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rapprochement with terrorists and rapists

are you nuts thinking at the US should have rapprochement with rapists.  The regime is not accepted by the iranian people, they are not legitimate. 

The Iran "experts" and the neocons

Iranian-Americans shouldn't fall this pro-neocon propaganda which is aimed at sabotaging any hope of U.S-Iran dialog and rapprochement.  Askari speaks for nobody except himself and his sponsors. Anything written by him is a waste of web space.

another article by Askari

I just found this new article by Askari,

 he is spot on again:

//nationalinterest.org/commentary/wasting-lady-ashtons-time-4513

not sure how one is anti iranian if they want regime gone

i am in tehran now and have sent this to many people and they all agree with the article.  the regime  needs to go and people who want the regime gone without war are actually pro iranian and pro iranian people.

 Well done Hoessin Askari for standing up for the iranian people.

Some of you want to keep the pressure off the regime and keep filling up the central bank so the can use the money to oppress Iranians.

Free IRan.

If it hits the fan (yes, jenaabe Mola)

"Well, Al Qaeda will try to separate Balushestan, Pezak (the terrorist
Kurdish organization and company) will try to separate Kurdestan,
reactionary regime of Azabaijan will try to take Iran's Azarbaijan,
Saudies united with other reactionary Arab rulers will try to take
Khozestan, etc.
Iranians are surrounded by sharks and cannot afford to have a violent
revolution that would make their central government weak at
this juncture of their history and they know it well."

Indeed jenaabe Mola, if the the $H!+ hits the fan, it will not hit people such as Hossein agha, and many other zertekies who advocate sanctions while living in the  U.S, Europe, ...etc. ..... well I should say at least in short term these zertekies will not get hit.

Askari believes what he *wants* to believe

It really amazes me how these Iranian "academics" based in the United States even try to given the impression that they care about the Iranian people. Askari  wants to punish ordinary Iranians with sanctions and other means for refusing to accept a pro-American regime that does not do his masters' bidding.

The Iranian people, however, reject Askari's treachery and support an independent, dynamic and powerful Iran as is evidenced by numerous polls conducted by organizations in the West itself:

 //www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brmiddleeastnafricara/652.php?lb=brme&pnt=652&nid=&id=

But let Askari and others wallow in their own delusion and folie de grandeur in the belief that they people of Iran will revolt in support of the royalists, communists,separatists and marxists, bahais and others who are in self-imposed exile and are subservient to their western sponsors.

Airtight sanctions NOW

"The real hope for average Iranians is the third approach—crippling sanctions (on Iran’s central bank, stiffer U.S. fines on those who circumvent sanctions and measures to initiate a run on the Iranian currency) coupled with a demand that the regime respect human rights and free elections, including free elections for a change in the constitution (demands that would enrage the regime but hearten average Iranians), all in the hope of toppling the clerical regime at the hands of the Iranian people. "

IR Supporters' Logic خوشا به حال انكه كوساله امد و كاو رفت

Such logic dictates that, no matter what, you should never revisit or rethink your ideas regardless of any changes in conditions or circumstances which led to the formation of such ideas!P.S. I only have Arabic fonts. I can't type "gaaf."

Good article

I am not interested in party politics in the USA - for a start, it's not my country - so I am judgigng Obama by his approach to foreign policy towards the Islamic Republic. The author's assessment of the  Obama administration is correct; he is completely out of touch with reality and is clueless on how to approach the Mullah's intransigence. For a start the focus of the Obama and even previous administrations has been the 'nuclear option'. This is wrong for two reasons: 1) Because the Islamic Republic has been a threat to its regional members including Israel and has been a destructive force in Iraq and Afghanistan where the latest news is that half the Afghan politicians are under their payroll. The Islamic Republic has a long criminal record for the past thirty years including assasination of dissidents and politcal opponents in Germany, USA, Spain, turkey  UK and France including explosion and damage of property; It has been resposnbile for taking Westerners as hostages by using its Lebanese Hezbollah alllies and also targetting American military barracks; it is responsibe for the creation and proliferation of Lebanese Hezbollah and providing them with military and polotical support in its fight with Israel; it has sponsored Fatah and Hamas which has used Iranian money to carry out militant activities in the occupied territories as well as outside Israel. to use the words of Benjamin Netanyahu (a man who I do not admire), "Nothing short of  Regime Change will do".

