"LONDON -- Iran's new president has been identified as a suspect in a series of killings of Kurdish dissidents in Western Europe. Western intelligence sources said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, elected president on June 24, was a commander in the intelligence and sabotage arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The sources said Ahmadinejad helped monitor and target Iranian dissidents both at home and abroad and arranged for assistance to Islamic insurgency allies of Teheran.

"There are investigators in EU [European Union] countries still interested in questioning him," a Western intelligence source said. "It could become a problem."

Iran Focus goes into further depth with this exclusive look into the criminal past of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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In the words of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the winner of Iran's invalid presidential election is "no friend of democracy."

Persian Journal

"Reportedly, the US Bush administration prepares to implement new measurements against Iran, Syria, and North Korea that have been accused of having weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

According to the Post's article, the said measures will be applied on eight suspected companies, included on the list is a company from North Korea, four from Iran and, one from Syria. "

Discuss Here!

Today the Iranian people and the whole world will be forced to bear witness to one of the biggest and most blatant affronts to freedom and democracy in recent years. To all those throughout the World who cry and moan about the kinks in the American electoral system, please for just a moment turn towards Iran, and watch as a hard-lined clerical mafia -

(btw, the pseudo-"reformers" are instruments of the regime, used in order to give many of the world's crooked media and politicians some reason to support "discussions" and "reform" with the Mullahs. The argument that there are "reformers" in the Islamic Regime's "Govt" is used for their own benefit as it gives the perception that seeds of change do exist within the regime. (THEY DON'T))

- once again laughs at the people of the world who support human liberty and the Universal Declration of Human Rights - while they shake the hands of certain politicans and lobbyists who spend MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS of dollars in capitals around the world, including Washington D.C. in an effort to passify opposition within many world governments and lengthen their stay in Tehran, Iran.

ANY AMERICAN POLITICAN WHO TAKES MONEY FROM OR EVEN CONSIDERS SHAKING THE HAND OF A REGIME DIPLOMAT OR LOBBYIST SHOULD BE FORCED TO RESIGN BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE & ELEMENTS OF THE AMERICAN GOVT WHO ARE TRUE PATRIOTS AND WHO DESPISE SUCH ACTIONS. THEY SHOULD BE COMPLETELY EXPOSED BY BLOGGERS AND ELEMENTS OF THE MEDIA WHO ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AMERICAN!

To those certain European politicans who talk about "supporting" freedom and democracy in the Middle East, but then behind closed doors act to the contrary by allying themselves with special business interests in Iran, interests and economic ties that do nothing for the Iranian people or the spread of freedom, our question is simple:

DO YOU SUPPORT FREEDOM AND THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS?

or

DO YOU SUPPORT THE MULLAHS?

"Yes, yes, but what can I do, I'm just a powerless citizen of Planet Earth?", you ask!

Each and every one of us has much more power and authority then we give ourselves credit for. We are human beings, who have the ability and drive to go to immense lengths and do extraordinary things for the ones we love and the principles we believe in. Our duty as human beings is to fight for those who are repressed so brutally, whose voices are muted, and who long for us to come to their rescue. No, America is not the World's policeman! We are a nation of sons and daughters who's ancestors, from around the world, fought for a vision greater than themselves, and endured in a struggle that paved the way for many of the freedoms we take for granted today.

Where would we be without freedom?

As Pejmanesque quotes, "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity." --Horace Mann.

We must stand once and for all with a nation of 70 million people who are crying for freedom, democracy, and an ally they can trust!

Be sure to read Doctor Zin's open Letter to The International Media in Iran. He's written a great letter and we urge all bloggers, activists and citizens to at least read it, pass it to their friends and family, post it to their blogs or forums, and if their feeling really generous, make a phone call or send an email to at least one of the media contacts on this comprehensive list brought to you by the folks over at littlegreenfootballs.com!

When you have some time be sure to check out the ActivistChat.com Message Forum as well as help to support our efforts by visiting our truly unique ActivistChat Online Shop!

Also, if you haven't already, definitely subscribe to our "FREE IRAN" mailing list!

Protest Update: If you're in the Washington, DC area and would like to protest against the German Govt. policy w/ regard to Iran and support of the criminal Mullahs, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will be in town! medienkritik.typepad.com has all the details.

If only Schroeder's French and British counterparts would be so kind to join him on the 27th so they could all get the thumbs down for going easy on the Mullahs and siding with big economic ties rather than with human rights and freedom!

