US cuts funding to Iran opposition
BBC / Bahman Kalbasi
20-Oct-2009 (14 comments)

Abdolfattah Soltani is a well-known Iranian human rights lawyer, and spokesman for the Defenders of Human Rights Center, which was founded by the Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi.

He welcomes the change in policy: "These US funds are going to people who have very little to do with the real struggle for democracy in Iran and our civil society activists never received such funds. The end to this program will have no impact on our activities whatsoever." 

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shaw

Twisted liberal logic

by shaw on

It brought us the Islamic Republic thanks to Carter's back-room support of Khomeini and public appeals of tolerance and "wanting to see the good in these people we don't understand".

This is the same garbage reverse logic. Oh yeah, if we cut the funding, it will help the cause, just like if we use dialogue and friendship with hostage takers and hijackers, it will turn them into friends.

It makes sense if you think Santa Clause will bring you the resources!

Iranian pseudo-intellectualism continues to screw us further. It has got to stop. Innocent people are getting killed by invaders of our country! Pick up a stick, or better yet give the people the right to bear arms, and Iran will never be oppressed again. 

Or you can wait to see how many innocent people Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani is able to save with is law degree as progressively decreasing moral and financial support for the anti-regime movement by Mr. Obama and world powers further emboldens the Islamic government and their delusion of legitimacy.

 


Darius Kadivar

1L Jaan Maybe ... but YOU Clearly ARE One ;0)

by Darius Kadivar on

Clearly You are VERY Young to Remember How Your Parents Ended up in LA or of having a knowledge of What Being an Exiled Iranian Opposition Patriot Truly Looks like ... 

For YOUR Education and That Of Your Fellow Young and Naive NIAC members :

CHAPOUR BAKHTIAR ON 'REGIME CHANGE' (14 khordad 1368 (5 august 1989)

And Good Luck With Your Law Degree !

 


IRANdokht

Dear "M va P"

by IRANdokht on

You're right my friend. Mr Soltani's statement and Ganji's point of view are the important message of this article and I am sorry to have helped diverting the attention away from it.  Sometimes when I read the same baseless accusations over and over again, I get wound up a little.

I am also for cutting these funds that have only backfired and put the lives of the real human rights activists in Iran in danger.

Thank you for your comment and chashm! :o)

IRANdokht


ex programmer craig

And netiquette lessons from ostaad?

by ex programmer craig on

Seriously?


ex programmer craig

Darling?

by ex programmer craig on

Ostaad, what would your friends in Iran think if they saw you referring to another man as "darling"? Even if the regime instituted some kind of "don't ask, don't tell" policy, you should be more careful!


Ostaad

Darius, why are you yelling, darling?

by Ostaad on

I am sure as a "media consultant" you must be aware that posting items using all CAPS is not good netiquette!

What kind of "media consultant" are you? You are NOT going to prove anything, or make anyone pay attention to your CRAP, by YEEELLLLIIINNNGGG!

Now where were we, homie?


1L

DK you sound like a child

by 1L on

I am a 25 year law student in LA and have nothing to do with the IRI. I pay my annual membership dues to NIAC and recently paid $120 to attend their LA fundraiser which was filled with .... guess what.... normal Iranian Americans and not the "mullah appeasers" etc you keep calling us. I don't get how you keep calling NIAC some IRI sponsored group when it derives substantial support from Iranian Americans like myself who have no sympathy for the IRI. Stop the BS buddy


benross

Well, on the other side of

by benross on

Well, on the other side of the coin, it is stupid to think there is no effort and no funding on the part of IRI to divert the political discourse outside of the country. The politic change of U.S government includes -I hope- to get to the source of those funding as well and cut them off. We certainly should try to stop it anyway.


Darius Kadivar

Irandokht Jaan Qu'est ce que ca Peut Me Foutre ? ;0)

by Darius Kadivar on

EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME ...

BOOK: EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME By Afschineh Latifi ( A Memoir ) 

I WILL CRITICIZE AND QUESTION NIAC's INTENTIONS !

GO ASK BABAK TALEBI TO COME AND ARREST ME !

Part I 

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYDOOb_nUbo

Part II

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=och26QdEEF8&feature=related

I WAS, AM AND WILL BE FOR REGIME CHANGE !

Oh and I'M BAD :

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DeCqVAOqsI

Ciao Baby !

DK

 


MOOSIRvaPIAZ

IRANdokht jaan...

by MOOSIRvaPIAZ on

Know people like DK for what they are. Anyone who goes against their incredibly narrow viewpoint is a mullah apeaser in their land. Abdolfattah Soltani a true and tested human rights lawyers, who says these fundings hurt democracy promotion in Iran, DK comes up with irrelivant points (what on earth do they have to do with this news piece anyway?!?) to divert attention to the real issue.

 

 


IRANdokht

enough is enough

by IRANdokht on

All the NIAC attackers recite the same nonsense. I am glad to report that NIAC has decided to speak up and fight back. No more tolerance for negative propaganda! 2010 Truth Out Campaign

Just like Obama and the Democrats standing up to FOX

No more Mr Nice guy in face of bullying, negativity and lies.

DK jan

In response to your question: I am! and many more like me paying our membership dues and donations are supporting NIAC.

IRANdokht


Darius Kadivar

Well I wonder Who is Paying Trita Parsi and NIAC ? ;0)

by Darius Kadivar on

Millionaire Mullahs by Paul Klebnikov (FORBES)

//www.forbes.com/global/2003/0721/024.html

Their Funds Seem to be LIMITLESS !

LOL

By the way the Journalist Paul Klebnikov who wrote this FORBES article a few years ago was Assassinated in Moscow in 2007 !

//www.forbes.com/2004/07/12/cz_sf_0712steveforbes.html

REJOICE THE IRI IS HERE TO STAY !


capt_ayhab

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by capt_ayhab on

Besides now IR does not have any leg to stand on by accusing that they are funded by foreign countries.Not that it is going to stop them.

Its time to get out the check books and help these organizations.

-YT 


benross

Good news indeed. The

by benross on

Good news indeed. The problem was not the funding, but the misuse of it. We are better off without it if we can't make a good use of it.