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PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:37 am    Post subject: National Geographic Society retreats Reply with quote

http://www.marzeporgohar.com/index.php?l=1&cat=24&scat=37&artid=501


The Marze Por Gohar Party is happy to announce that with the hard work of our compatriots for defending the Persian Gulf, the National Geographic Society has been forced to retreat from their earlier stance regarding the Persian Gulf. The National Geographic Society has reportedly removed the illegitimate name from its maps, however there is an asterisk now explaining that some countries use another (unrecognized) name to refer to the Persian Gulf.
Though the Islamic Republic would like to have Iranians believe that the matter regarding the National Geographic’s use of an illegitimate name for the Persian Gulf has been resolved, only one of the four points our compatriots cited have in fact been enacted by the National Geographic Society. The Islamic Republic has had its foreign minister issue a statement whereby he thanks those outside Iran for defending the Persian Gulf, however they fail to realize that if Iran was being governed by real Iranians concerned with our national interests and territorial integrity in the first place then no entity would dare attempt to infringe upon our culture, history and territorial integrity.
The National Geographic Society has yet to implement the following demands of Iranians:
1) A recall process must be initiated by the National Geographic Society to collect all the flawed atlases.

2) The National Geographic Society must correct all errors pertaining to Iran on its atlases, websites and publications.

3) The president of the National Geographic Society must resign due to the fact that he is ultimately responsible for these inexcusable and error prone policies regarding Iran.
The organizations responsible for pursuing the campaign for the defense of the Persian Gulf were all based outside Iran. During meetings of these organizations it was agreed that since the Islamic Republic is too incompetent and since this regime has openly refused to characterize itself as a national entity, a committee be established with the goal of defending Iranian territorial integrity.
The Committee for Defense of Iranian Territorial Integrity (CDITI) is composed of the following parties, organizations and media:
Marze Por Gohar Party (MPG)
Kashm Organization
Council of Iranian American Jewish Organizations (CIAJO)
Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI)
National Iranian Television (NITV)
Jam-e-Jam Television
SOS Iran Television (X-TV)
Pars Television
Azadi Television
Radio Sedayeh Iran (KRSI)
Sobheh Iran Daily Newspaper
Asreh Emrooz Daily Newspaper
Iranian Information Center 08
Please find below a copy of the letter that was sent to National Geographic Society by the Committee for Defense of Iranian Territorial Integrity.



Committee for Defense of Iranian Territorial Integrity, Los Angeles (CDITI)
2331 Westwood Blvd. #222, Los Angeles, CA 90064




December 27th, 2004


Mr. John M. Fahey, Jr.
President and CEO
National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-4688
CC: Mr. Gilbert M.Grosvenor,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees


Re: Improper Use of the Term Persian Gulf in the NGS Atlas of the World, 8th Edition, 2005

Dear Mr. Fahey
As you have been informed through many fax and e-mail protest messages, the Iranian community both inside Iran and abroad are enraged that such a reputable organization as the NGS, would, by adding an illegitimate name to the Persian Gulf, take such a provocative, possibly illegal, and clearly erroneous action which could initiate a process for changing the name of the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf, changing the names of Iranian islands and alleging that three of these Islands are currently "occupied" by Iran.
The united campaign of Iranians against the National Geographic and in defense of the Iranian territorial integrity, initiated by Iranians in Los Angeles, many of whom having joined together to form the “CDITI”, has gained the support of all Iranians including over 250,000 who have voiced their concerns through e-mails, letters, group activities, canceling their subscriptions and other protests directed at the NGS. This campaign has gained the attention of all major news services, several major international broadcasters and countless media outlets and web sites across the world. Recent results from search engines, reveal the extent of Persian Gulf sensitivity and negative reactions to the illegitimate name used by the NGS. People of Iranian ancestry and Persian speaking nations, totaling one hundred million globally are also joining the protest as they receive information about transgressions against their common heritage. Even the Islamic government in Iran, which has traditionally been grossly insensitive to Iran's national interest and national identity, has been forced to react and has banned all National Geographic publications and representatives from Iran.

