Media Myths about Iran By Phil Wilayto (Hamilton) Mar 18 2010 -...
A speech on "Media Myths about Iran" By Phil Wilayto at McMaster University Hamilton Canada. In this speech Phil is focusing on the US...
A speech on "Media Myths about Iran" By Phil Wilayto at McMaster University Hamilton Canada. In this speech Phil is focusing on the US government and media drive to create a justification for war and sanctions against Iran.
Phil Wilayto is an organizer and writer based in Richmond, Virginia, USA, where he is a co-founder of the community organization Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality and the editor of the quarterly newspaper The Virginia Defender. A civilian organizer in the Vietnam War GI Movement, he is a founding member of the Virginia Anti-War Network and the Virginia People's Assembly and a member of the Continuations Body of the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations.
In July 2007 Phil organized a five-member People's Peace Delegation to Iran, a project that became the basis for his book “In Defense of Iran: Notes from a U.S. Peace Delegation's Journey through the Islamic Republic.” Along with other CASMII members, Phil has led workshops on Iran at national conferences of the National Assembly, Historians Against the War and United for Peace & Justice. He has been interviewed on Democracy Now, PressTV and National Public Radio, among other news outlets.
Book: "In Defense of Iran http://www.defendersfje.org/dpi/
He can be reached at
[email protected]
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Message of Rehbar, Intelligence Minister and Rafsanjani - English
As Iran continues its efforts to cope with post-election unrest, Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the country will...
As Iran continues its efforts to cope with post-election unrest, Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the country will deal with the crisis under the law while relying on national unity.
The Leader said Sunday that legal measures were the only solution to the issues that the country has been facing since the 10th presidential elections on June 12.
“The people\'s emotions, especially that of the youth, must not be toyed with and they should not be pitted against one another as the Iranian nation, regardless of the differences of opinion, is a united nation that has good relations with the [Islamic] establishment.”
Ayatollah Khamenei went on to urge political parties not to play with one another\'s feelings and said, “If the nation and political elite are united in heart and mind, the incitement of international traitors and oppressive politicians will be ineffective.”
The Leader\'s remarks came after certain European countries and the US condemned the measures taken by the Tehran government to restore stability in the country following the election, which saw incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad win by a landslide.
“They express their opinions about Iran in a manner that one would think all their other problems have been resolved and only the Iranian problem remains,” said Ayatollah Khamenei.
“However, what they do not understand is that wherever they politically set foot in becomes tainted in the eyes of the Iranian nation.”
“Their support will only have a negative effect as the Iranian nation knows during the eight-year sacred defense [the Iraq-Iran war] when their homes were bombarded and destroyed by missiles and chemical weapons were used against them, these governments showed no concern and [instead] aided the enemy of the Iranian nation.”
Pointing to the crimes committed by the US and certain European countries against the people of Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Palestine, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that their “concern and show of humanitarianism is not befitting of these governments and when they voice support for the Iranian nation and certain figures, their intentions are clear and the people are well aware of them.”
Iran\'s Intelligence Minister has dismissed claims of vote-rigging in the presidential election, blaming the US and Israel for the spread of such rumors among the people.
\"I announce that no organized rigging which could affect the result of the election has taken place,\" Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei said in an interview with IRIB\'s Channel Two on Sunday night.
He said the nation\'s enemies conspired several months before the presidential election to stir unrest in the country and dissuade the Iranians from voting.
\"Americans and Zionists sought to destabilize Iran ... they were upset with a stabilized and secure Iran ... even months before the election they started to talk about the possibility of vote-rigging in the election and they continued the course following the vote,\" Ejei said.
He said the Iranian intelligence services were aware of US and Israeli plots to mar the election months before the vote, adding that Iran foiled some assassination attempts masterminded by Washington and Tel Aviv.
Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of the presidential election with almost two-thirds of the votes.
The announcement triggered opposition rallies in protest at the result with defeated candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi calling for the result to be annulled.
Ejei took a swipe at Mousavi, saying his demand for holding the election anew would undermine the credibility of the electoral system.
The three defeated candidates -- Mousavi, Karroubi and Mohsen Rezaei -- have lodged more than 600 alleged \'irregularities\' with the electoral watchdog, the Guardian Council.
Mousavi and Karroubi believe these irregularities are enough for the election results to be annulled.
However, the head of Iran\'s Electoral Office, Kamran Daneshjou, has criticized the complaints filed by the defeated presidential candidates for being \'too general\'. The Guardian Council has also stressed that there were no \'major\' irregularities in the presidential election.
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[21 Mar 2013] Supreme Leader : Iran will raze Tel Aviv to ground if...
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will raze Tel Aviv to the ground if Israel launches a military strike...
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will raze Tel Aviv to the ground if Israel launches a military strike against the Islamic Republic.
“Israel’s leaders sometimes threaten Iran, but they know that if they do a damn thing, the Islamic Republic will raze Tel Aviv and [the occupied city of] Haifa to the ground,” Ayatollah Khamenei said on Thursday in an address to large crowds of people in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on the occasion of Nowruz (Iranian new year).
The Leader pointed out that the enemy seeks to create hurdles through sanctions and threats and downplay Iran’s achievements through propaganda, as its two major strategies against the Iranian nation.
