Peyvast

Yesterday Bloomberg revealed: “A White House budget review set for release Aug. 25 will show cumulative deficits over the next decade amounting to $9 trillion, up from $7.1 trillion that the administration predicted in May, the official said on condition of anonymity because the figures haven’t been made public.”

I really don’t have much more to say except what I already have written:

Mr. Obama: “Tear Down this WALL”

Obanomics: Print Green and Spend

President Obama: Told you so

But I did run a poll on Daily Kos and this was the results casted by mainly democrat readers:

Will Obama end his 4 year with more or less deficit?

43 votes

60% thought deficit will increase or remain the same!

Shortly after I came back to peyvast, the Coup happened in Iran and due to gravity of situation I moved the blog back to Iranian.com. Meanwhile I did not have the time to keep this one in sync with the other .  blog.com also went through some internal changes which for a while made blogging here almost impossible to the point that for example SCE had to totally move out , but now blog.com has got most of its act together but it was very irresponsible of them to just drop the ball on users while changing, instead first  making the changes and then launching it all at the same time as it is customary. Although the final result is an improvement but meanwhile they lost some important users such as Stop Child Executions. Anyway !

This week I ran a successful poll on Daily Kos which is predominantly democrat :

Who would you have voted for today?

485 votes

This showed me that Obama is as favorable as before among hard core democrats and some the popularity that he lost (as per CNN 2nd , 200 day poll) must have been among independents (like me).  Anyway so far it seems like, Washington changes the men , more than the men change Washington!

I am writing this while listing to my favorite song these days:  Halo

Create a national health insurance department with a standard health insurance policy coverage for basic medical, drug, lab and hospital coverage with a small inflation adjusted co-pay offered through insurance companies.

Issue national insurance cards (or use social security card) which act as vouchers that entitles legal residents to the basic medical coverage.

People and businesses can apply to their private insurance (use their insurance ID numbers) and obtain additional coverage and options if they so desire.

Private insurance companies will get reimbursed by government for providing the basic coverage.

Employers are obligated to pay for this basic coverage for their employees and can expense it as tax write off.

The premiums and the customary medical fees are determined and published annually by zip codes.

People can go to any physician or hospital. Any excess fees are out of pocket.

(Based on a poem by Pastor Martin Niemoller. Martin Niemoller was a German pastor who had first supported Hitler through his rise but had become disillusioned by him, opposing him.  He was imprisoned for this opposition and released only by The Allies in 1945)

First they came for monarchists

and I did not speak because I was not a monarchist

Then they came for Kurds

and I did not speak because I was not a Kurd

Then they came for the left

and I did not speak because I was not a leftist

Then they came for seculars

and I did not speak because I was not a secular

Then they came for students

and I did not speak because I was not a student

Then they came for trade unionists

and I did not speak because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for Bahai’s

and I did not speak because I was not a Bahai

Then they came for reformists

and I did not speak because I was not a reformist

Then they came for supporters of Islamic Republic

and Monarchists, Kurds, Leftists, Seculars, Students, Trade Unionists, Bahai’s and Reformists spoke for me too

Masoud Rajavi

There are so many unknowns about Camp Ashraf situation and is not easy to determine who is the real cause the recent escalations .

First and foremost any killing and violation of human rights of anyone including those within Camp Ashraf are absolutely unjustified. Whether recently by Iraqi Government or through the years by the MEK cult leaders. But question remains why the residents resisted. The control of Camp Ashraf was turned to Iraqi’s by US with the condition that the residents will not be forced to return to Iran and Iraqi government has not stated such intention either.

Based on the information available so far these are the ones ultimately responsible for the unfortunate situation in Camp Ahsraf :

1 - Islamic Regime for creating an atmosphere of intolerance and oppression ever since the early years of its inception instead of democratic opportunities for freedom of expression , assembly and political parties which lead to extremism by some of the opposition including Mujahedeen Khalgh and also for their constant pressure on Iraq government to hand in the MEK members.

2 - Leaders of The Mujahedeen Khalgh Cult for having brought their followers to Iraq, for their cult like leadership and treatments of the camp residents and also for recent encouragement of the camp residents to resist control by Iraqi’s

3 - Those camp residents who entered the foreign soil to fight with Iran, treasonous to their own nation during the Iraq-Iran war which led to their current misfortunate destiny.

4- Saddam Hossein for allowing these people on Iraqi soil

5- United Nations for not effectively addressing the fate of the Camp Ashraf residents

6- Iraqi government for any use of violence against unarmed people

It should be stated that these people have lived in Iraq for more than 20 years and most of them were officially allowed in by Iraqi government and therefore first and foremost they do remain as responsibility of Iraqi government . At the same time they live on Iraqi soil and it is absolutely irresponsible of MEK leaders to insist on not allowing Iraqi’s to be in charge of part of their own territory. They had known of this legal right of the host country since the day they chose to enter Iraq to fight their own.

Regardless of what has lead to the current situation

1- United Nations must immediately take a more active role (without involvement of MEK leaders)

2- They should not be forced to go to Iran except by their own wish

3- They should individually or in groups be allowed to go to any country that they are allowed in to.  Legal facilitations must be made for the individuals who wish to obtain foreign visas subject to approval of the new host country.

