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make a public statement that you stand firmly alongside the intellectuals, the women and the youth of the country against the blatant corruption of the Kakameini theofascist regime and its police state apparatus which enriches itself at the expense of the people it oppresses, murders, rapes and tortures.
The Left stands against the oppression of the people, internationbally, and does not stand alongside the oppressors. Your weasling and kowtowing to a corrupt fascist regime of thugs, looters and murderers operating under the guise of a "theocracy" is repugnant and needs to stop now. Otherwise you are just a duped shill for the Ahmadickawad coup d etat and all of yur supposed efforts for "peace" have as much credibility as yur claims of being a leftist.
None.
from Asia Times, 1/4/10: Jamshid Asadi, an economics professor at the American University in Paris, said the latest IRGC action culminates its aggressive efforts to monopolize key state projects over the past six years. "Unfortunately, this is not the beginning. IRGC's strong presence in Iran's economy, its efforts to replace the private sector, and its lack of supervision by the parliament or other oversight units is in fact completing the political coup d'etat which began with Ahmadinejad's election [in 2005]," he said. In early 2005, towards the end of president Mohammad Khatami's second term, through a military takeover at the airport, the IRGC revoked the Imam Khomeini International Airport's tender, which had been partially awarded to a consortium of Turkish and Austrian companies. In another case, when Turkcell won the international tender for a cellphone network operation license, parliament and the cabinet were put under pressure to revoke the tender. "A $1 billion withdrawal which could not be granted without Mahmud Ahmadinejad's influence and direct order has been seen as the IRGC's technical incompetence to fulfill its obligations and reliance on the government's support," a former member of parliament told IPS on the condition of anonymity. The Khatam-ol-Anbia Construction Base has been linked to Iran's nuclear activities and is under sanctions by the European Union and the United States. "The economic dominance of the IRGC over gigantic gas and oil projects has made Iran's economy extremely vulnerable towards any new round of sanctions on the country's financial institutions and oil industry," the source said. New sanctions from the United States and the United Nations Security Council are considered highly possible linked to Iran's nuclear power plans. Assadi told IPS, "This process is illegal. The Economics Council was one of the economic units that were stripped of their powers during Mr Ahmadinejad's term, and even under its previous power it had no autonomy over whether funds were withdrawn against the Foreign Reserve Fund.
Jamshid Asadi, an economics professor at the American University in Paris, said the latest IRGC action culminates its aggressive efforts to monopolize key state projects over the past six years.
"Unfortunately, this is not the beginning. IRGC's strong presence in Iran's economy, its efforts to replace the private sector, and its lack of supervision by the parliament or other oversight units is in fact completing the political coup d'etat which began with Ahmadinejad's election [in 2005]," he said.
In early 2005, towards the end of president Mohammad Khatami's second term, through a military takeover at the airport, the IRGC revoked the Imam Khomeini International Airport's tender, which had been partially awarded to a consortium of Turkish and Austrian companies.
In another case, when Turkcell won the international tender for a cellphone network operation license, parliament and the cabinet were put under pressure to revoke the tender.
"A $1 billion withdrawal which could not be granted without Mahmud Ahmadinejad's influence and direct order has been seen as the IRGC's technical incompetence to fulfill its obligations and reliance on the government's support," a former member of parliament told IPS on the condition of anonymity.
The Khatam-ol-Anbia Construction Base has been linked to Iran's nuclear activities and is under sanctions by the European Union and the United States.
"The economic dominance of the IRGC over gigantic gas and oil projects has made Iran's economy extremely vulnerable towards any new round of sanctions on the country's financial institutions and oil industry," the source said. New sanctions from the United States and the United Nations Security Council are considered highly possible linked to Iran's nuclear power plans.
Assadi told IPS, "This process is illegal. The Economics Council was one of the economic units that were stripped of their powers during Mr Ahmadinejad's term, and even under its previous power it had no autonomy over whether funds were withdrawn against the Foreign Reserve Fund.
Sadegh Zibakalam, a political analyst in Tehran, told IPS, "In response to objections that Ahmadinejad has repeatedly withdrawn funds from the Forex Reserve Fund, he has said that he has not taken even one dollar without the parliament's approval." "The IRGC's withdrawal from the Forex Reserve Fund contradicts Ahmadinejad's statements," he said. "Iran's Foreign Reserve Fund's Board of Trustees were removed from office by Ahmadinejad himself and it seems that he is solely responsible for the fund. "Considering that IRGC's companies and their related companies are mentioned in the sanctions [against Iran adopted by the UN Security Council], there is a danger that the IRGC's presence in Iran's large national oil projects might cause other oil and gas companies from Malaysia to China and Western countries to be pressured not to cooperate with Iran; this could face the Iranian oil and gas industries with serious threats," said Zibakalam. During the period of relative press freedom in Iran between 1998 and 2005, independent Iranian media repeatedly accused IRGC companies of sidestepping customs rules and regulations, and importing goods and equipment through unofficial entry points. During the Khatami era, reformist newspapers exposed the existence of 60 illegal ports in southern Iran.
"The IRGC's withdrawal from the Forex Reserve Fund contradicts Ahmadinejad's statements," he said. "Iran's Foreign Reserve Fund's Board of Trustees were removed from office by Ahmadinejad himself and it seems that he is solely responsible for the fund.
"Considering that IRGC's companies and their related companies are mentioned in the sanctions [against Iran adopted by the UN Security Council], there is a danger that the IRGC's presence in Iran's large national oil projects might cause other oil and gas companies from Malaysia to China and Western countries to be pressured not to cooperate with Iran; this could face the Iranian oil and gas industries with serious threats," said Zibakalam.
During the period of relative press freedom in Iran between 1998 and 2005, independent Iranian media repeatedly accused IRGC companies of sidestepping customs rules and regulations, and importing goods and equipment through unofficial entry points. During the Khatami era, reformist newspapers exposed the existence of 60 illegal ports in southern Iran.
And what happened to socrates and the real fake noom? I want them spamming here too. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness, For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people, For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. -- A-Hep
This is supposed to be PFF, not yur personal propaganda zone.
Socrates is here. Noom is probably working. What are you doing?
Where's Blews? Where's Byron? Lonely are you?
OK, so you mean to say when you admiringly call the Iranian govt's blatantly corrupt and fascist political economic system a "communist/leftist" system you aren't supporting it?
When you call Blews "pro- Iranian govt" diary a "good diary" and take offense with anyone who disagrees with yur take you arent supporting the Iranian govt?
When you uncritically quote the Iranian State propaganda about peaceful nuke intentions (since thoroughly debunked world wide) you arent supporting the Iranian govt?
When you argue against the legitimacy of dissent by the educated elites and intellectuals you arent supporting the Iranian govt?
Bullshite, dude.
100% pure bullshi'ite.
What "pro-Iranian govt" dairy by blues? You mean this one: Pro-Government Rallies In Iran - Hundreds Of Thousands Attend? That's an accurate news report about the reality in Iran, that the pro-govt rallies are huge, just more evidence that most adults voted for Ahmadinejad and the U.S.-sponsored candidate lost, badly. That doesn't mean I would've voted for him. But most Iranians likely think the U.S. is behind much of the anti-govt protest, so they're pissed off and rallying. I'd be angry too, and protesting U.S. interference with Iranian internal affairs too, something the U.S. has a long and extremely ugly history of doing, especially to Iran. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness, For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people, For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. -- A-Hep
