Iranian of the Day

Eroonman: Too funny

we are NOT a nation of common lawsuit hunting advantage seekers.

I'm not sure if you're being ironic  :-)  Let's just say that most of us aren't ambulance chasers. Anyway, your PerVerse literary talents deserve praise. Take care.

Thanks for Supporting Persian Verse, or PerVerse

Funny or coincidental that this happens at the very same Cambridge and almost one year to the day (July 23, 2009) where Professor Henry Louis Gates had his own racist altercation with the Cambridge cops.

Now as if by "chance" or "magic", Enter Kaveh the Dragon!

Gates got a beer with Obama and the cop out of it. Maybe Kaveh is going for the full Chaie-Shirini?

Did you notice all the rumpled paperwork and the fake carpal tunnel wristband? Boy! What a case he must be building! I'm thinking a million at least! God help us all if he wins! On the other hand once he has money, maybe he'll finally shut up!

On a serious note, if this turns out to be the scam it appears to be, I expect everyone to lambast him publicly for ruining our collective reputation. We may be naiive when it comes to revolutions, and we may be fickle when it comes to politics, but we have some dignity left and we are NOT a nation of common lawsuit hunting advantage seekers.

Eroonman: "Afarin, afarin, sadd afarin"

Some people deserve the a** kicking they get...

Oh Kaveh Oh Kaveh, not Where, but WHYfore art thou Kaveh?

Why whinest thy so? By thine own voice enwrapt,

For the bitch thou art, and as that bitch, art now well-slapped,

Years here we have seen thy pin-head explode and bounce,

Diatribe upon diatribe, the fat Persian cat now doth pounce,

Ill-thought assinine arguments flow from you as 2 buck chuck,

Turrets, ADD, and Dyslexia plague an old Paykan in the mud, stuck,

Why won't thy steam run out? All this fuss from a mere parking ticket?

No shame, no pride? Per chance didst thy tell the cop where to stick it?

But Yay! For Sooth! And verily now! I proudly claim my long running bet,

Some people deserve the a** kicking they get...

Boy Do they ever! Good luck with the lawsuit!

PS> Kaveh jan, when wearing a neck brace, try not to move your neck so much. It makes you look even less genuine. And start learning how to cry. Juries love that.

Pastor Bill

That is even FUNNIER.  So, everyone is a racist according to this guy...

what a piece of work.  Typical IRI thug mentality.  Calls everyone names when he's the biggest a@@hole on the block. 

Please please read this ... this is hilarious ...

".... Afrasiabi: On Sunday evening I was
exercising on my bicycle I went to eat at a restaurant in Cambridge and
I had a bad incident with the employees there and I left to approach
some Cambridge police officer to complain about the racist and indecent
behavior and instead of hearing my complaint, the Cambridge police gave
me a racist attitude, asked for my [drivers] license and arrested me on
the spot on a flimsy basis that some 25 years ago I did not pay a
driving violation fine - which I have.
......

//presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=133000&sectionid...

Oh boy, KLV's arrest is getting funnier and funnier

by the moment...

Warning though you may wet your pants from laughing ...

//presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=133000&sectionid...

Pastor Bill

Thanks for the post.  That arrest is even funnier than this one. :-))

More arrests of Kaveh Lotfollah Arasiabi back in 1996...

This guys is a crook...

//www.thecrimson.com/article/1996/2/8/former-...
 

Afrasiabi got his butt kicked by the cops?!!

that's hilarious...and, if I may add, quite a joy to hear.  Well, he got a taste of what his beloved regime does to Iranians day in and day out.  

Why didn't he pay his ticket on time? I don't think that the local police know who he is (an IRI agent)--or give a rat's behind about who he is.  They probably showed up at his house to arrest him on the unpaid ticket and he ran his mouth off, so the cops had a little "fun" with him.  Although it seems like he is the same fat bastard as he was before the incident. He's probably looking for a personal injury lawyer now with that ridiculous collar around his neck.

He should just pack up and return to IRI's heaven on earth if he thinks that there are no "rights" here in the U.S. 

Dear Fooladi

Thank you for taking the time to give me a comprehensive answer. One that I not only fully agree with but also find it logical and understandable.

You make a good point that there is benefit to the regime's supporters by casting doubts over the support the reformist had out side of big cities. My understanding is that the reformists were well supported in rural areas and it is part of the regime supporters insidious tactics to make out that the announced  results were valid as somehow AN won beacuse he got votes in the provinces and hence to try to make out the election was ligitimate and was not an utter sham (Amir earlier makes a good point that we should not get caught up in that debate but unfortunately if it is presented as a fact that the election in Iran were fair and square then it perpetuates the lie which will need to be countered somehow if for nothing else but for the sake of the truth).