The Persian Gulf, with its historical name which your organization had recognized all these years, has had a recorded history of several millennia as a strategic waterway and a venue for trade, contact and collision among great civilizations.

Undeniable legal evidence and countless documents confirm the universal use of the term Persian Gulf throughout the centuries past. For example, during the controversial period of 1507 to 1560 in all the agreements that the Portuguese, the Spanish, the British, the Dutch, the French and the Germans concluded with the Iranian (Persian) governments or in other recordings of maritime events relating to the region, there were mentions only of the name Persian Gulf.

Even the Arabs themselves used the term “Al-Khalij al Farsi” which means the Persian Gulf up until the 1960s. The most famous Pan Arab anthem during the first decade of the Pan Arab movement, broadcasted daily from the “Arab Voice” radio from Cairo and memorized by millions of Arab youth in North Africa and the Middle East, clearly stated their goal of Arab unity “… from the Atlas Ocean (Atlantic) to the Persian Gulf (Al Khaleej Al Farsi)”. Later with the rise of Nasserite Arab nationalism and Arab expansionism, Nasser initiated illegitimate name changes and anti-Iranian chauvinism in the Arab world. These were preludes to clashes culminating in armed confrontations including the devastating 8 year war of Iraq and its Arab allies against Iran (1980-1988). We believe that today, the National Geographic is contributing to a new wave of anti-Iranian chauvinism among a new generation of Arab youth, endangering peace in the region, along the same lines that in the past had been the psychological and propaganda bases for acts of violence and war against Iran.

Despite all the disputes and efforts made to change the name of the Persian Gulf the United Nations with its 22 Arab member countries has on two occasions officially declared the unalterable name of the sea between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula as the Persian Gulf. The first announcement was made through the document UNAD, 311/Qen on March 5, 1971 and the second was UNLA 45.8.2 © on August 10, 1984. The UN’s Secretariat document ST/CS/SER.A/29/Add.2, dated August 18th 1994 clearly states that “…The full term ‘Persian Gulf’ should be used in every case instead of the shorter term ‘Gulf’, including in repetitions of the term …”, a statement which is also repeated in the UN Editorial Directive of May 14th 1999. Moreover, the annual U.N. conference for coordination on the geographical names has emphatically repeated the name Persian Gulf each year.


Therefore Mr. Fahey, we would like to remind you and your organization that the use of a new term, even as a secondary name for Persian Gulf, has no legitimate, legal, historical or geographically correct basis and shall not be accepted by the Iranian people nor by the well informed world communities. The Persian Gulf will FOREVER remain the Persian Gulf.


Having not received any positive reactions from the NGS, once again we demand a recall of the 2005 issue of the National Geographic Atlas, which misrepresents the name of the Persian Gulf, the exclusive use of the historical and official name of Persian Gulf in all future NGS publications, maps, and web sites, and an apology to the Iranian Nation and everyone else around the world who is interested in Geography, including your own readers who had previously expected accuracy and honesty from the NGS. We also demand your resignation within 30 days from the date of this letter; otherwise, we will take necessary legal action.

Respectfully,

Public Affairs Director, CDITI
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Expandyar !

I have put it on my blog.

See, when the Iranians are united, they win !

Please be all united to defeat the Mullahs and you'll prevail !

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep, it is corrected now, http://mapmachine.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/viewandcustomize.html?task=getMap&themeId=p7700

Its funny, if Iranians would only put half as much effort to change the regime... Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Stefania,

Sure thing and thank you for your efforts.

