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Opinion
Deli diplomacy at Purim
Iran, America & Iranian Jews
By Guive Mirfendereski
March 21, 2000
The Iranian
The story of Noruz is one of renewal, of the triumph of light over darkness.
The story of Purim is about triumph of negotiation over obstinacy, of good
over evil, of getting along. Where is the next Esther? Is there an Ahashuerus
in the house? Perhaps, Iran and the United States next should appoint each
a negotiator to meet periodically in a third country to define and review
further areas where tension may be reduced between the two countries. The
Deli Diplomacy at Purim is in a dire need of a sequel. >>>
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Hostage
Who to blame
Can Iran be solely responsible for hostage ordeal?
By Bradley J. Hernlem
March 22, 2000
The Iranian
On 17 March 2000, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced
the partial lifting of import embargoes against Iran. This policy decision
has been criticised by Terry Anderson, former Associated Press reporter
and hostage in Lebanon, who has an outstanding lawsuit against the Iranian
government. The following is a letter that I sent to Mr. Anderson almost
a year ago when I learned of his decision to sue Iran under the 1996 Antiterrorism
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
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Outlook
Freedom of speech
Hajjarian on the virtues of free speech
March 23, (Mosharekat) -- Saeed Hajjarian, who is recovering from an
assassination attempt, gave a talk on the benefits of free speech at a
seminar on freedom back in 1996 (PDF file) >>>
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What do Iranian women do?
Audra D Liswith writes
to The Iranian:
To Whom it May Concern:
What does a typical Iranian women do in a day. For example, cooking,
cleaning, working, etc. What types of food do they eat and how is it prepared?
How is laundry done? What are the responsibilies of the Iranian women
in the home? Are there any other resources into the daily lifes of Iranian
women? Books, etc.
Thank you for your assistance.
A. Liswith
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* Don't deify Khatami
Cyrus Kadivar
writes: In response to Abdy
Hashemi's letter I should add that had the Shah and his supporters
"eradicated" their opponents there would have been no revolution.
Or at worse, there would have been a civil war.
When Dr Bakhtiar persuaded the Shah to leave Iran "temporarily"
in order to find a "political" solution to the crisis he also
released the 2,300 so-called political prisoners in the imperial jails
(not the 100,000 claimed by Western reporters and the Iranian Confederation
of Students and other opponents of the monarchy).
Nevertheless, Dr Bakhtiar had his throat cut under the noses of the
French police in Paris and this was ordered by the Ministry of Intelligenece
in Tehran. The remaining 158 or more assassinations were part of a plan
by Rafsanjani's governmnet to "exterminate" so-called counterrevolutionaries.
Khatami was aware of these atrocities and knew about them. He reminds
me less of Ghorbachev and more of Khruschev who tried to save his cronies
from blame by turning on the Stalinists a clever deflection. So let us
not kid ourselves.
However, Khatami has ushered a significant change and I support anybody
who helps our countrymen. But let us not deify him until we see complete
freedoms. Will he allows women to unveil themselves in public as they did
in the 1920s? That would be a day to celebrate.
* Hope Khatami is not Khomeini
R. Khalili writes
in response to Abdy
Hashemi who wrote: "[President Khatami] respects oppositions;
always reciting 'long live my opponents' .....Now Khatami, as a true follower
of Khomeini, is leading the same people to their final destination - DEMOCRACY!"
Do you see any irony in the above sentences? I do not know if some people
recall the past or they forget the past the moment they change from former
hostage takers and executioners to modern day reformers, but let it be
clear, that you can not be tolarant of your opponent and at the same time
be a "true follower" of Khomeini!!!
Ayatollah Khomeini is the same person who executed 100,000 people, who
ruined a nation, and whose reign led to the departure of over two million
Iranians. Under his reign, which was the darkest hours of our nation, most
people did not dare to speak. His reign of terror was so massive that even
today many Iranians fear to express their ideas.
There wasn't a day where someone somewhere would get arrested or executed
or tortured under his reign for often unfounded accusations and for the
simple reason of not believing in his way!
We lost a generation to him and we fell hundreds of years behind as
a result of him. I hope to God that whoever Mr Khatami is and will be,
his legacy would not resemble that of Mr. Khomeini.
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