4- They should also individually and privately be offered residence in Iraq away from the cult if they so desire. They should be offered refuge or permanent resident status by Iraqi government. After all they helped Iraqi army in their war with Iran, especially during the 2nd phase of war when Khomeini had become the attacker with the goal of reaching Karbala. In a way some are Iraq’s war heroes!

5- THE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE PROVIDED FULL ACCESS TO OUTSIDE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS AND AWAY FROM WATCHFUL EYES OF CULT LEADERS IF THEY DESIRE AND TO BE ASSURED THAT THEY ARE NOT UNDER ANY PRESSURE OR UNDUE INFLUENCE FROM CULT LEADERS.

6- The causes of recent deaths and escalations should be reviewed and addressed according to the law and those responsible should be brought to justice.

7- MOST IMPORTANTLY, IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND UN MUST CEASE ANY NEGOTIATION WITH LEADERS OF MEK AND TREAT EACH CULT MEMBER INDIVIDUALLY, CONFIDENTIALLY AND BASED ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL WISHES AND NEEDS .

Independence ; Freedom ; Iranian Republic

July 30, 2009 Tehran

Beware of the possibility of the policy shift to save Khamenei, Velayat faghih (supreme leadership) and Islamic Republic by dumping Ahmadinejad. In fact he may not make it through the month of August.

Pro Ahmadinejad sites as well as Islamic Republic’s Television have already started the “dump the Ahmadinejad” process. There are behind the scene “save the face” maneuvers that are in the works.

Ahmadinejad is the product of the system of the Islamic Republic and its supreme leadership. Ayatollah Khamenei as the head of all armed forces is directly responsible for all the human rights violations and deaths that were caused after the coup and his speech and ultimatums during the Friday Prayer in June. All others responsible should also be brought to justice.
There is no doubt that this will be a retreat by the regime SOLELY because of people’s movement but the question is at least will those responsible for the coup and bloodshed be held responsible? This regime is good at sacrificing its goats through the past 30 years (e.g.: President Banisadr, Ghotbzadeh, Yazdi,…. all the way to the current reformists) in order to maintain itself.

This is no longer about election but it is about violations of people’s basic human and civil rights and murders and injuries in the past month.
Khamenei is directly responsible for the death of Neda’s and Sohrab’s and …and….. with his fatwas (religious orders) approving repression and not even once saying a word about those who were beating and killing people in the streets in plain clothes because he was the one who released their leashes (himself).

Khamenei’s recent order of closure of one detention center is just an attempt to distract from real issue and TO SAVE FACE as if the problem was in Kahrizak prison only and no other prisons or the imprisonments in general.  Also most of the 140 released are freed on very large bails and can be taken anytime. (e.g.: Children rights attorney Mostafaei released on 100,000 USD bail, Human rights attorney Shadi Sadr released today on 50,000 USD )

Indeed this will be and is a retreat and as the result of people’s insistence and struggles but the answer to watch for is: What will come out of it? Ahmadinejad is only the product and implementer. Sacrificing (The Supreme Leader and regime’s) puppet presidents has not achieved anything in the past 30 years.

I repeat: Khamenei is the head of all forces and therefore DIRECTLY responsible for all the bloodshed and he must be brought to justice and that should be the minimum demand.

If bunch of Shia Grand Ayatollahs are also considering moving from Qom in Iran to Najaf in Iraq is not necessarily because they opposed all this but because they are afraid of the day that they will have to answer in courts to Iranian people.

Latest supporting news:

Fundamentalist MP says parliament is considering a vote of incompetence for Ahmadinejad:http://salaamnews.ir/…
Several state-owned media outlets, mainly Ansar News, IRIB, PressTV and Keyhan have recently started to criticize Ahmadinejad rather harshly.
Sacked Intelligence Minister Ejaie has sent a letter to Khamenei criticizing Ahmadinejad rather harshly.

MP Hamid Reza Katouzian has stated that Mohsen Rohulamini’s only fault was to Ahmadinejad and called the killing of dissidents by the government ugly and shameful. This is while another MP Ali Motaher – who has sided with reformists in the past weeks – asked Iran’s judiciary to give up the name of Mohsen’s killer

Karoubi: We must try to keep the Islamic Republic.

United 4 Iran

On July 25, stand in solidarity with the Iranian people & spread the word

Join this unprecedented wave of global citizen activism for the people of Iran. On July 25, participate in an event in one of more than 50 cities around the world.

Join us on July 25, 2009 for a rally in your city in support of theIranian people and in condemnation of the human rights abuses beingcommitted by the Iranian government. Learn how you can get involved byemailing us atinfo@united4iran.org.

Website:http://united4iran.com

United4Iran is a non-partisan collaborative of individuals and humanrights organizations. United4Iran does not promote any politicalagenda; our only aim is to support the people of Iran in their strugglefor democracy and freedom.

