First crack

UK House of Commons' motion to rule out use of force against Iran

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First crack
by CASMII
21-Feb-2012
 

The first major crack in the western alliance against Iran has now surfaced in the UK's House of Commons by a rebellious Conservative back bencher who has for the first time in a western country proposed a motion against the hawkish western Iran policy. The anti-war groups activists and peace activists all around the world will see this as a promising sign to build a strong lobbying and media campaign to successfully oppose the war drive on Iran.

For the first time in many years, the UK Parliament has held a debate specifically on Iran. The Motion tabled by the Conservative MP, John Baron (Basildon and Billericay), secured a debate on 20/02/2012 on a Motion calling on the government to rule out the use of force against Iran, arguing for calm and vigorous diplomacy as the only sensible option.

John Baron intends “to divide the house to test the view and will of Parliament”. He states that “The catalyst for the latest round of condemnation against Iran has been the IAEA’s November report. But close reading reveals no ‘smoking gun’. There is no evidence of attempts to produce nuclear weapons, or of a decision to do so. Much is made of Western intelligence reports – but Iraq should have told us to be careful on this front.”

In his interview on BBC Radio 4’ s Today program on February 20th , Baron urged the west to recognize the Islamic Republic as a super power in the region and opt for a rapprochement with Iran in the style of Richard Nixon who visited China to end the long term US hostility against the country.

This development clearly reveals the gigantic hoax in the Western allegations of Iranian nuclear threat that the US and UK, while constantly prodded by Israel, have used in recent years to once again deceive the world nearly ten years after their fabricated and false dossiers paved the way for the criminal and Illegal invasion of Iraq.

In fact, many British and Western parliamentarians who voted for war on Iraq, claimed afterwards that they had been ‘misled’. The motion by John Baron reflects this sentiment and highlights the disarray in the British and western political establishment.

Not only do the majority of the International community as organised in the 118 nations of the non-aligned movement defend Iran's rights for a civilian nuclear programme and criticise the western pressures on Iran, but we now see that the supposed unity of the western alliance against Iran is actually fragile and can be cracked by further public pressure.

It is the responsibility of the antiwar organisations and peace activists to mobilise the public opinion on British Parliamentarians to abandon their aggressive stance on Iran.

Systematic and orchestrated lobbying of parliamentarians is therefore crucial to avert the gathering tide of sanctions, covert war and military attack on Iran. Parliamentarians and key decision makers must be publicly questioned by groups of activists and individuals in their constituencies and held accountable for their positions and their evidence on which they might support sanctions, interference or military strike on Iran.

The lobbying work should be backed up by a systematic campaign to challenge the western biased media which played a decisive role in manipulating public opinion and paving the path to the invasion of Iraq. Well-informed and sustained media work such as writing letters to editors and journalists to challenge lies and distortions, writing articles, and giving media interviews are crucial in mobilising public opinion against sanctions and war and towards negotiations without pre-conditions. CASMII’s Key Reasons Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran, provides a regularly updated record of the issues of US-Iran stand-off.

In February 2003, in response to the huge and unprecedented anti-war demonstrations that engulfed the world days before Iraq was invaded, the NY Times, acknowledged the existence of “two superpowers on the planet: the United States and world public opinion”. Those demonstrations, including the two million strong demonstration in London did not stop the war, but created fractures and fears in the ranks of the decision makers. For history not to be repeated we must educate and win the public and mobilise it to win parliamentarians.

Local and national antiwar organisations are vital for building a strong lobbying and media campaign against the war drive on Iran. On 4th February 2012, Anti-war activists in many cities in the US demonstrated against sanctions, military attack, covert operations and domestic interference in Iran. CASMII for many years has been consistently campaigning against domestic interference and any type of sanctions as destructive to Iranian society and a prelude to war. The crushing sanctions on the Iranian economy and the massive military build-up in the Persian Gulf have prompted the main anti-war organisations in the UK and the US to now rally around the slogans of No Sanctions, No interference, No assassinations alongside the slogan of No War on Iran.