Dear Irani
Thank you for the link.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:41 pm    Post subject: Re: National Geographic Society retreats Reply with quote

espandyar wrote:
http://www.marzeporgohar.com/index.php?l=1&cat=24&scat=37&artid=501


The Marze Por Gohar Party is happy to announce that with the hard work of our compatriots for defending the Persian Gulf, the National Geographic Society has been forced to retreat from their earlier stance regarding the Persian Gulf. The National Geographic Society has reportedly removed the illegitimate name from its maps, however there is an asterisk now explaining that some countries use another (unrecognized) name to refer to the Persian Gulf.
Though the Islamic Republic would like to have Iranians believe that the matter regarding the National Geographic’s use of an illegitimate name for the Persian Gulf has been resolved, only one of the four points our compatriots cited have in fact been enacted by the National Geographic Society. The Islamic Republic has had its foreign minister issue a statement whereby he thanks those outside Iran for defending the Persian Gulf, however they fail to realize that if Iran was being governed by real Iranians concerned with our national interests and territorial integrity in the first place then no entity would dare attempt to infringe upon our culture, history and territorial integrity.
The National Geographic Society has yet to implement the following demands of Iranians:
1) A recall process must be initiated by the National Geographic Society to collect all the flawed atlases.

2) The National Geographic Society must correct all errors pertaining to Iran on its atlases, websites and publications.

3) The president of the National Geographic Society must resign due to the fact that he is ultimately responsible for these inexcusable and error prone policies regarding Iran.
The organizations responsible for pursuing the campaign for the defense of the Persian Gulf were all based outside Iran. During meetings of these organizations it was agreed that since the Islamic Republic is too incompetent and since this regime has openly refused to characterize itself as a national entity, a committee be established with the goal of defending Iranian territorial integrity.
The Committee for Defense of Iranian Territorial Integrity (CDITI) is composed of the following parties, organizations and media:
Marze Por Gohar Party (MPG)
Kashm Organization
Council of Iranian American Jewish Organizations (CIAJO)
Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI)
National Iranian Television (NITV)
Jam-e-Jam Television
SOS Iran Television (X-TV)
Pars Television
Azadi Television
Radio Sedayeh Iran (KRSI)
Sobheh Iran Daily Newspaper
Asreh Emrooz Daily Newspaper
Iranian Information Center 08
Please find below a copy of the letter that was sent to National Geographic Society by the Committee for Defense of Iranian Territorial Integrity.



Committee for Defense of Iranian Territorial Integrity, Los Angeles (CDITI)
2331 Westwood Blvd. #222, Los Angeles, CA 90064




December 27th, 2004


Mr. John M. Fahey, Jr.
President and CEO
National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-4688
CC: Mr. Gilbert M.Grosvenor,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees


Re: Improper Use of the Term Persian Gulf in the NGS Atlas of the World, 8th Edition, 2005

Dear Mr. Fahey
As you have been informed through many fax and e-mail protest messages, the Iranian community both inside Iran and abroad are enraged that such a reputable organization as the NGS, would, by adding an illegitimate name to the Persian Gulf, take such a provocative, possibly illegal, and clearly erroneous action which could initiate a process for changing the name of the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf, changing the names of Iranian islands and alleging that three of these Islands are currently "occupied" by Iran.
The united campaign of Iranians against the National Geographic and in defense of the Iranian territorial integrity, initiated by Iranians in Los Angeles, many of whom having joined together to form the “CDITI”, has gained the support of all Iranians including over 250,000 who have voiced their concerns through e-mails, letters, group activities, canceling their subscriptions and other protests directed at the NGS. This campaign has gained the attention of all major news services, several major international broadcasters and countless media outlets and web sites across the world. Recent results from search engines, reveal the extent of Persian Gulf sensitivity and negative reactions to the illegitimate name used by the NGS. People of Iranian ancestry and Persian speaking nations, totaling one hundred million globally are also joining the protest as they receive information about transgressions against their common heritage. Even the Islamic government in Iran, which has traditionally been grossly insensitive to Iran's national interest and national identity, has been forced to react and has banned all National Geographic publications and representatives from Iran.

The Persian Gulf, with its historical name which your organization had recognized all these years, has had a recorded history of several millennia as a strategic waterway and a venue for trade, contact and collision among great civilizations.

