It is . Even after elections KHamenei changed the officers in sepah. Khamenei is the chief of sepah.
Khamenei having a lot of different sources of money and he is the only one (except when president is cheating) to be able not say to the parliament or anyone what the money is spent for.
Although I know that many Iranians claim to be Sadah falsely (in the past their ancestors did to raise up in the social class) like in other regions outside of the Arab world.
It is . Even after elections KHamenei changed the officers in sepah. Khamenei is the chief of sepah.
Khamenei is not the chief of army (non sepah): you know this army said that during green wave they would never attack any protester .
I know very well how it works for personal reasons. And i am providing informations myself to some newspapers about Iran.
So i guess i know well my country
Suicide bombers exist in many countries not especially more in Iran. I am not going to explain how to become a suicide bomber because these people are different than me or you... i don't know how they can become like this.
I am a sayyid. but our religious teachings are very different than extremism and fanatism. Individual rights, freedom of speech, freedom to wear scarf or not, we always fought like this in my family.
Many Iranians will blame poor people... as we say "villagers" ; they will blame poor villagers manipulated to work in police or sepah. but it is very far to be an explanation and if they knew little bit more poor people they'd understand that it depends very much on education of parents. I mean like in any country of the world: i can see some people are fascist here in Francen very few but still they exist. Blaming all population or culture for this ...is not fair. i am not saying you are saying this but i hear it often .
I am very proud of Iranians . Instead of regime they are good people. It is hard to read "Iranians this or that"' by al-Hasani.
It reminds my pashtoon friends in Iran, who i like very much. One of them; his father is dead fighting against talibans and was a friend of Masoud. Still many people believe wrongly pashtoon = taliban or stone age people.
If we want the world to be better we have to work hard to do so. Not insult other nations and religions. Not threating other nations too.
Come on Hussein, are you saying all of Iran's 'activities' are down to one elderly man? such an infrastructure for certain 'acts' is not orchestrated by one man. He's a figurehead for it.
The thing about Islam is the belief that this life is just a vehicle to the next life - the paradise. I think this creates a situation where this life is regarded as cheaper and thus more people are inclined to blow themselves up.
You see how you're upset over people's perceptions of Iran and then al-Hasani posts about his frustration about people's perception of Saudi. Also I have it from both sides about Israel.
al-Hasani - I need to remind you that a certain group is considered to be the mothership for all of the mainly Sunni groups. The Muslim Brotherhood.
Remember where Al Zawahiri comes from?
You're not going to tell me the Americans created the MB in the 20's/30's, are you?
I have to disagree of course about your assertion that Israel's creation is a cause. What about Saudi's creation? Lebanon? Jordan? all carved out by empires. Jews are a part of the middle east whether you like it or not. It's their birthplace and they have a right to a country - just as Arabs have a right to theirs.
Do you blame Israel for Iran and Iraq war? do you blame Israel for Iraq invading Kuwait? middle east is not peaceful and hadn't been for a long time.
As for the coup in Iran. The Brits were the main instigators but got the Americans to do it for them. So I'll hold my hands up there.
At least as an Israeli, I can bring you and Hussein together. Israel is the best for bringing all Muslims, Arabs and Iranians together in unity for a common cause.
Yes, the Muslim Brotherhood is the mother of modern political Islamism in all its forms. Notice that Islamism does not equal Jihadism. The latter is what we see whenever there is a religiously motivated attack. Islamism is a way of life and form of rule.
I have read many books on the Muslim Brotherhood and much of what Sayyid Qutb argued against was the Western influence in the Arab and Muslim world. Remember that Egypt was a British colony and that the monarchy was basically a British client. Who introduced socialism, liberalism and other alien forms of life in the Arab and Muslim world? I mean you do realize that the borders of most Arab states, expect KSA, have been literally drawn on a map. Much like Israel btw.
KSA was never a expansionist state. Every single territory of KSA is territory on the Arabian Peninsula and Arab territory. Then compare it to Iran for example where you have many ethnic groups and land that until recently never was Persian. Baluchistan fore example. The Kurdish problem as well.
The policies of KSA changed dramatically under Faisal's rule. He also saw communism as a threat and it was at that time that his neighbor on the Arabian Peninsula mind you the motherland of Islam (!), today's Yemen, in South Yemen, became the first Arab country in history to officially adopt Communism. I mean the threat was real. So to counter that Islamic rhetoric was used widely in the Arab world and exported. But that was not Al-Qaeda but just Islam. I see no problem with this. KSA did not try to export Islam to non-Muslim lands or violently. Or by declaring country x or y to be conquered, like Khomeini did with KSA (Makkah and Madinah). To me that's a noticeable difference.
Nobody said that Jews have no right to live in the Middle East. They are fellow Semitic people. I am not anti-Jew. I am anti-Zionism. Two very different things. I know Jews in real life and have no problem with them. If I was anti-Jew that would not happen. Also Jews and Arabs are both Semitic people with a similar history, traditions, customs and even religions. The similarities between Islam and Judaism are noticeable. Anyway off-topic.
I do not agree with how Israel was created and what has followed since 1947. Also my point was just to say that while Jews were massacred and persecuted in Europe for centuries Jews in Arab lands lived in Arab countries without problems and often with great influence. In Yemen and Iraq for example the Jews dominated the trade for example. And where good citizens.
Hehe, Hussein just admitted to be a closet-Arab at least in terms of ancestry, so that does not count. Anyway I never had a problem with him since we have had many interesting discussions before. But sometimes the waves can get high on a internet forum. You know.
I also have a bit of healthy Arab temper. "So watch out for flying rocks and camels, LOL!" (redneck accent)
