IRI Openly Admitting Using Hezbollah and Hamas as Agents in Proxy War

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12-Oct-2010
 

A few days ago, I came across a YouTube video (also posted on Iranian.com) of a speech by Hassan Abbasi, a political analyst and strategist closely linked to the Islamic regime in Iran. In the 15-minute video clip (which is in Persian), he relates a question asked of him earlier by a university student, who wondered why, with all the poor and needy in Iran, the Islamic regime provides financial support to groups in Lebanon and Gaza.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7J4QW15Z1Q

His answer, which he describes in detail, is very telling and surprisingly candid, so much so that I won’t be surprised if he is forced out because of it. Here is the gist of his answer (not verbatim, but summarized and reworded): There are several ministries and other organizations in Iran expressly charged with attending to the poor and needy. If they are not doing their jobs well, you have to address those entities and hold them accountable. The aid to Hezbollah and Hamas comes from IRI’s defense budget, because it has been determined to be the most cost-effective way of fighting IRI's enemies. The very expensive and highly advanced Sahand frigate was hit by two missiles from a distance of 150 km and totally destroyed, right after leaving port. Similarly, any advanced submarine or aircraft will cost a lot of money, will be hard to maintain for dearth of spare parts, and will be destroyed swiftly in any conflict. A fraction of the money needed for such advanced systems spent on groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas produces much better results with regard to IRI’s security [end of his comments]. I am amazed that he acknowledged this strategy of using proxies to fight and die on behalf of IRI, not to mention openly admitting financial support for militant groups. He is essentially saying that Arab lives are less valuable and more cheaply bought than those of IRI's Sepah. This assessment may be quite correct, but not something IRI would want the Arab street to hear, hence my prediction of the guy being forced out shortly.

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Agha_Irani

Bavarian Corporal

by Agha_Irani on Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:16 AM PDT

You have to laugh at the Corporal's (aka Sargord) comment - it is straight out of a propaganda script from the intelligence ministry.

Good question - what does it mean?   

 


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Escape

IRI's words have grown so invaluable

by Escape on Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:01 PM PDT

even the admission of fighting a Proxie war has no meaning.Deception is ignorance,When we detect their lies they don't have the intelligence to know.We won't attack them they are too easy to play.

 


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Bavafa

I am with Rea on this one.

by Bavafa on Tue Oct 12, 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Every body else has been doing the exact same thing for a long time now, I just don't see what is the issue.

And as for "terrorist" entity goes.... well write up the description of terrorist and then see what State/organization does not fall into that catagory.  This word has lost its meaning, specially in the last 9 years.

Mehrdad


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Rea

Frankly, this is no news

by Rea on Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Everybody's using proxies nowadays.

"They're expendable", somebody said.


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Cost-of-Progress

Mark, please..........

by Cost-of-Progress on Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:45 AM PDT

your actual "sovereignty", i.e., expensive military junk from north korea and repainted Shah's era F4 fighter planes really count for nothing.

But, giving money to your people over in felestine does, right?

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mash Ghanbar

LOL

by mash Ghanbar on Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:33 AM PDT

What does this even mean??:))

irrelevant rejects residing in the semi-accepted midst of the hegemonic power...???

Iranian.com: where sentences should from now on project a meaning. No more slapping words next to each other.

Woof! Woof!


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Sargord Pirouz

The ignorance here is, of

by Sargord Pirouz on Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:45 AM PDT

The ignorance here is, of course, deafening.

You want to advocate a subservient form of corrupted sovereignty such as that which exists in Egypt of Jordan- you people, as irrelevant rejects residing in the semi-accepted midst of the hegemonic power, this represents just part of your overall problem.

But for those that are supportive of the actual sovereignty achieved some 30 years ago, this overwhelming popular majority is willing to pay the price for what they consider the region's moral imperative.  


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mash Ghanbar

Seconding Cop's Comment

by mash Ghanbar on Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:32 AM PDT

he is right. This action should not be viewed in lights of the values placed on lives Arabs Vs iranians. This is all a part of an strategic alliance which involved precisely calculated and planned spending and political moves.

They have found a very reliable partner in hammas and hezbollah thinking that supporting them will pay off (or rather is already paying off) by providing protection against a potential israeli attack. basically they have kept them in check. How True that maybe... well... I will let the experts be the Judge of that one:)


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Cost-of-Progress

Makes sense

by Cost-of-Progress on Tue Oct 12, 2010 08:47 AM PDT

Something that most of us have known for a long long time. The trouble is that IRI apologists believe what the regime says at face value and hence anyone who speaks out against the tyranny of the Islamic Repulsive is labled as zionist or israeli. After all, when the regime gives millions of dollars to these terrorist entities, then they must be just as divine as the regime itself....right? (wrong).

Funny, that these people are so gullible, but then again, look at our country and where it is now....Need I say more? 

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mahmoudg

not that Arab life is any less important

by mahmoudg on Tue Oct 12, 2010 07:04 AM PDT

although Persian life is a 1000 times more valuable, but rather that no sane Iranian/Persian would openly fight its own.  So hence they have to resort to buying these Arabs so the regime itself can survive in Iran. 


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