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| exiled groups seek Mullahs overthrow |
| 2003-04-22 |
| This is not a traditional Rantburg news article. Rather it is an (edited) email sent by Armen Saginian, an Iranian exile living in the US, who is trying to secularise Islam and mount an ideological challenge to the Mullahs. He wants religion OUT of Iranian politics and schools. He has set up a number of organisations such as AA-18, and New Horizons, and published secular books and distributed them in Iran (no mean feat). He needs help and support from the US. He is a weapon against the Mullahs. These are his worries, btw: I have no idea what he means by a laic society nor who half these people are, but Rantburgers will know. Situation has forced us to contact you in this way and manner · Why is Mr. Michael Ladeen back in the picture? · Why are the Shiite clerics congregating in Iraq? · Are we about to create another Islamist Iran in Iraq? · Prince Reza Pahlavi is not the solution. · Mr. Asadollah Morovati together with Michael Ladeen is not the solution. · Iranian youth inside and outside of the country are the solution. · We just concluded an anti-Islamic mini-convention in Washington D.C. · We are planning a fully dedicated, three-day, free-Iran & anti-Islamist convention in Los Angeles for October or November. · Our aim is not only a secularist government, but also a laic society for Iran. · Give us one tenth of the $5 million designated to topple the regime in Iran, and we will produce ten-fold of the work that the rest of the money will. · Old political scenario writers are going from city to city trying to drum-up old and burned-out figureheads to present to the White House as a valid alternative opposition. Group. How can we help? Respectfully, Armen A. Saginian contact: armen@cfiwest.org |
| Posted by:Anonymous |
| #7 Good point J.Don't have a clue how to help,someone point me in the right direction and I'll do what I can. |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-04-23 07:54:47 |
| #6 Armen uses his name, but he didn't post here, I did on his behalf (unasked mind you, i just want to find ways to help him out). I don't use my name as mine is irrelevant! who does use a name here? we all use handles! |
| Posted by: anon1 2003-04-22 19:21:34 |
| #5 Use your name on a blog in Iran and you get an introduction to the happy truncheon. |
| Posted by: Jon 2003-04-22 12:54:01 |
| #4 Don't think I can trust anybody without the courage to use thier name. |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-04-22 10:58:02 |
| #3 thanks, JTE, i will email armen and ask him that! |
| Posted by: anon1 2003-04-22 08:15:12 |
| #2 A broad-based democratic student resistance movement in Iran has a website as www.iran-daneshjoo.org. You might check that out. I wonder, though, what this guy's gripe with Michael Ledeen is? Ledeen has been an outspoken and passionate proponent of democratization in Iran, and in fact viewed the Iranian mullahs as a far greater global terrorist threat than Iraq. If anything he has worked to get an easily distracted press and pundit community to focus on the student movement in Iran and the potential for grass-roots democratic reform. Maybe some quarters of the Iranian expat community have some issues with him for some reason. If anyone knows, post a comment. |
| Posted by: JTE 2003-04-22 07:47:16 |
| #1 it was me that posted this from Armen, just forgot to change the name bit. I posted it because, I wanted to let you know that Iranian expats are trying to stir things, too, and get away from Islamism. Also alert you to the names he mentions in case it is important. But mostly: advice. Can anyone advise on how Armen can best further his cause? Who can he contact who will listen? His organisation needs money to print more anti-Islamist books in Farsi and English to distribute in Iran. Also, to organise and get the word out. Any good organisations that would be willing to help him with publicity/benefactors/departments of government that would listen to him. Anything would be appreciated. Any good advice here I will personally email off to him to make sure he gets it. |
| Posted by: anon1 2003-04-22 07:34:58 |