Death to America is going to change to Salam American

The US flag in Iran

"Death to America" has been two famous slogans in Islamic Iran since 1979 Islamic revolution, in every governmental organized protests, marches you could hear people chanting these kind of slogans out it is going to be over soon. At least it's what I hope for.

If The Guardian is right about establishment a US interests section in next month in Iran, relationship between these two enemies could change for better gradually. The least is Iranians won't need to go to Emirates or Turkey to apply for US Visa. It has been a difficult process for Iranians in past 29 years.

I hope that no Iranians attack the US embassy or for that matter, any embassy in Iran and take hostage diplomats. It has had huge cost for people.

Empowering Iranian citizens - son of the deposed Shah

Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed Shah of Iran, in an interview with The Globe and Mail said "You have to understand that with this regime, when they hear about human rights, when they hear about democracy, when they hear about women's rights, everything like that to them is like cyanide."

"In my opinion, the only thing that will force the regime to change its behaviour is not any carrot you're dangling from the outside or any threat to strike them with weapons to neutralize their military capabilities. The biggest fear over which [the leaders] lose sleep overnight is the fear that one day the people on the street will rise against them."

"There's a short window of time before it really gets ugly, It would be historically criminal, criminal for the future of our planet if the world community doesn't give this process a chance, because by then it would too late."

"The Achilles heel of this regime is certainly not by taking up arms and fighting them in decades-long wars and conflicts. Let [the Iranian people] gain back their freedom with your support. You're not there to dictate to them a solution. You're not there to dictate to them an outcome. Let them make their own decision."

As he said current regime is playing a delay game to develop nuclear bombs, and to my opinion this small window of opportunity is very tighter than what we expect. In fact I should stress there is no time. As I said before, world should target Ayatollahs, power structure members and their family members, in sanctions and bar them from travelling, doing business and seize their assets outside of Iran then you will see how change will come.

And one more thing, nowadays regime is in a terrible situation and under constant fear of sudden air strike by Israel or USA. But this fear is not doing anything at all. It needs action from people too.

Courtesy: The globe and mail
Help Iranian people change government, Shah's son urges

Can Iran continue enrichment under these sanctions?

William Burns - Undersecretary of State said "Iran has not yet perfected enrichment."

Are you serious?! If it's true would you tell us why west couturiers asking Ayatollahs to stop enrichment. As far as I concern they are using "stop" term, not "don't start" term!

He continued "Key individuals involved in Iran's procurement activities have been barred from travel, cut off from international financial system."

All these Ayatollahs, their families, IRGC members and Basij militants all are free to continue left over job, enrichment! Ok, you cut ties from some of their front companies with world's business but they have already started many bogus companies outside of Iran for this time.

They do business with the name of the country that they have established business, not Iran. They have been sending whatever in Iran needed to their companies to Emirates and forward it to Iran and nobody would suspect. They have sent many airplane parts that was under sanction from the USA to Iran and long after that, your government noticed!

It's true that is very hard under sanctions to operate but it's hard for everyday people, Ayatollahs and IRGC high members, security forces and others, they don't have problem and they won't. Today you barred some of them from travelling but tomorrow they go under plastic surgery and travel under new documentations.

Sanctions should target whole system, you should bar whole Islamic Iran's power structure members, all Ayatollahs and their families from travelling and from doing business outside of Iran, then you will see how this rhetoric power structure would collapse within.

Islam in crisis

Another Muslim man confession in a letter to the editor of Ottawa Citizen:

When the non-Muslim world says with clear conviction that Islam propagates extremism, Muslims all around the world, even the terrorists, cry foul and declare that they are maligning Islam.

But is there a loophole some where in this faith that can make a follower an extremist? How can the so-called
religion of peace be twisted in such a way that it becomes a weapon of murder? This everyday carnage in the name of Islam has not been taken seriously by the Muslims, thinking this is a kind of protest against oppression.

I went to many mosques to hear the sermons provided by the clerics but was totally disappointed to note that there is no pragmatic approach to this serious issue.
They still spread fear in the name of Islam and criminally keep the worshippers in the dark.

The so-called modern educated Muslims play a more vicious
role than these illiterate mullahs, because they never touch the real issue, but bring logic to such dastardly and senseless attacks on innocent human beings.

I am appalled to see that, in my opinion, the majority of Muslims are not concerned about this crisis in their faith which they follow with such strong conviction.

A faith that does not value human lives is a cult.
The main problem with Islam is its reluctance to embrace reason and logic.

The entire paraphernalia of Islam is protected by the poisonous tentacles of immovable dogmas and ignorance. This dark side is supported by fear and the followers are innumerable. I don’t see any escape route.

Akbar Hussain,
North York

Thanks to this guy but unfortunately many Muslims are in denial, educated or non-educated, peaceful or fundamental.

I remember when I was writing in mideastyouth which their slogan was "Promoting a fierce but respectful dialogue among the highly diverse youth of the Middle East"! They couldn't take my questions and my thoughts about Islam so they started verbal personal attacks and accusations. These youths that I saw, they are worst than their fundamental forefathers. Irony is their director and others who are living in free countries, were among the first to attack any question or thought about Islam.

Hat tip: LGF

I should be able to say it

Salman Rushdie in an interview with Guardian said: "...I may not like the things you believe and, by the way, the fact that you believe them makes me think less of you as a person. I may despise you personally for what you believe, but I should be able to say it. Everybody needs to get thicker skins. There is this culture of offence, as though offending someone is the worst thing anyone can do. Again, there is an assumption that our first duty is to be respectful. But what would a respectful cartoon look like? Really boring! You wouldn't publish it. The nature of the form is irreverence and disrespect."

I don't know about ticker skin thing because I am sure fundamentalists have very much ticker skins than us, but when it comes to their fear ideology, religion or whatever that they advocate then they turn to hateful, against free speech sword-mongers. It's authors and free thinkers that we asked them to use thick shells to cover yourself and don't let these free speech haters stop you from what you are doing.

Hat tip: 'Everybody needs to get thicker skins'

Is It Iran or IRAM?!

The Washington Post wrote about a new powerful rocket-propelled bombs that Shiite militiamen in Iraq using to attack U.S. military. This device called Improvised Rocket Assisted Munitions, or IRAMs.

IRAM, Iran...it's too closs! U.S. military officials suggest that IRAMs parts come from Iran. Well, here is a a photo from 107mm rockets and it seems anybody can build such weapon with every available material. It's obviously low-tech but reports suggest it's deadly.

I can't believe that Iran is just blowing this fire more!

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Test new missiles footage from Iran

Courtesy to AP and BBC