As the White House’s campaign against Iran heats up, the Campaign for Peace and Democracy is gathering signatures in support of its statement “IRAN: Neither U.S. Aggression nor Theocratic Repression.”
Campaign for Peace and Democracy:
[Partial statement.]
IRAN: NEITHER U.S. AGGRESSION NOR THEOCRATIC REPRESSION
Just as it did before its invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration is manufacturing a climate of fear in order to prepare public opinion for another act of aggression—this time against Iran. Three years ago it was the specter of Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction; today it’s the threat of a possible Iranian nuclear bomb. Washington’s immediate goal is to get the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran and, in all probability, to justify a military attack on Tehran’s nuclear facilities—a job that may be outsourced to Israel. The White House even insists on keeping the catastrophic “nuclear option” on the table—that is, using tactical nuclear weapons to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, many of which are located in or near civilian population centers. Although a full-scale invasion of Iran is highly unlikely at the moment, there can be little doubt that the neoconservatives in the Bush administration have a grand strategy that includes, eventually, “regime change” in Tehran as a way of further enlarging U.S. imperial power.
We strongly oppose the U.S. occupation of Iraq: it has brought appalling suffering to the Iraqi people with fatalities in the tens of thousands, descent into civil war and the strengthening of the most authoritarian elements in Iraqi society—as well as more than 2,400 U.S. soldiers dead and thousands more wounded. Likewise, the U.S. government’s attempts to bully Iran are succeeding mainly in terrorizing the Iranian people and weakening internal opposition to the mullahs. The Bush administration’s claim that it is promoting democracy in these two countries is the grossest hypocrisy; its only interest is power and control of oil resources. We, on the other hand, care very much about the ability of the Iraqi and Iranian people to control their own societies, about civil liberties and the rights of women, gays, workers, and ethnic minorities there. That is why we raise our voices against the current threats to Iran and call for immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq.
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By Guitarsandmore, May 20, 2006 at 6:52 am Link to this comment
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The Republican party is manufacturing a climate of fear so that it can get reelected. There is no threat from Iran and congress knows it.
Report thisBy Mace Price, May 20, 2006 at 1:05 am Link to this comment
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...No one in their right mind would add his or her name to such a document.
Report thisBy hass, May 19, 2006 at 7:45 pm Link to this comment
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The “National Council of Resistance” is a terrorist organization that is 20 times worse than the current regime. Human Rights Watch has condemned the “National Council of Resistance” for torturing and killing its own members who attempted to leave the organization. The “National Council of Resistance” is listed as a terrorist organization by the US and the EU too. It is an Islamic-Marxist organization that was the most violent faction involved in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which then betrayed the nation and people of Iran by siding with Saddam Hussein. The National Council of Resistance actually fought and killed Iranians, on behalf of Saddam’s regime, during the Iran-Iraq war. Later, acting as Saddam’s proxies, they massacred Kurds. That’s why this organization is absolutely hated by Iranians of any political persuasion. It is a cult of the worst sort.
Report thisBy pari, May 19, 2006 at 1:26 pm Link to this comment
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You do not seem to propose a solution then as to how to deal with Iran’s tyrant leaders?
The Iranian people believe the third option. That is no to war and no to futile talks and YES to democratic change in Iran by the Iranian people and their organised opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran led by Maryam Rajavi.
The best option is the Iranian option. Remove the opposiiotn from the terror lists and let them make the change.
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