My hope here is that the collective ingeniuity of Iranians will win the day over the IRI. My worry here is that Ahmadinejad will drag Iran into a bloody and destructive war in order to prolong his own miserable time at the helm of the country. 

Gotta love IRI's "democracy" and "justice"

//iranian.com/main/2010/jul/sakineh-mohammadi-ashtiani

Kaveh Afrasiabi Jaan:  we will listen to your whining when you face stoning that this poor Iranian woman does at the hands of your "democratic" and "just" government.  Till then, kindly STFU and pay your tickets.  You're wasting taxpayer money by forcing the police to come after you deadbeats for unpaid $100.00 tickets.  One would think that with all the "walking around money" that you get from the IRI, you would pay your bills and/or tickets on time! 

Khale Mosshe Aziz.

My views are based on my observations (as limited they might be) and not on my ideals for a society I'd like to see in Iran one day.

I was in Iran last month after one year. I stayed only couple of week, one week in tehrarn and other week in prvince were my family are originaly from. I was also in Iran during Ashura last year....

The difference between the two trips was stark. Last year there was lots of anger, yet hope for reform. The hope for reform ended in Ashra in my view. Ashura demosntrators were by no means "shomal shahri" students painted by some. They were a cross section of society. It was just amazing. That is why not only regime, but Mousavi were shocked, and the following crackdown. What I can tell you from my observations this year, the crackdown has not worked. The sense of anger and resentment are stronger than ever. The key problem, as ever is  lack of a strong, disciplined leadership.

After Ashura , and crackdowns, most Iranians realised the futility of the idea of reform within the islamic regime. Islamic regime, for the first time since 1979, has turned the most devout muslim sections of Iranian society aginst itself. This is most important for all of us to understand and take advantage of, before a foreign Imperialist force does... 

Dear Fooladi

I must agree with you regarding the Iranian thirst for reform in the peri-election period has now become something else. clearly reforms could not be achieved through election and their voices were suppressed after it. I also agree the IRI forces have pretty much neutralised Mousavi as an agent and leader for change and reform. 

To be honest I  am not sure what has become of the people's expectations now but I am watching that space. Would welcome your views.

Masbah Yazdi!

I don't like your name, (The original Ayatollah Temsah Yazdi is too fanatic), but I agree with you. Iran is somewhat of a democracy, much more so than many of American puppet regimes (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, many of former soviet republics... etc).

Ayatooleh Messed Up Yazdi (aka Yousef Bozorgmehr)

IRI's Leader was "popularly" elected 21 years ago by 86 other male Rapists. The only political orientation allowed in IRI is Rapist-Khomeinist--whether it is Rapist-"Reformist" or Rapist-"Conservative" (just like USSR had "elections", but only Leninists could stand for those phony "elections"). Other than your fellow West-residing IRI Groupies, I don't think you're fooling many folks with your sham claims. 

People: IRI's "elections" are a sham

Why a sham? Because the Leader of the country was chosen 21 years ago by 86 Shia male "experts". The Leader of the country can NOT be popularly elected and MUST be a "mojtahed". The only people who can stand in IRI's sham "elections" are those who have the approval of the Leader to stand in those elections. All of the so-called "candidates" are fanatical loyalists of the Number One killer of Iranian men, women, and children, i.e. Khomeini.

Please do not fall into the West-residing IRI Groupies' trap of arguing whether there was "fraud" or no "fraud" in the so-called "elections". Cuba and North Korea have elections, and they claim very high voter turnouts for their "elections"--and there is no "fraud" in those "elections" either; they are as clean as IRI's sham job. From top to bottom, IRI's "elections" are a sham.

"Iranians were thirsty for reforms"

Says, user "khale mosheh"

I say: Yea, you are right, but regime's arrogant disregard of nation's will led to a situation that this "thirst for reform" led to a state of dehydration and demands for complete removal of the islamic regime.

I heard the people's will on the Red Ashura, loud and clear. Moiusavi and co did not. Did you? 

Dear Khaleh

Rest assured I meant no harm, and my target wasn't you! That should do it even for a blond!

As for the election, as I suggested, the best way is to ask Moosavi himself. He does say it was fraudulent as we all do. But he no longer claims victory for very very long time. Actually if I'm not mistaken, the last time he claimed that was the night before official result... and it was not even a claim, but a speculation based on the information he had.

Now, your impression about the mood of 'urban' people is quite right. And that was all we could see in the media back then. The aftermath of the election is completely another story and another social dynamics and should not be mixed with the election itself. That election is long gone.

