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President Bush new message to Iranians
by David ET on Sep.15, 2006, under Uncategorized
On Wednesday when Washington Post reporter asked what President Bush’s message to Iranians was, he “quickly and without notes” answered:
”We respect your history. We respect your culture. We admire the entrepreneurial skills of your people. I would say to the Iranian people that I recognize the importance of your sovereignty — that you’re a proud nation, and you want to have a positive future for your citizens,”
“In terms of the nuclear issue….,I understand that you believe it is in your interest — your sovereign interest, and your sovereign right — to have nuclear power. I understand that. But I would also say to the Iranian people, there are deep concerns about the intentions of some in your government who would use knowledge gained from a civilian nuclear power industry to develop a weapon that can then fulfill the stated objectives of some of the leadership [to attack Israel and threaten the United States]. And I would say to the Iranian people that I would want to work for a solution to meeting your rightful desires to have civilian nuclear power..” “we have no desire for conflict,” Bush added.
He expressed hope that Iran would help stabilize Iraq, but he said the best channel for this dialogue would be through Iraq’s new prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, who has been in Tehran this week. And he called for a new program of cultural and educational exchanges between the United States and Iran as a way of encouraging greater contact and trust. Bush said Maliki’s visit to Tehran was “aimed at convincing the Iranians that a stable Iraq is in their interest. They have said so many times, and I think Prime Minister Maliki is now attempting to find out what that means, and how the Iraqi government can work with the Iranians to create a sense of stability.”Bush proposed that the West supply enriched uranium to Iran and other countries, and collect the nuclear waste. He argued that this global program “would be a solution that would answer a deep desire from the Iranian people to have a nuclear power industry.”
Bush said he had read commentary criticizing Maliki’s trip. “I disagree. Prime Minister Maliki should go to Iran. It is in Iraq’s national interest that relations with Iran be such that there are secure borders and no cross-border issues, including the exportation of equipment that can harm Iraqi citizens as well as coalition troops, and the exportation of extremism that can prevent this young [Iraqi] democracy from flourishing.”
Our discussion followed the 12-day visit to the United States by former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami. I asked Bush why he had approved this visit by a high-level Iranian and what he thought it had accomplished.
“One of the dilemmas facing [American] policymakers is to understand the nature, the complex nature of the Iranian regime,” he said. “And I thought it would be beneficial for our country to receive the former leader, Khatami, to hear what he had to say. And as importantly for him, to hear what Americans had to say.” He wanted Khatami to understand that on the nuclear issue and Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel, “It’s not just George W. Bush speaking.”
The Khatami visit “said that the United States is willing to listen to voices,” Bush explained. “And I hope that sends a message to the Iranian people that we’re an open society, and that we respect the people of Iran.” … “I would like to see more cultural exchanges,” he said. “I would like to see university exchanges. I would like to see more people-to-people exchanges.”
“I know that the more we can show the Iranian people the true intention of the American government,” Bush concluded, “the more likely it is that we will be able to reach a diplomatic solution to a difficult problem.”
I came away with a sense that Bush is serious about finding a peaceful solution to the nuclear crisis, and that he is looking hard for ways to make connections between America and Iran.
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September 24th, 2006 on 8:10 pm
September 21, 2006 – United Nations New York, U.S.
Now with former president Khatami setting the stage of the so-called dialogue between cultures at his red carpet monologue events and staged speeches and answers at the Harvard University School of government, Islamic Republic’s president Ahmadinejad this morning in doing what the deception artists are experts in, avoided answering all questions regarding Islamic republic’s atomic bomb ambitions and again invited the U.S. administration to have dialogue with the Islamic Republic.
Mr. Ahmadinejad, took the opportunity to question the US about its nuclear bomb arsenals and Ahmadinejad found it to be his business to speak on behalf of the Palestinians. He again did not address nor did he acknowledged Holocaust and Israel’s territorial independence.
