The Spirit of Man

Obamoron

2009-11-04T14:47:00.000-05:00

Only a moron would insist on negotiating with bunch of other morons: Clueless obama begs the mad mullahs to be nice to him but the Iranian regime's leader just rejected him again.

Protests Began

2009-11-04T01:33:00.003-05:00

So the November 4th Protests just began in Tehran. I'll do my best to live blog it here. PersianRadio.com is reporting everything both in English and Persian languages as they have callers on the ground. I'll check other sources and will translate them as they become available. Today, regime will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the US Embassy siege in 1979 and the pro-freedom people will spoil this for the mullahs and their IRGC gangsters.

1:35am ET: Apparently pro-democracy people have gathered in front of Tehran university campus. People are chanting "Death to Russia" whenever the regime official asks them to chant 'Death to USA'.

2:16am ET: Crowds are reported in front of Tehran University's main campus. Gun fire was heard. The crowd will march from where it is (Enghelab Sq) to Haft-e-Tir Sq. Police using tear gas to disperse the crowd. 10-15 are arrested, reportedly. Bear in mind that Hafte-Tir Sq is a few hundred yards/meters away from the former US embassy compound. 2:26am ET: All shops and roads around former US embassy compound are forced to close. All streets around the ex-embassy are also blocked by regime's security forces. There are confirmed reports of heavy clashes between people and Basijis in Tehran. Shots have been fired/heard around the embassy compound. 2:35am ET: Reports have it that Neda's mother has been arrested when she showed up for protests in Hafte-Tir Sq. 2:45am ET: Basij is reported to be using a local mosque as an interim detention center. Women are beaten violently. People are urged not to enter narrow alleys as they are being used to capture protesters. Tehran's subway/metro system has been shut down. 2:55am ET: Majority of protesters are peaceful and non-violent. CNN International will have the coverage of the protests any minute now. Karoubi has been seen among the protesters. People are urged not to go in any narrow streets or alleys as they are being used as baits by Basij forces. 3:09am ET: On the phone with a friend from Hafte-Tir Sq (main spot of protests): Large crowds of people are reported/seen. Police presence is frightening. Helicopters are seen flying over the crowd near the former US embassy compound. 3:27am ET: Russian embassy is heavily protected by security forces. Regime fears that people might try to attack the Russian embassy in Tehran. The official anti-US protest is now over.

Updated: Planet Iran news website is doing a great job putting the news and info together.

3:37am ET: Karroubi has been seen under attack from regime's thugs and reported to have been detained. 3:50am ET: Video of today's protest in Tehran. The common chant is "Death to Dictator". The security forces are beating every one including by-standers. Tear gas is extensively used to disperse the remaining protesters. Large crowd of people are reported in cities of Esfahan, Shiraz and Tabriz. 4:09am ET: Three more videos from Tehran's protests. Here is Al-Arabiya TV coverage of protests.

4:31am ET: The cell phone network in most parts of Tehran is shut down. There are reports of wide spread beatings and arrests. Women have especially been targeted. Most callers on Persian Radio were upset with Obama and other western leaders' silence over the ongoing situation in Iran.

3pm ET: Photos from today's protests

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The Iran problem

2009-11-02T18:16:00.001-05:00

Victor Davis Hanson, the Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Robert Baer who spent 20 years at the CIA as a field officer covering the Middle East, discuss Iran and the nuclear threat on Uncommon Knowledge with Hoover research fellow Peter Robinson.

Great Step

2009-11-02T17:06:00.001-05:00

Iran opposition to apologise to US for embassy siege reports UK Daily Telegraph:

In a gesture likely to provoke fury among hardliners in the Tehran regime, they will apologise on Wednesday for the hostage crisis that gripped the world for 444 days and led to a decisive break between Iran and the US, which is now routinely denounced as "the Great Satan".

Nov. 4th

2009-11-01T13:29:00.003-05:00

Brace yourself for more anti-regime protests in the days ahead across the country.

Mousavi has hinted at new rallies while the criminal mullahs and their IRGC killers warned of more crackdown on November 4th protests. But the most heart warming news of all was the recent pledge by brave Iranian students to go back to street protests. The Islamic regime is shaken and suffering from big internal struggles. We need to do our part here to help the brave men and women who risk their lives to go out against this deadly regime.

Man-Child President

2009-11-01T13:20:00.004-05:00

Rush Limbaugh spoke with Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday this morning:

Rush says Obama is inexperienced, ineffective and in over his head. Watch this video... America under Obama is going down the hole.

Watch the entire interview here.

h/t: Gateway Pundit.

Canada leads

2009-10-30T13:03:00.002-04:00

It was reported here that Canada unveiled a UN resolution blasting Iran's human rights record. Of course a UN resolution has no big impact on the behavior of the blood thirsty mullahs and their junta government but the act itself is a clear sign that Canadian government led by prime minister Stephen Harper is leading the western world in shaming the Iranian regime on the world's stage.

Thank you, Canada!

No Good Choices

2009-10-29T17:40:00.002-04:00

Worth watching! Even though there are three morons on the panel: Bokhari, Leverett (who thinks Ajad won the election) and Chobby Deepti. AEI's Michael Rubin is clear and excellent.

