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Neocons & MKO (again)

Amir Taheri is one of the "experts" of Benador Associates. The group also includes other notables such as Prince of Darkness Richard Perle and Iran's Enemy #1; Michael Ledeen. Taheri is the guy who recently claimed Hijab did not exist in Iran until 1977 and praised "W" on one of his biggest endorsements of the clerical tyranny in Iran, when he publicly applauded the student movement for democracy. So, his political leaning and affiliation is clear.

In his latest article he makes two allegations that may require further inquiry; one is that France bombed Bushehr in 1983, number two and more importantly; U.S. has made a deal with Massoud Rajavi's Mojahedin to commit acts of sabotage inside Iran, followed by another attack on nuclear plants to cause an uprising against the regime following its destabilization.

The first one is one of those accusations nobody can prove or reject, so talk is cheap. Second one though, is straight out of the mind of Ledeen, the man obsessed with interfering with the natural progress of Iranian people towards democracy. A friend recently objected to me labeling Ledeen as Iran's #1 enemy, suggesting that someone like Khamenei is more deserving of the title. Perhaps she's right. To me, the 1979 revolution had three main goals reflected in people's chants and list of demands: abolition of monarchy and establishment of a republic, independence and freedom. The first one is done with and will never ever be reversed. Between the other two, at least Khamenei shows some basic commitment to the independence part, while Ledeen is so keen on destroying that too. As for freedom, Khamenei doesn't even believe in it and Ledeen's version isn't that much better.

Michael Ledeen, congratulations! You still retain the #1 position in my books.

Posted by Pedram at November 23, 2003 07:38 PM