We came together to organize a Global Day of Action on July 25th so the citizens of the world can stand together for:

1) Civil and human rights for the people of Iran
2) Stopping the abuse of power—the imprisonment, torture and killing
3) Solidarity with the Iranian people. To our Iranian brothers and sisters: We have heard your voices, and you are not alone.

سوم مرداد ماه 1388: روز جهانی اقدام برای حقوق بشر در ایران

(July 8, 2009) Press Release Human rights activistsare organizing a coordinated Global Day of Action on July 25, 2009 todemand respect for the human rights of the Iranian people and todemonstrate worldwide solidarity with the civil rights movement inIran. Major human rights organizations have sponsored the event.

Around the world, people will gather in solidarity with the Iranianpeople following over a month of intensified state repression againstcitizens peacefully demonstrating for their rights.  Many have beenkilled in the streets, many hundreds have been beaten and injured, andat least 2,000 are thought to have been detained.

The Global Day of Action is a not affiliated with any partisanpolitical agenda, and is aimed at securing the internationallyrecognized rights of the Iranian people.

The organizers believe that while political questions facing Irancan only be resolved by the Iranian people themselves, the violentrepression of their internationally guaranteed human rights are ofconcern to people all around the world.

The global day of action is organized around the following core demands:

1. That member states and civil society organizations of theinternational community give sustained attention to the Iranianpeople’s human rights as a matter of international concern, and thatthe UN should immediately initiate an investigation into grave andsystematic human rights violations in Iran, including the fate ofprisoners and disappeared persons, unlawful killings, and torture andother ill-treatment;
2. An end to state-sponsored violence, accountability for crimes committed and no recourse to the death penalty;
3. The immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners ofconscience, including politicians, journalists, students, and civilsociety activists; and
4. Freedom of assembly, freedom of association, and freedom ofexpression (including freedom of the press) as guaranteed by theIranian constitution and Iran’s obligations under internationalcovenants that it has signed.

سوم مرداد ماه 1388: روز جهانی اقدام برای حقوق بشر در ایران

17 تیرماه 1388-فعالان حقوق بشربطور هماهنگ روز جهانی اقدام برای حقوق بشر در ایران رابرای تاریخ سوم مرداد ماه سازماندهی کرده اند تا در آن خواستار رعایت حقوقبشر مردم ایران شوند. آنها همچنین برای ابراز همبستگی جهانی خود با جنبشحقوق شهروندی مردم در ایران دست به تظاهرات خواهند زد. سازمان های عمدهحقوق بشری از حامیان این اقدام روز جهانی هستند.

درسراسر جهان، مردم برای همبستگی با مردم ایران تجمع خواهند کرد. بیش از یکماه است مردمی که در تجمعات مسالمت آمیز خواهان حقوق خود هستند مورد سرکوبهای گسترده دولتی قرارمی گیرند. بسیاری از مردم در خیابان ها کشته شدند،چند صد نفر در خیابان ها مورد ضرب و شتم قرار گرفته و مجروح شده اند وبنظر می رسد که حداقل 2000 نفر بازداشت شده اند.

روزجهانی اقدام در دفاع از حقوق بشر مردم ایران وابسته به هیچ گروه و برنامهسیاسی نیست و هدف آن تضمین حقوق مردم ایران است که بطور جهانی به رسمیتشناخته شده است.

برگزارکنندگان این روز جهانی اقدام بر این باروند که مسائل سیاسی پیش روی ایرانتنها توسط مردم ایران قابل حل است اما سرکوب خشونت بار حقوق تضمین شده بشرمردم ایران دغدغه همه مردم جهان است.

روز اقدام جهانی حقوق بشر مردم ایران برای دستیابی به این خواسته ها برگزار می شود:

جامعهمدنی جهانی و دولتها این موضوع را که حقوق بشر مردم ایران یک دغدغه جهانیاست، تائید می کند و تاکید می کند که سازمان ملل متحد باید برای بررسیوضعیت وخیم و نقض سیستماتیک حقوق بشر، از جمله وضعیت زندانیان، تعدادبسیار زیاد ناپدیدشدگان، کشتارها و شکنجه هئیتی را فورا به ایران اعزامکند.

همه زندانیان عقیدتی وسیاسی از جمله روزنامه نگاران، دانشجویان و فعالان جامعه مدنی باید بدون قید و شرط و فورا آزاد شوند.

بهخشونت های دولتی و مورد حمایت دولت باید پایان داده شود و دولت برایجنایاتی که اتفاق افتاده باید پاسخگو باشد و مجازات اعدام انجام نشود، و

آزادیتجمع، آزادی بیان و آزادی مطبوعات که در قانون اساسی ایران تضمین شده و ازالزامات بین المللی ایران تحت پیمان ها و میثاق های بین المللی است، بایدتامین شود.

حامیان روز جهانی اقدام عبارتند از: شیرین عبادی؛ برنده جایزه صلح نوبل، جامعه دفاع از حقوق بشر در ایران (LDDHI)،کمپین بین المللی حقوق بشر در ایران، دیده بان حقوق بشر، گزارشگران بدونمرز، عفو بین الملل، فدراسیون بین المللی جامعه های حقوق بشر(FDIH)، ابتکار زنان برنده جایزه صلح،.

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