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Full text letter of Islamic Republic Of IRAN president to German chancellor

 

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

 Her Excellency Angela Merkel

The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Excellency,

Please accept my warmest greetings.

If it had it not been for Germany being a great contributor to progress in science, philosophy, literature, arts and politics;

If it had not been for a more important and positive influence of Germany in international relations and promotion of peace;

Moreover, if it had not been for the persistence of a strong will by certain global powers and special groups to constantly portray Germany as defeated and indebted country of World War II in order to continue their extortions;

And if it had not been for the presence of Your Excellency at the top of the executive branch of your country as an experienced stateswoman with bitter and sweet experiences in two dissimilar societies with different political systems and traditions,

And at the same time, if it had not been for the advantages that are limited to women, such as stronger human sentiments and certain manifestations of the divine compassion and kindness, specially in the position of a mother and being at the service of the people, and the common responsibility of all people with faith in God  to defend human dignity and worth and to prevent violations of their rights and their humiliation, and proceeding from this conviction that we are all created by the Almighty and He has bestowed upon us all dignity and no one has any special privileges over the other, and under no circumstances could a society be deprived of its rights, barred from pursuit of progress and perfection or be controlled or humiliated;

Finally, if it had not been for the oppression, however different, of our nations, our shared responsibility to promote justice as the most basic foundation for promotion of peace and human equality, I would not have found the motive to write this letter.

 Honourable Chancellor

Rulers come and go, but people with culture and history and their attachments and desires will keep on staying. Opportunities in front of those in position of high power are transient, even if they may be vast and broad. These opportunities are very auspicious and can play a key role in the negative and positive transformations and developments of a nation.

Those in position of high power do not normally have many opportunities, but are accountable before the Almighty and people due to their high responsibility. We know this, and you know it as well.

Some of these developments can have regional, continental and global ramifications and can hardly be overlooked.

For sometime I have been thinking why some nations that their history shows they have indeed had an important and prominent share and role in material and spiritual progress of mankind in various arenas of science, arts, philosophy, literature and politics and were makers of civilization are not allowed to be proud as a nation of their historical accomplishments and play their deserved and constructive role on the global arena. They try to keep the black cloud of humiliation and shame hanging over their heads. And even more regrettably, some of the leaders of such a nation regard this situation befitting them and their nation and try to justify it. This is really an astonishing phenomenon in today’s world. The propaganda machinery after World War II has been so colossal that has caused some people to believe that they are the guilty party by historical accounts and must pay the penalty fort the wrongs committed by their forefathers for successive generations and for indefinite period of time.

Excellency

World War II came to an end with all its material and moral losses and its 60 million casualties. The death of human beings is tragic and sad. In all divine religions and before all awakened conscience and pure nature of mankind and the sense of right and wrong, the life, property and honour of people, regardless of their religious persuasion and ethnic background, must be respected at all times and all places.

Sixty years have passed since the end of the war. But, regrettably the entire world and some nations in particular are still facing its consequences. Even now the conduct of some bullying powers and power-seeking and aggressive groups is the conduct of victors with the vanquished. 

The extortion and blackmail continue, and people are not allowed to think about or even question the source of this extortion, otherwise they face imprisonment. When will this situation end? Sixty years, one hundred years or one thousand years, when? I am sorry to remind you that today the perpetual claimants against the great people of Germany are the bullying powers and the Zionists that founded the Al-Qods Occupying Regime with the force of bayonets in the Middle East.

The Honourable Chancellor

I have no intention of arguing about the Holocaust. But, does it not stand to reason that some victorious countries of World War II intended to create an alibi on the basis of which they could continue keeping the defeated nations of World War II indebted to them. Their purpose has been to weaken their morale and their inspiration in order to obstruct their progress and power. In addition to the people of Germany, the peoples of the Middle East have also borne the brunt of the Holocaust.  By raising the necessity of settling the survivors of the Holocaust in the land of Palestine, they have created a permanent threat in the Middle East in order to rob the people of the region of the opportunities to achieve progress. The collective conscience of the world is indignant over the daily atrocities by the Zionist occupiers, destruction of homes and farms, killing of children, assassinations and bombardments.

Excellency, you have seen that the Zionist government does not even tolerate a government elected by the Palestinian people, and over and over again has demonstrated that it recognizes no limit in attacking the neighbouring countries.

The question is why did the victors of the war, especially England that had apparently such a strong sense of responsibility toward the survivors of the Holocaust not allow them to settle in their territory. Why did they force them to migrate to other people’s land by launching a wave of anti-Semitism? Using the excuse for the settlement of the survivors of the Holocaust, they encouraged the Jews worldwide to migrate and today a large part of the inhabitants of the occupied territories are non-European Jews. If tyranny and killing is condemned in one part of the world, can we acquiesce and go along with tyranny, killing, occupation and assassinations in another part of the world simply in order to redress the past wrongs?  

Excellency

We need to ask ourselves that for what purposes the millions of dollars that the Zionists receive from the treasury of some Western countries are spent for. Are they used for the promotion of peace and the well-being of the people? Or are they used for waging war against Palestinians and the neighbouring countries. Are the nuclear arsenals of Israel intended to be used in defense of the survivors of the Holocaust or as a permanent thereat against nations of the region and as an instrument of coercion, and possibly to defend the interests of certain circles of power in the Western countries.

Regrettably, the influence of the Zionists in the economy, media and some centers of political power has endangered interests of the European nations and has robbed them of many opportunities. The main alibi for this approach is the extortion they exact from the Holocaust. 

