Sic Semper Tyrannis

Sepah to the rescue

AO: Don't let the usual suspects hijack the blog.

 They've sent in  sepahi to counter you not with facts but characteristically Sephai venemous tone and tired and baseless accusations. Just ignore them.

Here is the latest on the butchers of Iran:

Relatives of Kurds Executed in Iran Are Denied the Remains, and 2 Are Arrested

//www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/world/middleeast/12iran.html

AO: self-doubt?

let's take them one at a time:

-A regime that invited a devastating war upon its
citizens by slaughtering the cadre of skilled military officers; this is like blaming a rape victim for letting her legs show in a compromising fashion.

-A regime that prolonged a devastating war... just like all other regimes engaged in war? current us ops in afghanistan included.

-A regime which used child soldiers— wrong to do, but how dare you dismiss the utmost sacrifice made by so many iranians in this fashion?

-A regime that executed tens of thousands of its
citizens for their opposition to its brutal rule; again, wrong to do, but unfortunately quite regular in violent revolutions. the 'civil war' tendency was started by the mujahedin.

-A regime that has jailed hundreds of thousands of
its citizens for their opposition to its brutal rule; fair point. however, on a per capita basis, iran has fewer prisoners than the us or israel. this includes political prisoners. not the worst case around.

-A regime that has devastated the Iranian military,
and is forced to fool its gullible supporters into thinking it’s
building fighter aircraft by re-painting 40 year old F-5’s and giving
them a new name; this sounds made-up. in any case, iran's military is far more self-sufficient than the previous regime.

-A regime that stands against the whole notion of
being Iranian..., sounds like a typical iranian-american distortion of the 'kiani contellation' type. you have been consuming too much 'samsam'.

-A regime that has plundered Iran’s wealth and is
sending billions of dollars of Iran’s wealth annually to foreign
terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah; subjective, politically motivated assessment. where is the cost-benefit analysis? hamas and hezbollah are legitimate resistance movements. hezbollah in particular has a great reputation and following and is a key ally against israel.

-A regime that has given away billions of Iran’s
dollars to Russian politicians and the Russian mob without getting
anything back in return; as above. iran has to manage russia, a potential enemy.

-A regime that puts the interests of Palestinians
and South Lebanese over the interest of Iran and Iranians. baseless claim.

-A regime that has denied equal rights to Iranian
women...; partially true. iran has a far bigger and more educated cadre of professional women than before the revolution. iranian men - of the regime or anti-regime type - are the real problem. the regime is a reflection.

-A regime that murders its own citizens on the
streets and blames it on the BBC; baseless accusation. violent demonstrations tend to cause casualties. this does not make the 'regime' a mass murderer of iranians.

-A regime that rapes its own citizens in prisons; caused by individuals not the regime.

-A regime that has caused the largest brain drain
in the history of Iran; bigger than chengis khan? pls show more objectivity when combining superlatives with 'history'.

-A regime that driven Iran’s economy into the
ground; baseless claim.

-A regime that has reduced the status and stature
of Iranians around the world; if you mean the world (rather than your own neighbourhood) when you say 'the world', the situation is quite the opposite.

-A regime that is itching to start a war with the
U.S.—at the expense of the Iran and its people-- to prolong its
miserable existence. absolute garbage!

thanks for the fun :)

Bavafa

Do you have any documents or statistics that back up your claim that the IRI used child soldiers because it did not have enough adults to fight for its great battle for Ghods? If you don't, then that's just your personal justification of a war crime and not only it's not worth a response, but also, it's disgusting.

Samsam & Yolanda & a Footnote to a nut job

Samsam Jaan: the fact that he is short and carries the longest stick should tell you something. :-)))

Yolanda: Thanks for the information.

One should also mention that the phrase "anti-Iran" was first uttered by the non-Iranian "Sargord Pirooz", a/k/a Mark Pyrouz, who apparently has never been to Iran and cannot read or write Persian.  I guess the irony is lost upon idiots like "No Fear" that they are so incompetent that they cannot even come up with an original phrase, and have to have an American invent it for them.

Also, for all those who are boasting about peoples' sacrifices in the war and trying to put down others by saying they didn't serve, please post your service records here to prove that you fought.  You can block out your names, but post copies of documents that you show your service.  Otherwise, kindly stop being hypocrites and STFU! 

No Fear the nut job: I pushed the ignore button on you a long time ago.  Now, go ahead and keep barking on every blog I write.  It's good for entertainment.

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I still remember this sad video blog:

//iranian.com/main/2009/oct/boy-soldier-iran-iraq-war

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkXdXqHqkds

OnlyIran:

As mentioned in my response if some adults had the courage and were not a coward to go and fight then kids would not have to take your place. It is certainly low for a government to glorify a kid's death even if it is for the defense of his home land but it is absolutely shameful for an adult to allow that kid to take his place.

