Iran allocates $20m to expose US 'rights violations'

[Ozzy[NO]]

This probably belongs in the Humor sub-forum, but here it goes:

A majority of Iranian lawmakers have approved a bill that will fund a program intended to expose “breaches of human rights” in the US.

In a vote on Sunday, the parliamentarians voted by a margin of 189 to 21 to pass the bill which will allocate $20 million toward the efforts, reported the Iranian Labor News Agency.

"The Americans have repeatedly approved measures to assist Iranian opposition, especially recently [they approved] a $55-million allocation by the US Senate," said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who head the influential Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.

The new law consists of a single article, which stipulates: "To counter the unfair restrictions imposed by the United States and other Western powers in the arena of information technology, and in order to expose the numerous and increasing instances of breaches of human rights and to defend legal trends that stand against that country's methods, the sum of $20 million is allocated from the currency reserves fund."

In defending the measure, Boroujerdi called it "necessary" and said: "We must respond in kind to America's injustice and tyranny and the interference of this country against Iran."

“With the allocation of this budget,” the senior lawmaker said. “We will show to the world that Iran's Majlis is active as a defender of the rights of the nation in the face of US greed.”

http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=104307&sectionid=351020101

The US is no angel, but this is just priceless!

[3rdMillhouse]

Oh them hipocritical bastards, who are they gonna fund now? Since the republicans are the opposition.

[Snoshi]

Oh lol.. More money to waste on useless stuff, while people get nothing..

[happyslapper]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to do a google search ?!

[3rdMillhouse]

Oh lol.. More money to waste on useless stuff, while people get nothing..

They get raped in prisons, ain't that good enough?

[budgie]

20 million for something they can see on Fox and CNN? Sheesh...

[Bro Jangles]

oh no! the iranians may find our Political forced labor camps!

[khaz]

They should just save the money and cut and paste everything from the ACLU and DNC into thier report.

[Octavariable]

I would've expected they will use this amount to hide their own human rights violations:roll:

[Atari400]

This, all the while their country has one of the biggest "brain-drains" on Earth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%27s_brain_drain

Yet another example of this government of the "people"... :roll:

[Erik Sleivöks]

This is the problem with the current Iranian regime and the pathetic Press TV channel.

They are hypocritical to the extreme, and since lies are quite standard, they are living in a world where reality does not matter. If the reality does not suit them, they just invent another one.

They should rather look in to their own prisons or even on their own streets.

[deagle]

lol, we can spend half that and find double their violations.

[Atari400]

This is the problem with the current Iranian regime and the pathetic Press TV channel.

They are hypocritical to the extreme, and since lies are quite standard, they are living in a world where reality does not matter. If the reality does not suit them, they just invent another one.

They should rather look in to their own prisons or even on their own streets.


Well, lets just say that the current Iranian regime(that is what it is, if not a deadly farce of one), can be best described in one way, and actually is when you visit Iran, and I "quote":

"Our government cares more about the Palestinians, and Arabs in general, than they ever would care about us".

Now, taken into account the ancient love that is shared between Persians and Arabs alike...How would any of you want to be an Iranian citizen right now? :roll:

P.S...That was MAJOR sarcasm about the "love" right there. :slap:

[bbsh]

Only 20m? Those petrodollars must be stretched thin these days

[Erik Sleivöks]

Well, lets just say that the current Iranian regime(that is what it is, if not a deadly farce of one), can be best described in one way, and actually is when you visit Iran, and I "quote":

"Our government cares more about the Palestinians, and Arabs in general, than they ever would care about us".

Now, taken into account the ancient love that is shared between Persians and Arabs alike...How would any of you want to be an Iranian citizen right now? :roll:

P.S...That was MAJOR sarcasm about the "love" right there. :slap:

Ohhh… I sincerely think that the “regime” is more thinking about themselves than the Palestinians, the Arabs, or finally the Iranians.

If they are “supporting” the Arabs it is just so that they can pretend that they are somehow the only nation that is capable of facing Israel (even if it is just a dream) and that they are the only to care about poor Arabs and that all the other Arab nations are just corrupt regimes in the hands of the Great Satan USA.

[khukuri]

If the Iranian regimes involvement with us Arabs is considered as caring for... than I would be happy to be left without any "care".

[Atari400]

Ohhh… I sincerely think that the “regime” is more thinking about themselves than the Palestinians, the Arabs, or finally the Iranians.

If they are “supporting” the Arabs it is just so that they can pretend that they are somehow the only nation that is capable of facing Israel (even if it is just a dream) and that they are the only to care about poor Arabs and that all the other Arab nations are just corrupt regimes in the hands of the Great Satan USA.

Oh, really? You are sure about that?

Then, by your logic, why would Iran even have the need to face off against Israel? How on Earth would that even be within their own people's interest? Simply put, it is not. The government has one agenda, and it the vast majority of it's own population is not included...The people are simply a tool at their hands.

The "Islamic Republic" wishes to export it's form of "Islamism" in much the same manor that the Soviet Union had wished to export it's form of communism. There are actually many very similar aspects to both, from a behavioral standpoint. From an ideological standpoint, for instance, the exportation of revolution to insure the survival of revolution plays a fundamental part. Paul Wolfowitz, the former Deputy Defense Secretary in the recent Bush presidency, actually compared Iran to a "mini Soviet Union" about 9 years back. Having been to Iran, and having had family in the former Soviet Union...I can see his reasoning.

The catch, of course, is that Iran is a Shia country, full of non-Arabs. Shias as "Muslims" is questionable from a mainstream Islamic standpoint. Persians are HATED by Arabs, and the reverse is true as well, as they are ancient enemies. Persians have no ancient conflict with the Jews, and Jews have lived in Iran for literally thousands of years. Modern Islamism is itself a form of Arab nationalism, and in fact came to replace Arab nationalism after it's failures against Israel, the West and any form of real long term economic progress.

So, from the standpoint of the IRI, you are trying to export a revolution, which is really thinly veiled Arab nationalism/fascism, while the population you control in non-Arab, and unfortunately does not really share the same religion, and hence ideology as the people you are trying to export the revolution to.

Every wonder why everyone in the Iranian government calls themselves a "sayyid", meaning a descendant of Mohammad and his clan? They are not claiming decent from Cyrus the Great, or even Genghis Khan(which is actually very popular in Central Asia). Ever wonder why the exportation of revolution concentrates SO much on the Arabic speaking countries of the Middle East, but virtually ignores Iran's own backyard in Central Asia, that it has the most cultural, ethnic and historical connections to, as well as the rest of the so-called non-Arab "Islamic World"?

Visit Iran, see the process of "Arabization" for yourself that is taking place at the IRI's direction, and then try and tell me that this government is not far more interested in the plight of Arabs, than it's own people.


If the Iranian regimes involvement with us Arabs is considered as caring for... than I would be happy to be left without any "care".

Believe me, most Iranians wish they wouldn't care, either. Put yourself in their position.