Who did what and why? Truth or PropagandaMr. Rastegar,
Unlike your impression of the monarchists being “devoid of any Principles”, we do have our own red lines that should never be crossed including TREASON, ESPIONAGE, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, TERRORISM, MURDER and CORUPTION. MEK has done them all! If one day Shahzadeh Reza Pahlavi decides to incorporate them into his camp, then he is on his own as far as I am concerned!
It has been years that I had not wished to argue with the people like you and Mr. Safavi , You are devoid of fact and logic; you only weapon
Is smearing campaign, lies and propaganda! Lately I have changed my mind, looking back at the mistake of 1357 (1979 revolution) I realized that; had our people had bothered To investigate the Afatollah Roh al Eblis Khomeini’s Resaleh and exposed the bastard prior to or during the Fetneh 57, today we would not be in this predicament! For this reason I have decided to expose your lies and deceits.
The 1979 Iranian revolution was not for democracy, it was for greed, the $100/day/person that the con-man Khomeini had promised the people in oil allowance money delivered to their homes.
It was for the promise of free housing, utilities and transportation and you sirs along with your imperialist masters fuelled the mass hysteria by the alleged slaughter and human right abuses. What happened to democracy? What about the freebees? Don’t forget IRI executions, serial killings, disappearances and human right abuses! This is what you brought us! You are the cause of my exile! In November of 1978, the Shah in a famous speech begged the people to settle down and give him time to reform the country, but look what your greed for money and power has brought us! And you cowards destroyed the country and then ran abroad. I was already here, I did not participate in your filthy revolution and from the get go opposed you!
I should not be defending the Shah’s regime since I was only a college student. But the cowards who ran the country fled and handed the government in a silver platter to you thugs failed to do. Some one has to do it, I put my self to the task and I fear no one!
In a typical Hezbollah, MEK and Communist fashion you accuse the monarchists of “an Invasion of Iran by the US, and the bombing of Iran”.
Based on what evidence do you say such a stupid thing a link to my web log (
http://freeiranians.blogspot.com/ ) has been included in my
e-mail article and dispatches as well as a link to my web site (
http://iraneman.net/) is listed in my web log.
I advocate solving the IRI problem by the Iranian hand through political support. I oppose military invasion of Iran. I ask the US government to fund the IRI opposition by our own frozen assets in us (
http://www.activistchat.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2646 ) not the US citizen’s tax dollars.
You said” I wished Dr. Etebar learns that no legs of any throne may be upheld in a pool of Iranian blood.” Going back through history; according to Ayatollah Dr. Haeri, The IRI regime in an attempt to disgrace the Shah compiled a list of everyone executed during the 57 years ruling of the Pahlavi Dynesty, the grand total for every one executed for any charges including murder, terrorism, drug trafficking, espionage, armed insurgency came to approximately 3000 people. That is 52.6 persons per year. Given the previous population of 38 million people that is 0.00013% of the population per year!
In regards to Shah’s former political prisoners, what immediately come to my mind are Massoud Rajavi, Ali Khamenei, and Hashemi Rafsanjani,
Can any one blame him for that? They should have been handed down death sentences!
Arguments for Capital PunishmentThe pursuit of justice: Although execution of a murderer does not provide full justice for the victim, it is the closest pursuit of justice that would be allowed by the moral sensibilities of most people. Without the use of the death penalty for murder, the injustice against the murder victim continues and increases with time until the murderer eventually dies.
Deterrence — it may deter other people from committing capital crimes, while studies (see above) seem to deny this claim
Prevention — it prevents offenders from ever returning to society, thereby preventing them from further crimes. It also prevents them from killing other inmates and prison employees.
Retribution — the death penalty is imposed as a way of "balancing justice" to a limited degree for the crime committed.
It shows how seriously society looks at the most heinous crimes.
People committing the most heinous crimes (usually murder in countries that practice the death penalty) have forfeited the right to life.
The death penalty shows the greatest respect for the ordinary man's, and especially the victim's, inviolable value.
It strikes fewer "innocent persons" than alternative penalties, as among prisoners and ex-prisoners there are many who relapse into new crimes which, strike additional "innocent persons".
It provides peace of mind for many victims of crime and their families.
It is the most effective way to protect society (its structures and its individuals) from a felon.
It is less cruel than prolonged sentences of imprisonment, especially under the conditions that would be popularly demanded for heinous criminals.
It provides extra leverage for the prosecutor to deal for important testimony and information.
It enjoys democratic support of the people (in countries where this applies).
From an economic point of view, it may be less expensive to execute a convict than to house him or her as a prisoner for life.
Just as the virtuous deserve reward proportionate to their good deeds, so too the vicious deserve punishment proportionate to their bad deeds. One might even hold, with Kant, that respect is shown to the criminal as someone who has chosen a particular path in life by visiting the appropriate punishment on the criminal.
Criminals may be led to rethink and reconcile their lives by the pressing expectation of death.
It upholds the rule of law, because it discourages vigilantism or self-help on the part of the victim's family or friends (in the form of lynchings or the retaining of hit men). If not controlled, such self-help can lead to extremely destructive vendettas or blood feuds.
In some areas where prison overcrowding is becoming a problem, capital punishment is viewed as a way to free up more prison space.
Without the death penalty, a person already serving a life sentence may have no reason not to kill in prison.