It is for you to feel that shame or be proud to have defended your country.

Mehrdad

A respond to an Anti Iran Cheerleader

( AO I will only engage you to the follow up in this post )

AO You Said;

A regime that invited a devastating war upon its citizens by slaughtering the cadre of skilled military officers;

Get your facts straight, Iran didn't start the war. You blaming this war on Iran points to your Anti Iran cheerleading qualities.

-A regime that prolonged a devastating war so that it could gain political advantage of it, during which time Iran’s cities suffered much destruction and its citizens suffered thousands of casualties;

LOL, thats a pathetic anti Iranian excuse you bring up to explain the war getting prolonged. The fact is that there were no guarantee that Sadam would honor the cease fire proposed by the arab league. Infact , I am sure Sadam was buying time at that point. If Sadam really was after ceasefire, he wouldn't support the MKO after the acceptance of resolution 598 by both country to attack iran with their mersad operation. You blaming it on Iran makes you an anti Iranian cheerleader.

A regime which used child soldiers—Iranian children- in war, a war crime;

They were true Iranian not like a anti Iranian clown like you who escaped from it.

-A regime that has jailed hundreds of thousands of its citizens for their opposition to its brutal rule;

Even those who are jailed in Iran, are not as anti Iranian as you. Many have the guts to defend Iran and stay put to change Iran for the better, not like a mule like you who is only brave behind an avatar.

A regime that has devastated the Iranian military, and is forced to fool its gullible supporters into thinking it’s building fighter aircraft by re-painting 40 year old F-5’s and giving them a new name;

The war devastated our military.  Trying to be self sufficient in building our military is the right direction for our nation. Ofcourse we still don't measure up to US in terms of fire power, but our engineers are doing their best and we will get better everyday. Only an anti iranian cheerleader will mock and ridicule our progress in this field or any other fields.

-A regime that stands against the whole notion of being Iranian, and appointed as head of its “cultural heritage” organization a person (Salimi) who denies the existence of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty.

That is the opinion of one person and i am not aware of such incident if it has occured.

A regime that has plundered Iran’s wealth and is sending billions of dollars of Iran’s wealth annually to foreign terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah;

Its better to have someone else to fight our battles where they are stratigically positioned near our enemy. Your lack of strategical thinking which could benefits Iran points to your anti iranian tendencies. When Israel has repeatedly announced that they want to attack Iran, stopping the support that iran gives to its military proxies near Israel can only be attributed to half baked anti iranian analysis.

-A regime that has given away billions of Iran’s dollars to Russian politicians and the Russian mob without getting anything back in return;

When we are building our own, you nag and complain. When we want to buy the technology from another country, you nag and bitch again. Why don't you just come out and say you want to lick the boots of americans?  LOL  Only an anti Iranian cheerleader.

A regime that puts the interests of Palestinians and South Lebanese over the interest of Iran and Iranians.

A bold lie. Name me one Iranian who has died for Lebanon or Palestine.  Do you know how many lebanese have died defending Iran's interests instead?

A regime that has denied equal rights to Iranian women, has forced hejab on them, has reduced their legal standing to half a man, is automatically denying them custody of their children in divorce proceedings, and is denying them equal inheritance rights;

I give you this one. Women legal standing in Iran needs to be improved and it is improving progressively.

-A regime that murders its own citizens on the streets and blames it on the BBC;

BBC was instrumental in organizing the riots and creating havoc in Tehran. The blame is not on BBC, but on those who believed it. Where is the green movement now? If it was a movement, it should have lasted a bit longer. Only a Riot will disappear so fast like this.

-A regime that rapes its own citizens in prisons;

If you are refering to Kahrizak prison, why don't you wait after the investigation is over. If the rape alligation is approved, be sure the rapist will have a noose around his neck. Are you going to defend him as well, like you defend other terrorists?  One incident of rape and you blame the entire system for it. How illogical...

A regime that has caused the largest brain drain in the history of Iran;

Iran has arguably the biggest influx of university graduates in the world. We simply can not provide anymore jobs to the influx of Doctors and engineers in Iran anymore. If they find jobs , like driving a cab in other countries, then good for them.  Every strret in Tehran has a doctor office. And everybody is an engineer.

A regime that has reduced the status and stature of Iranians around the world;

Only an anti Iranian cheerleader like you would agree to additional amendments to our nuclear rights in order to enjoy the friendship of US and britain. Did you give you lunch away when you were in junior school to the school bully to become his gimp? You are a pathetic anti iranian , yankee boot licker.

-A regime that is itching to start a war with the U.S.—at the expense of the Iran and its people-- to prolong its miserable existence.

Thats how a anti iranian cheerleader thinks like....

