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| Farah: Iran will 'regain freedom' with new regime |
| 2002-07-29 |
| Iran's former empress Farah Diba said Iranians were disillusioned with promises of reform and needed to "regain their freedom" through a change of regime in Tehran. "When President (Mohammad) Khatami came, many young people, with what he was saying, had some hope for some change and some reform, but after five years nothing has happened," she told AFP in an interview on a visit to Cairo. Lots has happened. You can't call an extended deadlock nothing... Farah Diba said the real struggle in Iran was not between reformists led by Khatami and Islamic conservatives, who hold the reins of power, but between the people and the regime. "I think the quarrel between the so-called radicals (conservatives) and reformers is just a game to prolong the system," she said, adding that "the majority of the people have reached the point that they are beyond reforms." The lady has hit it on the head. The ayatollahs are using the "reform movement" as a safety valve, but are determined not to give up the real power. That's why we've seen Iran devolve into something with a show government that drips good intentions most of the time, and a real government that is oppressive at home and the father of international terrorism abroad. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |