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he might be taking about the arabs who invaved iran.

I think he is generally referring to the arab decendants (aka Seyeds and such) who came to Iran 1400 years ago, and have been dominating our politics for the past 33 years. These guys are the result of intermarraige, or for the most part rape. the same group of people not neccassarily accepted in high regards by their arab ancestors, nor by their persian subjects. who are currently in the process of trying to become the leaders of the muslim world by taking up the palestenian cause, and foreging Iran's foreign policy around it.

are there any questions surrounding the fact that for the past 33 years we have been subjected to an arab style way of life, while any culture, subject, practice and festivities that predates their invasion is consisdered unislamic. 

masoud

venti dos 22!

The mosaic of persia from its 4 corners from zahedan to shalamcheh,bazergan to sarakhs and all the others in between are Iranian as it mentioned by others.

please do not "taaeen nerkh miyan daava".

We shall hope for a FREE IRAN 

Not federal republic of Iranestan.

just like your AANAR avatar consisting of 1000 daneh they're all aanar.

shad zee               Maziar

@ Simorgh5555: Typical Persian mentality!

That't all I can say.

Mr Santrum should know many

Mr Santrum should know many Iranians may not want to associate themselves with Persians, some may even be offended by being called Persian.

قلط کردن. ادم نیستن. که حالا میحواد ببهشون بر بخوده

well

obviously he wants to divide the country, give the majority of rule to persians, then when all hell brakes loose he will give kurdestan to kurds, balochestan to baloches and khuzestan to "arabs" with american controlled oil fields...

Typical American shortsightedness!

Mr Santrum needs better advisors to teach him a bit more about the current dynamics of Iranian society so that he doesn't equate one of many ethnicities in Iran ( ie. Persians ) to other Iranian nationalities (  Turks, Arabs, Kurds, Baloochis and Turkmans etc. ). Mr Santrum should know many Iranians may not want to associate themselves with Persians, some may even be offended by being called Persian.

Typical American shortsightedness!

Mr Santrum needs better advisors to teach him a bit more about the current dynamics of Iranian society so that he doesn't equate one of many ethnicities in Iran ( ie. Persians ) to other Iranian nationalities (  Turks, Arabs, Kurds, Baloochis and Turkmans etc. ). Mr Santrum should know many Iranians may not want to associate themselves with Persians, some may even be offended.

Resemblance

It kind of resembled the good old favorite
saying that went like " going into war to restore peace, is like fu#%ing
in the sake of virginity".

SAVALAN, Persia is composed of all these ethenics

All these ethenics are Iranians. 

Savalan

Give your cimmitment to a united Iran first and accept Persian language and Persian culture which has been in Iran for the last three thousand years before Turks even existed and then we will discuss your ethnic minority grievances.

Iran is not Persia!

What about the Azeri Turks, Kurds, Balochis, Ahwazis, Turkmen, Lors, Bakhtiaris, Armenians, Talysh, Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Assyrians, Georgians, Jews, Mandeans, Qashqais - the people who represent more than half t...he population that is not Persian?

Strategic voting

People should vote on national issues first but Iran is in a deep cirisis. I.would like to reverse what Pendar Jan says and asks every one to close their eyes and imagine if the IR continuing for another thirty years. Imagine the devestation of allowing this wretch of a regime to continue to rape, torture, imprison and execute people at a rate of 8 per hour. Please vote strategically at presidential and at congressional level. Endorse candidates who are committed to regime change. Think of Iran first.

DEATH TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC. Condemn it. Fight it. Destroy it.

Santorum just got my vote

Yes, give Iran back to its rightful owners. Those who dont love using Arabic to show off their social status.

Those who dont walk around wearing a chafyeh.

Those who dont dream about Gaza 24/7.

Those who dont bow down to the Arab god Al-ilah, but value logic and science. 

Those who dont think of women as half brain retards ("naaghes ol aghl"), or "your fertile plantations to plant your seed in" or "a husband's genitals" ("owrat e mard").

Those who dont think Jews are Najes ("filthy").

Those who dont have "marg bar" in their vocabulary. 

bottom line

The bottom line is to remove stinky mullahs from power in Iran. Anyone disagree? I doubt it.

History repeat itself. The same story happened in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lybia.