Millions of Iranians in and out of Iran hope that the western leaders do not fall victim to these dictators illusory deceptive tactics, they hope that the western intelligence along with the historical track record of lies and deceptions, don’t get fooled by these evil attempt of having a dialogue.
Millions of Iranians were and are held hostage by these tugs and have suffered dearly, the Iranian People will continue to suffer and will continue their sacrifices but would not agree that having dialogue with these murderers and violators of basic human rights (equality of man and woman, basic freedoms of speech and thought, religion and a basic right to live) would help humanity.
Mr. Ahmadinejad repeated the word “Juctice” at least 2 dozen times in his statements, what he forgot to mention is that Tehran’s District Attorney murdered the Canadian Journalist Zahrah Kazemi a few years back and is walking the streets free and without prosecutions, Ahmadinejad also forgot to mention that there are thousands of woman who silently stood to protest for their equal rights and they were hauled to secret jails and are being held, tortured, rapped and murdered without their families knowing of their whereabouts.
Conveniently Ahmadinejad forgot they refer to teenager girls under the age of 18 under the age of consent, are being sold to highest Arab sheik bidders in the Persian Guld under the name of “Brides” which apparantely is endorsed by some wild interpretation of Islam allowing girls over ages 9 or 11 to be wedded.
Watch now organizations like Iranian American Council (AIC) (Amirahmadi) his new creation like National Iranian American Council( NIAC ) (Titra Parsi) their counter parts Network of Iranian American Professionals of Orange County (NIPOC) in orange county California and IMAN Islamic center through (Namazighah) in Los Angeles and IABA (Iranian BAR Association) in New York through Babaie (Babayi) or Hoghooghi and alike all of a sudden start talking dialogue between cultures.
These so-called non profit organizations do not speak for the millions of Iranian specially Millions of American Iranians. How is it that only these and a few one night stands these organizations have with other non profit organizations, find it their business to help promote dialogue with the Islamic Republic and their dictators, agents and instrumentalities. Are they and their directors agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran? Are they or their agents supported by the Evil Islamic Republic or their agents, here in the U.S. taking advantage of the American Freedoms and using it to advance the ill wished and desires of the Evil Islamic Republic of Iran?
Shouldn’t the intelligence agencies pay closer attention to the intentions of these so-called non profits or our laws and constitution allows our enemies to come to our homes, put up camps, give us the finger, use our system and freedoms, spin propaganda against U.S. and its interests and its citizens, help evil doers and spin misters to have a free ride, and we have to sit back, welcome them, give them visas, access to our banking and legal system, allow them to use our resources against us and be unable to do anything about it?
You mean to tell us with all the post 9-11 laws and acts especially the controversial bank secrecy and patriot acts, we are unable to shut down our enemies from operating within our boarders? I think not, I trust that if these instrumentality’s activities are so apparent to the average eyes, the intelligence community can not be sleep at the wheel.
Culture assumes history and something positive. Khatami, Ahmadinejad, Ayatola Khamenei and their gang are not Muslims, they are not Iranians they are nothing more than evil executioners who were handed a country.
Iran and Iranians survived the sword of Islam some 1500 years ago, and again Iran is occupied by Arabs and Iranians held hostage, except the swords has been change with a Russian made machine gun. Iranians respect equally all religions, Iranians from Zoroastrians to Cyrus the great declared the equality of human rights. Don’t mistake these dictators to be representatives of the Iranian people or true Muslims.
There are no negotiations to be had, when will these politicians get it, no one can make a deal with the devil and these Mullah’s will and have put one over the devil. They are masters of deception, referred to as deception weavers as part of their training in Qum (Iran) before they achive the title of Mullah or Akhound. This means before they can be clergies, they have to graduate the 4 year course of mastering the art of deception.
The key are the true Iranian people who love the west, transparent democracy, equal freedom and when supported will over turn these good for nothing bastards.
World Citizen, proud Iranian American