persianadvocate's Comments (56)

“The news item claims an unnamed Western diplomat as its source and "analysts". So basically there is still no evidence..­. lol”

“Hama, you are spreading myths. Please see the American Foreign Policy Project's page on such myths:
http://www.americanforeignpolicy.org/iran-gateway/key-myths-and-facts/”

“Ergon,

It seems that you and I, above all else, are defenders of the truth. What you call "efforts to de-stablize" the regime externally, I call lies that bolster the regime wholly. In dispelling these weak arguments (based on lies), we are only allowing the focus to return to true arguments against the regime, the main portion of them coming from the Iranian people themselves. So keep on fighting for the truth! It will prevail, as it's the most fundamental force and potent principle in the universe. Even time and space can be unraveled or bent, but the truth will always remain constant and present.

-PersianAdvocate”

“To you, it's a straw man argument. To every Iranian (and the near-unanimous majority of us back the evil regime that oppresses us on this issue), the right to nuclear enrichment is being attacked by Israelis with wide-ranging and deep influence in the Western world.

As for the green revolution, you clearly are mistaken. It is led by leaders well entrenched in the same establishment you think that it will overthrow. It is an issue for the Iranian people and their supporters, not people like you who are out to demonize Iranians and wish for an attack on the country.”

“Inquisitr,

Illogical argument and irrelevant. We are attacking the proponents of the Iranian nuclear bogeyman myth. What was that saying with glass houses and rocks? You know it -- think.”

“Ergon,

Iran has no foreseeable benefits in holding a nuclear arsenal so long as Israel and the US keep pretending it does. It's like having the power to destroy without actually having it. They are a mean and evil regime to their own people, but even the oppressed in that country will tell you that they are not idiots.”

“Your argument stands on no supporting evidence. If you were to look at the totality of US history, you would find that the US does not, in practice, support democracies over other forms of government when there is an economic or political interest to not do so. Indeed, the US has put into place dictators, supported them, and so forth all in the name "democracy". Even US supported and implemented "democracies" like in Egypt are proof of the reality you fail to understand.”

“Further, I never said it was a "secret" -- this was your twist to make my claim seem implausible.”

“According to you, but you are neither the arbiter of truth nor objective fact. What Miss Narwani's link showed was that there was ample backing by Israel's rabbinical clergy in support of atrocious killings of non-Jews. I could cite for you numerous analytical pieces from inside and outside of Israel showing you that the politics, ranging from settlements to "democracy" in Israel's borders, are highly directed by rabbis who influence the public opinion that keeps the politicians in power.

What you have done is simply respond in the negative without any supporting argument of your own.”

“Sharmine Narwani clarifies the comment above. Benjamin Netanyahu's policies are dictated, in-large, by his right-wing, Rabbinical­ly-approve­d ideologies.”

“Point in fact: Iranians don't make doughnuts - that's crappy pastry.”

“Hu.man,

I am not a violent man by any means, but if they put me in a room with Ahmadinejad, I would cut his throat from ear to ear. Why am I saying this? I don't agree with the man on many issues, including his irrelevant investigation of the Holocaust (ask any Iranian, we are either indifferent or supportive of an Israeli homeland) and his treatment of my own people, the Iranian public.

This does not give Israel causus belli. First, Ahmadinejad does not control the foreign policies of Iran. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't launch a single missile at anyone without the Ayatollah's say. Second, just because he investigated the Holocaust, does not mean that he now wants to kill all Jews. I'll remind you that Iran hosts the second biggest population of Jews who were offered monetary incentives to make the pilgramige to Israel, but refused.”

“It's very simple Marc, and you know it:
Israel is the reason anyone is wringing panties over Iran's utilization of its rights over the NPT. They seek to minimize or end their only viable regional competitor. A powerful Iran is horrible for Israel.

Israel and its cronies cannot be proponents of obligations to which they are not under. Iran is not any less sovereign than the US. Israel is a sovereign nation that is not recognized by many nations of the world. Iran does not have this problem.”

“Inquisitr - cite it. I can't prove a negative.”

“If Israel is the proponent of this whole matter and drawing the US into war over its legal right to enrichment via the NPT, which the US and Israel did not sign, then why wouldn't we wonder about Israel's illegal nukes?