One can imagine what standing some European countries could have had and what global role they could have played, if it had not been for this sixty-year old imposition.

I believe we both share the view that the flourishing of nations and their role are directly related to freedom and sense of pride.

Fortunately, with all the pressures and limitations, the great nation of Germany has been able to take great strides toward advancement and has become a major economic powerhouse in Europe that also seeks to play a more effective role in international interactions. But just imagine where Germany would be today in terms of its eminence among the freedom-loving nations, Muslims of the world and peoples of Europe, if such a situation did not exist and the governments in power in Germany had said no to the extortions by the Zionists and had not supported the greatest enemy of mankind.

It is sad to admit that Europe has lost a lot of its clout in global interactions and has not been able to face and overcome major challenges by relying on itself. This is, of course, understandable. The big powers outside of the continent intend to prove that Europe cannot rely on itself and do anything without their help and intervention.

Our people have also suffered from the interventions by some of the victors of the war after World War II.  For many years they interfered in our internal affairs and did not want to see our nation conquer the pinnacles of progress and perfection. They had their eyes on our natural wealth, above all on our energy resources. To secure their own interests, they overthrew the legally constituted government of the time, installed a dictatorial regime and supported it to the end. Later, they supported Saddam in the war imposed on our people and observed no humanitarian boundary in their support for the Iraqi dictator. Our nation has experienced the pain and anguish from the interferences of those who are now crying out for human rights. There are still many suffering from the wounds and injuries of this war.

Many of these aggressions have taken place by those who regard themselves the victors of the World War II.  They allow themselves to do whatever they wish, and unfortunately, after the end of the Cold War, the arrogance and expansionist ambitions of these powers have escalated.

We believe that still a major part of the peoples of the world and even international organizations are under the influence of the behaviour and the conduct of the victors of the World War II.  

I explained the position of the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the United Nations General Assembly. Is the present state of affairs such as the rules governing the work of the Security Council, especially the right to veto, fair?

Do you not think that the time has come to change these rules in cooperation with independent governments? These rules are by no means acceptable to the collective conscience of nations and are contrary to the sense of reason and human nature. At least, if we want to be fairer, some other countries of the world should be allowed to benefit from the right to veto.

Madam Chancellor

You are familiar with the pains and sufferings currently afflicting our world. Today, the pain and suffering of the people of Iraq that come from occupation, absence of security and daily acts of terrorism are tormenting the entire humanity. Relentless interferences of some bullying powers in the internal affairs of other nations, antagonism toward the inalienable rights of nations to have access to more advanced technologies, subjecting nations to permanent threats by relying on arsenals of chemical and nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, opposition to popular governments in Latin America, supporting coup d’état and dictatorial regimes, absence of due attention to Africa and taking advantage of the power vacuum there to plunder their wealth are among the problems facing our world today. In my letter to President Bush, I spelled out a long list of contemporary global problems.

Where are the roots of these problems? How long can they continue? Do you not think that the main root lies in the fact that some of the rulers and powers of today have distanced themselves from the teachings of the divine prophets, the teachings of Abraham, Moses and Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) and the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him).

These teachings are in all divine religions that you and I believe:

·        God is the creator of all things and beings. We have all been created free and He has not allowed us to be the servant of anyone other than Him.

·        He has commanded us to worship Him and to avoid all oppressors and tyrants.

·        He has commanded us to be virtuous, to be good to and serve the people, and has directed us to be kind to and defend the oppressed and fight the oppressors.

·        God has given humans dignity and scorns their humiliation.

·        He has sent his messengers with clear reasons, the Book and a balance and has called on his servants to promote justice.

 

Based on these shared principles and foundations of our faith, we believe:

·        Peace and tranquility can only be established and endure on the basis of faith in God and justice.

·        Peace and dignity are the rights of all nations.

·        Pursuit of progress and better livelihood combined with spirituality, compassion and well-being is the right of people.

·        You and we can found a new movement to achieve these noble human ideals by relying on these principles and the articles of faith that are common to all divine religions.

 

Our nations believe and are committed to these pillars of faith. The history has shown that the people of Iran are not familiar with aggressing and brutalizing other nations. Nevertheless, we do not allow being the subject and victim of aggression and brutality. The experience of the eight-year war clearly demonstrated this fact to the whole world.

I believe we and you have both been the subject of tyranny. They do not respect your rights and want us also to forego our rights. Fortunately, I have heard that you also speak your mind openly and are against engendering tension and wars.

Honourable Chancellor,

 

The inner instincts and nature of the peoples of the world have wakened up.

Tendency toward faith in the oneness of God is on the rise.

People will no longer tolerate to be tyrannized, humiliated and their rights violated. 

The prevailing circumstances today differ from those of yesterday. Multiple standards and approaches in relations will not endure.

Iran and Germany can play a more important role together in the international arena by relying on the noble and high values.

This cooperative relationship can also enhance the role of Europe on the global scene and serve as a model of cooperation between two governments and nations.

Without doubt, cooperation of two peace-loving, powerful and cultured nations of Germany and Iran will serve the interests of Europe as well. Together we must end the present abnormalities in international relations, the type of order and relations that are based on the impositions of the victors of the World War II on the defeated nations. Nations and many governments will be on our side on this path. 

We must make the shadow of World War II disappear and help the international community to promote security, freedom and sense of tranquility.

The people of Iran and Germany are two great nations that have contributed to the making of our civilization. They have rich culture and have been in the forefront of science, literature, arts and philosophy. Both of our people have a strong faith in God and follow the teachings of divine prophets. They have also had long-lasting scientific, cultural and commercial relations and share many valuable mutual interests.