The problem with the Obama administration and previous administration was its misguided allocation of resources in attacking Iraq whilst not focusing on the real Middle East threat which is the Islamic Republic.

Furthermore, even if the Europeans and the Americans want to engage in dialogue with the Islamic Republic the one non-negotiable pre-condition should be, and always should have been, its human rights issue.  The Obama adminsitration has shown it has cared very little about human right in Iran as evident in his reaction to Neda agha Soltani's death which he called,"I'm not hinting. I think that when a young woman gets shot on the street when she gets out of her car, that's a problem..This is somwthing unjust"

Unjust? This was a murder of a young Iranian by the hands of a wicked terrorist regime. Obama must be quicker to condemn the human right issues. After all the olive brances, gestures of goodwill, wishing the Iran Happy Noruz (he even got that wrong by saying in Arabic "Eid Mobarak", the terrorist regime has hit back at Obama continuing its malign terrorist influence  in Iraq and Afghnaistan, making alliances in South America, Malaysia and Indonesia. They have grown their network of influence whilst at the same time crushing free political expression and human rights at home. I agree with the Molla Nasradeen that the IR are street smart and clever, but so are rats. Just because I admire them for their ingenuity doesn't make them any less of a pestilence on the international scene. Its time for the Obama adminsitration to wake up and to speak the only language the Islamic Republic understands: Violence. 

NOTHING SHORT OF REGIME CHANGE WILL DO. It must tighten sactions,use strategic military force and equip an Iranian Lieberation Army to finish off these terrorist ocupiers of our Great Land. 

3 differences between Revolution against Shah and the Green

movement in Iran: 

1. Shah was the sole dictator. When the head of the regime was cut the whole system collapsed. The Islamic regime of Iran is not like that. The Shia clerics' collective (Velayat Fagheh) who has the executive economic and military powers rules Iran now. They are well organized through thousands of mosques in every single community inside Iran. They can call their followers to action very quickly.

If you cut one head there are still many more ready to replace it. Mojahdin already tried to change the regime by killing them during the early 1980s but they failed. They killed hundreds of clerics and pasdars but regime survived.

2. Iranians have been through uprising, war and hardship. They've had enough. They are in no mood to go through such a huge upheaval again. Politically, Iranians are at least half century ahead of their neighbors. They have observed the going ons in Afghanistan and Iraq. Iranian will never wish that for themselves. They are wise ancient people. 

3. For better or worse the Iranian revolution has created a new middle class who used to belong to the lower class. Many defenders of the present Iranian regime belong to this newly created class. They'll fight nail and tooth to keep this regime and hence their own position . Shah never had sucha dedicated followers.

Mola "Shah"

Based on our own Mola's comment Shah himself was a Mola who had the exact scary senarios in his chant for the country break up into pieces if he ever left the power!!The history repeats itself. Does'nt it?

BDL,

Without a strong central government Iran will be divided into many pieces. How you may ask?

Well, Al Qaeda will try to separate Balushestan, Pezak (the terrorist Kurdish organization and company) will try to separate Kurdestan, reactionary regime of Azabaijan will try to take Iran's Azarbaijan, Saudies united with other reactionary Arab rulers will try to take Khozestan, etc. 

Iranians are surrounded by sharks and cannot afford to have a violent revolution that would make their central government weak at this juncture of their history and they know it well.  

The Dark Side of "Green Q"

First Dr. Askari had every right to "change his mind" after he discovered/saw the dark side of "Mola" Khamenie during & after the manipulated elections of 2 years ago. That is for that. Now let's see what real color is underneath of "Green" thing by examining Q's own notes below:

"You can be a heartless traitor who is gladly sacrificing other people's
lives for your own cause. We don't have a shortage of such morons in
the Iranian community and of course they are well represented on IC.
It's a matter of your value system. Some people just don't care about
Iranians, only their own bankrupt fantasies." 

Very good. Now did not Mola Khomeini sacrifie a great number of both Iraq's & Iranian's lives for his own cause during 8 years Iran-Iraq war (Not to mention killings of thousands of Kurds among many other unexplained "Iranians" executions)???  Did not Mola Khamenie order Basijiis/Pasdars to kill the protesters in the streets 2 years ago for his own cause??? Therefor both are "heartless traitors" (according to the above) who we were also morons who did not care about Iranians, only their own bankrupt fantasies (to rule the world, might add)."

