Shirin Ebadi wants more Pressure put on Tehran
Deutsche Welle / Matthias von Hein
14-Jul-2009 (one comment)

"I am against economic sanctions and military interventions," declared Ebadi, explaining that both are introduced at the cost of the Iranian people. She added that this, in turn, creates new battle fronts and encourages people to establish solidarity with their government.

Instead, she affirmed, political sanctions must be imposed. "Diplomatic ties must not be severed, instead the embassies could be downgraded to consulates. This would not harm the Iranian people, but it would illustrate the government's isolation."

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ex programmer craig

Great idea!

by ex programmer craig on Wed Jul 15, 2009 06:20 AM PDT

Only, I think having a single "international" consulate in a hotel room in Tehran would send the message more clearly. The head of mission could be an alcholic Englishman with alzheimer's and his deputy head of mission a Russian crime lord. Oh, and the chief political analyst would obviously have to be from China. That should cover all the bases, right? I honestly don't know what people negotiate about in Iran... trade? What's the point of that? Everyone is broke.


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