And with a policy like that ricky, thats why you'll never be

President, the highest office is only for people who want to keep the extremists in power for the corporate fascists that run the USA.  Regardless of republican or democratic party, every president since carter and including him has aimed at not just bringing the mullahs to power, but keeping the mullahs in Power.  Mullahs don't represent Iranian people or their culture, a true fact.  Or else Iran would be a friend of Israels and take their side against the arabs.  The mullahs in Khomeini's famous answer feel "hitchi" for Iran. Islam is above Iran wth mollahs and this is another reason why mullahs are unIranian.    

Uninformed ranting!!

This clown has heard something without actually knowing the sensitity and social implications of the issue he's touching on! Iran is a multi-ethnic society (with Azari, Kurdish, Baluch... ethnic populations) with a persian majority. Calling Iran a Persian country due to its ethnic make-up is as stupid as calling it a Moslim country due to its Moslim majority!

On the other hand, he may know the implications and is trying to stir up ethnic tentions among the Iranian populations! After all, the ultimate plan of the Washington hawks is to balcanize the region. Iraq is half way there, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria (and a part of Turkey in a swap) would be next! 

santorum is way off on a lot of subjects...

but, when it comes to the filthy mullahs- he is right on....

he is absolutely correct about iran being about only the persian culture....as far as the arab imposed values, those will fade soon after the akhoonds are gone- 

I give you 4 names you give me a proper caption!

•    Rick santorum
•     Rick Perry 
•     G W Bush
•     Ahmad Jannati

I bet Santorum loves Persians because of the Bible story...

1. Three Kings from Persian lands afar
To Jordan follow the pointing star:
And this the quest of the travellers three,
Where the new-born King of the Jews may be. 
Full royal gifts they bear for the King;
Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering.

How brightly shines the morning star!
With grace and truth from heaven afar
Our Jesse tree now bloweth. 

2. The star shines out with a steadfast ray;
The kings to Bethlehem make their way,
And there in worship they bend the knee,

Up yours Santorus

The number one thing a country and a community need is ORDER

And IR. is the only Government right now that can provide that for

Iran right now.Americans can't even provide that for many of their

Own communities in US. leave alone Iraq, Afganistan and next to come

Iran.

how's he planning to that?

he was to bomb...bomb...bomb Iran

Go Persian People

He makes a great point, to prevent a war people of Iran must rise and destroy the thugs. Just as Germans should have in 1939 killed the Nazis. If we dont do it, the islamist war mongers will eventially find and invite someone to attack them.  Once there is a war then they can continue to oppress us. 

Too many folks on this site are over rationalizing the situation.  There is enough rheotoric comming out of mullah thugs in Iran that brings a great possiblity for war. 

Give him credit

We have to give him credit for separating Iranian people from the regime (loosely as it may seem)...At least he's done some homework. 

Santorum

Well done. TIME FOR REGIME CHANGE.

Violence is the ONLY solution.

He is right

He did not say anything negative or derugetive about Iran, if any thing he praized it.

He is also right there is no anomisty between Iran and Isreal. This hate buisness for Isreal is strickly creation of islamo communists that was forced to massess in Iran since 1979. 

It's interesting that even this jack ass running for presidency have figured it out  but some of us Iranains can still not get over it due to oun own anti sematic views.................

@iraj khan

Iranians are Persians!!!
All iranian tribes (minus the ahvaz arabs) speak a dialect of parsi. the azeris are an exception, because they are a persian tribe that speak a turkic language.

iranian is just a term to reform to persian peoples in iran.

99 percent of persians are still confused about this.

p.s as for santorum, he has no clue, but then again, he wont get elected.
 In hope of a Free, Democratic Independent and Secular Iran

Is this posture for the love of Iranian people ….

Or a suck up to the AIPAC folks and the Jewish vote in US?

For a guy that is hell bent to bring as much theocracy into Americans homes and politics, he has no credibility to talk about yet another theocratic system as they are all one in nature.

As for me, I left my mother-land so I don’t have to live under a theocracy rule which these crooked Republicans seem to be wanting to bring to this land, can you say deja vu

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad

He is just a dumb ass American

He doesn't know what he is talking about, all he is doing is to get more American fooled to vote for him.

What an

idiot!

This is why:

1. Iranians are not just the Persians.

2. He wants to start a war with in Iran in order to stop a war!

3. He is the Sara Palin of 2012 election.