"as well as the clown-troop of anonymous cowards littering cyberspace" 

Very nice. Such "cmpliments!!" are indeed taught by the con-man himself on Q's avatar who can not take any criticism of "Velayat" system from anybody whosoever.

"attacking anonymous peanut gallery below"

Thank you. Such responses are straight from IRI agents/fans who have been left with no healthy cells in their brains to argue with logically & have been losing all their "credibilities" along with their masters "Molas" in power for so long.

dear Mola, I share your scepticism

 If this happy vision of a semi-bloodless democratic revolution were to come true,I'd be glad to spring for the ice-cream, and party hats.

But if it devolves into civil war,I may not be able to cover the cost of the body bags.

Shazdeh, The ones who were writing "how to make

cocktail molotof to attack the Iranian police and basijis" while were residing outside of Iran but upon going back to Iran sat down and got high on opium are the liers, pretenders and hypocrites.

Remember what you wrote during the demonstrations in Iran? Remember you were writing how to make fire bombs and attack security forces? But according to your own writing and memoire while you were in Iran you sat down and smoked opium and went partying and eating chelokabab.

Remember, you remember! Why didn't you go on the streets and throw fire bombs at the police, basijis and pasdars?

Now, you sit on your comfortable easy chair and play the part of a 'Revolutionary'.

Jallal Khalegh!

now THATS funny Shazde,

Actually, I was mainly attacking anonymous peanut gallery below who suggested that the Dr. has "changed his mind since 2007". A typical hate-blinded overreaction to my mild criticism of the piece -- it is very mild considering the genocide that it advocates.

Quit attacking the writer

However, we all have to admit, that given your long and illustrious history of not attacking writers yourself and coming to the aid of other distinguished writers who get personally attacked by anonymous cowards... your objection to "vicious character assassination" specifically, had me rolling on the floor for 15 minutes!!!

When it comes to your own integrity on this particular issue, you are selling yourself short Shazde jan!

Selling yourself merely short when you're actually microscopic.

A very good article and I agree with Mr. Askari

In my experience, apart from the few gullible liberals, the people who constantly howl and complain about the Sanctions are either the ones on Islamist regime's payroll or well off merchants with import export  interests with Iran. The average Iranian has been suffering from increasingly crippling economical conditions under the corrupt, incompetent and thieving islamist regime  with or without sanctions

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."

Hey, don't call me unfunny ... that's not funny!

Quit attacking the writer with your vicious character assassination. Everybody can revise their position and change their minds. Hey, you can use some revision too!

Shazdeh, don't be an unfunny loudmouth, knee-jerker

I'm surprised you'are against IRI, you seem to be in love with generic mindless slogans.

I'm not sure who you're talking about in your comment, but since you mention my name in the subject, I thought I respond accordingly.

Q don't be a hypocrite, a liar and a traitor

The person who sacrifices the Iranian people at the alter of IRI is a hypocrite.

The leftist who sells his yesterday's ideals to the Islamist terrorists, is a liar.

The imbecile who betrays the true aspirations of the Iranian people, is a traitor.

Overthrowing of Islamic Republic of Hell

by an organized populace through a, mostly non-violent, general strike ( the way we did it in 1979) IS THE ONLY WAY FROWARD FOR IRANIAN PEOPLE AT THE MOMENT.

Mola you don't know me, and I don't know you, suffice it to say I never expected to live this long, never forget: death is only but a transition.

[marde neko nam namirad hargz, mordeh an ast keh namash beh nekoiy  nabarand]

On the non-personal side, the only reason IR has been able to last this long is basically due to three factors:

1) Oil money,

2) Lack of an effective opposition,

3) Incredible level of violence.

And all  three are coming to an abrupt end.

Annual budget deficits ( hence the most urgent need to eliminate all subsidies), emergence of a new type of opposition ( mainly thanks to IR's own misatke, thank you midget monkey!) and ineffectiveness of violence as a strategic mean of crisis control(toop, tank, basiji digar asar nadard!), Onward towards 16 Azar.