Cheyenne, AO and Yolanda:

May I inquire about your source of history that you are trying to teach me? Is it based on first hand experience, family and friends tale, books or TV?

Also, is it your premise that talk of exporting revolution is ground for military attack and invasion of another country and are you defending the attack?

Just to be on the fair side, my account is based on personal experience and I do not recall any talk of "exporting the revolution" till much later years in the war.

AO: your response is exactly why I called it propagandist and insincere. Had you read my response, you would have seen it that I concede and condemn it that IRI could have end the war much sooner then it did. What you are writing is as if I am defending that portion of the war and history which is insincere.

However, in regards to using children in the war zone, first it is the responsibility of the family first and foremost not the government, unless the government take the children by force which was not the case for Iran. Second, this should be a source of shame for all Iranians to allow children go to war when adults sat and played "yeghol doghol" with their balls. So, each who speak of child soldiering should take a look at himself and see where they were at that time.

"Criticizing that crime against the people of Iran is not the same as criticizing those who fought and died to defend their country"

Absolutely correct and if you find me ever saying any thing to the contrary, I like to see that. That is why I think and said IRI is undefendable. Now if that is too hard for you to comprehend, then I can't really say much more so you understand. I simply don't possess the kind of talent that will help a person like you to understand .

And I don't respond to the rest of it as they are irrelevant and BS.

Yolanda: I had not meant nor insinuated that you are beating the US drum or belittling Iranians who fought in the war. It was more of a general statements for those who do. At any rate my apologies, if it felt it was address to you and only you.

Mehrdad

AO

I don't know why you're surprised at what Abu Mehrdad has written here.  As you correctly point out, It is no secret that he is a card carrying PCB.  Look at it this way:  if there was a dog peeing on the street of Gaza, he would be tearing himself up on every thread and would be calling Ban Ki Moon at his home asking for an explanation.  But when it's Iranian children who are tricked --as they are children--into walking on mines, not only he doesn't have a problem with it, but he actually glorifies it!!!  I guess Khomeini's ultimate stated goal of that war--freedom for Abu's homeland of Ghods--justifies the spilling of the blood of Iranian children.  

He does not understand the fact that laws of war prohibit child soldiers because children, as a matter of law, are incapable of making important decisions, let alone life and death decisions. A government's glorifying the death of a 10 year old child soldier by saying that he wanted to fight for his country is akin to a child molester saying that he shouldn't be punished because the child consented to the sexual act.  It's obscene and disturbing.

But what else would you expect from a PCB (Palestine Chest Beater) like "Bavafa" here?

//iranian.com/main/blog/onlyiran/meet-iri-supporting-warmongers

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Hi! Bavafa ,

   I am neither beating the drum of USA, nor belittling Iranians who fought in the war....I only wrote:

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It (the war) truly saddens me! Hopefully, no more bloody wars! Hopefully child soldiers are banned!

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The rest, I quoted from Wiki!

I will donate

some to buy a pair of cowboy boots for the mini me asghar. minimally impaired carrying the longest baton.

Gol goftii as usual AO

Cheers pilgram!!! 

Path of Kiaan Resurrection of True Iran Hoisting Drafshe Kaviaan //iranianidentity.blogspot.com //www.youtube.com/user/samsamsia

Bavafa

I also do not make a habit of responding to you because I find you to be another Palestine obsessed anti-Iranian who will throw every single Iranian under the bus to free the West Bank.

That being said, I think that your drivel here deserves a response.  Who is belittling the people who fought in the Iran-Iraq war?  First of all, children are children.  They don't deserve to walk on mines.  It is the responsibility of governments who care about their people to prevent that tragedy to happen.  That is why it is considered a war crime.  In fact, the only people who have used child soldiers in modern history have been human rights violators such as the Nazis, the IRI, and rebels in various conflict areas in Africa.  Criticizing the government for allowing child soldiers to die in war fronts is not the same as criticizing those who gave their lives to fight for their country. 

Are you defending child soldiering?  Really?  A war crime?  Are you serious?!! 

Second, the IRI had every opportunity to end the war in 1986.  The UN resolution that it signed in 1988 was the exact same resolution that it signed in 1988.  But Khomeini refused to sign in in 1986 because he said that he was going to free your home country of Palestine.  For two years, he allowed Iranian cities to be bombed and for young and old to perish on the battlefront.  Criticizing that crime against the people of Iran is not the same as criticizing those who fought and died to defend their country.

Enough with the false wrapping yourself in the flag.  It doesn't work anymore.  Neither does misrepresenting mine or any other person's words.  

Now go write a letter to the UN about Ramallah.  