I have no doubt that with the cooperation of the two governments and the support of the two great nations we can take great strides forward in alleviating the problems and abnormalities of our world today.

Daring and courageous decisions are the key to our success in overcoming the existing problems, countering the violations of rights and defending the rights of nations.

To the extent that I know of the people of Germany, they will come along and join us and want restore their dignity and influence for the sake of global peace and calm. Our people have the similar spirit.

Together we will be able to prove to some powers that respecting other nations and their rights is good for them as well. Our two nations and governments, next to each other, will be able to play a fundamental role in promoting peace, security, progress, and human dignity at the scale of two countries and internationally.

In closing, I pray to the Almighty for the success of Your Excellency and the government and people of Germany. 

Irans nucleaire ambities

Iran’s Defiance of Nuclear Negotiations

DE IRAANSE BOM: UITEINDELIJK STAAT ISRAEL ALLEEN

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DE IRAANSE BOM: UITEINDELIJK STAAT ISRAEL ALLEEN
 
Iran praat met het Westen, Israel is stil.
 
Onlangs werden in Geneve gesprekken gehouden over het Iraanse nucleaire programma waarbij voor het eerst de VS vertegenwoordigd was.
De optimistische geluiden die na afloop van die gesprekken doorklonken werden in Israel ook gehoord en met scepsis beantwoord. De reactie van de Israelische regering was totale "radiostilte".
De hoofdredacteur van de Jerusalem Post schreef........... LEES VERDER BIJ DEEL 2

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een analyse over de situatie die zeer de moeite waard is om te lezen: (Engels) http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1254861904634&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull .
Duidelijk is dat Israel nu in de situatie lijkt terecht gekomen die door Ehoed Barak werd voorspeld in een BBC documentaire met de titel: Will Israel bomb Iran?
"Uiteindelijk staat Israel alleen", was de voorspelling van Barak.
 
De gesprekken tussen en Iran en het Westen zullen maximaal een regeling opleveren over externe uraniumverrijking. Het voorstel is dat Iran de uraniumverrijking uitbesteed aan Rusland.
Voor Obama zal dit wellicht een acceptabele uitweg zijn, de Amerikaanse president zal de Nobelprijs als een molensteen om zijn nek hebben hangen vanaf nu.
De militaire optie lijkt voor de VS een non-optie geworden, en sancties werden eerder aangewend tegen Iran (o.a tijdens de crisis rond de Amerikaanse ambassade in de jaren '70 en de Irak-Iran oorlog) en bleken een totale mislukking.
Controle van het Iraanse nucleaire programma is slechts mogelijk op het openbare deel van dit programma, de ontdekking van een nieuwe verrijkingsfabriek in Qum maakte onlangs opnieuw duidelijk dat Iran een geheim programma heeft lopen.
Utibraak van Iran naar een nucleaire wapen is in een korte tijd te realiseren onder zo'n gecontroleerd programma, het zelfde werd door Noord Korea bewezen onlangs.
 
Dat verklaart waarschijnlijk de stilte in Israel, de voorspelling van Barak en andere Israelische politici en militaire deskundigen lijkt uitgekomen te zijn.
Het Westen kan misschien leven met een Iran dat officieel haar civiele nucleaire programma behoudt, maar Israel zal dat niet kunnen.
Het gehele machtsevenwicht in het altijd explosieve Midden Oosten zal erdoor veranderen en nucleaire chantage zal het nieuwe wapen worden in de strijd tegen Israel.
 
Dat maakt de vraag in de titel van de BBC documentaire "Will Israel bomb Iran?" actueler dan ooit.
Kijkt u naar deze BBC documentaire uit 2007 op Live Leak  in zes delen : http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=802_1190433098

Iran, het Westen, Israel en het uur van de waarhei

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Iran, het Westen, Israel en het uur van de waarheid.

De gesprekken tussen zes vooraanstaande naties en Iran leverden onlangs het vertekende beeld op dat er wellicht toch een diplomatieke oplossing voor het Iraanse nucleaire programma gevonden zou kunnen worden.
Het voorstel voor verrijking van het Iraanse uranium in een derde land (Rusland) werd in het Westen als een positieve stap gezien.
In Iran hadden woordvoerders het echter over de aankoop van opgewerkt uranium voor een proefreactor in Teheran en waren als vanouds negatief over de intenties van het Westen.
Ook in Israel was men in het geheel niet onder de indruk.
De media reageerden daar met scepsis en wezen op de oude Iraanse truc om met dit soort deel onderhandelingen tijd te winnen. De Israëlische regering zweeg echter in alle talen, en dat was opmerkelijk gezien de intensieve campagne om het Iraanse probleem internationaal onder de aandacht te brengen.

Uur van de waarheid
Het uur van de waarheid lijkt voor de Iraanse nucleaire crisis aangebroken.
Over dat moment sprak Ehoed Brak drie jaar geleden in een BBC documentaire “Will Israel bomb Iran?”.
Hij voorspelde toen dat Israel uiteindelijk alleen zou komen te staan in de confrontatie met Iran.

Het aanbod om Iraans uranium te verrijken in een derde land duidt op een internationale acceptatie van een nucleair Iran binnen de beperkingen van het non proliferatie verdrag.
Het probleem is dat deze acceptatie gebaseerd lijkt op wishful thinking over de Iraanse intenties en op beoordelingsfouten die de EU en VS al dertig jaar ook maken ten opzichte van Iran.

