Basij Members Trained To Conquer Virtual World
Radio Free Europe / Golnaz Esfandiari
23-Aug-2010 (28 comments)

Controlling the virtual world is one of the priorities of Iran’s pro-government Basij force and members are receiving necessary training in that area, according to an official with the militia.

Abbas Mahmudian, an official in charge of media and public relations of Khorasan’s Imam Reza Basij force, said that through “policies and planning” the Basij organization has set the “conquering of the virtual world” as one of its priorities.

Mahmudian said in this regard over 100 members of the Basij went recently through training in Mashad:

In this three-day course, 120 Basij sisters and brothers learned about blogging, social networking sites, psychological operations, online spying security, and acquaintance with Basij cyber centers, mobile phones and their capabilities, and computer games with the aim of targeted entry of the virtual world.

Iranian officials have warned about the dangers of the Internet, which they see as a fertile ground for “the enemy’s soft war” against Iran and emphasized the need to bring it under control.

Last January, the cultural deputy of the Basij organization Mohammad Ali Nayini said that the militia is taking action for the hardliners to conquer the virtual world within a year.

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thexmaster

Provoking and Misguiding...

by thexmaster on

You seem to be under the impression that it was us that provoked millions of Iranians to rise up, protest and defend themselves last year, or students to rise up in 1999.  The only entity that provoked and misguided Iranians was the IRI.  We support whatever the Iranians are doing, and criticize the IRI's actions.  And here you are, defending a person that has been defending the raping, torturing and murderering of Iranians with it's own propaganda.  Why, unless you support them as well.

Heh..lazy lifestyle...That's why in Iran they call America "Amerikar" because we work too much. 

Perhaps you shouldn't have wasted cyberspace also by going off topic and criticizing others.  I suppose that's what we call hypocracy, just like sargord's defense of the IRI while living here without worry of censorship or arrest.


nojanthegreat

can i ask ?

by nojanthegreat on

Hey

Can I ask why you have cornered sargord and attack him like hungry dogs ?

What the point of your actions ? Name calling is a bad habit in kindergartens ? So did you not attend school ? Or you are under 7 years of old ?

If anyone have a good and relevant point about the subject plz come on and add that otherwise don’t waist any cyber space .

And by the way to whom ever asking sargord to go back and live in Iran , I may ask him why he or she is here ? If you are so passionate for Iran and you believe about what you say , why not leave here and go back to Iran to fight the government ? Stop provoking and misguiding young Iranians to die for no good reasons when you enjoy your lazy life styles.

All talk is not good let see your actions.


Anonymouse

Cyber army's asymmetric (asinine) virtual warfare w/ 56K modem!

by Anonymouse on

Everything is sacred


thexmaster

Chee mooh? Kachale badbakht haste.

by thexmaster on

Well, IC may not be as big and important target as Twitter or Google but it serves its purpose for this "diaspora".  And it seems important enough to IRI propagandists to keep visiting desperately defending every single IRI crime, boasting its "achievements",and ranting about Zionists.

You've lead quite a pathetic and worthless existance for the past year.  All your arguments and comparisons have been destroyed.  Your hypocrisies exposed.  You rant and rave about the "diaspora",  yet you keep coming back here only to be humiliated further.  Perhaps you're a masochist.   Well, I hope you keep coming to this place which you hate so much.

 

 


Sargord Pirouz

Too funny. What haircut?

by Sargord Pirouz on

Too funny.

What haircut? I've had the same haircut for five years now.

Anyway, where's that Iranian Cyber Army? You would think if they gave a rat's ass about the diaspora, they'd stage a hack attack or two here at IC. Alas, for the self-importabnt, anti-Iran cheerleaders here at IC, it appears they just don't rate for such an effort. And that's a good thing, all the way around. 


MM

SP - is your new haircut approved by local virtual bosses

by MM on

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thexmaster

Sargord, the one trick donkey

by thexmaster on

We've already seen your one-trick here and other sites.  Make comparison between US and Iran.  After comparison is easily crushed, ignore arguments and move on to next IRI crime to defend.  

Oh, and don't forget to remind them that you're Iranian and you voted Green yet you're dissappointed.  

 


AMIR1973

Such deep analysis from the Phony Sargord

by AMIR1973 on

Besides your "insights" on the Saeqeh and other wonders of the IRI's technological prowess, you offer free psycho-babble tripe to boot. A real Renaissance man of an IRI Groupie that Phony Sargord is. Cheers  :-)


Sargord Pirouz

Nothing to offer but pure

by Sargord Pirouz on

Nothing to offer but pure vitriol.

You're an intellectual weakling, Amir. That, and an emotional wreck.

Next... 


thexmaster

There are some non-iranians who have an interest in

by thexmaster on

Iran like the leverettes whom you keep boasting as authorities on Iranian politics.   Not a stretch that some anonymous posters would pretend to be Iranians with soldier avatars and cut and paste farsi. 

