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...This Powell story is disinformation. If you read the text of his interview with Sean Hannity you will see that he twice supported the demonstrators against the government, and his remark about staying out--for the moment--referred to military intervention, not political support....

How do you explain Powell's "family feud" remark and his statement about Iran being a democracy?

Can you post the transcript of the interview? and your article in the NYSun, can you post it as well? I tried to find it on the site but was unable to see it. I think we would all like to see your take on the story.

I am reposting this from yesterday because I think it is important to understand the source of alot of the anger of the Iranians towards the regime....

This is very important!

Your question raises an extremely important point. Lets review it.

...How many know that the Ayatollah Khomeini was not even Persian? His Mom and Dad were from India!<
Not to mention he took refuge in Iraq and also... you guessed it... in France...

Something most Americans do not understand about the situation in Iran is that the Iranian revolution was stolen by Arab clerics lead by Khomeini.

Their anger started with him when his first words upon arriving in Iran, when asked how he felt being in Iran, he said he felt "nothing."

Persians as a people are extremely proud of the nation, its history, language, and culture. Their pride is similar to most Americans in this regard.

But the Arab clerics hate Persian culture, history, language, even the idea of a Persian nation. To run the government the clerics have had to import Arabs from all over the middle-east to take positions of power, such as Judges, governors, etc. Persians fought the Arabs for centuries and therefore they hate having Arabs lead them in their own country.

For instance, when your child is born in Iran today, the government gives you a book with Muslim names to choose from. You are not allowed to give your child a Persian name. The clerics hate it when the people sing nationalistic songs. They hate any kind of nationalism. This is because the clerics don't speak of Iran as their nation. They are trying to build an Islamic nation, which in their minds will someday extend to all four corners of the earth.

This kind of Islam has irritated the Persian people to the extent they are willing to throw off this regime. They no longer want an Islamic Republic. Therefore they are now looking for an alternative. The most popular of which is our secular democracy. They see our system works and theirs does not.

This has a lot to do with the struggle we are witnessing in Iran today.