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Zevico
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Melbourne
Apr 2002
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I've said it before, I 'll say it again: CHECK THE FACTS (or say you haven't) BEFORE YOU STICK YOUR MOUTH OUT.
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Mullahs are not part of Iranian government. They may have influence over it, just as any lobbygroup in the states for example... |
Laurentius, who is the leader of Iran? Is it:
A) Ayatollah Khamaeni, who with a counil of fundamentalists (not sure on the last part) can overule any of the current president and parliament's decisions, or
B) President Khatami.
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laurentius
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Helsinki, Finland
Jun 2001
time: 07:29
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one more:
http://www.irna.ir/en/tnews/030717225312.etn00.shtml
Canadian FM discusses death of Iranian journalist with Kharrazi
Tehran, July 16, IRNA -- Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham held
telephone talks with his Iranian counterpart Kamal Kharrazi on
Wednesday over the death of an Iranian photojournalist, who worked for
Canada's Camera Press magazine.
Graham praised Iranian President Mohammad Khatami for taking
measures, aimed at bringing the cause of the death to light and hoped
that the results of the probe would be announced in the earliest, as
demanded by Kazemi's relatives in Canada.
Kharrazi stressed that "the Islamic Republic of Iran is sensitive
and committed to the fate of its nationals" and assured that officials
"will act very seriously and firmly" in establishing the cause of the
death as soon as possible.
He, however, said that "every body has to wait so that the real
cause of Mrs. Kazemi's death is clarified".
Earlier in the day, Government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh
rejected Canada's request to transfer the journalist's body to that
country, saying "Mrs. Kazemi is an Iranian citizen and in this case we
will act according to the will of her family".
"In our view, no foreign government has the right to make any
special comment in this regard, given the Iranian nationality of Mrs.
Kazemi," he told reporters.
Ramezanzadeh, however, pledged that the government would hand
over probable culprits in the death case to the Judiciary, which he
said, has to deal with them.
"If it is proved that an offense has been committed, the violators
must be confronted and this is the government's demand," he said.
Vice President for legal affairs, Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, also
announced the results of an autopsy, ordered by the government,
concluding that Kazemi had died "of a brain hemorrhage as a result
of a blow".
"The committee, which has been formed on the order of President
(Mohammad Khatami), is following up the matter to see how and where
this happened," he told reporters after a cabinet session.
Ministry of Culture had said that the journalist was arrested last
month while illegally taking pictures from Evin prison in Tehran and
whisked away to Information (Intelligence) Ministry, where he felt
unwell and was taken to hospital.
Several days later, she was pronounced dead from brain stroke on
July 11, the head of the ministry's foreign media office,
Mohammad-Hossein Khoshvaqt said.
It was then that President Khatami ordered Iran's four ministries
of intelligence, interior, culture and justice to form a special
committee and bring the cause of the death to light.
On Tuesday, the ad hoc committee ruled against plans to bury
Kazemi's body and stopped it until investigations into the cause of
the death were final.
An informed source told IRNA Tuesday, that the committee had
rejected a request from Zahra Kazemi's mother to transfer the body
from the coroner's office to her birthplace in Shiraz for interring.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, also said
that the committee has categorically rejected the burial as long as
the cause of the journalist's death is not established.
The announcement came as some news agencies and websites alleged
that Kazemi had been buried in Shiraz after the coroner's office had
issued a death certificate.
BH/JB
I think they are doing the right thing when they refuse to let Kazemis mother bury her.
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Kramerman
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UT, Austin - The live music capital of the world
Jun 2002
time: 23:29
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quote:
Originally posted by laurentius
And how is Iran more "murder-rapist-robber" than USA? |
actually, i think it is quite clear I was reffering to IRAQ... whether you dileberately missed this point or not, i cannot tell. I dont mean to be a bastard, but this particular subject is a big pet peeve of mine.
As for Iran, I can only recall poor things they have done to others or themsleves. Of course someone will chime in with the "oh, but the US only ****s everyone over too..." remark... but for some reason, when something good for one country is done in part for another country's self-interest, the good thing they did seems to not matter, a la nearly every American action since its creation (excluding a few exceptions, vietnam, some incursions into latin amercan, etc).
well, if you really see no difference between Saddam Hussein having WoMD and the democratic US, or the fundy Iranians and the US, then you have some perspective problems. I dont think i have to elaborate much more on this.
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17-07-2003 13:11
the US and Iranian governments are REAL comparable, you are right...
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