A letter to The Whitehouse

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sidrazi
by sidrazi
13-Jul-2009
 

President Obama,

As an Iranian America citizen I feel obligated to express my feeling of discomfort about the recent positions the Whitehouse has tahen towars Iran:



Mr. President Obama,

as a proud Iranian-American citizen and as a voter for change and hope in the last election, I feel obligated to express my feeling of discomfort about the position that Whitehouse has taken in reacting to the recent uprisings in Iran.

How can we claim to be on the side of freedom and democracy, when we see those brave Iranian boys and girls who are ready to die for their basic human rights and not support them explicitly? How can we hold back our full support from a democratic movement which by all means and all definitions is on the right side of the history?

Just because we are entering into a negotiation with the government of Iran, is not a good enough reason to turn our back on the uprising of the Iranian people who are fighting for their basic human rights.

History of Islamic Republic of Iran shows that it does not have any respect for other countries,or the people of Iran, therefore they do not deserve a respected place in the international community. Indeed The ranking they deserve is not more than what AlGhaedeh deserves, because they both are terrorists. The difference is that Islamic Republic of Iran is older and is the government of a country.

Just because we do not want our plans of negotiations with Iranian government be interrupted, we should not stay silent and wait to see how the conflict is going to play out, as America should have not waited to see how the conflict in Rwanda was going to play out. We must give our full support to the people who are struggling for their basic rights.

Mr. President, in the last few weeks since the street demonstrations have started in the streets of all the cities in Iran, I have talked to many Iranian- American relatives, friends, and associates about the recent events in Iran and about our role in these perilous times. They all believe in full support from your administration.

America cannot afford to stay silent and do not say the right things just because the enemy might use that as a sign of interfering in their internal affairs. In another words we cannot be limited to what they like to hear from us. The irony is that they are going to put the blame on American government even if we play the game by their own rules. During the cold war we were negotiating with the soviets and were supporting the freedom movements of the Eastern Europe at the same time and we can do it again.

In spite of the long conflict between Iranian and American government, Iranian people have favored America continuously, and relate to our society more than any other nation. Just like us they have big hopes and dreams, hopes and dreams, that they know they cannot achieve under the back warded regime of Islamic Republic of Iran.

We are not saying the movement destiny is depending on American support, but we have to stay on the side of what is right and humane. We are hoping you give the voice of Iranian-American voice a serious consideration.

Thank you Mr. Presidentand God bless you.

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anonymous fish

sidrazi

by anonymous fish on Tue Jul 14, 2009 03:31 PM PDT

I keep asking this question and never get an answer.  At  least not a direct answer.  What do you expect or want Obama to do?  I mean... lay it on the line for us here.  He has verbally supported the movement.  He has condemned the violence.  I for one would appreciate knowing exactly what you expect.  Perhaps we Americans could help more... but if you don't tell us how... we don't know. 

Seriously.


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Mehdi

And while you are at it, Obama

by Mehdi on Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:01 AM PDT

Please also get rid of the mafia within the US government. Maybe start with the little ones like AIPAC and go up the list ;) Much appreciated.


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omid behrooz

How to get rid of Mullah Regime in Iran

by omid behrooz on Tue Jul 14, 2009 02:26 AM PDT

1- civil disobedience and boycott by Iranians inside Iran, specially in oil-gas, and telecommunication industries

2- embargo sale of gas and other byproducts of oil needed by IRI, and boycott sale of oil, as was done in 1953 for Mossadegh

3- arrange a new election in Iran, under the supervision of the United Nation, and let Iranians decide what kind of regime they want

ps: rural population of Iran, in most areas, are smart and aware of politics. Given the opportunity, they will vote against IRI.

Iranians are watching other countries, and remember those who support the IRI vs those who support people of Iran

 


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Curious Joe

Obama Responds: What do you suggest?

by Curious Joe on Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:12 PM PDT

Dear Mr. Sidarzi:I hear you.  I hear you.  But do you have some potential Iranian candidates that can take the helm of Iran (like Cyrus or Dariush did -- let alone Mossadegh), and pull Iran out of this miserable Uganda-Like Idi Amin administration?

There is no question that the current regime is using Iran's oil revenues to pay a million thugs, laat and chaaghookesh on IRI payroll. Worse than the Shah's Savak, the current Mullah's regime is utilizing the oil revenues to pay millions of Basiji/murderers to kill/maim any Iranian who wants to be free from this regime— asking for the separation of the mosque from the state.

I see people wearing green and getting beaten in the streets of Tehran and other big cities, but you, Mr. Sidarzi,  are wasting your time and the young Iranian blood.   Rather than fighting a bunch of shaboon-bimokh, paid by the Ayattolahs, the true young Iranian fighters may have to go to the villages of Iran (the base of support for Ayattolah's regime) and patiently teach the peasants on how they are being fooled by the regime.

While you are at it, I suggest you also translate to Farsi a book called "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins, and replace as many Qorans as you can by the translation.  We all know that "Hope" is not a strategy.  But can we "hope" that one day, the rural population of Iran (who is voting for the Ayatollahs and the Ahmadinejad, or Mousavi, or worse) would wake up and realize that they are being used, big time, by the clergy and their appointed presidential candidates.

The pittance that Ahmadinejad is bestowing to his voters in the rural Iran is as treasonous as the Qajar dynasty, back in 1890s,  when they sold the entire Iranian assets and industry to Britain for a miserly 15,000 pounds sterling.

In short, Mr. Sidarzi, before encouraging the Iranians to go in the streets and get killed/maimed by the regime's thugs/Basijis, please tell us exactly what is going to replace this idiotic Valayateh Faghih constitution, and who are possible candidates that can possibly take over and lead Iran out of this Ayattolah’s appointees and the entire IRI constitution and its ridiculous Valayeteh Faghih superstition.

Thanks for getting real, rather than dreaming...

 

 


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