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| White House Hypocrisy on Iranian Democracy |
| 2004-02-05 |
| Washington’s intrusive policy toward Iran’s internal affairs indicates the aggressive and hostile approach of White House officials toward the Iranian nation. U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher declared on Monday that the U.S. has always been in favor of free and fair elections in Iran and that the Iranian nation should have the right to decide on their government’s policies. These deceitful remarks are meant to influence Iran’s internal affairs. Deceitful, I tell you, How dare you say that the people should have a say Washington’s acts in the international arena, including its actions toward Iran, indicate that the U.S. administration does not believe in free elections and democracy in other countries. Depends what you mean by free elections, doesn’t it? Despite the views of the international community and the Iraqi nation, the United States is opposed to allowing elections in Iraq. The people of Iran have not forgotten the time when the U.S. administration toppled the elected government of Mohammad Mosaddeq through a military coup on August 19, 1953. What about when Ghengis Khan's grandson moved in. Obviously the fault of the US U.S. officials overlook the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran was established by a referendum in which 98.2 percent of the nation voted yes to an Islamic republic after one of the biggest revolutions in the world. So why not give them a say now? But the U.S. administration has even allocated funds and created a special budget to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is one of the most popular political systems in the region. So why not give the people a vote if you are that popular. What have you got to hide The U.S. claims to support the demands of the Iranian people, yet it has imposed the severest economic sanctions against the Iranian nation for the past two decades. Oh wow, but didn’t you keep saying that it had no effect? White House officials committed a horrible crime against the Iranian nation by supporting Saddam Hussein’s aggressive regime during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. The enemy of my enemy. What about the hostages And now U.S. officials are attempting to create divisions among Iran’s political parties by feigning support for certain political groups in Iran. However, the U.S. is neither an ally of any political group in Iran nor concerned about the demands of the Iranian nation. U.S. officials must realize that the people of Iran want them to bring an end to their aggressive policies against Iran and to stop interfering in the country’s internal affairs. Iran has a vibrant social scene, and Iranians have actively participated in 24 elections over the past two decades. Elections held in Iran are much more popular and democratic than U.S. elections, since the Iranian Judiciary has never selected the president, unlike in the U.S. where George W. Bush was elected U.S president based on a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. Iran is capable of holding free and fair elections, and the Iranian nation does not need White House officials’ support in order to participate in elections. So why are you whinging? |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 What about the hostages? You want fair and balanced tune in |
| Posted by: GK (Gasse Katze) 2004-2-5 6:31:14 PM |
| #6 It is so uncool being the Great Satan, I have step folks what keep 12 feet away from me thinking I might impunge them the latest from the WSJ. Sad.... I just want to tell 'em to short the dollar short term and make a few bucks..... sheesh they never listen.... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-5 4:07:27 PM |
| #5 the U.S. administration does not believe in free elections and democracy in other countries. I, for one, don't believe there has ever been a free election or any democracy in Iran. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-2-5 12:22:11 PM |
| #4 The Tehran Times - The "Paper of Record" for 14th Century Theocracies! |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-2-5 11:02:39 AM |
| #3 As stated earlier, the U.S. Gov't has some bad memories associated with encouraging "democratic" revolutions. Hungary, 1956; Czechoslovakia(sp?) 1968; and recently Iraq 1991. So i would postulate that the students are doing their thing despite the wishes of the U.S. Gov't. Which makes the article even funnier in my eyes. When in doubt blame the Great Satan. Sigh. Now if we could figure out how to make this paranoia work for us... |
| Posted by: Nguard 2004-2-5 10:29:51 AM |
| #2 Yawn. Nag, nag, nag. blame. blame. blame. The victim gig has grown old. |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-5 10:25:53 AM |
| #1 SOS. It's all the USA's fault again. No wonder these are third world countries. They take no responsibility for their actions (unless blowing something up-then that's ok). How do you spell pathetic. |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-5 10:06:28 AM |