Letters August 2006 You shot yourself in the footIn response to Ali Mogharabi 's "See you in November", "Read and read and read history", "We have to STOP this hypocrisy!", and "There is a big difference": Mogharabi . disliked my cartoon photo paintings published on Saturday. He sent me two emails questioning my views. I replied briefly, yet with some sarcasm. He got fired up and replied with two other emails, basically demanding explanation. I emailed back stating that I will read all his articles and his letters in Iranian.com, and reply comprehensively. Mogharabi writes, “ ... become educated, read and read and read about history of that region“, and informs us that “I have read my history books.” and goes into detail on how state of Israel was created. However he is absent minded or finds it irrelevant to discuss the creation of IRA (Islamic Republic of Ayatollahs). Mogharabi continues his historical narratives by describing ethnical and racial discrimination in Israel: “ ... Ethiopian Jews cannot go as high in religious rankings as white Jews”, however he forgets to mention anything about ethnical and racial tensions in Iran. The recent uprisings in Azerbaijan, that according to one account 92 people have been killed, and ethnical unrest in Khozestan and Baluchestan. He ignores how most Iranian are resentful of the fact that Palestinian blood seems to be more precious than Iranian blood. He forgets that in the city of Tehran populated with millions people there are no Sunni Mosques, and how Sufi places of worshipers in Qom have been bulldozed to the ground. Mogharabi proclaims his great love for Iran, however you have to be very careful not to be fooled by his tricks, because he is a very crafty magician. He has misdirected your attention from the main cause of the problems in Iran, which is the IRA regime, and focused your attention on Israel. We Iranian do not have any historical animosities towards the Jews or visa versa, except since the inception of IRA regime. Abbas Milani writes, “Iran was the first Moslem country in the world to establish diplomatic and economic ties with Israel.” And quoting from David Menashri, one of the most eminent Israeli scholars of modern Iran, calls the sixties and seventies “the Golden Age of Iranian Jewry when Jews enjoyed almost total cultural and religious autonomy, experienced economic progress and had no less political freedom than their Muslim counterparts.” Mogharabi claims Mullahs “are a bunch of hypocrites” but he fails to mention any of their hypocrisies, instead he says “there’s just not enough time and space for all of it.” Well isn’t that special. Since the creation of IRA regime there has been two Democrat presidents (12 years), and three Republican Presidents (12 years), and one so called Neo-Conservative (Neo-Con) Republican President (5 years) in power in the USA. All these presidents firmly supported Israel, but on the other hand IRA has always called for the destruction of the Zionist State (i.e. Israel). So, from the perspective of IRA regime it does not matter who is in power, Israel has to be destroyed. But now a new breed of IRA supporters (but not openly admitting it), claim that this is a new and different condition caused by the Neo-Cons when they took over their “once-great Republican Party”. In the beginning IRA told us not to voice our opposition because it was ‘The Revolution’, then they told us it was Iraqis invasion war, then they invaded Iraq and said not to speak, then they said counter-revolutionaries were attacking the country so we should not say anything, and now we can’t say anything because Israelis/Neo-Cons are going to attack us, so we should shut up for awhile longer, or elect none Neo-Con politicians as suggested by Mogharabi . Mogharabi states, “I am aware that Libby and Lieberman have dual citizenships”, but he forgets about his own dual citizenship. When I pointed out to him that IRA does not recognizes Iranians dual citizenship, he seemed to be aggravated, and he writes, {“And don't bring up the 'patriotism' bull shit by saying " you need to make up your mind whether you are American or Iranian." I consider myself as both.”} And to make his point clear he continues “And it is certainly easy to do in this globalized day & age.” Well Mogharabi , you shot yourself in the foot. What’s good for the goose does not seem to be good for the gander here. Please don’t get me wrong. I have no intension of criticizing Iranian immigrants or any people from any where in the world for having dual citizenship. Many of you might know how IRA questions Iranian passport applicants to find out about their other citizenships, and many have been forced either to lie or make up an excuse for having accepted another country’s citizenship. If Lieberman has a dual citizenship and the constitution of the USA allows him to be a senator more power to him (in that respect). But be aware that if you travel to Iran like Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer Zahra Kazami did, and enter Iran with an Iranian passport and get your brain smashed, you will be considered another dead Iranian, not an American. But I doubt they smash Mogharabi’s brain because his views are ultimately beneficial