Undeniable legal evidence and countless documents confirm the universal use of the term Persian Gulf throughout the centuries past. For example, during the controversial period of 1507 to 1560 in all the agreements that the Portuguese, the Spanish, the British, the Dutch, the French and the Germans concluded with the Iranian (Persian) governments or in other recordings of maritime events relating to the region, there were mentions only of the name Persian Gulf.

Even the Arabs themselves used the term “Al-Khalij al Farsi” which means the Persian Gulf up until the 1960s. The most famous Pan Arab anthem during the first decade of the Pan Arab movement, broadcasted daily from the “Arab Voice” radio from Cairo and memorized by millions of Arab youth in North Africa and the Middle East, clearly stated their goal of Arab unity “… from the Atlas Ocean (Atlantic) to the Persian Gulf (Al Khaleej Al Farsi)”. Later with the rise of Nasserite Arab nationalism and Arab expansionism, Nasser initiated illegitimate name changes and anti-Iranian chauvinism in the Arab world. These were preludes to clashes culminating in armed confrontations including the devastating 8 year war of Iraq and its Arab allies against Iran (1980-1988). We believe that today, the National Geographic is contributing to a new wave of anti-Iranian chauvinism among a new generation of Arab youth, endangering peace in the region, along the same lines that in the past had been the psychological and propaganda bases for acts of violence and war against Iran.

Despite all the disputes and efforts made to change the name of the Persian Gulf the United Nations with its 22 Arab member countries has on two occasions officially declared the unalterable name of the sea between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula as the Persian Gulf. The first announcement was made through the document UNAD, 311/Qen on March 5, 1971 and the second was UNLA 45.8.2 © on August 10, 1984. The UN’s Secretariat document ST/CS/SER.A/29/Add.2, dated August 18th 1994 clearly states that “…The full term ‘Persian Gulf’ should be used in every case instead of the shorter term ‘Gulf’, including in repetitions of the term …”, a statement which is also repeated in the UN Editorial Directive of May 14th 1999. Moreover, the annual U.N. conference for coordination on the geographical names has emphatically repeated the name Persian Gulf each year.


Therefore Mr. Fahey, we would like to remind you and your organization that the use of a new term, even as a secondary name for Persian Gulf, has no legitimate, legal, historical or geographically correct basis and shall not be accepted by the Iranian people nor by the well informed world communities. The Persian Gulf will FOREVER remain the Persian Gulf.


Having not received any positive reactions from the NGS, once again we demand a recall of the 2005 issue of the National Geographic Atlas, which misrepresents the name of the Persian Gulf, the exclusive use of the historical and official name of Persian Gulf in all future NGS publications, maps, and web sites, and an apology to the Iranian Nation and everyone else around the world who is interested in Geography, including your own readers who had previously expected accuracy and honesty from the NGS. We also demand your resignation within 30 days from the date of this letter; otherwise, we will take necessary legal action.

Respectfully,

Public Affairs Director, CDITI



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Persian Gulf will remain persian

http://www.petitiononline.com/persian/petition.html

To: National Geographic Society
Dear National Geographic Editors,

We the undersigned, through this letter, protest your irresponsible and unscientific actions.

This letter is in concern of publication of a map by your organization, which, according to all international organizations, is fraudulent and distorted, and its publication guarantees the violation of undeniable international legal rights.

It is a proven scholarly fact that the name of the Persian Gulf is a genuine name, with historical roots, and using any fraudulent names such as the “Arabian Gulf”, and islands “Occupied by Iran” is in fact inducing political animosity.

We did not expect National Geographic, as a prestigious international scientific institution, to ignore the proven obvious, and damage its own reputation on the basis of political intentions, and thus create an atmosphere of public mistrust in its content, and hurt the national pride of the millions of Persian speakers while doing so.