Iraanse aspiraties
De Iraanse houding ten opzichte van kernwapens veranderde tegen het eind van het tijdperk Khomeiny. De Ayatollah was tegen kernwapens op basis van zijn interpretatie van Islam.
Op een geheime bijeenkomst van de Iraanse organisatie voor Atoom Energie in 1987 zei de huidige leider van Iran ayatollah Khamenei echter het volgende: “ Onze natie is altijd onderwerp geweest van externe bedreigingen. Het weinige dat wij kunnen doen tegen deze gevaren is onze vijanden bewust maken van het feit dat wij ons kunnen verdedigen. Hieruit volgt dat iedere stap die we hier nemen de defensie en de revolutie moet dienen. Met het oog op dit doel moeten we snel en hard aan het werk”.
Kort daarop legde Iran contact met het Pakistaanse Khan netwerk over de aankoop van kennis en materieel voor een nucleair wapenprogramma.

Niet alleen de ontwikkelingen rond de nu bekende nucleaire faciliteiten duiden op Iraanse aspiraties om uit te groeien tot een regionale supermacht met mondiale aspiraties. Uitspraken van Iraanse leiders over het einde van het tijdperk van Westerse dominantie en een ongekende wapenwedloop waarbij Iran nu zelf onderzeeërs, fregatten, tanks, en gevechtsvliegtuigen produceert bewijzen welke richting Iran voor ogen staat. Daarnaast heeft Iran nu de Sejjil intercontinentale twee trapsraket uitgetest en heeft het een programma voor spionage satellieten.
De Iraanse woordvoerder voor buitenlandse zaken Hassan Qashqavi zei deze week het volgende:

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“ de wereld heeft geaccepteerd dat Iran een van de vijf strategische machten is, het resultaat daarvan is dat Iran een rol heeft in het management van de wereld”.

Westerse beoordelingsfouten
Westerse- en in het bijzonder Amerikaanse beoordelingsfouten ten opzichte van Iran verdienen een nadere bestudering. De overeenkomsten in de wijze waarop de VS reageerde op ontwikkelingen in Iran ten tijde van de Iraanse revolutie en de reactie op de ontdekking van het nucleaire programma door de VS in 1993 zijn opvallend.

In 1979 had de VS vijf inlichtingen diensten operabel in Iran, de ambassade in Teheran had een 1000 koppige staf en de CIA directeur ter plaatse voerde iedere week overleg met de Shah.
Het oververtegenwoordigde inlichtingen apparaat van de VS bleek echter volslagen blind voor de zich ontwikkelende revolutie.
De pas gekozen Amerikaanse president Carter wilde breken met het beleid van zijn voorganger Nixon en presenteerde zich als “mister clean”. Zijn eerste grote inschattingsfout was een verklaring in Teheran op Nieuwjaar 1978 dat “Iran een eiland van stabiliteit in een van de meest roerige delen van de wereld was”.
De Amerikanen bleven ook daarna blind voor de ontwikkelingen in Iran en doof voor waarschuwingen van de Mossad dat het einde van het Shah tijdperk nabij was.
Ook nadat Carter uiteindelijk ontwaakte bleef hij de situatie verkeerd in schatten.
Zo probeerde hij, na de val van de Shah, Khomeiny over te halen om een pro-VS overgangsregering te accepteren.
Hieruit bleek dat hij noch Khomeiny noch de revolutie begreep, die immers mede tegen de VS invloed in Iran gericht was.

De volgende inschattingsfout van Carter was het gebruiken van de Iraakse aanval op Iran in september 1980 om de gijzelaars in de Amerikaanse ambassade vrij te krijgen. Carter wilde het wapen embargo op Iran gebruiken om een deal over de gijzelaars met Iran te sluiten.
Maar de calculatie dat Iran een paar weken in de oorlog met Irak, gedwongen zou zijn om bij de VS aan te kloppen voor onderdelen en munitie voor de Amerikaanse wapens bleek fout. Khomeiny omzeilde het embargo zoals hij dat eerder ook had gedaan. Iran kocht alles wat het nodig had in Vietnam, dat geen gebrek had aan Amerikaans materieel.
Uiteindelijk bleken deze beoordelingsfouten fataal voor Carter en verloor hij het presidentschap aan Reagan.

Catastrofale fouten
Ook in het lange traject naar de huidige situatie lijken dergelijke beoordelingsfouten een catastrofale rol te spelen.
Zo liep in 1993 Masoud Naraghi, die voor de Iraanse regering onderhandelingen had gevoerd met Abdoel Qadeer Khan- het hoofd van het Pakistaanse kernwapenprogramma -over naar de Amerikanen.
Naraghi bevestigde informatie die de CIA van de Duitse inlichtingen dienst had gekregen.
Iran had al sinds 1987 contacten met Khan over de aankoop van nucleaire uitrusting waaronder de blauwdrukken van de Urenco P1 centrifuge, die in Nederland door Khan gestolen waren.
In 1998 bevestigde de Pakistaanse overloper Khan Chaudry de contacten tussen Khan en Iran en getuigde tegenover de FBI over de Iraanse interesse in de productie van een nucleair wapen.
Ook vertelde hij de FBI over de instructie van Iraanse wetenschappers betreffende methodes om uranium te produceren dat geschikt is voor het maken van een nucleaire bom.

De CIA en aanvankelijk ook de Mossad leken zich

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echter uitsluitend te concentreren op de Russische hulp bij het Iraanse programma in Busher .
Het duurde vervolgens tot 2003 voordat de VS naar buiten kwamen met hun gedetailleerde kennis over het Iraanse programma. Dit gebeurde nadat een Mossad agent had ontdekt dat Iran in Natanz een uraniumverrijkingsfabriek had gebouwd.