According to
Amnesty International's annual report on official judicial execution, in
2004 there were 3,797 executions in 25
countries.
The 12 countries with the most executions in 2004:
Country
Executions
Executions per 100 million residents
1China3,400+
260
2Iran159+
230
3Vietnam64+
77
4USA59
20
5Saudi Arabia33+
130
6Pakistan15+
9.4
7Kuwait9+
400
8Bangladesh7+
5
9Egypt6+
7.9
10Singapore6+
140
11Yemen6+
30
12Belarus5+
48
In your reference to utopia, there is no such a thing except in philosophy books. Iran had its share of problems, but don’t forget
where we were in 1925 when Reza Shah took over;
Reza Shah
During Reza Shah's sixteen years of rule, major roads and the Trans-Iranian Railway were built, modern education was introduced and the University of Tehran was established. The government sponsored European educations for many Iranian students. Reza Shah backed a strong policy of industrialization, to ensure that the country was not dependent solely on oil and agricultural revenues. He established a modern Iranian armed forces, abolished nationwide feudal local rulers to name a few. The Malaria was eradicated in Iran only to return during the Mullah’s rein. His achievements were great! Prior to him we did not even have city wide water pluming, remember the water storage tanks (Aabanbaar) in the old houses?
Mohammad Reza Shah
During the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, he made major changes to improve farming by expropriating large and middle-sized estates for the benefit of more than four million small framers, a socialist act if you will. In the White Revolution, he took a number of major modernization measures, including extending suffrage to women. He instituted exams for Islamic theologians to become established clerics ("mullahs"), which were widely unpopular and broke centuries-old religious traditions. This initiated the Khomeini problem in 1964, calling the land division unislamic encouraging the religious fanatics to riot in throughout Iran, burning movie theaters and setting bars on fire. Khomeini was arrested and exiled from Iran. Shah’s policies led to strong economic growth during the 1960s and 1970s
The White Revolution was a far-reaching series of reform programs launched in 1963 by the last Shah of Iran, His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The Shah had intended it to be a non-violent regeneration of Iranian society through economic and social reforms, with the ultimate long-term aim of transforming Iran into a global economic and industrial power. The Shah introduced novel economic concepts such as profit-sharing for industrial workers and initiated massive government-financed heavy industry projects, as well as the nationalization of forests and pastureland. Most important, however, were the land reform programs which saw the traditional landed elites of Iran lose much of their influence and power. Nearly 90% of Iranian share-croppers became land owners as a result. Socially, the platform granted women more rights and poured money into education, especially in the rural areas. The Literacy Corps was also established, which allowed young people to fulfill their compulsory military service by working as village literacy teachers. The White Revolution contributed greatly towards the economic and technological advancement of Iran.
The powerful Shiite clergy were also angered at the reforms that removed much of their traditional powers in the realms of education and family law, as well as lessening their previously strong influence in the rural areas. Severe antagonism towards the White Revolution from the clergy and landed feudalists, would ultimately contribute to the Shah's downfall during the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
You mentioned that “Monarchists are destined to the Past” what you read above is our past; the past shall be our guide to the future!
What you and your MEK, Hezbollah, and the leftist cohorts have brought us is the achievements you see below:
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
Execution, flogging, stoning and amputation of limbs in public
Mass killings of political prisoners
Assassination of political dissidents outside of Iran
Political serial killings in Iran
Construction of many new prisons holding thousands of political prisoners
Political oppression
Promotion of international and domestic terrorism
Violation of human rights in every category
Lack of civil liberties
Improvement and growth of Iran’s Cemeteries
Killing and imprisonment of journalists
Violation of women’s rights
Censorship and closure of publications
Forcing Iranian’s to flee the country resorting in five million refugees throughout the world and “brain drain”.
Oppression of religious minorities
Filtering the internet
Jamming out of country satellite TV and radio stations
Stealing Iran’s wealth by the Mullahs and transfer of funds to abroad.
Destruction of Iran’s Economy
Widespread poverty throughout Iran
Severe Inflation
Devaluation of Iranian Rial
Increase in unemployment
Increase in the crime rate
Promotion of corruption, prostitution and addiction
Housing crisis in Iran
Malnutrition, retarded growth and increased rate of depression among Iranian youth
Public health crisis in Iran
Making Iran an international “embarrassment”
1979 Occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran and holding hostages for 444 days.
Conflict with neighboring countries
Iran-Iraq War resulting in millions dead, wounded, handicapped and homeless
Supporting Sadam Hussein in the US Iraq War
Destruction of Iran’s Airline Industry
Causing economic sanctions against Iran
Producing weapon’s of mass destruction
Inability to get Iran’s fair share of natural resources from Caspian Sea
Promoting regional conflicts in the Middle East
Destruction of Iran’s industries
Lack of technological advancements
Air and environmental pollution crisis in Iran
Destruction of Iran’s agriculture
Destructions of fine arts, theater, cinema and music in Iran
Promoting Islamic Fundamentalism
Closure of Iranian Universities under cultural revolution for three years
Attacking University campuses to kill and crack down on students
Violating the constitution of the “Islamic Republic”
Hiring hooligan’s for beating and crack down on Iranian citizens
Improving and selling contraband by regimes elements for additional income
Selling Iranian women as sex slaves in the United Arab Emarets
I am optimistic that at the end of the day; the intelligent Iranian people will make the right choice for the future.
Ramin Etebar,MD