“The center of conspiracy and the basis of hostility with the Iranian nation is the US government,” Ayatollah Khamenei noted.
The Leader pointed to the effects of the West’s embargoes against Iran over its nuclear energy program, saying, “Besides the negative effects of the sanctions, a highly positive impact also took place and the huge potential of the Iranian nation was activated and the talents of the youths of our country flourished.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
“Thanks to the sanctions, the Iranian nation embarked on enormous activities and massive infrastructural works were done in the year 1391 [Persian calendar year].”
The Leader alluded to the repeated offers of direct talks with the Islamic Republic by the United States and said, “Through different ways and messages, the Americans try to negotiate with us on the nuclear issue, but I am not optimistic about these talks.”
“I am not opposed to talks with regard to the nuclear issue, but certain issues must be clarified,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
The Leader pointed to the US claim that they intend to be honest in their talks with Iran and noted, “We have repeatedly asserted that we do not seek nuclear weapons but you do not believe this honest word; why should we accept your word?”
“Negotiation is an American tactic for deceiving the public opinion and if it is otherwise the Americans should prove it,” the Leader said.
Touching on Iran’s comprehensive negotiations with the P5+1 (permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany), Ayatollah Khamenei said that Washington does not want the talks to come to a conclusion, adding, “With regard to the nuclear issue, Iran only wants the recognition of its rights to enrichment.”
The Leader noted that the US seeks to prolong the course of the negotiations in an attempt to “paralyze” the Iranian nation and said, “Iran will never be crippled and if the Americans want the issue to be over, there is one simple solution which is the US should put aside its enmity with the Iranian nation.”
Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to Iran’s 11th presidential election in June and called for a high turnout in the poll in a bid to disappoint the enemies and ensure national security.
The Leader underscored the importance of participation of various political spectrums in the election and noted, “All the [political] views and factions that believe in the Islamic Republic should participate; this is both a right and obligation, as election in the Islamic Republic is not for a specific political view and faction.”
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Beti Ali ki Turbat e Zehra Par aayi hai - nauha-- Urdu
Wriiten by: SHAYAR-E-AHLEBAIT HASAN ALI SHIVJI 'FUGHAN'
Beti Ali ki Turbat-e Zehra pe aayee hai , Kurta Lahoo bahara hua bhai ka layee hai...
Wriiten by: SHAYAR-E-AHLEBAIT HASAN ALI SHIVJI 'FUGHAN'
Beti Ali ki Turbat-e Zehra pe aayee hai , Kurta Lahoo bahara hua bhai ka layee hai
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra majra suno
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Amma humara ranjho masahib hai dardnaak, Amma humare khalbo jigar ho chuke hai chaak
Amma humare nana ki ummat ne ki daga, Amma humare khoon ko samjhe sab rawa
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra majra suno
Amma taras ke reh gaye paani ko hum tamam, Amma diya na humko kisi ne bhi ek jaam
Amma humare Mard tahe teg hogaye, Amma nahake khoon main bechare so gaye
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra Majra suno
Amma Pade hai nahar par Abbas Ruth kar, Amma Sakina soti hai zinda main be pidar
Amma kaha se Akbar-e-Mehroo ko lau main , Amma kaha se Asgar-e-Nadan ko pau main
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra Majra suno
Amma wo mere Aun o Mohammed mere pisar, Maidaan-e-Karbala main pade hai kata ke sar
Amma lahoo main doob k Kasim bhi chal base, Amma Hasan ko muh na dikhane ke hum rahe
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra Majra suno
Amma Hussain Karbobalahee main rahe gaye, Amma Hussain saare Masahib ko seh gaye
Amma Hussain mar gaye be yaaro be watan , Amma hussain ko na mayaser hua kafan
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra Majra suno
Amma humari chaadare bhi chin gayee tamam , Amma humare haal par haste the ahle shaam
Amma wo shaam-e- Gurbate Shabbir ahha, Amma wo raat kaali wo sunsaan katl gaa
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra Majra suno
Amma ye haal -e-Abid-e-Bimaar hogaya , Zalim sipahi ne le liya bistar garib ka
Amma kadam kadam pe aseeri rula gayee, gardan main tauk paav main zanjeer aagayee
kehti e Hussain ki amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra Majra suno
Amma wo bibiyon ka tadapna wo shor-o-shay, Amma rahegi yaad wo aabon bukh wo bey
Amma Rabab roti hai Asgar ko subho shaam , Akbar ko yaad karti hai Laila-e-tashnkaam
kehti e Hussain ki amma Utho utho
Zainhab se karbala ka zarra majra suno
Baazu ke neel dekhiye Amma Khuda gawa, Maktal ki gard bangayee ab shaa Khuda gawa
Amma ye bebasi ye qayamat ki bebasi , amma Humare haal par roti hai amma bekasi
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zainab se karbala ka zarra Majra suno
Amma batayiye tho main ab jee k kya karu , kiss tarah ab Hussain ki furkat ka gam sahu
aayi Fughan nida ki sare hashr hum bhi ab , Kurta lahoo bhara hua rakh denge peshe rab
Beti tumhara Bhai Shah-e- Mashra khain hain, beti tumhare sabr main fathe Hussain hai
kehti e Hussain ki Amma Utho utho
Zaihab se karbala ka zarra Majra suno
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