Faramarz

Nobody is Starving?

The only people that are starving in Iran are Sepah Mafia who are starving from the lack of $$$ for their regional "projects."

A lot more that Sepah Mafia are starving.  In fact Sepah Mafia are not starving at all. >>>>

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BiBi has gone meshuga

No one is taking him seriously anymore.

There are approximately 33

There are approximately 33 countries that use nuclear power for their energy needs. Some of those countries  have developed nuclear power for military purposes (Israel is one of them). There is no law that would prevent Iran from developing nuclear power for its energy needs. Unlike Israel, Iran has signed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Further, unlike Israel, up until Iran was bullied and sanctioned, it allowed inspectors to visit its nuclear facilities.Bibi has the Bunker Busting Bombs that the US gave him. The only reason he has not attacked Iran is because he has some opposition at home and he does not have the green light from the USA. Sanctions against Iran are not justified and do not work. They make the poor poorer and the rich richer. They hurt the small guy. Sanctions against Iran are clear example of bullying. Further, they are intended to make the US oil companies richer by creating public hysteria so that they can jack up the prices at the pumps.  

I will drink to that one!

Yeahh.... I really do not think that any iranians here in EYE RAAN, would hate the idea of a nice and sweet violent confrontation or rather intervention and i am willing to bet that more than most will not only cheer along but will join as well. 

Esfand

You said it bro! Everything that I wanted to say and more, thanks!

Take the element of war and sanction out of Iranian equation and see how fast "Iranian Spring" will bloom!!!

$1 US @ 3000 Tomans; will this increase ordinary people's buying

power?

Highly unlikely.

The same "non-violent" economic sanctions in Iraq led to death of 500,000 Iraqi infants and kids.

There are many, many political forces in Iran that have opposed Islamic Republic of Hell, and all its factions, for 32 years, and at the same time oppose sanctions and war.

Nice graphics, as usual. Cheers

Bomb was beta-tested by Spy vs Spy and now available from ACME

The Israeli papers are having a so much fun with this picture.

Nobody is Starving

The only people that are starving in Iran are Sepah Mafia who are starving from the lack of $$$ for their regional "projects."

The Regime is selling oil to China and India and getting their currency and their products in return. Since when made- in-China Walmart products are not good for the Iranians.

But if you are saying that the US and her allies should be forced to buy Iranian oil and then give the Regime dollars and let them buy any western product that they wish, I would say you are dreaming. 

Have a great weekend and may your dreams come true, all of them, even the triumphant return of Khatami!

Check your real motives to keep the status quo

The economic well-being of Iranian people is not his responsibility. It is the Regime’s responsibility. Now if they can’t do it, then move out of the way and let someone else do it.

That is what most people don't get. Obama does not care about Iran and he is not supposed to.

All Oppression Creates a State of War--Simone De Beauvoir

Apples and oranges!

Every American President's responsibilities is to the Americans.  So what?  When W went gong ho in Iraq and created all the disaster, wasn't he thinking for American's benefit?  Obama is doing the same except he is NOT itching for war.  They do the best they can, doesn't mean they're always in the right.

A divorce is between a couple who started with love. In an abusive relationship the abused finally breaks free, usually on her own after all else fails, including outside help.

This reference that regime is occupying Iran and holding everyone hostage and Obama is looking for Amerian interests while sanctioning the hostages who is NOT holding American hostages is mix and matching everything.

At the end of the day, this is all politics and neither Obama nor Netanyahu have the means to start a war.  There is no redline since all redlines have already been passed.

I do not see any "benefit" of starving Iranian people with more and more sanctions.  I do not see the "benefit" of hardships on Iranians caused by more and more sanctions. 

When and if war breaks out I will not see the "benefit" of such a war because there is none.  However, many Iranians will either cheer or look away and just hope the war ends quickly, which it won't.

Y'all have a great weekend and may all your wishes come true, except war wishes! 

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Obama's Responsibilities

Obama’s first and foremost responsibility is to Americans, their safety and well-being. The flow of oil in the Persian Gulf falls under this category. His next responsibility is to its friends and allies, including all those Persian Gulf and Middle Eastern states that are threatened by the Regime.

The economic well-being of Iranian people is not his responsibility. It is the Regime’s responsibility. Now if they can’t do it, then move out of the way and let someone else do it.

The relationship between the Regime and the Iranian people as Vildemose put it, is an abusive relationship with all its dependencies. I also see it as a classic hostage situation.

