Abarmard

We should be proud

To be able to put our differences a side and come together when needed.

Happy Wednesday

Signed !

Done

I just signed it...

Dear Abarmard,

Thank you for the info! I have forwarded it to all my family members living in the US!

Azarin

PS: Thank you Desi!

Thanks Abarmard - Signed it

Told all my friends to do so.

Kharman

lady Kharman: Can we seperate USA?
THX

Not for nothing, but the

Not for nothing, but the NIAC advocates remind me of Scientologists. They pounce on you if you utter anything against or ask any legit question about their "group" and its "Dr."

thanks abarmard

Signed it.

Abarmard

I agree with what Fred said about the NATIONALITIES that you wrote in your blog. You were way out of line with your statement about Iran's ethnicities and calling them nationalities.

Dear Abarmard

I hope you learned your lesson from the naive comments made by congresswonam Harman about balkanization of Iran. If you start talking about different NATIONALITIES in Iran then you have to be prepare to hear something like that from Harman. As we say in Persian: as maast kh bar maast!
Her conclusion is the result of what you said.

Dear KW

Lets figure out what you are suggesting here.

You're asking why NIAC is not uniting all different ethnicities in Iran? don't you think that the representatives of those groups should be doing that themselves? There is a "Democratic party of Kurdestan" for example and they're very active outside of the country, so I am sure they have heard this speech already. Why should it be up to NIAC to get them to raise their voices against Harman's suggestion?  Don't you think that it's up to each ethnic group to say "NO we do not want to be separated"? Why do you think it should be NIAC who unites those groups against the likes of Harman and other AIPAC servants? Don't they get outraged by such plans without the guidance of an American Iranian group?

I don't want to get into childish arguments either, but I am really having a hard time seeing your logic. Are you just trying to find fault with NIAC's actions and are running out of excuses?

IRANdokht

signed....

sepaas

Ebi aka Haaji

Mersi aziz.

Mersi aziz.

Anonymous english teacher

Such classy lady you are.......:-)

You can't hide, it's too obvious!.....LOL

BTW............

Signed it.

  خری که

خری که خودتون بردین بالا حالا خودتون بیارین پایین

هی‌ میگه من بیشتر از ایرانی‌‌ها میفهمم آخرشم گیجه

لطفا یکی‌ برای این ماهی‌ توضیح بده که اگر خونده بودی میفهمیدی. دیگه چطوری میشه کسی رو خرفهم کرد؟
دنیائی شده بخدا
باید این بیسواد شون هم احساس برتری کنه و برای ما قد عالم کنه.
خاک عالم تو سر اون احمقی که آدرس این وبسیت را به این یاد داد

LOL

oh, i'm sure what i need is an lesson in english from you.  thanks... you made my day.  :-)

anon8.  what's up with you?  did i not make it perfectly clear where i stood in regard to her comments?  could i have been any more obvious about how disgusted i was?  no.  i could not have been.  so what are you saying?  my question is one of clarification.  is or is not circulating a petition on behalf of iran political or not?  she is not talking about seperating anyone in the US or elsewhere.  she's talking about IN iran.  my opinion is that this IS about politics in iran and thus, borders on lobbying when you're representing a petition.  i'm cool with that.  i have no problem with it.  i'm just about calling a spade a spade.

methinks you're trying just a leetle too hard to make a point based on some other agenda. 

Signed it along with my donation to NIAC for the great job

Mehrdad

Signed - and thanks!

This chick needs some real education in civility and humanity. She is following the EXACT path of the Nazi, implementing the disgusting trick of "Divid and conqure." ZioNazi expansionist at work! Just disgusting!

ابر مرد تیزبین؛

نام این کوچک را هم بیفزا.

کور باد آن دیده ای کز روی کین

یک نگاه انداخت بر ایرانزمین

درود بر تو و بر همۀ زنان و مردانی که توطئه های رنگارنگ دشمنان کینه توز ایران را خنثی می کنند.

...

با بغض امضا شد.

امريكائي بيشعور زياد ديده بودم ولي اين يكي ديگه نوبر بود.

بشكنه اون دستي كه به ايران بزنه.بريده باشه اون سري كه بخواد ايران رو تيكه كنه.

ابرمرد جان ممنون هستم واسه اينفو.

Signed

if it "doon" make sense to you read this

I may be more qualified to explain this since I am a teacher. I am also going to write it slowly, so everyone would be clear this time...

