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NOT In Our Name
I have repeatedly stated my opposition to military action against Iran. There is no question that dialogue and diplomacy must be given time to take their course. But endless, futile negotiations cannot be a solution, either. The threat posed by those who have blackened the name of Islam and destroyed the prosperity of the Iranian nation can be countered only through what I have referred to as a "third way": the mobilization and the empowerment of the Iranian people.
While the present crisis has been focused mainly on Iran's nuclear ambitions, most Iranians hope the standoff will provide them with a chance to challenge and replace the despotic theocracy with a secular democracy.
Until freedom, democracy and human rights are fully respected and adhered to by a responsible government in Tehran that is committed to the welfare of its own people, peace and security in the Middle East and beyond will continue to remain in constant jeopardy.
Pahlavi is an opposition leader and the son of the last Shah of Iran.
© 2007
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Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 01/17/2008 10:39:56 PM
Comment: Reza your father was just a brainless puppet of the US government. Please accept that and keep your big mouth shut!
Posted By: Saggezard @ 12/17/2007 2:08:13 AM
Comment: If there was a real election in Iran with Reza Pahlavi running, he would be elected in a landslid, because Iranian were exponentially better off before 1979, and yes it is true he does represent what existed then which were a growing and stable economy, a growing and educated middle class and fantastic prospects which were inexistent in that period of cold war in any third world country. The Islamic republic on the other hand represents a dark age mentality, growing poverty, totalitarianism, corruption and belligerence most of all towards the people of Iran. There is no comparison between the Islamic republic and its predecessor, not at all.
Posted By: Saggezard @ 12/17/2007 2:07:08 AM
Comment: If there was a real election in Iran with Reza Pahlavi running, he would be elected in a landslid, because Iranian were exponentially better off before 1979, and yes it is true he does represent what existed then which were a growing and stable economy, a growing and educated middle class and fantastic prospects which were inexistent in that period of cold war in any third world country. The Islamic republic on the other hand represents a dark age mentality, growing poverty, totalitarianism, corruption and belligerence most of all towards the people of Iran. There is no comparison between the Islamic republic and its predecessor, not at all.