Kat en muis met IAEA
Na deze ontdekking ontstond het kat en muis spel met de IAEA. Iran gaf een minimum aan informatie of verzweeg elementen van haar programma totdat bewezen werd -door derden- dat deze elementen bestonden. Wanneer de IAEA inspecteurs belastend materiaal vonden zoals in april 2004, toen men sporen van wapengeschikt uranium vond in centrifuges, verklaarde Iran dat dit materiaal door de vorige eigenaar van de centrifuges was geproduceerd (Pakistan).
Een laptop met blauwdrukken voor een nucleaire bom afkomstig van een Iraanse nucleaire expert, die de Duitse geheime dienst aanleverde, bevatte volgens Iran gedateerde informatie die van het internet was gedownload.

Een inspectie van de militaire basis Lavizan, waar- volgens informatie die het IAEA kreeg- werd gewerkt aan raketten voor het vervoer van kernkoppen, werd weken opgehouden.
In die wachtperiode registreerde de Israëlische en Amerikaanse inlichtingen diensten dat Iran op grote schaal gebouwen sloopte in Lavizan. Het sloopafval werd afgevoerd naar plaatsen die ver weg lagen van de basis.

De meest recente ontdekking van Iraans bedrog betreft een nieuwe uraniumverrijkingsfabriek in Qom. Ook nu wist Iran inspectie met enige weken uit te stellen tot eind oktober.
De ontdekking van het Qom complex zette opnieuw grote vraagtekens bij de Amerikaanse inschattingen over het Iraanse programma
Het NIE rapport uit 2007, verklaarde dat Iran in 2003 haar nucleair wapenprogramma had geannuleerd. Een conclusie die werd getrokken ondanks de CIA wetenschap van de uraniumfabriek in Qom sinds 2006! Deze wetenschap had men eveneens deels aan de Mossad te danken.
Deze week werd bekend dat de Amerikanen overwegen de National Intelligence Estimate te herschrijven “op basis van nieuw verkregen inzichten”.



Beslissende fase
Volgens Israëlische bronnen is er nu minder dan een half jaar over om Iran effectief van een kernwapen af te houden.
De pogingen van de VS om alsnog een sanctieregime in te stellen om Iran te stoppen, lijken daarom op de pogingen van Carter om de Shah in het zadel te houden.
Iran is niet te stoppen via sancties omdat men uitgebreide ervaring heeft in het ontduiken van sancties. Maar bovenal zijn de Iraanse leiders ervan overtuigd dat de beslissende fase in de revolutie is aangebroken. De ideologie zal sterker zijn dan de problemen veroorzaakt door een embargo.
In Jeruzalem weet men als geen ander wat de ideologie achter die revolutie is en hoe sinds 1979 aan die revolutie vorm werd vormgegeven. Bovendien zijn de doelen ten opzichte van Israel altijd in duidelijke taal door Iran verwoord.
De “radiostilte” in Jeruzalem sinds de gesprekken in Geneve zou daarom kunnen betekenen dat het uur U is aangebroken en dat de beslissing over Israëlische actie tegen Iran aanstaande is.

Te hopen valt dat de het Westen het zwijgen van Israel en de geluiden uit Iran niet opnieuw verkeerd beoordeeld.
Na dertig jaar fouten en misplaatst pragmatisme wordt het hoog tijd dat het Westen dezelfde vastberadenheid als Iran toont en alsnog in actie komt.
Op het spel staat niet slechts het voortbestaan van Israel, maar ook de toekomst van het Iraanse volk en de vrije wereld als geheel.



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IF over de Islamitische revolutie in Iran.

Part 1
The rise of Shia Islam in Iran and the role of the Ulema in ruling Iran



Part I
Islam, and particulary Twelver Shiism, is an integral part of Iran’s culture and society. Shiism became the official religion of Iran in 1501 after the establishment of the Safavid Empire, and already during that period Shi’a Mollahs were given a lot of political power in return for the provision of ideological support for the Safavid rulers, this caused their status and influence to grow. Throughout the rule of the Qajar dynasty the mullahs became even more powerful and they started to be involved in Iranian politics in a very fundamental way. Read part 2

Part 2
At the beginning of Qajar rule it was decided that practitioners of interpretative reasoning, mujtahids, were necessary to interpret the foundations of Islam, and that every Muslim should chose a mujtahid as a source of imitation; marja-e taqlid. This gave the Shiite Ulema much more power and influence than their Sunni counterparts, and thus the Iranian Ulema (Islamic clergy) gained their basis for involvement in politics and their great amount of independence, which remained valid throughout Iran’s subsequent history.

Because of the weakness of the Qajar government and the growing European influence, the Iranian religious authorities were able to portray themselves as the defenders of Iran’s independence and nationalism. By the end of the 19th century the mullahs started to cooperate with the merchants, the bazaaris, in order to fight European influence and the Westernization of Iran. The outcome of this cooperation was the establishment of the Tobacco Movement, which fought against the granting of a monopoly of Iranian tobacco to Major Talbot, a British trader. The Iranian merchants felt that Iran was being sold to foreigners and that their businesses were being damaged, they started to protest and in their protest they looked for assistance from the Ulema (Islamic clergy), this marked the strengthening of the alliance between the merchants and the Ulema that became mostly visible during the Constitutional or Mashruteh Revolution of 1905 and the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

Throughout the Muslim world the Ulema have had and still have a deep impact on the societies in which they live, often even more than their respective governments. Whereas the governments most of the time have to force their populations to accept changes, the Ulema can bring about political, social or economic change through their religious authority and their ability to mobilize the masses. Islam is a religion that encompasses all parts of society; politics as well as education and social life, private as well as communal life and therefore the presence of the religious establishment is felt very strongly, especially in countries that are governed according to the Shari’a, like Iran. The power of the Ulema stems from Islam itself, as they devote their time to an intensive study of the Quran and Sunna and they are regarded as the specialists on religious topics. Because of their broad knowledge of the religion and its laws they busy themselves with education, religious and moral guidance of their congregations and activism, in return the masses ask for their advice on every subject, while they also trust them and consider them the protectors of Islam, thereby giving them often more legitimacy than their governments.

