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pictory: Yasser Arafat Hails "Iranian" Revolution (1979)
01-Sep-2009
Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader, Yasser Arafat, the first prominent visitor to Iran since the revolution, compared the struggles of the Palestinian and Iranian peoples in a speech on Monday (19 February) "We will continue our efforts until the time we defeat "Zionism and Imperialism", he said. His speech came as he officially took over the former Israeli diplomatic mission on Teheran, proclaiming it the Iranian office of the PLO. During the three days of his visit, the PLO leader had talks with the father of the revolution, the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Iranian Prime Minister, Dr. Mehdi Bazargan.
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Mr. Arafat and his fifty-nine strong party arrived in the Iranian capital on Saturday (17 February). The PLO leader was among the first in the Arab world to rejoice at the triumph of the Ayatollah and his followers. The PLO has close links with the Ayatollah and helped train many of the guerrillas which battled against the Shah's forces before the revolution gathered momentum. Reports from Beirut suggest that during an evening meeting the Ayatollah offered help to the PLO leader, when the new regime had overcome the legacy of the Shah. On the following day (18 February) Mr. Arafat met Iranian Premier, Dr. Mehdi Bazargan, and attended a meeting of the thirteen strong cabinet. Prime Minister Bazargan still faces a number of problems as he gets down to the t ask of governing a country crippled by months of political violence and economic chaos. A further headache comes with the fact that former Premier Shapur Bakhtiar, officially reported to have been arrested is free, somewhere in Iran. After his talks with Prime Minister Bazargan, the PLO leader spoke about Iran's oil resource and reporters at a crowded news conference that the Iranian revolution, "would build a new era in the Middle East". On Monday (19 February) at the former headquarters of the Israeli diplomatic mission Mr. Arafat received a warm welcome from supporters of the Ayatollah. Iran has expelled all remaining Israeli citizens and severed diplomatic ties with the country. The mission, evacuated by the Israelis before anti-Shah revolutionaries attacked and ransacked the building is to become the PLO headquarters in Iran. Mr. Arafat was attending the inauguration of the PLO offices, accompanied by a close aide of the Ayatollah, deputy Prime Minster Ibrahim Yahdi. The PLO leader told the enthusiastic crowd the successful struggle in Iran augured well for the future of Palestine. He said, "Under the Aytollah's leadership we will free Palestine".Date: 19/02/1979
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by Kourosh Aryamanesh on Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:15 AM PDTاگه ما ژوژ بازی بوديم(يکی دو کلمه فرانسوی بلديم) شما رو حتمأ برای اين کار انتخاب ميکرديم چون بنظر ما اکثر اطرافيان ايشان احتياج به تعويض دارند. در مورد اسم من هم لطف داريد .اين اسم مستعار دکتر رضا مظلومان بود که به دست آدمکشهای آخوندی تو شهر شما کشته شد. انتخاب اين اسم فقط برای يادبود اون وطن پرسته.
شاد باشيد
baghal va rooboosi, then betrayal
by jamshid on Tue Sep 01, 2009 08:09 PM PDTAt first there were kisses and hugs exchanged between these two. But soon after Saddam invaded Iran and promised to share Khuzestan's riches with Palestinians, it didn't take much time for Arafat to abandon the honeymoon and take side with Saddam.
He sent thousands of Palestinian volunteers to the front in hopes of appeasing Saddam. For them, even a small share of Khuzestan's oil was worthed.
This despite being the free loader recipients of Khomeini's large generosities in form of financial, health and military aids to Palestinians.
Saddam had a habit of sending non-army volunteers to the very front lines (khotoote moghadam) before sending in his own troops.
And anyone who has the misfortune of having served in the front lines knows that being captured in those lines is a blessing that is equivalent to having your life spared.
Many of the captured prisoners were confused Palestinians who must have been having second thoughts about volunteering.
Even the serving Pasdars and Basijis who were sympathetic towards Palestinians, were disgusted and felt betrayed to find out there were so many Palestinian volunteers. This issue was "maasmaalied" back then, and still is today.
Although Arafat withdrew most of his volunteers from the front sometimes in 1360, rumors have it that Khomeini held a grudge against him until the last day he lived.
I shall write more about this.
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by Red Wine on Tue Sep 01, 2009 04:40 PM PDTچه خوب شد ایشان به درک واصل شدند ... دستان خونی ایشان به خون ایرانی‌‌ها منقوش بود. امید وارم که بقیه ظالمین رادیکال بمیرند و دنیا را به کام ما شیرین کنند.
ممنون داریوش جان.
Agayeh Kourosh Ary
by Darius Kadivar on Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:51 AM PDTHatman An Aks bayad dar Archiveh Jomhuryeh Eslami va PLO gayam shodeh Bashad. Magar Eenkeh CIA barayeh Rosheva neghardashteh bood. Ama choon doh nafar deegeh Mordeshoor Shodand beh dardeh Dolateh Bush Va Emrooz Obama nameekhoreh.
Amah Saye Meedonam vaghti IRI sarkoob shod Peyda Konam.
Valah Shoma Lotf Meekoneed. Man albateh badam namee ayad masooleh Public Relations Alahazrat Shavam. Choon Eeshoon kheily beh cheneen fardy lazem darad ;0)
Esmeh Shoma ham besiar Gashang va Vatan Parast ast !
Take Care,
DK
آقای کديور
Kourosh AryamaneshTue Sep 01, 2009 10:38 AM PDT
قبل از اينکه خدای نکرده قضاوت غلط کنيم آيا عکس تمام قد فلسطينی بو گندو و امام هندی زاده را در آرشيو داريد؟ به نظر اين حقير ياسرعمو مشغول ليسيدن گردن بلوری امام است و دست حضرت مشغول ماليدن تستيکول خود. خدا بيامرز يزدی چقدر خوشحال بنظر ميرسه. اگر قراره که شازده اسدالله وزير دفاع باشه شما حتمأ بايد وزير اطلاعات بشيد.
با سپاس
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by Darius Kadivar on Tue Sep 01, 2009 06:14 AM PDTLOL