Hey Bavafa, go learn your history ...

those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it...

in a nutshell, khomeini and his terrorist supporters actively displayed belligerence toward the neighboring countries in the form of exporting the Islamic revolution ( an-gholab) and hence that resutled in the invasion of Iran by sad'ddam... this was exasperated by taking of the American hostages by the revolutionaries... occupying a foreign embassy by the host nation is tantamount to declaring war against that country ...stop blaming the rest of the world for the ignorance and shortcomings of Iranians of that era and this era....  

I don't make a habit of

I don't make a habit of responding to AO posts since I find them propagandist, illogical and insincere. I also don't ever defend IRI since they are undefendable (if there is such word)

But I find it not only Anti-Iranian but also extremely indecent (the politest term I can use here) to belittle those who defended Iran during the imposed Iran-Iraq war. Yes there were many under age who joined to defend their home land and perhaps if there weren't as many COWARDS fleeing the country just to escape draft and older folks had the BALLS and courage to go and fight, perhaps those kids wouldn't had to. The war went much much longer then it needed to, I concede that and was against it then and IRI surely is partially to blame for that, but they did not start the war and many of those kids who went to fight, they did it during the occupation of Iran.

So, if you are writing a comment here and condemning Iran for defending the Iranian land and did not fight to defende your home land, not only you are anti-Iran and Iranians, you are a coward.

And to those who are beating the drum of USA, there is much blood of Iranian kids on their hands

Yolanda: it would not hurt if you examine the US role in that war if you are eager to learn more and on an objective and honest fact finding search.

Mehrdad

The Arabic phrase describing this image is--

enna lellah va enna ellayeh rajeoon! Translation - we came from Allah (i.e., monkey) and we go back to Allah (i.e., monkey)!?

onlyiran: You got him

onlyiran: You got him pegged. Brilliant.

What do you expect

When you have this leache of a regime who puts a foreign ideology aheads of Iran then of-cource this is what you're going to end up with. They simply don't care about benefiting Iran nor the Iranian people cause to them Iran is just a tool to further their own islamic agenda. would any pro-Iranian government bring misery and poverty to the Iranian people just for some Palestinian terrorists or to go nuclear? All these sanctions is because of the islamic republic and the idiotic actions they choose to take, so don't give us any excuses. They are putting the interest of others ahead of the Iranian people and Iran in general, that right there is what traitors do, clear and simple.

Great List. I'm going to

Great List. I'm going to save this post and use it when IRI groupies get out of control..

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Thank you for the very sophisticated blog.....I have a suggestion.....not sure if it is right or wrong.....is that possible to add a number to each item?....so it is easier for us to discuss the individual items.....

I like to make a comment on #3, the child soldier issue.

3 years ago, I read about I/I war on Wikipedia, the following passage shocked me and it is beyond my imagination (I am not sure if Wiki is 100% correct):

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basij

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During the Iran–Iraq War tens of thousands of young Basij were killed on the battlefield. Believing that they were holy martyrs and chanting songs about the Battle of Karbala, in which the Imam Hussein, died a heroic death, the basij cleared minefields as “human waves” so that more experienced soldiers could advance against the enemy.[11] The Basij reportedly marched into battle marking their expected entry to heaven by wearing plastic "keys to paradise" around their necks.

Most Basij members were between 12 and 18 years old. They went enthusiastically to their own destruction. “The young men cleared the mines with their own bodies,” a veteran of the Iran-Iraq War recalled: “It was sometimes like a race. Even without the commander’s orders, everyone wanted to be the first.”[1]

The human wave tactic was implemented in the following way: The barely armed children and teenagers had to move continuously forward in perfectly straight rows. It did not matter whether they fell as canon fodder to enemy fire or detonated the mines with their bodies. The important thing was that the Basij continued to move forward over the torn and mutilated remains of their fallen comrades, going to their death in wave after wave.

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It truly saddens me! Hopefully, no more bloody wars! Hopefully child soldiers are banned!

What Iran means to the IRI

وطن يعني حراج تخت جمشيد

وطن يعني فناي شير خورشيد

وطن يعني كه غصب كاخ كاووس

وطن يعني خجالتها ز سيروس

وطن يعني براي لقمه اي نان

به زير پا نهادن دين و ايمان

وطن يعني عزيزم سفره خاليست

چه حاجت نان كه ما را گريه كافيست

وطن يعني كه بابا نان ندارد

ز غم مادر لبي خندان ندارد

وطن يعني اسير قلعه ديو

به پا زنجير و گردن حلقه ديو

وطن يعني بلنديهاي جولان

پي آزاديش بگذشتن از جان

وطن يعني تمام ملك ايران

فداي ذره اي از خاك لبنان

وطن يعني بده هم جان و هم دين

پي آزاد ي خاك فلسطين

وطن يعني چاورز يعني بوليوي

وطن يعني ره و آيين ديوي

وطن يعني عراق و شام و افغان

وطن يعني كه هر جا غير ايران