The Ulema in Iran is well known for its ability to mobilize the masses against the Iranian rulers, various elements in Shia itself exist which make it easier for the Iran’s clergy to gain such a mass following. For example the centralization of victimhood by the Shiites, this notion has been prevailing in Shia throughout its history; meaning that the rest of the Muslim world throughout the centuries has oppressed the Shiites. This concept of victimization has been exploited by the religious authorities, which used it to reach out to as many people as possible, knowing that the believers could identify themselves with it. Another element in Shiism, which is connected to the notion of victimization, is the emphasis on martyrdom and resistance against oppression and tyranny, for example the ashura rituals have become very powerful for the political mobilization of the believers for whom Imam Husein is the symbol of resistance to oppression. This also made it easier for the religious authorities to mobilize the masses against the regime and it thus formed the ideological basis for the revolutions that took place in 20th century Iran.

Both Iranian revolutions were the results of long periods of dissatisfaction with and increasing opposition against the Iranian regimes by the masses, and the failure of the ruling bloc to cope with the frustration of their respective population. The revolutions required organization, good leadership and ideology in order to succeed. In both cases they had a lot of success, mainly due to the involvement of the religious establishment and their influence on the Iranian population. After the victory of the Tobacco Movement at the end of the 19th century, the way was opened for the Mashruteh Revolution, which started in 1905. This revolution came as a reaction to political dictatorship, growing European influence and involvement in Iranian matters, and in addition to that a lack of security of life and economic hardships that had been plaguing the population. This time, just like during the period of the Tobacco Movement, the Ulema had taken the lead to popular protest and they showed that they had enough political power to overthrow the government. The trigger that started the Constitutional Revolution was the public flogging of two merchants on the false accusation of speculation on sugar trade; this event caused the immediate closure of the Bazaar and cooperation between the Ulema and the merchants followed. Together they demanded, among other things, the enforcement of the Shari’a and the establishment of a house of Justice, the latter was later changed into the demand for a National Assembly. After the leaders of the revolution had managed to organize a general strike in Tehran the Shah had nothing left to do but to capitulate and in August 1906 he declared that an Assembly of Delegates was to be elected by the princes, Ulema, the Royal family, the elite, landowners, merchants and the guilds. The Ulema came to dominate this Majlis and they were largely responsible for the making of the first Iranian Constitution, which was ratified in October 1907. The following period was characterized by a struggle between the new Shah on the one hand and the Majlis and constitutionalist movement on the other, the Majlis was dissolved and the constitutionalists were persecuted, this eventually led to a civil war that ended in 1909 and symbolized the collapse of the royalist-counter revolution. However, the Constitutionalist Revolution was only ended by November 1911 when also the second Majlis was dismissed. During this period, which lasted from 1905-1911, the Ulema were actively involved in politics. They were moved by the expansion of their socio-political power at the expense of the secular government as well as by financial gains, but their power was significantly reduced during Reza Shah’s period of rule, which saw the secularization of the Iranian state and with it the ending of the judicial and educational tasks of the mullahs.

Only after his abdication in 1941 did they once again become a powerful political body and their first well-organized action against the government came in 1962, when they fiercely opposed the granting of voting rights to women. Their opposition caused the Muhammad Reza Shah, who had succeeded his father in 1941, to withdraw his proposal, but a year later he felt strong enough to end his alliance with the religious authorities and continued with his reform plans. This resulted in a six-point reform program known as “The White Revolution” and it marked the end of the alliance between the Shah and the Ulema that had been in existence since 1941. Throughout 1963 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led the Ulema in their opposition to the new reforms; he started to deliver angry sermons against the White Revolution and he attacked the Shah for damaging the laws of Islam and the first Iranian Constitution. One of Khomeini’s speeches implicated that the Shah wanted to destroy Islam and weaken the position of the Ulema who were defending the position of Islam, after this speech he was imprisoned and his arrest was followed by mass demonstrations throughout the country which were attended by religious as well as secular people. Muhammad Reza Shah tried to suppress the upheavals by using a lot of force, but this only had the opposite effect and after Khomeini was released from jail he became even fiercer in his opposition against the government, enjoying the broad support of all segments of society, this support became even stronger by the Shah’s decision to send Khomeini into exile in 1964. During the 1960’s Khomeini had held the opinion that the Ulema should only advice the government on the following of Islamic principles in passing laws, but by the 1970’s he had changed his views and called for the establishment of a theocracy (Mashru’eh). In his book Vilayat al-Faqih he argued that Islam was against the monarchy and he recommended that only jurisprudence should establish an Islamic state that was based on Islamic law, at first his ideas did not get a lot of positive responses but this changed with the mysterious death of his son, Mostafa. The memorial services that followed his death throughout the country frightened the Shah and he tried to put an end to them by force; this resulted in the deaths of several of Khomeini’s supporters.