But not sure why you pretend to be Iranian.  None of what you say or claim is logical anyways.

Also, i'm not sure being Iranian is unglamarious anymore thanks to the defiance of the green movement standing up to murderers, rapists and tyrants.  There's probably far less kids being picked on now for being Iranian.  Of course, you wouldn't know that.


AMIR1973

The Phony Sargord speaks

by AMIR1973 on

Your lame "analysis" of the IRI's junk metal military "hardware" and your silly defenses of the IRI are so substantive. Oh yeah, sure they are. Cheers  :-)


Sargord Pirouz

Amir, do you comment here on

by Sargord Pirouz on

Amir, do you comment here on IC by means of copy/paste?

Come on, man. You're a one-trick pony. Make your comments substantive. Have you nothing meaningful to contribute besides the usual daily dosage of self-deprecation? 


AMIR1973

"Sargord"

by AMIR1973 on

Well, I've been a regular here for almost 9 months and haven't seen anything like that. 

This website is full of West-residing IRI Groupies like yourself who cannot be bothered to live under the IRI's glorious rule. Rather, these Groupies live in democratic societies and use its freedoms to propagandize on behalf of an anti-Western, anti-Iranian terrorist regime that denies Iranians the freedoms they enjoy. Pretty pathetic, don't you think? Cheers  :-)


Sargord Pirouz

Oh yeah, XMaster, out of all

by Sargord Pirouz on

Oh yeah, XMaster, out of all the nationalities to pretend to be- I picked Iranian!

I mean, look at all the self-deprecation here, that goes with the territory!

In a nutshell, to be such among the diaspora is about the most unglamorous thing I can think of. And it's largely the result of anti-Iranians like yourself. 


YeahLikeWhatEver

LOL! - Virtual bills

by YeahLikeWhatEver on

virtual this, virtual that, but no virtual bills!

 

 

"Last night I drowned in a puddle"


thexmaster

It appears that Sargord Pirouz is failing them.

by thexmaster on

You simply can't trust non-iranians who pretend to be Iranian.


Anonymouse

Disapora is "weak and irrelevant" yet they train an army 4 them!

by Anonymouse on

Everything is sacred


Sargord Pirouz

Well, I've been a regular

by Sargord Pirouz on

Well, I've been a regular here for almost 9 months and haven't seen anything like that.

I'm of the opinion that they consider the diaspora as weak and irrelevant. Which, in my estimation, is a wholly accurate assessment. 


Anonymouse

MM the virtual soldiers probably got herpes from 72+ "virgins"!

by Anonymouse on

Everything is sacred


MM

SP

by MM on

A few months ago, while I was at Iranian.com, my computer's firewall warned me that the site is not safe and my computer got infested with trojan horses.  That is the time I thought about Islamic virtual soldiers.

Maybe someone can tell us how these Islamic virtual soldiers collect their 72 virgins?


Sargord Pirouz

Once in a while, when

by Sargord Pirouz on

Once in a while, when Iranian.com takes an unusually long time to load, I think: "It's the Iranian Cyber Army!"

But then, after a few minutes, the site loads fine and I chuckle to myself. 


Bavafa

Shifteh Khanoom,

by Bavafa on

"I wish the funding included scholarships to actually send the thugs to decent universities and get them a real education"

Wouldn't that defeat the propose of keeping them close minded and ignorant? Do you think if they got a real education, would they still work as a thug, even if it is a cyber thug

Mehrdad


Anonymous Observer

Shifteh, they are a part of this operation

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AMIR1973

Shifteh jaan

by AMIR1973 on

I haven't actually seen too many on Iranian.com...cover up murder and rape and human rights abuses and instead talk about drones, missiles, ships, and plans to blow up the world. 

What makes you sure that there aren't more of them on Iranian.com? We have multiple posters everyday talking about IRI being one of the most advanced scientific and technological powers in the world...


Shifteh Ansari

I agree, none of the one I have seen are smart enough

by Shifteh Ansari on

I haven't actually seen too many on Iranian.com.  The ones I have seen on other websites are not that smart and their language and conduct is a dead giveaway about their mission.  I read somewhere not too long ago that Basij has tripled its budget for cyber war.  I wish the funding included scholarships to actually send the thugs to decent universities and get them a real education.  Then again, people with a real education and values would never join a cause which would cover up murder and rape and human rights abuses and instead talk about drones, missiles, ships, and plans to blow up the world.


Rea

Tough cookie that Basij Cultural Deputy

by Rea on

At least, virtually.


Anonymouse

None here's good enough 2 "conquer" regurgitate maybe, probably!

by Anonymouse on

The ones we have here are good enough to believe the military propaganda crap that is for domestic consumption and try to feed it to us forgetting their audience. 

Everything is sacred


MM

who amongst us is/are new Iranian virtual soldier(s)

by MM on

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