CASMII calls upon all concerned Iranian and non-Iranians to urgently join and build national campaigns in the UK (Stop the War Coalition), the US and other Western countries to mobilise public opinion against the sanctions and war drive on Iran by building a strong lobbying and media campaign. A peaceful resolution to the stand-off between the West and Iran would benefit all geopolitical parties involved and would avoid a doomsday scenario in which there will be no winners.

Contact CASMII for more information and if you wish to get involved.

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Isn't IR and the ruling mullahs and thier thug Sepah Pasdaran responsible for bringing about such a massive country-wide poverty in Iran.

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'How to Try Stopping the War on Iran' turns to this.

I still don't know if it's a pre-meditated and executed plan or it happens spontaneously? 

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1. Discrediting the Anti-War blogger or commentators.

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Cost-of-Progress

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Sorry girl, I thought you were a man. My apologies.

Roozbeh_Gilani you are nothing but a Camel Jokey. Stick to your roots.


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Yeah sure, you hurt my feelings so much that I now sleep with my socks on ....


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Joe, I stand by my words.

Most Americans don't know much about Iran. People I know also reject war. People who are talking about Iran are politicians; reporters and interested parties. They know much about Iran at least enough to tell the difference. 

When I go to work nobody has Iran on their mind. With the exception of one Israeli friend I have. My Israeli friend knows a great deal about Iran. That is why he opposes Israel attack on Iran. The rants and raves are for political points and to divert attention. Real policy is being made behind closed doors. Those people know difference of IR and Iranian people. They also know the various factions. The "average" person has no hand or input in making policy.


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 Are IR lackeys on this site true believers of militant Islamic supremacy  or just doing it for a paycheck?

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If after all these years you don't understand this very simple fact, either your IQ is very low, or you're an IR agent hell bent on distoring the facts, or both.

As for the rest of the drivel you wrote, it is just so obtuse, it's simply beneath response.

There are many. many independent Iranian formation that are opposed to both Islamic Republic and War. If you can't identify with any such independent opposition to both Islamic Republic and War, that is a limitation attributed to you, not Iranian people. Check yourself.


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Path of Cuba or Iraq

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I say neither.
You may say about the crimes of IR, if there were still people who didn't know. We should always list the prisoners and those who are captured by the government who just want to be free.

That's a noble thing to do until we go farther than our own people and begin to darken the image of our society, religion, and country. Then we have gone too far.

For a foreigner that is enough justification to agree in bombing Iran, not to bomb the people of course but the regime. However one can't bomb a regime but a country.

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Name a country that broke with sanctions? Cuba? Iraq? North Korea? Libya?
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They promote peace with war. That's going too far.

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Awareness about prisoners doesn't always translate in understanding to what those prisoners are fighting for. Our job is to support them not try to hurt them by making their families suffer more, or darken Iranian image to those who intentionally or not itch to destroy Iran. Be smart and be united to empower Iranians.

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35 million Iranians living below poverty line = a national issue

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80% of the Iranian working class living below poverty level, that's also a national issue.

Every single day our bravest young people getting jailed for no reason, other than being honest people livign in a brutal, corrupt theocracy; a national issue.

All of our political prisoners in Iran, currently in middle of winter, being practically frozen to death; a national issue.

This list could go on for a long while in here,...

And what is the reaction of you and all your other fellow apologist of Islamic Republic of Hell here on IC:

NOT A  DAMN WORD ON ANY OF THESE.

All you're assigned to write in here, like all good obdient, sold out agents, is to prettify the hellish situation in Iran.

Exactly what part of this is my imagination? When was the last time you took a look at yourself in the mirror? 


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SA,

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You say:

"You and your type remind us of those loser SAVAK agents of shah's time, willing to even sell their mother to justify anything and everything for their thug masters."