You believe that in a hostage situation you keep meeting the demands of the hostage takers because you feel bad for the hostages. I believe that you let enough food and electricity in to keep the hostages in reasonable shape, you keep talking to the hostage takers to get your snipers and SWAT team in place, and finally when the hostage takers are tired and hungry and unbalanced you take them out.

Reformers believe in the

Reformers believe in the Nezam. They want the Nezam to stay with reformists still eating and drinking from Khamnie's trough.

All Oppression Creates a State of War--Simone De Beauvoir

Drawing a line in sand between sanctions and war.

The current sanctions were put in place and ratched up by rhetoric of war and the "redline" that you see Netanyahu talks about and Obama talks in different way.  But all these lines are just lines in the sand.

Neither Israel nor US has any way of knowing of when or where Iran has reached or better yet made a nuclear bomb.  No one knew Pakistan had a bomb until one was detonated inside a mountain!  Pakistan and India were sanctioned by Clinton but they were exonorated later and sanctins lifted.

Sometimes I think one day Iran will buy a nuclear suitcase from one of these old Soviet states or even a Pakistani or Indian dealer and turn it over to UN and US to examine!  Here look I bought this on a bazzar in Asia you still worried about my nukes?!

I believe the reason people rose up and protested in 2009 was because they saw the differences between Khatami's era and Ahmadi's era and how low Iran had sank.  They wanted to get rid of Ahmadi like Nasim said, though we know how it turned out.

Fraud and mismanagement was rampant in Khatami's era as well and will probably be there for as long as we live in our lifetime.  It was there during the Shah and won't go away.

But sanctions are hitting the people and that is a joke on i.com and many other places.  So what if Iranians have a hard time?  Who gives a sh!t? 

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Dear Farmarz:You are

Dear Farmarz:

You are right. The situation between the IRI and its citizens is similar to staying in an abusive relationship.

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All Oppression Creates a State of War--Simone De Beauvoir

Esfand Jaan

Her comments were anti-war, but not necessarily anti-sanctions.

Given the big hole that the Regime has dug for itself, the options in front of Obama and the west are either war or diplomacy with sanctions. I don't believe that anybody is going to lift the sanctions and feed the beast so that the bread crumbs would trickle down to the Iranian people.

What the fraud and the mismanagement cases and the inflation, the shortages of chicken and flour show is that the Regime is fully incapable of running the economy. That's not the sanctions' fault.

No Double Down on Trickle Down!

Yes indeed Nasim said what many on i.com don't say!

Faramarz jaan glad you caught that point.  She wants Iranians to be left alone so that they can fight the Government themselves.  The drums of war and more and more sanctions are not helping.

I know many, including yourself, do not agree with this but so be it.  When I came back from my recent trip from Iran I became anti-sanctions.  Because I believe when people have less and less and inflation is killing them they're going to tighten their belts and close ranks.

When they can prosper and have more opportunities and better economic situations they'll be protesting the unjust and unfair policies and ultimately spark something, like they did in 2009.  Of course better economic stability is relative in Iran, but still.

Sanctions followed by war won't work.  We can look the other way while the dirty deeds are being done to Iran, but it won't work. 

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Very Funny Esfand!

Thanks and more power to Nasim, the beautiful and talented Iranian from Orange County.

I noticed that towards the end of the clip when she talked about the Iranian youth wanting access to Facebook and to US comedy shows, and not nuclear stuff, her tone became serious and political.

Ahmadinejad on Sat Night Live & his translator Nasim Pedrad!

This one is from last night's Thursday special funny with Nasim Pedarad as his translator!

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Thanks Soosan Khanoom and Esfand

That was quite a graphics work by Bibi, very cartoonish!

Maybe that's what he thought his audience could understand and relate to!

He needs the Road Runner not Bugs Bunny!

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Esfand

//iranian.com/main/blog/peacock-feather/man-who-would-attack-iran-his-prop

Nice! He is a step ahead of Ahmadinejad in being cartoonish!

I had a cartoon earlier that said Ahmadinejad doesn't take himself seriously much less Israeilis.  Now Netanyahu has stamped himself with this Willie Coyote cartoon bomb as the least seriously taken man in the world!  He and Kim Ill Jon of North Korea and of course our very own Ahmadinejjad! 

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By the way, just watched Jon stewart mocking the entire thing

Must see ... It's hilarious !!! 

Finally, he got to draw the red line w/o U.S help ,, Hoorrraayyy

I am actually getting to like NUTyaboo. i am tired of being mocked for having Carzynejad as our president .. so to see such a nut as the Israeli prime minster is quite a relief ... LOL 

But the sad thing is these two morons, Nutyaboo and Crazynejad , under the direct influences of Rabbis and Mullas are very likely to start the WWIII.