Against Talks

2009-10-27T12:04:00.002-04:00

The Iranian regime's leader Khamenei is against direct talks with the good ol' Uncle Sam.
Like we didn't know this? Of course, they would never give a shit to what the morons in the White House think about them or ask of them. The regime was built upon deep rooted hatred of America and anything western. Why should they stop doing what they've done since 1979? The day the Islamic regime of Iran stops hating the United States and Israel, it will collapse. Who should they blame the next time around when there is an earth quake or a drought or whatever. Of course, Obambi never gets this point or if he does, he seems to be ignoring it.

90th Birthday

2009-10-26T10:56:00.007-04:00

Today we mark the 90th birthday of His Majesty M.R Pahlavi the late Shah of Iran. May he rest in peace.

Happy Birthday to the Shah

Nukes or No Nukes!

2009-10-22T21:26:00.004-04:00

Once again the western world has fallen for the mullahs' tricks. The whole world is awaiting for the mullahs to approve this new bogus deal while the Iranian regime is going full steam with the rest of its nuclear program.

The Iranian regime is on the same path that Saddam chose in 1990s. One way or another, they will end up like Saddam.

Updated: And as we expected the Iranian regime says no to the deal today.

Nuts City

2009-10-17T13:40:00.004-04:00

I am in Bastogne (Nuts City) in Belgium. Took these photos today... Will post more info and pictures later tonight. Stay tuned, if you like.

Khamenei's death

2009-10-16T02:42:00.003-04:00

I am now in the Netherlands and also heard the rumors and stories about Khamenei's passing out and now being in Coma. Well, I don't know much either. Yesterday I came in contact with some Iranians living in Amsterdam and they had also heard the stories about Tehran's Bazaar being shut. As Michael Ledeen reported on his blog yesterday, Khamenei seems to be in Coma. He never said he has died. So I don't understand why people are piling up on him. Stop your hate, people. Mr. Ledeen has always been supportive of the Iranian people's quest for a free and democratic Iran.

All in all, I think it is irrelevant as to who is alive or dead in this regime. All of them must die one way or another, in my opinion. What should matter to us is the future of the country and that it be free once the mullahs are gone.

It can work

2009-10-14T17:12:00.002-04:00

Sorry for not blogging much these days. I am away and can't blog as often as I'd like to. Here is a story that caught my attention: One of the biggest Indian oil companies no longer buys Iranian oil. As you know, the life line of this regime is its corrupted oil dollars. And regime is scared to death of losing it. A united effort by the western countries to ban trade with the regime can be effective greatly.

The criminal Mullahs are scared of any type of international trade bans or diplomatic isolation. It must be the policy of European countries to keep up the pressure on this illegitimate regime until it is brought down.

Deadly Mullahs

2009-10-12T01:57:00.003-04:00

The recent wave of quick death sentences handed to anti-regime protesters show how the deadly mullahs are trying to spread the seeds of fear among the people. It seems to be part of a larger intimidation campaign against their own people. They know that more protests will come their way. Even smily mullah president Khatami warns the regime of more protests in the coming weeks and months. This friendly warning from an ex regime official might be another obvious sign of this rusty regime's disintegration from within.

The useless nuclear talks is really giving this dying regime a CPR.... The mullahs don't deserve to be revived. These talks will only demoralize the Iranian people inside of Iran who are being bombarded by avalanche of poisonous propaganda every day. The US government along with other negotiating parties are betting on the wrong horse here. They'll regret their choice soon.

Zero Won

2009-10-09T13:35:00.003-04:00

Obama isn't the first American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but he's the first to win it without having accomplished anything. Here are a few left leaning media outlets that are skeptical of this laughable news today:

Time magazine believes this will hurt Obama. Britain's Times of London newspaper commentary: Absurd decision on Obama makes a mockery of the Nobel peace prize. The Economist magazine questions the confidence of this man.

I mean, aside from the stupid decision by the Nobel committee what has Obama achieved in his life time to deserve such a silly prize? Nothing!
To end this short piece, I'd like to draw your attention to this excellent piece on American Thinker website:

"It's not so much that he's a phony, knows nothing about economics, is historically illiterate, and woefully small minded for the size of the task-- all contributory of course. It's that he's not one of us. And whatever he is, his profile is fuzzy and devoid of content, like a cardboard cutout made from de-laminated corrugated paper. Moreover, he doesn't command our respect and is unable to appeal to our own common sense. His notions of right and wrong are repugnant and how things work just don't add up. They are not existential. His descriptions of the world we live in don't make sense and don't correspond with our experience."This is ridiculous and even embarrassing!

Worse than ever

2009-10-08T12:55:00.002-04:00

Things seem to be getting worse inside Iran. The prospect of strikes against the regime's illegal nuclear facilities have many people whom I have talked to, worried and restless. But beyond this, the human rights side of the equation is getting worse on a daily basis. Three more independent newspapers have been shut down and the first death sentence was handed down today to a member of an obscure pro-monarchy group that has its TV stations in Britain. Though this group has no link with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's activities or agenda.