P.S. You still haven't told us: what's the difference between you, Q, NP, NF, and all other, idiots supporting IR 24/7 in here?cheers

winds change, politics change, values don't

Unless of course we are dealing with hypocrites. 

Sanctions lead to suffering and death. "Crippling sanctions" criple children, destroy civil services, medical system. And also they don't work, they don't change regimes and they don't prevent wars.

There is no argument here, no one -- but idiots and fools -- can deny this. //www.commondreams.org/headlines/072100-03.htm

You can be a heartless traitor who is gladly sacrificing other people's lives for your own cause. We don't have a shortage of such morons in the Iranian community and of course they are well represented on IC. It's a matter of your value system. Some people just don't care about Iranians, only their own bankrupt fantasies.

But you can't say that you have "changed your mind" on an issue this big in just a few years. This is a matter of values about human life. You either never believed it, or you are a hypocrite or just what we called "hezbe baadi". This appears to be the case for the good Dr. Askari, as well as the clown-troop of anonymous cowards littering cyberspace.

he is correct

those of you standing up for the regime are anti iran.

 you cant negotiate with rapists.  dictator is khamenei, rafsanjani, and ahmadi.

a free iran by the people for the people

Targol,

Yes! 'this midget monkey' as you call is ready to die for his beliefs' for better or worse. But are you? Of course not, I'm not either. And there are millions more like him in Iran that's what many exiles don't understand. The Islamic Republic of Iran is organized, they have the money, they have the numbers and they have the experience of war. Don't understimate them they are not bluffing when they stand up to United States.

And you say: " The "official" minimum wage in Iran is a 1/3 of the poverty line. With a minimum wage like that, exactly what the phuck do you expect the people to do? Consent to a slow motion death."

I ask you: why don't they get up and run on the streets? What is that going to accomplish for them? Iranians are an ancient people, they are wise and know when to start a revolution and when not too. Any overthrow of the IRI at the present moment will result more misery,war and dismemberment of the nation.

Wait, I thought it was the

Wait, I thought it was the IRGC that was running the show, not the so-called "Mullahs". Or wasn't Ahmadinejad supposed to be the dictator everyone was marg bar'n about?

I wish these anti-Iran folks would make up their minds. 

Mola, even your shotor knows

elimination of subsidies in Iran has nothing to do with sanctions. Since Rafsanjani, Khatemi and now this clown they all have wanted to eliminate all subsidies and none had the balls to do it. This midget monkey thinks he has the balls, very soon he'll be eating them!

According to IR's own Center for Statestics Iran has 40,000,000 million people living under poverty line. This is in Iran, one of the more resourcefull countirs on earth. The "official" minimum wage in Iran is a 1/3 of the poverty line. With a minimum wage like that, exactly what the phuck do you expect the people to do? Consent to a slow motion death.

P.S. What's the difference between you, Q, NP, NF, and all other pathetic, idiots supporting IR 24/7 in here?cheers

While Q Was Sleep W/Green Dreams

From the Askari's linked publication in April 2007 till the one posted here in Dec. 2010, i.e. 3 years, a lot has happened in the homeland. Meanwhile, however, the "Green" con-artist in Q's avatar had been wandering on Mola's avatar in the "Vegha-hat'e Safeeh" dark & bloodish era to reach the rainbow like "mirage" of "reforms for a change at last." 

Q you need to go back to your masters,

Seating at a negotiation table with Mullas is just as stupid as Q's comments. Mullas are as good as gone, it is not the question of if, rather when.

What happened to Hossein Askari?

Askari,

You used to be quite reasonable when you were writing for Antiwar.com. //www.antiwar.com/orig/askari.php?articleid=1...

First,
engage Iran in a dialogue with no preconditions. Second, discuss all bilateral
and regional issues with Iran and embrace policies to better integrate Iran
into the world economy so that it has demonstrably more to lose by continued
isolation. Third, accept Iran's right to peaceful nuclear enrichment with the
understanding that Iran will agree to a number of safeguards (including the
most intrusive inspections to date) to guarantee, as much as humanly possible,
that it will not develop nuclear warheads. 

Now your call for "crippling sanctions" makes you just another US-residing hypocrite who has decided other people's misery and sacrifice is worth your mindless calls for another revolution. What a shame.