The mullahs eventually became de facto leaders of the opposition movement because of the issuing of a fatwa by Ayatollah Shariatmadary in which he claimed that the Shah’s regime was un-Islamic, condemned the death of Khomeini’s supporters and called for the active participation of the public in the memorial services. He also decided that the remembrance of those slain would be a religious duty and by doing so he turned the opposition movement into a religious one and this gave more power to the Ulema. After 1978 the religious movement grew so fast that other political parties could not keep up with it and it became clear to them that the only party that could have an overall impact on the whole population was the Ulema. Once again an alliance was formed between the religious authorities and the other opposition movements, and once again it was led by the Ulema. Besides the fact that the Ulema were perceived as the defenders of Islam, their immense popularity also stemmed from the fact that they had always been taking care of the poor population, this gave them a lot of legitimation from the people, and the poor became the backbone of the Islamic Revolution. Another element that caused the popularity of the Ulema was the absence of nationwide political movements who could challenge the power of the religious authorities, and because of a lack of such a movement also the non-religious supported the Ulema in their struggle against the Shah and ultimately caused his downfall and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran.





Part II

1-Ashura: The tenth day of the month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar and a month of mourning during which the Battle of Karbala is commemorated. During this battle Hussein ibn Ali, the son of Muhammad’s cousin was murdered by the army of the Ummayad Caliph Yazid at Karbala in 683 CE. According to the Shiites Muhammad had already decided that his cousin and son in law, Ali, would be his successor, in opposition to the Sunnis who believe that Muhammad’s ruler had to be elected by the Islamic community. The Shiites also believe that the political and religious leadership (Imamate) is the right of the male heirs of Ali, but this Imamate ends with the Twelfth Imam Mahdi who disappeared, Hussein was the third Imam and his martyrdom is one of the most emotional aspects of the Shi’a. During the processions that take place on Ashura the events of Karbala are immortalized by rituals such as beating on the bare chest and beating with chains on one’s back, performance of plays and narrating the story of Karbala. It is believed by the Shiites that mouring and crying for Hussein and his family will cause the salvation of the faithful; Hussein is also seen as the symbol of the struggle against tyranny and his martyrdom is used in order to stress the importance of sacrifice for the sake of freedom and the establishment of justice in society.





2 – The Iranian Tobacco Concession to Major Talbot: In 1890 the Qajar Government granted the monopolization of Iranian tobacco to a British trader, Major Talbot. The monopolization of the production, sale and export of tobacco was granted only to Major Talbot for the period of fifty years. The Iranian merchants started to protest against this concession because it put them at the mercy of a foreign company and they felt that the Iranian state was becoming increasingly dependent upon foreign powers and they saw this concession as an example of the total sell-out of Iran to foreigners. This event led to the establishment of the Tobacco Movement, which was cooperation between the merchants and the Ulema and in the end paved the way for the Mashruteh, or Constitutional Revolution, which started in 1905.









3 – The Story of the Daughters of Quchan: Was an event that showed the unfairness and corruptness of the Qajar Regime at the beginning of the 19th century, eventually the anger and disappointment that this affair triggered among the population led to the Constitutional Revolution. In 1905 the governor of the Quchan region in Northeast Iran had ordered the whole population to pay taxes, the poor inhabitants were unable to pay this tax and therefore they were forced to sell their daughters in order to raise enough money so they could pay their taxes after all. This incident happened a year before the outbreak of the Constitutional Revolution and infuriated the Iranian population, the constant re-telling of this story became a focal point for anger and hatred towards the regime and it contributed to mobilize popular support against the Iranian rulers, eventually leading to the outbreak of the Constitutional Revolution. In the end several of the persons that were responsible for this event were tried by the new parliament that had been established in 1906, after the families of the captive women had insisted on their punishment.





4- The White Revolution: During the early 1960´s Muhammad Reza Shah faced a difficult period that was characterized by economic problems, challenges from the opposition and American unwillingness to give him financial support. These unfavorable circumstances weakened him and it took some years before he felt stronger and was able to strike back at his opponents, secure American support and reorganize the state in order to restore dictatorship. By the end of 1973 he started to arrest members of the opposition on no charges and a short while later he proclaimed that he had implemented a six-point reform program called the “White Revolution”, later it was known by the name “Revolution of the Shah and the People” and the Shah added some more points, raising the number to 19 points. The original reforms included 1) land reform, 2) privatization of state owned factories to finance land reform, 3) voting rights for women, 4) profit-sharing for laborers, 5) the establishment of a literary public body, and 6) nationalization of the forests. In order to legitimize his reform program he submitted the six-points to a referendum; it was boycotted by the Ulema and the opposition and in spite of that the government declared that it was approved by 99% of the voters. The White Revolution wanted to make Iran in a completely capitalist state; the land reform destroyed the power of the landlords and the ultimate result of the Revolution was the change of the rich peasants into a countryside bourgeoisie and landlords became the capitalist class of the cities.





5 – The Doctrine of Vilayat-e Faqih: This was a doctrine that was established by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1970; in this doctrine he set forth his idea of everyday involvement of the Ulema in the government of the state. At first he proclaimed his ideas in a series of lectures which attacked the principle of monarchy; these lectures were later published in book form under the name Hukumat-e Islam: Vilayat-e Faqih, (Islamic Government: Rule of the Religious Jurist). Khomeini claimed that the Ulema should not only busy themselves with the granting of religious guidance to the people and inertly wait for the Hidden Imam to reappear, but he urged them to actively take part in politics. He argued that the religious authorities had to become involved in politics in order to stop corrupt officials and oppressive and un-Islamic regimes, like that of the Shah. In addition to that he also called upon the religious students in various cities throughout Iran to activate and stimulate the masses in support of the Ulema and the establishment of a state that was based upon Islamic principles and law. At first his doctrine met with a lot of opposition, not everyone accepted the idea of Iran becoming an Islamic state, but the leaders of the Islamic Republican Party decided that Khomeini’s doctrine would be implemented at a later period when there would be less resistance to it and more stability in the country.

