social & economic pressures - and specifically because of inheritance laws which the IRI has re-introduced.

>>>>”Before rising to giddy heights he has today, he was a beggar of alms in Mashhad cemeteries and lived off the monthly food packages he got from the Imam Reza shrine charity ,”

Yes!

An Iranian-Azari lady who told me that Khamenei, for sure, is an Iranian-Azari, also said that she knew it because her mother, years before IRI came to power, actually came into direct contact with & spoke to Khamenei. Khamenei apparently conducted a “Rozeh” (Shi’ite religious tales & sermons) session for them.


68 posted on 07/29/2010 12:26:19 AM PDT by odds
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To: AdmSmith

>>>”The plan is part of Ahmadinejad’s stated commitment to further increase Iran’s population, which is already estimated at 75 million. He has previously said the country could support up to 150 million.”

Wow! A reason could be that IRI is killing too many Iranians, who are perhaps not sufficiently “Islamic” for the IRI. Perhaps they want to replace them with more brainwashed Islamic humanoids.


69 posted on 07/29/2010 12:38:23 AM PDT by odds
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To: FARS; AdmSmith; SunkenCiv

On a lighter note, Don’t know if you’ve seen this commercial, but I think it is too funny. Indirectly, for the topic of this thread as well. Check out the M&Ms:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pRdzQ4B52s


70 posted on 07/29/2010 1:39:13 PM PDT by odds
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