SHOWING SOLIDARITY WITH THE IRANIAN PEOPLE (AND CHINESE PEOPLE TOO?)

June 21, 2009

Good morning and Happy Father's Day to all fathers and those who up with them put!

Today, I have a brief but serious subject.

There has been much discussion about how much President Obama should speak out in favor of the protestors (and hopefully revolutionaries) in Iran. Recently, on the anniversary of the Chinese crackdown in Tiananmen Square, there was nary a whimper from the world about Chinese repression.

About a week ago, I read a story about an American company seeking an injunction against use of its protected software code in computers shipped to China. Apparently, the Chinese government has issued an edict that as of certain date, all computers are to be equipped with a filter that allows certain web sites to be blocked and some say, may allow tracking of what people are doing. The US company complains that its software codes have "mysteriously" appeared in the system being prepared for compliance with this edict.

It goes without saying that shutting down the Internet, cell phone networks, telephone systems and TV and radio broadcasts is inimical to our notions of freedom.

In the past the US broadcast via Radio Free Europe and the VOA.

Now, it's time to enter the modern age.

I think one of the best policy initiatives the United States could implement is to use our Satellites to provide free Internet access for all Iranian and Chinese people to counter government shut downs. Whether this should be expanded to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and be 24/7/365 are issues to be determined.

The United States should also provide access to a free cell phone network allowing calls and text messages by Iranian and Chinese citizens whenever their governments shut down local networks.

We should also provide free relay broadcasts of TV and radio news and information broadcasts under these conditions.

This is a heck of a lot cheaper than military force or economic sanctions, would frustrate the piss out of the Chinese and Iranian governments, and demonstrate the power of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

Cheerz...Bwana

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S APPEASEMENT FOREIGN POLICIES WEAKEN THE U.S.; HE SIDED WITH IRANIAN BRUTAL REGIME!!!

Coward liar Barack HUSSEIN Obama "Apologist in chief", how can he keep his nonsense promise during his campaign, that is, negotiating with U.S. enemies such as North Korea and Iran, which have never respected any treaty with U.S., especially when North Korea just launched many missile and nuclear tests and planned to fire missile toward Hawaii, not mentioning illegally arrested and sentenced two American journalists Laura Ling and Eunu Lee to twelve years of labor, while Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an extremist who called for Israel to be wiped off the map and denied the holocaust, was just re-elected by fraud. Is Obama going to bow to Kim Jong Il and Ahmadinejas as he did to King Abdulla of Saudi Arabia to gain his peace deals? Is he willing to convert to Islam, his Kenyan father and Indonesian step father's religion, to meet Osama Bin Laden's requirement that in order to end the Iraq war, U.S. troop withdrawal is not enough, Americans must reject their democratic system and embrace Islam? Just recently, Obama said that he would support Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy with rigorous inspections, giving a green light to Teheran's ambituous uranium enrichment program, which can be used for its discreet nuclear bomb development program as well, without suffering sanctions and economic isolation as it currently endures. Does Obama want Iran to become another North Korea using its nuclear power to terrorize the U.S and its allies? Worst still, Obama refused to show support for pro-democracy protesters and denounce the brutal regime for the deaths of seven demontrators, fearing to be seen as interfering in Iran's internal affairs so that he could not pursue a nuclear deal with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader. In fact, Obama sided with the regime, citing that there was not a bit of difference between the two candidates, a moderate Mir Hossein Mousavi and hardcore extremist Ahmadinejad. A big mouth for change at home, he does not want to see any change in Iran. Is he going to turn a blind eye to another Tianamen Square massacre committed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard? As for a Palestinian state demanded by Obama, it will undoubtedly soon become a TERRORIST state under control of terrorist militant group Hamas, which is the most powerful and popular force with its goal to destroy Israel and which won a majority seats in the current Palestinian National Authority in 2006 election and ousted Fatah militant group of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas of Gaza in 2007. Last but not least, Obama ordered to stop waterboarding tactic used by CIA, even it worked well on terrorist suspects like Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-describer planner of 9-11 attacks who provided CIA with valuable information, preventing more 9-11 attacks and saving thousands of American lives.

How about cries for bread, water, medicine and fuel in Gazza? As Jimmy Carter correctly stated!

Mind your own biz.

The crowds are of such size that their “movement” is beyond the point of no return.

Change may be slow in coming, nevertheless, it will come.
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http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-dawn-for-iran.html
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Some Mullahs have already headed out of town.

The turnout in the election has been 85%. If the election was in 65% to 70% it would have meant the "reformers" probably have won, but the additional 15~20% of voters are from groups of people who never voted, mostly people from rural and lower economical class and retirees. These people have been helped by Ahamadinejad and voted for him. Their economical power has increased, their income has grwon considerably in the past 4 years, many have been uplifted from poverty that's why they voted for Ahmadinejad. Majority of them could care less or even may not be aware of any international issues. The people who are protesting in Tehran can't believe they didn't win. When they voted by large numbers anytime before, their candidates always won, they were also the people who were the backbone of the revolution some 30 years ago (or who are children of). This time Ahmadinejad played a differnet political game. He empowered alot of under-class forgotten people. Anyone who travels to Iran and goes outside main cities can see it right infront of him. Additionally, his election managers copied (believe it or not) American political election and campaigning, particularly turn-out the vote strategies. He even promoted campaign debates and won all three of them in many Iranian eyes hands down. So the election has by in-large been fair. The only thing is will Ahmadinejad himself compromise on easing some social restrictions such as disbanding the moral police as part of a strategy to woo the young and university students toward him. I think another compromise will be coming by Khamenei by opening up the political process. As long as everything is being played within the system there will not be a crack down, as all the leaders are playing within the system so far.

I think the establishment in Iran could have already ordered a Tiananmen style crackdown by now if they can. They didn't probably because of being totally surprised by the huge response, backed by non-trivial powerful members of establishment and also the fact that 70% of population is young and increasingly educated. The power play either way will weaken the conservatives. If they are to stay in power, they will have to follow the footsteps of China's communist party after Tiananmen, push reforms more aggressively and show results to legitimize their hold on power. The other alternative will be a tyranny like North Korea but this scenario is less likely. I think there is no way but up from now on for Iran.

You wish boy....even though the fingerprint of Bib Netanyahu and his "trouble from within plan" is on this via Faeze Rafsanjani (until recently resident in London), Rafsanjani's daughter.

Ahmadinejad came up with a clever and simple question on where did the Rafsanjani "Dynasty" (a.k. the nasty dynasty) get their money since they came from poor backgrounds. And that has sparked a fresh spirit in Iran amongst Iranians and the scared and the nasty (you know, Mr. Raf. who made a deal with Israel and caused the Iran-Contra Scandal in USA) are trying to make a mess via rent-a-mob system. Moreover, it was during the Rafsanjani and Mousavi years that Iran got the unfortunate label of terrorism (from your lot).

But and no matter how you try to slice it from abroad, an 80+% turnout of votes in an election means a healthy, vibrant democracy in a country that has no foreign debt and able to manage itself. Punters also thought that China will crumble a few days after Tiananmen Square...but look at it now, the biggest creditor of Uncle Sam and growing stronger!