Sounds like Israel wants to keep a nuclear monopoly insofar as the ME is concerned.”

“Flagrant self-promotion at 4:50 AM. Israel has been pounding its chest like a 2 year old trumpeting "CHARGE!" for nearly 8 years. Iran has all but welcomed the attack, threatening that it will respond in a crushing manner.

All analysts agree that Israel cannot sustain a war with Iran alone. The US government cannot enjoin an attack without massive popular support which they will never have ;)”

“Are you kidding me? Have you ever been to Kurdistan? I have and it is NOT a stable region for these hikers to have been in. Sure, it has its periods of peace, but it is bombarded by Turkish raids and periodic Iranian raids intended to stop the terrorist activities that stem from that area.”

“Inquisitr,

I am a big proponent of the human rights movement in Iran. However, I am disgusted by how many groups have already positioned themselves to hijack this movement from the Iranians.

For instance, we have an organization called United Against a Nuclear Iran, led by American Jews with pro-Zionist sympathies, who have decided to use the green movement as a main part of their propaganda push to stop Iran's civilian nuclear rights, which is actually against the interests of all Iranians, green or not.

A substantial majority of Iranians support Iran's nuclear program and believe that they have a right to enrichment. This is a policy that is wholly detached from domestic strife relating to our need for human rights as well. Basically, we are a people struggling for our rights outside and within our own borders.

So, the best thing to do is not to bring up the green movement when it comes to Iran's nuclear program and issues thereof in my humble opinion.”

“What this self-proclaimed (see comment above) informed former ambassador doesn't tell you is that per the IAEA protocols, Iran had no duty to disclose the site until it was ready to receive nuclear materials within six months. All estimates show that this site wouldn't have received any nuclear related materials for another 1.5 years. Iran didn't have a duty to disclose anything. Conveniently, the facility Marc pretends was "secret" to all, was disclosed to the public by Iran's adversaries the day before the Geneva talks.

Marc pretends to have a smoking gun here. He doesn't speak of the persistent Israeli military threats to Iran's sovereignty over the past 8 years, but instead goes over the same old tagline of a mistranslated Ahmadinejad quote in 2006. He doesn't take issue with Iran's own interest to hide even its "good" nuclear sites from attack.

Why would it be within military areas? Why would it be small (and probably not the only one of its kind) instead of all in one large and obvious area? Marc would like us to think that they did that ONLY to create nuclear weapons, a nearly 70 year old technology that would be outdated as soon as it was created by the Iranians.

Marc also insists that the IAEA "determined" that the facility was designed specifically for weapons. Even today's press releases don't state it at that level of certainty.

Clearly, someone here is propagandizing. Could be me or could be Marc. You decide.”

“Marc,

Are you saying that Israel has no obligation to the international community to come clean about its nuclear arsenal when it circumvented a treaty it should have been forced to sign? Also, I challenge you here and now to translate, verbatim, the call for Israel's destruction you so proudly trumpet. What did Ahmadinejad say in 2006? Do you speak Farsi?

No, instead you repeat the same tag line. Tell me, ambassador, what would happen if Iran shot even 1 nuke in the air in Israel's direction, even if the US did nothing to interfere? Israel has no nukes or second-strike capabilities? They don't hold 300+ MODERN nuclear weapons with payloads designed by us, the Americans? They don't have a superior air force thanks to the US? What makes you think Iran would actually attack Israel?

I'm sorry for asking questions, but at the moment it appears to me that you are fearmongering and I am hoping for a clarification.

-Concerned Citizen”

“LOL, nice embellishment. Yes, people have been executed in Iran that I deplored, but women were never hung for wearing makeup. This is a lie.”

“It's quite apparent that, after reading the objective facts, Ambassador Ginsberg's statements are no more than talking points of the Israeli lobby to which he swears allegiance.”

“Well said and factually accurate. It's obvious those diametrically opposed to this view are riding on lies while we're fueled by the truth.

Let's see who wins, shall we? ;)”

“Not MY American flag. The flag of politicians who are controlled and paid by the Israeli lobbies.”

“Israel is not our national interest but the interest of a lobby known as AIPAC. This lobby should be labeled correctly as a foreign entity, but much $$$ and hands on politician's throats enables them to avoid something like that from happening.”