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Ali Ettefagh

Tehran, Iran

Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East. He is the co-author of several books on trade conflict, resolution of international trade disputes, conflicts in letters of credit, trade-related banking transactions, sovereign debt, arbitration and dispute resolutions and publications specific to the oil and gas, communication, aviation and finance sectors. Dr. Ettefagh is a member of the executive committee and the board of directors of The Development Foundation, an advisor to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and an advisor to a number of European companies. Dr. Ettefagh speaks Persian (Farsi), English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Turkish. Close.

Ali Ettefagh

Tehran, Iran

Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East. more »

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Evict the Politically Bankrupt

Other countries ought to encourage South Africa to be a forceful conduit and coordinator of international pressure and serve a bankruptcy and eviction notice on President Mugabe.

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Anonymous:

It is amazing to see biggots like INTERVENTION that as soon as they see an Iranian making a comment, they start attacking Iran when the subject of discussion has nothing to do with Iran.
Closed minds are empty minds indeed....

As for Zimbabwe, the writer is correct to let Souh Africa take the lead with support of the rest of the world but and at the same time remind SA that it is a world effort and not a personal playground for South African politicians.

There are more than 3 million people that have left Zimbabwe because of the problems today.

Buzz Bros.:

INTERVENTION--
You must be an American, and a foolish one and you want to link a failed African state with Iran and Iraq and the war of choice. Your relapse into war whenever you read anything of this kind is the telling giveaway. Your vapid reaction to an Iranian writer and relapse to lectures about Iran, a growing economy with organised elections and a parliament (but not necessarily a lap poodle to the liking of Americans) cannot be more of a contrast.

As for Saddam, OK he is long gone and removed. Thank you America! But what in the world are the occupiers, doing some 5 years after Saddam's removal?

It is indeed possible to handle things peacefully and change Zimbabwe without a bullet fired. The entire Warsaw Pact was dismantled peacefully. Serbians removed Milosevic, not outsiders. Lech Walesea, Romanians against Caucescu, Iranians against the Shah........But there must be a unified approach and concurrence of sound minds, not just the narrow approach of war mongers. The essence of such lack of action by the world is simply due to Zimbabwe does not have gold or oil or some thing that matters more to the "powerful" nations. As the present world shows, people are not important enough.

intervention:

Mr. Ettefagh,

I find it most interesting, your position on Mugabe. Your desire that South Africa "serve an eviction notice" to Mugabe seems ironic considering your vehement opposition to the idea that the United States serve Saddam Hussein his eviction notice. Considering that Hussein was a genocide-committing maniac that the rest of the world was prepared to let continue in his ways... Mugabe is nothing more than a reckless old fool. Sure, his State is in economic shambles. Sure, it APPEARS that he might steal the election. But so far, beyond being a negligent, bad leader, his crimes fall far short of necessitating an invasion (I assume that's what you mean by eviction notice). In fact, by your standards for invasion, I would say that Iran should be near the top of the list, after all, your economy isn't in that great of shape and your leaders have been stealing elections since at least 1979. Ahhh, but I digress. I believe that it is against the UN charter for one State to invade another. I suppose they could make an exception for those States that are committing genocide. You make me laugh Mr. Ettefagh, you really make me laugh...

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