As Sir John Danvers, a European Union and Foreign Policy expert, clearly stated in February 2005, at a Round Table on the topic of the European Union's position on Iran

"From the standpoint of many people, not least Iranian dissidents in Europe and the United States, this European "diplomatic" approach smacks of appeasement of a repressive regime. It is clear that commercial ties between Europe and Iran play a significant role in the attitude adopted by the European Union.

Many marching in the demonstration complained that European negotiations with Iran have done little to improve Iran's human rights record or derail its nuclear program. Protesters said that while they opposed a U.S. military strike on Iran, they were encouraged by tough language directed at the regime by President Bush during his State of the Union address and by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week."

Here's a fun an easy homework assignment for all of you fellow bloggers and activists who have an interest and a few minutes to lend in support of human freedom.

Please write a one paragraph review of the EU3s relationship (failed talks) with the Mullahs, and please consider offering up your thoughts as to why the EU3 continues to go easy on the Mullahs (in a sense, helping to sustain them!) and also why the Bush Administration continues to sit on the sidelines, with the exception of an occasional strong statment by Condoleezza Rice (Which are of course, sincerely appreciated)? Unfortunately, a comprehensive approach/policy to bringing freedom to the Iranian people (& The Whole Middle East) has yet to be stated/clarified, and the closest the Administration has gotten to such a goal have been the sporadic bits and pieces of rhetoric in support of the Iranian people, which are frankly few and far between, and don't do damn near enough!

Please submit the following assignment whenever you have the chance by posting it as a comment beneat this blog-post ;)

In the meantime, check out Doctor Zin's rock-solid (as usual) daily briefing and also the non-stop discussion taking place in the ActivistChat.com message forum.

On Saturday, Ganji returned alone to Tehran's Evin prison...

Day after day, the illegitimate regime of Mullahs spits on the human rights of the Iranian people, as the Persian-speaking children of Cyrus The Great steadily march torward freedom. The people are given hope and empowered by words and actions that come from their exiled compatriots and non-Iranian citizens throughout the world who support their struggle. Unfortunately for their struggle, the governments of the world are littered with officials, politicans and mouthpieces who only pay lip service to human rights when it suits their own selfish agenda, as their visions and objectives rarely include progress and freedom for human beings everywhere.

Of all the world powers, the United States has stood more with the Iranian people than any other government. Unfortunately American drafting and enforcement of good policy in support of the Iranian people is almost always slowed and re-routed by many Washington lobbyists (essentially agents of the Islamic regime who pay politicians and others big money to look the other way!) who prefer to see the status quo of Clerical torture prisons, hangings and mass repression continue, despite all of the positive developments that would come from aiding the Iranian people in their march toward freedom (1) A Free Iran would be a major ally in the War On Terror. (2) The current Govt harbors terrorists and are themselves terrorists, ending their reign would be a major victory (3) A Free Iran Would make it much easier to reach peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, as the clerics are the major masterminds of most of the regional conflict.

Is it not time for President Bush to put an end to the charade? Isn't it time for the President of the Free World to act on all the rhetoric that has come out of Washington and announce a real policy in support of the Iranian people, a policy that will put European officials who have worked hard to maintain the clerical regime to shame?

Why do the British, French and German Governments want the regime to remain in power? Business, purely business. The American Government should end the game of handing responsibility over to the EU-3, a bloc that clearly has no interest in seeing the Iranian people remove the corrupt illegal regime of Mullahs!

WILL TONY BLAIR FINALLY SUPPORT THE IRANIAN PEOPLE?

WILL THE IRANIAN PEOPLE BE FREE?

America's founding fathers would surely defend the Iranian people's march towards freedom and would SPIT on the EU-3's effort to sustain them!

"And to the Iranian people, I say tonight: As you stand for your own liberty, America stands with you." - State of the Union (President George W. Bush)

But on the other hand, neither the Administration nor the majority of elected American politcians have done anything other than say they support the Iranian people. Why would they make such statements regarding one of the most important issues of our time, and then do nothing to backup their rhetoric?

Many would say that making statements of support for the Iranian people, who are on the verge of achieving their freedom (and are looking for moral, financial and political support from the "Freedom-Loving" West), and failing to push through policy that puts words into action is in fact more damaging than having not said anything in the first place!

Luckily there are noble ones such as Michael Ledeen and the cadre of intelligent bloggers, journalists, and a few radio personalities who have taken hold of this issue, have strongly supported the Iranian people, and echo these messages throughout the world! If the Administration won't go after the Mullahs, at least the citizens of this great Nation get the picture, and are putting foot to ass.