to IRA regime. Mogharabi observes that, “there are many Iranians around Los Angeles that won’t give a damn if Iran gets bombed by Israel” but fails to understand that is direct fault of IRA, and IRA only. For almost thirty years Iranians throughout the world have been disenfranchised by IRA regime, their leaders have been murdered, their citizens have been pushed into submission, and their intellectuals have been imprisoned, tortured and executed. Their photographer’s brain has been smashed, their student leaders have been forced into hunger strike and heart attack, but Mogharabi thinks someone in Los Angeles should care whether IRA regime gets bombed or not. But Mogharabi has other dreams for Iran-USA future, “What's sad is that you don't realize that what benefits Iran just may benefit the US. An open dialogue, not about changing a country's culture and/or government right away, but about creating an economic relationship (easing trade sanctions, etc, could actually generate some return for the US (possibly increasing influence within Iran as we've seen with China, ... ”. Talk about hypocrisy (Mogharabi’s favorite phrase, not mine), have you read Ahmadinejad’s letter to Bush? Did you read his speech in the UN? To have an open dialogue with IRA means to go backward and discuss the merits of monotheism and existence of Heaven and Hell, and whether there are virgins in Heaven and how many, but wait the dialogue is not suppose to be “about the county’s culture”, according to Mogharabi . But I am sorry to say in the views of the IRA regime; a world without chaos goes against their belief in the appearance of Imam Zamon. From the point of view of IRA the only benefit they can get out a dialogue with the USA, given the chance, is to convert the American Christian into nice Muslims. But never mind that, think about economical benefits as seen in China. Maybe one day we’ll have ‘99 Cents Pistachio Stores’ all over the USA, or in Wal-Mart stores sell “Made in Iran” underwears. In China the political system was based on the teachings of Marx, Angles, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao who claimed through understanding of science of history, economic, and sociology they could mold progressive societies. In Iran, IRA through its state sponsored programming, proclaims that Imam Zamon will appear in Jamkaran, from two wells, one for men, one for women. In China the political system is firmly under the control of Chinese Communist Party, but that is what Mogharabi is really advocating here through his magic act, for IRA to remain firmly in power, but gradually change through “increasing influence within Iran as we have seen in China”. But, know this that Chinese government has stopped meddling in people’s daily lives, but in Iran the pillars of the IRA regime is based on controlling the individuals from head to toe, including but not limited to the individual rectum. Mogharabi continues, “ ... (USA could benefit from) assistance from Iran in maintaining or capturing the Al-Quaeda, etc”. Also demand to know “Tell me how and when Iran was involved in a terrorist attack against the US?” IRA committed its first act of terrorism against USA, by the approval of Ayatollah Khomeini, when the USA Embassy was attacked, occupied, and its citizens were held hostage from November 1979 to January 1981. Since you read a lot of history books, go read about that one. The historical facts are well researched and published; I don’t need to tell you “how” it happened, but one thing is undeniable and that is some on the orchestrators of that event are still in power, Khamenie, Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad. So, you think one day IRA regime might give up their terrorist brothers in Iran, or in Iraq or Lebanon, keep on dreaming. The fact that IRA has been involved with numerous terrorist acts against its own citizens is well established also, but never mind the assassination of Shapour Bakhtiar and his secretary, Dariush Forouhar and his wife, Abul Rhamn Ghassemlou, etc, since these acts are domestic terrorism, but Mogharabi wants to know “terrorist attackes against the US”. Mogharabi views the criticism of IRA regime through publication of cartoons by an individual in ‘iranian.com’ as an act “that's negative about Muslims”, but he fails to see that an International Holocaust Caricature Competition organized by IRA regime through its state sponsored newspaper is an act of anti-Semitism. He thinks the event is overblown by Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and the Neo-Cons. Mogharabi demands to know “Are you in favor of a military action against Iran?”, as if he is the head interrogator of Evin Prison, and when he does not get an answer immediately, he calls me “the most annoying *** around”, and he accuses me of being the “brain behind all this ‘axis of evil’, and Iran is a ‘terrorist state’ bull shit”, and how Neo-Cons/AIPAC foreign policies have not done shit for the us and the entire world again. But, Mogharabi, since you read a lot why don’t you read a book about interrogation techniques used in Evin Prison, because the way you are doing it I am not going to confess.
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