Dear Benross

Thanks for your response to me earlier..I agree the election was fradulent and had it been counted properly I think the Greens would have come out the winner as clearly Iranians were thirsty for reform. Your second comment regarding Taroof is a little bit too intellectual for me and unfortunately I have missed its point completely--Apologies, even if I am not a blond I am very dumb nonetheless.

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thanks KM jaan

wow, this was a real surprise for me! had no idea you voted for him.

i won't drag this right now (have to rush home), but i think ahmadinejad has the worst presidential PR team in the world!

let's see if setareh will respond. this could be quite interesting.

it's a great pleasure to chat with you at long last :)

Peace

Thanks NP

I actually voted for AhmadiNejad and with all my heart wanted him to win of course I did.

Unfortunately when he got it wrong by committing fraud and killing people and calling them Khaso Khashat I had to begrudgingly admit that us in Dr AhmadiNejad camp had got it wrong and had to become repentent.

It is so great to be able to have an honest discussion with you Nilofar azizam. 

btw

i voted for moussavi! but i am fine with accepting defeat and respecting the wishes of iranians. aren't you?

khaleh mosheh

i know ali. he's an old friend. doesn't always get it right though as he lets his ego get in the way. also, he is a historian in truth, not a political scientist, though he would kill me for saying that :)

here's a point by point rebuttal, and i will assume that you are familiar with the details (am too lazy to cut and past here):

- 'former reformist' voters did not 'suddenly' change their minds. they (or a majority of iranians) had voted for ahmadinejad once before in 2005, remember?

- voter turn out of 100% or even higher in some areas is no surprise. this was not a constituency-based election. you could be from tabriz on holiday in kerman and still turn up and eligible to vote wherever you are. yazd and mazandaran that he refers to are both popular holiday destinations.

-  use of deceased people's documents could be done by both sides. it remains a negligible issue.

-  all his 'reformist vote' talk about the 2005 election is speculative - not evidence based. remember, ahmadinejad still sat pretty when the neocons were kicked out of power. it made ahmadinejad look like the winner.

- khatami failed to deliver. this wounded all reformists, including karroubi.

point is: you can speculate either way. even ali himself concludes: "The breakdown of the votes is not a smoking gun". so what's got you so convinced by his article, written just days after the emotional events of last june? most of us were talking that way then. 

Peace

khaleh

The election was a fraud. No doubt about that. But the dynamics of the society during last election was not the same as when Khatami ran. The numbers, although exaggerated and fraudulent -as usual- could not give majority to Moosavi if it wasn't so. Maybe you should ask Moosavi to be sure.

Last years election

was a fraud and has been proven statistically to be a fraud.

Please see Ali Ansari's of St Andrews University analysis of the result. Quite clearly people of Iran got it absolutely right.

 //www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/22/iran-election-voters-numbers

hi setareh

gald to see you back. been wondering where you stand re. last year's events. i suspected we were heading nowhere at the time (22 bahman), though wanted to keep hope alive. now i am quite convinced we got it wrong. that the election fraud claim was exaggerated. what is your take on the situation?

on afrasiabi: i don't know that much about him, but i regularly read what he writes for Asia Times Online. he makes a lot of sense there. but, i am not going to get into big arguments about his status in usa.

Peace

Charlatan of the Charlatans!

Here is link to Afrasiabi's claim of police brutality in NYC. Almost exact same accusation different city! what a jerk. How could anyone in the right mind defend such a fraud. At least the Leverettes don't go this far! //www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=132721

afrasiabi quote

"In the long run, an Iranian perceived imbalance in a regional arms race may actually spur rather than retard any nuclear proliferation tendency, thus serving as yet another example of self-fulfilling prophecy whereby in the name of countering Iran's proliferation, Western nations indirectly nurture it through coercive and punitive policies.
In the short run, however, given the absence of "crippling sanctions", the incremental heat of the Security Council's resolution will be bearable by Iran, thanks to its ability to withstand sanctions for more than 30 years and a savvy regional diplomacy that has produced close friends and allies in the region and beyond.
In fact, given that UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon welcomed the Tehran declaration as a "step forward", the negative response by the US on the fuel swap is likely to exacerbate North-South tensions within the UN community.
Many Third World diplomats are convinced Iran is being punished for daring to stand up to Uncle Sam, with an African diplomat telling the author at the recent NPT conference that in his opinion and the opinion of many of his African colleagues, Iran was "setting a unique example" of how to act independently in the international arena. The question the diplomat posed was whether or not Iran has been paying "too big a price" for this?"

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