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Twenty Years of Revolution
In societies where the will of its leader is paramount, his thinking is the determining
factor and everyone depends on him alone. Within this environment, revolutions are an
inevitability.
If one looks at the history of countries that have 'great leaders', 'experienced chiefs'
or 'caring fathers' it is evident that that this does not encourage the growth of social
logic, self reliance or forward practical planning and thinking. A look at countries like
Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other similar countries that have this style of government
and at the same time benefit from a rich oil reserve, demonstrates the fact that despite
this enormous wealth they are heavily in debt, suffer from political instability both in
and out of their countries and major social problems. A direct result of these problems
manifests itself in the form of a destructive revolution, which leads to senseless
executions and deaths as well as holding back any future growth.
To stop any further such revolutions from developing there is no other way but to
substitute logic and forward planning for emotions and excitements. The consequences of
these Revolutions must be analysed logically for all to understand and learn from. The
experience of the last twenty years is enough!
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Changes facing Iran on the Threshold of Year 2000
Rt. Hon Robin Cook MP - Foreign Minister, Great Britain
Hubert Vedrine - Foreign Minister, France
Joschua Fischer - Foreign Minister, Germany
Lamberto Dini - Foreign Minister, Italy
Madeline Albright, Secretary of State, USA
Kofi Annan, Secretary General, UN
J?gen Trumpf - Secretary General, EU
Ref: 22 / M / 96
November 30, 1998
Sir,
Almost twenty years have passed since the Iranian Revolution, a time that with a populace
and logical view towards home and world policy Iran could have been amongst the developed
countries.
Today, by electing Mr. Khatami, himself an approved candidate of the ruling religious
hierarchy, the people of Iran registered their protest with the only way available to
them: A negative vote to Velayat Faghih, and at the same time putting their faith in Mr.
Khatami by giving him the highest support because of his attractive promises for freedom
and the rule of law. Sadly:
Due to existing and worsening socio-political and economic problems, day by day during the
last eighteen months people’s quality of life and standard of living have weakened
and are on a downward spiral after putting behind the climax and difficulties arising form
the presidential elections.
Social Trend - Pressure on every level of the society has increased: The
doubling of the population and its consequences, the enormous problems concerned with a
very young population (under forties make up 4/5 of Iran’s population), exhaustive
oppression of women and lack of any real and practical programs have caused widespread
corruption and despondency within the society.
Economic Trend - The ever decreasing income and purchasing power,
destruction of the middle class and its dissolution into the lowest level of the society,
the growing wealth of the small group in power, theft, bribery … have all limited
progress within the society and reduced Iran, a rich country in its natural resources, to
the present day situation.
Political Trend - The pressures from the religious ideology of a small
group governing the country, ignoring even the most basic of rights, non observance of the
law - even the law according to the constitution of the Islamic Republic - and using
terror for silencing dissent both in and out of Iran, has left no credit or reputation for
the people of Iran at the end of this millennium.
The supportive policies of United States and the European Community towards the Islamic
Republic by establishing economic relations and signing profitable contracts which are
purely to alleviate economic problems at home are a complete disregard of the interest and
rights of the Iranian people. We are in no doubt that:
Nothing even the smallest of the oppressive actions of the governing regime in Iran is not
hidden from the eyes of the West.
Non observance of human rights, continuous executions, persecutions of the free thinkers
and journalists, the employment of terror in and out of Iran like the heinous
assassinations of Bakhtiar, Ghassemloo …, the fatwa on Salman Roshdi and most
recently the brutal and vile murder of Parvaneh and Darius Foroohar in Iran, are but a few
examples of the religious despotism governing Iran which are not hidden from the eyes of
the West.
The plundering of Iran’s national wealth and the pillaging of its natural assets -
for the benefit of the West - is not hidden from the eyes of the West. The political
incompetence of the government of the Islamic Republic and the true wish of the people of
Iran for having a democratic government is not hidden from the eyes of the West.
Let us not forget that although global government, the formation of the European Union
… has created a suitable and profitable platform for the western countries it has
also brought certain responsibilities with it. If due to financial and economic policies
United Nations, the Security Council, the United States and the European Union reserve the
right to choose to support a group who do not necessarily represent the true wishes of the
people of Iran, they must remember that the other side of the equation is almost seventy
million people of Iran living in a vast country occupying 1,648,000 square kilometers of
one of the most strategically sensitive areas of the world.
Economic and financial policies of the Western world must not blind them to the
fact that Iran’s problems are accelerating at a dangerous speed and that it is
heading towards another explosion. Of course, yet again the major harm will face the
Iranian nation. But, the western countries that have tasted the bitter experience of
unrestricted support of Iran’s previous regime and its consequences will pay a much
higher price this time.
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Pinochet and the policy of respect for
Human Rights
Mr. Tony Blair
10 Downing Street
London
Ref.: 22/M/99
November 26, 1998
Sir,
Your government's decision in holding General Pinochet is an irreversible step and a
warning to those who commit crimes against humanity. It should be a lesson for the rest of
the world where old dictators may want to take refuge. They should know that their
plundered wealth would no longer buy them sanctuary. There will no longer be a red carpet
welcoming them.
The former UK Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher, may wish to support 'old, sick and frail'
General Pinochet as 'a good friend' to Britain. However, she must be reminded that when
faced with a similar decision she refused to support or grant entry to the Shah of Iran,
another 'good friend' to Britain. She chose to follow a different policy to her present
aspirations.
The first and most essential warning to these dictators is the unanimous support of the
British Government's action at home and internationally, even if home economic policies
may mean support for such despotic rulers and regimes.
We have to hope that today although there is no financial reward in extraditing General
Pinochet for your government, on the eve of the new millennium, humanity shows a red card
to the present dictators of the world.
Association of Iranian Researchers.
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