deviationism will not be tolerated.
Where have I heard that before?
/s
Why on earth do these people bother with elections or do they just view them as opportunities to identify death worthy opponents? Never mind, I think I just answered my question.
Its a good thing that Jimmah made sure the Shah was run out of Iran.
It’s great to see the Muslim brand of Democracy-—aint it? /s/
Much is written & discussed about the CIA & Mossad - at least on FR. By comparison, and as far as I'm aware, not much is known or said about the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence & Security (MOIS). Their role is not confined to Iranian dissidents at home or abroad. MOIS & its networks operate globally on various levels.
Iranian intelligence to adopt more aggressive approach – Radio Zamaneh
Sat, 03/05/2011 - 15:53
"Iran’s intelligence minister says the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei is instructing his ministry to take a more aggressive approach in dealing with “the enemies and intelligence agencies.”
In a memo that followed the Supreme Leader’s six-hour visit to the ministry of intelligence, Heydar Moslehi writes: “Since the best defence is considered to be an attack, the ministry is planning aggressive attacks through intelligence services.”
“Young recruits and experienced servants of the Islamic Republic will take charge of this mission, which will be marked by the coalescence of youthful spirit and experience,” the intelligence minister says.
He adds that the Leader has expressed satisfaction with the the intelligence ministry’s efforts so far in confronting the “sedition.”
The Islamic Republic government refers to the protests that have arisen following allegations of fraud in the 2009 re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as sedition. In his visit to the ministry, the Supreme Leader recommended that the ministry concentrate on “thorough long-term plans of action.”
He also emphasized that even though the minister of intelligence is appointed by the government, the ministry should not be swayed by political partisanship and should remain consistently faithful to the leadership and the Islamic Revolution.
Iran’s ministry of intelligence has been instrumental in clamping down on the election protests of the past year and a half."
Iran’s Cities a Sea of Poverty
Between 44.5 and 55 percent of Iran’s urban population lives under the poverty line, according to a new report titled “Measurement and Economic Analysis of Urban Poverty.”
The paper was presented by three senior government researchers at a conference organized two weeks ago by the national statistics center (Markazeh Amareh Iran), under the aegis of several ministries, Tehran University, and the United Nations Population Fund.
The authors, Mansour Kiani, Khalil Attar, and Jila Habibi, determined that at least 23.3 million city dwellers are under the poverty line and cannot subsist on their households’ incomes. Iran’s rural population was not included in the report.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2011/03/irans-cities-a-sea-of-poverty.html