The Iranian regime is ever more fragile and on the verge of internal collapse. Shifting the thugs around signals this weakness and shows how worried the regime's leadership must be. Tougher sanctions, diplomatic isolation and stronger support for the Iranian people, especially our brave Iranian women, can bring an end to regime's life for good.

Messy Options

2009-10-06T08:54:00.002-04:00

AEI's Michael Rubin believes an Israeli strike alone won't be able to stop the regime's nuclear program and "an Israeli strike might buy time, but it would not buy enough time. The Islamic Republic would arise from any attack with greater lethality than before".

I am really amazed by the degree that western governments have ignored the threat of a lethal theocracy that has waged war against them for 30 years. Rightly so, ignorance is deadly.

Delay Tactics

2009-10-04T03:20:00.006-04:00

Aside from the fact that the regime is using the recently discovered nuclear site as a distraction in the global stage, there's also the factor of time the regime is concerned about. According to Los Angeles newspaper the Iranian regime is participating in these bogus talks to buy much needed time to finish its other nuclear weapons projects else where in the country. Funny thing is that every sane person on this planet seems to know about such tactics employed by the mullahs except Obama and his naive pro-appeasement advisers.

Like I said before, the ongoing multilateral talks in Geneva will do nothing to stop the mullahs from acquiring the bomb. It will only enhance the image of the regime inside of Iran and breaks the spirit of the pro-freedom protesters who have risked their lives for liberty and prosperity. These talks are a gift to the mullahs and may revive their falling regime.

گفتگوهای بی شرمانه دولت حسین اباما با ملایان جانی ایران هیچ فایده ای نخواهد داشت و تنها به ضرر جنبش سبز و دموکراسی خواهی ایران تمام خواهد شد، متاسفانه! این دولت قاتل و ضد ایرانی حاکم بر ایران بهیچ عنوان دست از برنامه اتمی خود نخواهد کشید چون که مسلح شدن به بمب اتمی را تنها راه بیمه کردن خود بر علیه مردم بیدفاع ایران میبیند

Disgusted

2009-10-01T23:54:00.000-04:00

As an Iranian living in exile, I am disgusted and feeling betrayed by Obama's outreach to the criminal regime of Iran. A regime whose hands are stained with the blood of Neda, Sohrab, Ashkan, Amir and thousands of other innocent citizens who want nothing but liberty, democracy and a better economy. Shame on the US government for siding with the murderers and ignoring our plight.

شرم بر حسین اباما و دموکراتهای امریکایی برای معامله و مذاکره با جنایتکاران اسلامی ایران

Visionary

2009-10-01T23:18:00.001-04:00

British ITN's Peter Snow interviewed the late Shah of Iran in January 1974. That's the time the British and most western nations were going through tough economic times and rising unemployment and energy crises were to begin. I think the late Shah was correct in his assessment that Britain would 'blow up' and go bankrupt due to massive social spending and permissive social discipline. That assessment also more or less led to election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979. Quite a visionary!?

Bandwagon Effect

2009-09-30T18:15:00.002-04:00

Left and right, you are now hearing the desperate pleas and demands of initiating a 'regime change' in Iran to prevent war with Iran. Well, it is excellent to hear it though. Maybe a bit too late now but it's the least dangerous option in dealing with the criminal regime of Iran. The revelation of a new covert nuclear facility in south of Tehran showed to us that the fanatics in Tehran are hell bent on developing nuclear weapons and a delivery vehicle in the form of their long range missiles. It is a given that sanctions alone won't stop the regime in its deadly tracks. More must be done. Short of military option, regime change is the only possible way to go ahead. It's not too late to help topple this regime. And once military strikes begin, they better target the regime officials as well as the nuclear sites.

Robert Kagan wants the US to target the weakened mullahs in his Washington Post article and in today's Wall Street Journal Michael Ledeen says the US has been talking to Iran since day one.

Update: Azarmehr has a new piece on recent anti-regime protests at Tehran university.

Smells like crap

2009-09-28T19:01:00.006-04:00

Could not resist posting this cartoon from IBD.com:

Choices

2009-09-28T14:30:00.003-04:00

Eliot Cohen writes in Wall Street Journal today about the only two remaining options with regards to the Iranian regime:

"It is, therefore, in the American interest to break with past policy and actively seek the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. Not by invasion, which this administration would not contemplate and could not execute, but through every instrument of U.S. power, soft more than hard."A nuclear armed Iran will blackmail the world at every whim. How can western powers not see it?

Time Out

2009-09-27T04:53:00.002-04:00

It seems that time for talks with Iran may be over and if these talks fail, the only remaining option now is to attack the nuclear sites and according to Wall Street Journal Israel might be able to carry out such strike:

"Any Israeli attack on an Iranian nuclear target would be a very complex operation in which a relatively large number of attack aircraft and support aircraft would participate. The conclusion is that Israel could attack only a few Iranian targets—not as part of a sustainable operation over time, but as a one-time surprise operation."The 'regime change' option was always the best and most peaceful of all options available to those of us who opposed this crazy regime in Iran. Now, it is too late to try it. It will take time and I am not sure if time is on our side now.