This is only in your imagination, it sounds like you have many unresolved issues regarding the present situation in Iran and the dire situation that Iranians are in.

I let you resolve these issues by yourself and meanwhile I wont waste my time on you, life is too short. 


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Iraj,hypocricy &duplicity is all yours & all other IR apologists

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here on IC.

Have you ever once in you life, wrote about the conditions of Iranian people under IR. When we have 35 million Iranians living below poverty level, is your beloved nuclear energy going to feed them, or send them to work? Or keep them warm in the winter? Shame on you if you had any!

Have you ever written a word on tens and hundereds of political prisoners in Iran, getting executed, raped and freezing to death in IR's jails, in middle of winter? Shame on you if you had any.

Just on this blog, you could see various independent Iranian formations: RAHA Iranian Feminists Collective, IASWI (International Alliance in Defense of IRanian Workers) that clearly oppose IR and war and sanctions. When if ever have you or your pathetic apologist types expressed a single protest against Islamic Republic of Hell, taking Iran to the brinks of war, destruction and distintegration? Shame on you, if you had any!

You and your type remind us of those loser SAVAK agents of shah's time, willing to even sell their mother to justify anything and everything for their thug masters.

 


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ابرمرد: دمب خروس دوباره بیرون زد!

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Abarmard,

They supposedly are crying for democracy and freedom with slogans such as

'Oh poor Iranian students',

'Oh poor workers',

'Oh poor suppressed women and minorities, etc, etc.

Meanwhile this same group is pushing for sanctions that leads to economic hardship and starvation of Iranian students, workers, women, minorities, etc.

This same group is pushing for war on Iran ala Iraq invasion which will lead to death and destruction of the same people who they claim they are supporting. 

This same group is trying to discredit the anti-war Iranians on IC and everywhere.

Some one should remind them again:

What should we believe? What you say in defense of Iran and Iranians or you advocating for starving and bombing Iranians? 

Hence, Domb Khoros is out again!


Roozbeh_Gilani

As always, her Majesties government to Mullahs rescue!

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Colonialists, old and new have had no better agents in the middle east than Islamists, and in particular the Islamists of shiite kind, with or without turban. Brits , the oldest colonial power in that region would do everything in their power to keep IRI going in one shape or form as long as they can.

As far as these front organisations with a few hundred intellectualy challenged, yet highly loud mouth and greedy for money members, like CASMI and NIAC and their so called "anti-war" barkings go, they simply say and do whatever they are ordered, way down the chain of the colonial command, without even realising what the heck they are talking about...  

The real anti-war movement belongs to Iran and it's people. It has nothing to do with Brits and their colonial agents IRI, let alone their front organisations such as NIAC or CASMI. 

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."


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Funny how the Islamist lobby

by Cost-of-Progress on

here congratulate each other on this blog.

The only people beating the war drums are those who'll benefit from it: that is, the apologists who "believe" everything is honky dory in the occupied land of Iran.


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iraj khan great answer

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Nicely put

"How can one claim to be anti-war on IC but push for no negotiation with Iran? How can one claim to be anti-war but encourage assassination of Iranian scientists? How can one pretend to be anti-war when he/she compares Iranian regime to Nazi Germany and Hitler? " 

As the commercial goes, chi ching.


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British

by jmyt17 on

I hate this IRI for last 33 years, and will do whatever I can to kick them out of my country first, and then bring them back for what they done to this nation.Just house of lord shut your mouth papi and sit on your towel.I will take hundreds of the British before I die.

 


Simorgh5555

Disenchanted

by Simorgh5555 on

Yes, the Americans must be told what to do.
If Obama fails to understand that the IR is a nasty ugly parasite then Natanyahu should actually remind people of where their priorities should be.
The IR haw to go. No 'if's no 'but's. If you can show me how the IR can be dismantled peacefully within the next two to three years then I will be happy to support your position but until then I hail the day when the Islamist scums realise it will be a JEW who attacked them. Just imagine their anger.......beautiful!


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