In the meantime

The British Govt. and Mullahs are continuing their dance.

"Iran is preparing an offer to buy MG Rover's entire operating plant and reopen the Longbridge assembly lines for immediate production. The bid to save up to 20,000 jobs in the West Midlands is seen an effort to earn goodwill in Britain and soften the Government's hard line on Iran's nuclear programme."
- Telegraph

As Andrew Stuttaford stated in his May 03 article entitled "The Trouble With Tony":

"It can be a lonely business being a critic of Tony Blair in this country — outside, at least, the fever swamps of the far Left."

He's absolutely right. Many Americans tend to think that because Tony Blair has stood by President Bush's side throughout the Iraq war, that he is a good guy and the British are America's allies, 101%. This couldn't be further from the truth. The current British govt may be a friend, but in the eyes of many, they're a bad friend, due to several reasons, but none more appalling than their open support and appeasement of the Mullahs.

Doing business with illegitimate, rogue regimes, is the most ANTI-FREEDOM policy a government could ever follow. So why do Tony Blair, Jack Straw, and some American Politicians fall victim to the appeasing traps and snares of the Terror Masters and their high-paid lobbyists? They no doubt feel that in the short-term, there is more money and benefits in it for them (the appeasing politicians) than would be if they supported and helped 70 million people achieve their freedom, which ultimately would make long-term stability, stronger economies and democratic and technological evolution a reality!

What a shame. In the meantime, the Iranian people continue to fight for their freedom. They will no doubt achieve it. Those who valiantly supported and endured with them in their struggle will be praised, honored and remembered.

Those who appeased will be remembered too!

Be sure to read Michael Ledeen's latest: The Hand Of The Mullahs

In the name of Zahra Kazemi. In the name of Thomas Jefferson. In the name of all human beings, young and old, big and small, why oh why do current British politicians (and some American politicians) continue to favor greater trade cooperation with the Mullahs, especially when the Iranian people are on the verge of achieving their long awaited FREEDOM?

Important Read:
Zahra's Memory

President Bush and his team of self-declared democratic revolutionaries have done a lot of talking about supporting the Iranian people, but they haven't delivered on their promises. As they talk, the toll mounts, from Americans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan to Canadians brutally murdered in Tehran, to the oppression and exploitation of the Iranian people, above all the women.

Faster, please. It's getting embarrassing, you know.

Days after her arrest, many reports surfaced that she had been beaten, raped, and had subsequently lost her life. Many Iranians and Human Rights activists were in an uproar about her murder, and petitioned governments, wrote articles, etc... But neither the Canadian government, nor any government with considerable weight made an ounce of noise.

Recently, an Iranian Doctor by the name of Dr. Shahram Azam, who was employed at Bagheeyehollah Hospital in Tehran (connected with the revolutionary guards) where Zahra was transfered before dying said that the regime's interogators and goons had brutally gang-raped the photojournalist while she was under questioning and torture.

The German weekly, Die Zeit [in the Thursday, March 31st issue] states that Kazemi was delivered to the hospital directly after undergoing severe torture in prison; she died on July 11th, 2003. Dr. Shahram Azam, who examined Kazemi at the hospital was able to provide a firsthand account. Fifty four year old Kazemi was in a coma when delivered to the hospital in the early hours of June 27th 2003; her body was covered with contusions and as such, she was transfered to the emergency room of Bagheeyehollah Hospital.

Dr. Azam reports that it was quite clear that she had been severely tortured and brutally gang-raped. He went on to say that the regime's authorities (the security forces and the judiciary) continue to play the blame game and therefore at this juncture felt that there was nothing left for him to do but to leave Iran and find a way to inform the world of the regime's barbarous nature and the brutality perpatrated on the Iran people, on a daily basis, all over Iran for 26 years now.

Dr. Azam left Iran with his wife and daughter and has moved Canada on assylum for the time being.

This is not something that we the freedom-loving Iranian community and Human Rights activists didn't already know. There was an abundance of sources two years ago providing information about what had happened, but only now is the media and some governments taking more notice of this tragedy. Another important fact that the media, President Bush (who declared a policy for support of the Iranian people in his State Of The Union address earlier this year) and any world leader who has even an ounce of ethics must wake up to, is that in Iran there have and continue to be millions of people who suffer the same fate as Zahra suffered, and this must be ACKNOWLEDGED and ACTED UPON!

The British, French, Germans, Chinese and other governments and politicians of the world will likely continue to appease the Mullahs in order to exploit the Iranian people and their country, in an effort to satisfy current and future business channels and opportunities.

