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Don't Pin Hopes For Reform on Rafsanjani, Britain Warns

Anton La Guardia, The Telegraph UK:

Britain adopted a more confrontational policy towards Iran yesterday when officials assailed the credibility of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the likely winner of Friday's presidential election run-off.

Many Iranian reformists, alarmed that his opponent, the hardline former mayor of Teheran Mahmood Ahmadinejad, came second in the initial round of voting, have called on supporters to switch their votes to the 70-year-old Mr Rafsanjani despite the fact that he is a veteran of the regime.

The wily cleric, who served as president from 1989 to 1997, has cast himself as a centrist, and has dropped several hints that he was open to dealing with America.

But a senior British diplomat dismissed Mr Rafsanjani's reputation as a "pragmatist", and cast doubt over whether he would make it easier to resolve the crisis over Teheran's nuclear programme.

"It's important that people do not see Rafsanjani as a white knight. He has been president for eight years, and a lot of bad things happened in those eight years," he said. "He does not have a record of reform, co-operation with the West or abiding by international standards.

"We hear what he says, and we like it. But there is a difference between talking the talk and walking the walk."

Mr Rafsanjani, a confidant of Ayatollah Khomeini, is believed to have been intimately involved in decisions over Iran's nuclear programme. He has been implicated in the murder of scores of dissidents by Teheran's intelligence services, which he controlled as president.

After years of "engagement" with Iran, in the hope of strengthening the outgoing reformist President Mohammad Khatami, officials now appear to given up on the view of Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, who once described Iran as an "emerging democracy".

Many in the Foreign Office believe that the Iranian regime is "dying" and are pushing for the Government to "align" itself more with calls for change. Options being discussed include increasing the number of hours broadcast by the BBC Persian service, and supporting the creation of a Persian-language satellite TV station.

Britain, France and Germany face a crucial round of negotiations with Iran later this summer, when they have promised to present Teheran with new proposals to resolve the crisis over the nuclear programme.

Teheran says it wants to develop nuclear power only to generate electricity, but America and Europe fear it is developing the technology to build a weapon.

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Dr. Zin: This is a major development, if accurate. I predicted this last Feburary. The Bush strategy on Iran appears in play. The next weeks in Iran could prove very hot.
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The Sun Is Rising In The West!Soon It Will Shine on All of Iran!

[cyrus]

[perzopolis]

The proof is in the pudding. Until England, et al actually support the Iranian people - with solid policy and condemn the Mullahs, why should anyone support the EU governments foreign policy agendas?
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Freedom for the Iranian people! NOT EUROPEAN BUSINESS INTERESTS!

[Liberty Now !]

NOPE! WRONG!

THINK AGAIN.

Britain is only against Rafsanjani cause they want to have the regime all to themselves, and Rafsanjani could reck this for them! since he is more inclined towards U.S. relations than EU deals now!

GET IT?

well, now that he's not coming back (thank God) the Brits and EU will continue to have all the Lucrative Oil Deals only to themselves. (European Neo-Colonialists supporting Islamo-Fascism in 2005)


it's all about OIL, YO!

Britain the little SUCKS...always and forever!

if it wasn't for brits's colonialism, there wouldn't be a single mullah in power today.
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Paayande Iran

[Liberty Now !]

Election Game Results:

One for E.U. Zero for U.S.

why?

cause:

1. remember Khomeini the founder of fascist regime was PROMOTED by none other than: BBC?

2. well the 'fundamentalists' are the followers of same BBC pupet, and most of the backward brutal Mullahs are known for their past and present british links. even brit-Fremasonry links.

2. Although the "reformists" also stemed from there, and have sent all their think tanks back to London right now, but they were starting to be inclined towards U.S. and as we all know Brits/ Europeans are not good at Sharing! look at their history.

3. Ahmadinejad vows to follow Khomeini's footsteps. well, it's clear by now whom did Khomeini follow- got his orders from- EU/UK. Khomeini was on British payroll while living in Najaf. so were most of the ayatollahs rulling Iran today! Even the non-cleric officials were raised in Najaf, including the head of Judiciary (Iraqi- on british payroll in Najaf), the Ambassadors (including the one now in London), Gaurd commanders, all with family links to british gov.!



4. a win for hardliners, is also a win for hardcore neo-colonialist shadow powers in Britain. and a win for EU oil companies.

5. thus the final score for the past 27 years:

ZERO U.S. vs. HUGE DEALS for UK/ EU / RUSSIA
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Paayande Iran