While announcing our disgust at such a heresy, we demand an immediate editorial review and correction of this publication by the National Geographic.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned


This is a good example of great teamwork and unity .
Thank you and congratulation to all groups and 88153 who endorsed the Persian Gulf will remain persian Petition to National Geographic Society ( http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?persian)

This is very good indication that we are united and strong against Islamists Regime and all enemies of freedom and happiness. In near future many Iranian-Americans will be happy to sign the following type of petitions when the obstacle of Islamists fear factor, their terror and killing machine which has the EU Big 3 blessing will be removed.

*****************************************

A Plea For Support and Help From All Freedom-Loving Compatriots of The World (Right, Left and Center) TO REMOVE Islamist Regime Now


It is the irony of history that in the land of Cyrus The Great, the birthplace of the first charter of the “Rights of Nations” and the “Declaration of Human Rights” over 2500 years ago; there is today no respect for human and civil rights by the Islamic regime. Unfortunately, present day Iran is ruled by a small group of Islamic Mafia Clerics who are the embodiment of evil and have no respect for Human Rights in the land of Cyrus The Great which is the birthplace of Darius The Great, Babak, Razi (Rhazes), Avicenna (Ibn Sina), Ferdowsi, Khayyam, Hafaz, Saadi and Rumi.


Time is running out the Iranian people need the help and full support from the people of the free world to change this regime with no / minimum bloodshed, otherwise we shall soon confront the world's biggest Islamist tyranny, and the Terror Masters, armed with nuclear weapons. The prison door cannot be opened from inside by 70 millions who are hostage to the regime.

Over the past 25 years the Islamic regime's Mullahs, Agents, courts, judges and vigilantes have all committed acts of: murder, stoning, torture, assault, theft, destruction of property, arson, perjury, falsification of testimonials and material evidence, illegal surveillance, kidnapping, rape, blackmail, fraud, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit all of the above crimes, cover-ups and every other form of butchery and depredation.

70,000,000 Iranian people have the best proven record of fighting against Islamic Fanatics, in the past 26 years and despite the heavy losses they have incurred (100,000 + executions, imprisonment, rape and torture!), Iranians continue to fight against and resist the Islamists even as the EU big 3 (Britain, France and Germany) and some other G8 governments are directly and indirectly supporting the Islamist regime of Iran for their blind short term interest. At least over 90% of Iranian people are against the Isalmist Terror Masters, the Iranian people can be considered as the best and most experienced fighting force against Islamists . We are asking our Freedom-Loving European Compatriots to force their politicians to stop supporting the Mullahs Now or forced them to resign for supporting the criminal Mullahs in Iran.

WE, the undersigned, as members of the civilized world, call urgently to support the people of Iran for freeing all political prisoners NOW, stop capital punishment by illegitimate fanatic Islamist Justice system, the removal of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the establishment of Freedom, Human Rights, Women Rights, Children Rights and a modern, democratic and secular government in Iran based on the founding principles of SOS IRAN coalitions. We acknowledge and accept the following S.O.S. IRAN’s Founding Principles:

Founding Principles of S.O.S. IRAN

1) Freedom of thought, speech, belief and expression of opinion
2) Freedom of all political parties, assembly, syndications, peaceful demonstrations, and strikes
3) Freedom of press and media
4) Freedom of personal preferences and private beliefs and affairs, including religion
5) No political prisoners in Iran
6) Equal treatment of all people regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, language, race, color, and social, economic or political status
7) Territorial integrity and national sovereignty of Iran and relationship with all foreign states based on mutual interests
Cool Complete separation of religion from the State
9) Free, open and democratic referendum to elect the new Government of Iran in the post-IRI era
10) Minimum standard of life for all citizens of Iran and equal opportunity for all citizens to benefit from country’s national wealth.

“All human beings are in truth akin;
All in creation share one origin.
When fate allots a member pangs and pains,
No ease for other members then remains.
If, unperturbed, another's grief canst scan,
Thou are not worthy of the name of man.”

Sa'adi (1213-1292) Famous Persian Poet

Sincerely Yours,
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