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Wow… are my eyes deceiving me due to over eating at TG dinner or do I read it correctly that Timothyfloyd is actually praising NIAC? Is Timothy aware that NIAC is still against any military attack by Israel or US against Iran, including sanctions?

Anyway… NIAC deserves all the praises they get including mine (along with my regular donation) for a great job they have been doing.

Mehrdad

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Great,

Something useful finally came of the NIAC organization. May be now you can be a more responsible citizen and help the cause of democracy in Iran rather than frivolous material on the side line.

Q

Sorry. I did a copy/paste from the other thread with haste. I won't edit the original comment but provide this comment as correction.

I understand your point. You might be right about NIAC's exposure to mistreatment should they step forward.

But I fear something worse for NIAC, that people who don't enjoy a good reputation and are not trusted by site members to become NIAC's voice. To me that has seemed like a kiss of death for NIAC. There are less respected users who have always been members of "hezbe bad" showing up to anything about NIAC and singing NIAC's praises and this can't be good for NIAC. NIAC needs more respected site members in its camp and fewer of the shifty "bad-ollahi's". I think if they speak for themselves it would be better than to let questionnable characters on the site to become their champions. My two cents.

Patriot, nobody except you was "already in this thread"

when you wrote that.

In any case, I'm sorry if I offended you. However, I do seriously disagree with your suggestion.

I really don't think a-holes like Hassan Dai or assorted other character assassins are interested in having their questions answered by NIAC. He already said he wants to "destroy" Trita Parsi, now do you think someone like that will have enough integrity to have a civlized discourse?

I've seen it too many times. Good natured people from NIAC or whoever is under attack come with open arms embracing dialogue. Instead they keep getting attacked again and again. Whatever they say will be "interpreted" as proof of their guilt and at best they can hope to be constantly correcting and re-correcting anonymous comments.

It makes them look weak and defensive and hurts their credibility even more. The questions are not genuine they are designed to make NIAC sound guilty just by asking them. It's a well known propaganda technique. This is what the attackers want.

I think they are much safer acting like professionals and staying above the fray, letting their work speak for itself.

Q

Not you, as I put in parenthesis:

"(I am not talking about anyone who is already on this thread)"

and you were already on the thread before me.  

I repeat my thinking: if NIAC is spending the time on this site, they need to occasionally also represent themselves in dialogues. That was my point.  Lete's leave "naming names" to others who make this their method of operation and as a result don't enjoy much credibility as debaters. Peace out.

Patriot,

I merely brought up a point which has been working against NIAC's image on this site, "NIAC supporters" who don't have any credibility left on Iranian.com.

And who did you mean by these NIAC supporters?

Q

What has gotten into you man?! I happen to be a NIAC supporter, against military attack on Iran and ill at ease about sanctions against it. I want answers just like everybody else, and it is hard to get answers in the middle of the slander and ridicule NIAC receives for its tireless efforts on behalf of the rest of us.

I merely brought up a point which has been working against NIAC's image on this site, "NIAC supporters" who don't have any credibility left on Iranian.com.

It's one thing when ordinary users post news and items about NIAC. But when NIAC makes the effort to post things here, it means that they are interested in the population that reads Iranian.com. I merely made a suggestion which could help them.

I have nothing against you and hold nothing but respect for you. Your attack on me is out of line and totally uncalled for. 

Dear NIAC, completely disgregard anonymous opportunists

When people like "Patriot" have enough integrity to use their real name and identity, you can consider taking them, their lectures and their "opinions" seriously.

Until then, don't fall for fascist-minded fishing expeditions by people who have no intention of supporting you on ideological grounds.

Just understand that you have supporters and members who do not need to see any flame wars on public forums to accept you.

Dear NIAC representative on Iranian.com

Thank you for coming and posting information and news about NIAC on
Iranian.com. It is a lot more useful when we hear things directly from
you.  Now please also consider joining the discussions and speaking for
yourself. The problem you face on Iranian.com is that a few users on
this site who do not enjoy a respectful position among the user
population (I am not talking about anyone who is already on this
thread) are appearing as "NIAC defenders," and this is not adding much
to your prestige and credibility. In my opinion the "support" of some
of these well-known characters is nothing but a "kiss of death" for
NIAC.

As you obviously take the time to come and post your news and
information on Iranian.com, won't you consider joining the discussions,
too?