In the meantime, activists, citizens of the world, the Iranian people and Zahra's son Stephan will continue to fight for freedom!

Please sign this important petition that was started in the summer of 2003 and continue to do anything you can to get the message out about the Iranian struggle for freedom, and the millions of Zahra's who are struggling for their freedom!

ActivistChat.com forum members are asking Google to publish a Noruz (Persian New Year) graphic on their website for March 20th. Why not send an email to GOOGLE in support of this effort!?

In the meantime, take a look at some more of these great pictures from Chahar Shanbe Souri celebrations in Iran.

Current reports reveal that The Iranian people are conducting their own SHOCK AND AWE campaign against the Mullahs throughout Iran - and have taken the opportunity of Chahar Shanbe Soori to take their country back. If they can continue the fight for at least 48 hours they have a good shot!

Spread the word and the photos!

-via report from an Iranian
"Clashes with the Islamic Regimes thugs are taking place across Iran on this day which celebrates an ancient Persian celebration of Chaharshanbe Soori. The people of Iran, despite the Islamic Regimes efforts to eradicate Iranian celebrations, have taken to the streets in the masses to take part in this great celebration.

Sounds of firecrackers are heard throughout Iran.

In Tehran a large crowd is moving towards "Rajaei Shahr Prison".

Callers describe some areas as "war zones"!

The power of some fireworks have crushed the windows of shops and government buildings in the vicinity.

Fires are lit in the streets.

Cars are being put on fire

The financial institutions of the Islamic Republic are being attacked and put on fire

Pictures of the Islamic Republic's leaders are being burnt

Slogans against the Islamic Republic and its leaders are being shouted by the people

People are burning tires in the streets and the Islamic Regimes thugs have attacked people, other disciplinary forces such as the "Pasdaran" have stood by on the sidelines as the people of Iran celebrate this POLITICAL CELEBRATION!

Gunshots are being heard in major Iranian cities

Another police car in Tehran has been lit on fire

Hundreds of people have been arrested but hundreds of thousands of Iranians have demonstrated tonight that they are willing to stand up to oppression by all means and they shall continue their demonstrations, against the anti-Iranian Islamic Regime, throughout cities across Iran!

In Esfehan people are calling for people to converge at the Hotels in which the OPEC representatives are staying at (Hotel Abbas is one of them...)

Demonstrations are taking place in all provinces across Iran from Kurdestan, Azerbajian, Khuzestan, Mazandaran.....

Ba Sepaas"

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Michael Ledeen gives us a thoughtful and accurate review/assessment of two recently published Iran-related books. Summing up the "Persian Puzzle" by Kenneth Pollack, Mr. Ledeen states: "So for all its detail and its imposing documentation, The Persian Puzzle doesn't get...

ActivistChat.com http://www.activistchat.com info@activistchat.com Liberty vs. the Mullahs Michael Ledeen gives us a thoughtful and accurate review/assessment of two recently published Iran-related books.

Summing up the "Persian Puzzle" by Kenneth Pollack, Mr. Ledeen states:

"So for all its detail and its imposing documentation, The Persian Puzzle doesn't get us very far, either in understanding the fanatical beliefs that drive the Iranian tyrants, or in devising a policy that might yet liberate Iran, and enable a new generation, by all accounts free of religious madness and devoted to Western values, to assume its rightful control of its destiny."

And regarding David Harris' new book about the Iranian crisis entitled "The President, the Prophet, and the Shah - 1979 and the Coming of Militant Islam" Mr. Ledeen comments:

"So, not a great book, and certainly not an important book, but it's fun, and it well captures the moment."

Read the whole review here, and join the forum discussion here!

In other news, not only are the EU and some American politicians and "thinkers" giving the Mullahs more time to perpetuate turbulance, instability and violence throughout the Middle East through their appeasement and daily offerings of carrots and dip to the Islamic Regime, but these appeasers are also turning a blind eye and indirectly aiding the criminals who abduct, sell, rape and abuse young Iranian girls day in and day out! (Read the entire article at Iran Focus.)

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Interesting article and video clip from NBC's investigative unit. Disturbing on a number of levels, including the fact that the company Finmeccanica which recently won a contract to build a new version of the presidential helicopter is one of several...

ActivistChat.com http://www.activistchat.com info@activistchat.com Carrots and Sticks Interesting article and video clip from NBC's investigative unit.

Disturbing on a number of levels, including the fact that the company Finmeccanica which recently won a contract to build a new version of the presidential helicopter is one of several companies trying to sell similar technology to the Mullahs.