- NIAC is against foreign military actions towards Iran. (remember that)

- Jane Harman wants to divide Iran (Do you think she'll use a spatula or military action?)

- Ethnic disputes inside Iran are a domestic matter and as long as foreigners do not distribute weapons to ethnic groups and do not aggravate the situation it will stay a domestic affair.

- Invading Iran and splitting it up by the friends of AIPAC is not a domestic issue, it's a military action against Iran by foreign countries. NIAC work is focused against just that!

Tah-Dah!

Hope it makes more sense to our ESL students and others!

anonymous fish,

your kidding right?

divide and conquor is a time honored colonial strategy, it is to make war and domination easier. what else do you think Harman is talking about? It is equal to war. it is interference in internal affairs of iran for the purpose of defeating it.

Fred, a simple question

why are you so threatened by NIAC?

curious

if "NIAC is not going to get in the middle of Iran's ethnicity disputes", then why are they circulating this petition?  what's the difference?  isn't this about "politics"? 

i'm "totally" in support of writing and denouncing this idiots' comment but... well, just doon make sense to me.  :-)

Giant's forked tongue

"The most important point to keep in mind at all times is that Iran although great; it’s not the illusion that some people have made it to be. It is a land similar to many countries with much diversity of thoughts and languages, nationalities and ideologies. The sense of realism about Iran is greatly missed amongst Iranians Diaspora. The lack of realistic vision about Iran is the direct result of what most Iranians outside of Iran complain about."

//iranian.com/main/2009/jan/empowering-iranianspage5

Irandokht

as you stated if NIAC is (IA stands for Iranian American) surly that means all Iranian American whom reside in USA (that would include, Persians, Iranian jews, Kurds, Armenian and others unless they pick that name for their own benefits and purposes. listen, I'm not here to have childish conversation nor ague about something that wouldn't benefit either of us. As iranian Kurd what i say here is the reality on ground no matter me or you gonna like/hate it. My suggestion is if they are getting in to this type of petition which concerns all iranians, then for them to be taken seriously, is to take action and be more realistic. A united voice off all groups would be a stronger message to people like Harter.. Don't you think???

Signed and sealed

This is the petition:

Rep. Jane Harman

Dear Rep. Jane Harman:

We are deeply troubled by your call for "separating" the people of Iran along ethnic lines. From Iraq to Rwanda, Yugoslavia to Darfur, the world has seen what happens when neighbors are turned against one another based on ethnic or sectarian divisions. Your suggestion that the United States deliberately exploit these ethnic divisions and the evils they sow is unconscionable.

As 140,000 American servicemen and women fight and die in Iraq to prevent a civil war from splitting that country apart along sectarian and ethnic lines, it is shocking that you would advocate a policy that would put U.S. troops in greater danger and destabilize the entire region, from Pakistan to the Levant, by exacerbating ethnic tensions.

Congresswoman Harman, we respectfully call on you to retract your statement supporting the balkanization of Iran.

Sincerely,

 Go for it!

Dear Fred

I wrote that piece specifically for the jokes that many Iranians from any corner of the country find offensive. Respect is the key. Since you like that article, let me remind you what the core concept was:

..."Let’s be proud Iranians and enjoy the beautiful Kurdish or Azeri languages and try to learn a few words here and there. Try to visit all over Iran and really learn the ways that our diverse cultures and languages can offer us. I long for a day that Iranians would be able to learn Kurdish or any other Iranian language as an option at the State schools and Universities. The more we learn about ourselves the less chance for us to breakup."

Knowing then that we would face people like Rep. Harman, I took the initiative to open the discussion on issues that would secure our unity as a country. You may disagree with that point of view, and that is fine.

Having said all that,
I do not however believe that you are writing your comment to truly debate my previous article, but to divert attention from the current issue. This is unfortunate and as usual expected from you.

KW

Each group has a purpose, a focus, a goal.

You said NIAC needs to get in touch with all ethnic opposition groups? LOL do you know some morons harass and threaten Dr Parsi when he's only giving a lecture or promoting his book? He is only working against sanctions and war in Iran and he's being badmouthed and harassed. You want him to meddle with Iran politics too? for whom? for you? for people who have thrown accusations and lies around sabbotaging his work?

NIAC is not going to get in the middle of Iran's ethnicity disputes.
It's called NIAC, IA stands for Iranian American, that's who they speak for and what they work towards is to avoid foreign military actions and fight the imposed sanctions againsts Iran.

IRANdokht