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April 27, 2001

Akbar Ganji: A traitor

I would like to comment about the Iranian of the year, Akbar Ganji. I personally disagree with all the people who did vote for Ganji for several reasons; but I just skip the details and mention one or two to make a long story short.

Ganji and his so-called reformist friends and colleagues were the same group who worked wholeheartedly for and with the Islamic regime from the onset of the Islamic revolution. Ganji, Hajjarian and most of these so-called reformists, journalists and overnight writers worked with the intelligence arm or section of the revolutionary guards for more than ten years.

That is the main reason for his knowledge or "vast knowledge" of what is going on behind the scenes in the Islamic Republic. His sources for writing a very resourceful book about Hashemi Rafsanjani comes from his years of working very closely with him!

Ganji and the rest of his so-called reformist journalists have given a bad name to reform! Why? becasue they were the same people who made life miserable for Iranians inside and outside of Iran. They enjoyed threatening people and entering people's houses in the middle of the night and barging into parties and imprisoning people for participating in birthday or wedding parties!

There can be two scenarios regarding Ganji, Hajjarian and their friends:

1- They are put there from the beginning of the revolution by a foreign government -- the one that is also financing a number of NGOs working for "charitable causes", so to speak, in Iran right now -- to act at the right time for that foreign government! Ganji, Hajjarian and the whole rotten bunch are defending Mr. Khatami's reform policies.

Peirre Elliott Trudeau said once, "Throughout history all great reformers were sooner or later betrayed by the excessive fidelity of their disciples. When a reform starts to be universally popular it is more than likely that is has already become reactionary, and free man must oppose it."

2- Ganji and his gang were traitors from the beginning of the Islamic revolution because of two simple reasons: a) If they knew about the American hostage scenario as a pre-planned scheme against Iran and Iranians, then they are traitors to both the people and the country, b) If they did not know about the hostage situation and still went ahead with the plan, then still they are traitors!

Liberty is a gift, but a free one. Freedom is a birth right and the first effect of liberty and freedom is "change". Ganji and his friends helped the regime to restrict "liberty" and "freedom" at least for ten years, now they talk about democracy, individual freedom and reforms.

The Washington post doesn't write about anyone who is fighting for freedom! But it writes about Ganji and his ideas (if they are his own!. Why? Because Ganji and his friends are carrying a huge burden of guilt on their conscious and they will take it to their graves, because there is no way that they could get rid of it.

So, I cast a NEGATIVE vote for Ganji and his gang! Sorry!

(If this ends up in The Iranian, please don't put my name in there, thanks.)

BF

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