John Pike, director of the nonprofit organization GlobalSecurity.org, said that "I think that the Europeans would sell their grandmothers to the Iranians if they thought they could make a buck."

Is it really wise for the Bush Administration to be handing the job of solving the Mullah-Nuke-Tyranny-Dictatorship problem over to the EU and Russia?

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via Iran Focus Tehran, Feb. 24 – In a recent secret report to the Iranian regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps pointed out that were a demonstration or rebellion to last more than six hours in Tehran,...

ActivistChat.com http://www.activistchat.com info@activistchat.com Liberty vs. the Mullahs via Iran Focus

Tehran, Feb. 24 – In a recent secret report to the Iranian regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps pointed out that were a demonstration or rebellion to last more than six hours in Tehran, the security apparatus would no longer be able to control the situation.

"Society is in an unstable state. Were certain sensitive locations in Tehran to 'explode' under these circumstances, and the capital sink into chaos, if uprisings continue unabated and grow larger for more than six hours in Tehran, the situation would become uncontrollable", the report said.

The Iranian capital has been the scene of numerous clashes between people and State Security Forces over the past few months.

The Iranian regime has stepped up repression throughout the capital over the past year to combat any outbursts against the state.

Clashes have also erupted elsewhere in Iran in recent weeks. Iranian Kurds and security agents clashed heavily on Friday in three towns in western Iran, leaving dozens injured and hundreds arrested.

The disruption occurred after SSF agents used force to disperse demonstrations taking place simultaneously in the towns of Sardasht, Saqqez, and Baneh in protest against severe fuel shortages in the area, eye-witnesses reported.

The demonstrations quickly turned violent as protestors fought back and shouted slogans against Iran's ruling clerics.

Similarly, thousands of people flooded the streets of Mahabad (Kurdistan province) in mid-February, clashing with the SSF after days of gas, water, and electricity interruptions.

The demonstration quickly turned into a mass rally and youths set fire to banners and posters celebrating the 26th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the monarchy.

Eye-witnesses reported that at least two plainclothes policemen were injured during the ensuing clashes.

This is not some secret. All Iranians as well as the whole world understands how stable (or not) the regime is. Perhaps the level of strong rhetoric and policy support coming out of Washington these days will be the catalyst for major country-wide demonstrations, that would certainly result in a true and genuine "referendum".

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Mohammad Parvin has written an important article which has been published at FrontPageMagazine.com! He begins by exposing the 60000000.com petition for what it really is, reiterating what most freedom-loving Iranians already know, which is that orchestrated attempts to massage a...

ActivistChat.com http://www.activistchat.com info@activistchat.com Liberty vs. the Mullahs Mohammad Parvin has written an important article which has been published at FrontPageMagazine.com!

He begins by exposing the 60000000.com petition for what it really is, reiterating what most freedom-loving Iranians already know, which is that orchestrated attempts to massage a theocratic regime into a civilized 21st century democracy that upholds the will of it's citizens is an old tactic of regime-preservation that is known all to well by most Iranians.

Mr. Parvin makes note of the fact that most of the referendum's architects are so-called "reformers", many of whome were allies and advocates of Khomeini at one time or another.

Just like the so-called reformer Khatami and just like the so-called human rights champion and nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi, this 60000000.com referendum represents more of the same empty promises and pseudo-solutions, that ultimately aim to sustain the regime, and are more or less concocted by the regime itself and promoted by it's sympathizers.

Mohammad Parvin justifiably closes with a few simple things President George W. Bush needs to do in order to put his words (of Iranian freedom) into action:

· Acknowledge the fact that the freedom-loving Iranians want a secular democratic regime and are against the entirety of the Islamic Regime, its constitution, and any form or shape of the interference of religion in state.

· Impose a smart sanction against the Islamic Regime of Iran. This sanction should be a real one and not of the type that would exclude 200 American companies such as Halliburton and General Electric. A sanction that does not have any loopholes and does not allow Halliburton or GE to stay in Iran for another five years to finish their current obligations (obligations to whom?).

· Reduce the diplomatic relations with the Islamic Regime to the lowest possible level.

· Apply the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act indiscriminately and do not allow the IRI lobby groups such as AIC and individuals like Senator Biden to legitimize a terrorist regime.

In the meantime, if signing petitions is your cup of tea, then check out the 70,000,000 petition that was created by the Iran of Tomorrow Movement. It calls for a fair and free referendum only post-regime-change.

UPDATE: Roger Simon and Forum Members on the recent Earthquake!

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