De geheime oorlog Iran tegen het Westen en Israel

De geheime oorlog van Iran vs Israel 1
Ronen Bergman schreef een belangrijk boek over de geheime oorlog die Iran voerde en voert over de laatste dertig jaar tegen het Westen en tegen Israel. (The secret war with Iran). Hij geldt als een expert op het gebied van het Iraanse regime en schrijft voor de Israelische krant Yediot Acharonot..........

Lees verder bij De geheime oorlog Iran vs Israel 2

De geheime oorlog van Iran vs Israel 1
Wij tonen hier twee video's waarin hij uitleg geeft over deze geheime oorlog, die zich grotendeels verborgen voor het grote publiek voltrekt. De oorlog heeft echter grote gevolgen gehad voor de situtie in het Midden Oosten en kan grote gevolgen hebben voor de wereld in zijn geheel indien Iran er in slaagt kernwapens te ontwikkelen.
 
De eerste video bevat een lezing van Bergman en de tweede video bevat een interview dat in segmenten is te zien. (Spreektaal :Engels)
 
http://www.blinkx.com/video/the-secret-war-with-iran/ktxGW-XeibuFeXShUz8j8g
 
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Iraanse nucleaire dreiging?

Iraanse nucleaire dreiging: Israelische paranoia of mondiaal conflikt in wording ?
...................en wat was de Nederlandse rol in het Iraanse nucleaire programma !!, lees het artikel

Nucleaire aspiraties Iran

srael 1-7-2008 Yochanan Visser

Om de Israelische obsessie met de nucleaire aspiraties van Iran te begrijpen is het belangrijk verder te kijken dan alleen het Iraanse nucleaire programma en de uitspraken van Achmadinejad over het van de kaart vegen van Israel.
Daarom eerst een kleine introductie, in 1979 vond in de wereld een gebeurtenis plaats die verregaande konsekwenties zou hebben, de Iraanse islamitische revolutie, ik herinner me nog goed hoe ook de nederlandse media deze revolutie als een positieve wending neerzetten, in de trant van de bad guys tegen de good guys waarbij ayatollah Khomeiny de "good guy" was,vermoedelijk besefte toen niemand dat de revolutie die Khomeiny leidde een mondiaal doel had, in het westen werd het in ieder geval benaderd als een interne Iraanse kwestie.
Nu bijna 30 jaar later is het duidelijk wat de Iraanse islamitische revolutie werkelijk inhield, de Iraanse president doet er ook niet langer geheimzinnig over ,het doel is een Islamitische wereldrevolutie.
Om dit doel te bereiken streeft Iran er naar een zogenaamde "superpower" te worden, op termijn in plaats van de USA., dankzij haar enorme rijkdom aan olie en gas is Iran in staat om deze aspiraties te verwezelijken en heeft een immens wapenprogramma lopen ,waarbij het op dit moment al over lange afstand ballistische raketten beschikt, chemische wapens, eigen ontwerp gevechtsvliegtuigen en ........een nucleair programma.

LEES HIER VERDER

Rapport Israelische interceptie Iraans wapenschip.

Rapport over Israelische interceptie van Iraans wapenschip.

ITIC publiceerde een rapport over de recente interceptie van een Iraans wapenschip door Israel. Nu het doorzoeken van het schip is afgerond blijkt dit de grootste wapenvondst ooit te zijn sinds het begin van de Iraanse revolutie in 1979. De hoeveelheid wapens die gevonden is, was voldoende om Hizbollah opnieuw een oorlog van een maand tegen Israel te laten voeren.
Deze wapeninterceptie was niet de enige de laatste maand, ook Yemen bracht een Iraans schip op op 26 oktober jl.. Dit schip voer illegaal de kustwateren van Yemen binnen en bleek geladen met anti-tank raketten en andere wapens bestemd voor Shijitische strijders van de Houthi beweging die het bewind in Yemen bestrijden.

Het tekent de Iraanse aspiraties om een regionale supermacht te worden en het streven naar dominantie in het Midden Oosten en daarna de rest van de wereld.

Download hier het gehele rapport. FrancopITIC.pdf

Hizbola bewapent zich,VN kijkt andere kant op.

Deze film werd op Mabat (Israelische Journaal) uitgezonden. Hij werd zondagavond in Tsor(Tyrus) in Lebanon gemaakt door een mazlat (Onbemand vliegtuig) van de IDF.
Na de melding van een grote explosie in het huis van een Hizbollah baas werd het vliegtuig boven het huis gemanoevreerd en werd geregistreerd hoe Hizbollah raketten en ander wapentuig uit het huis haalde en op vrachtwagens afvoerde naar een andere locatie.
Pas nadat Hizbollah die operatie had afgerond kwam Unifil een kijkje nemen.
Volgens Israelische bronnen heeft Hizbollah inmiddels 40.000 raketten in Lebanon Beneden de Litani rivier heeft men nu 300 wapendepots (hetgeen verboden is volgens VN resolutie 1701).
Kijk hier voor de video:

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