Lobbyists legitimizing the Islamic Regime against the will of freedom loving Iranians

United efforts of lobbyists to legitimize the Islamic Regime against the will of Iranians who struggle for a Secular and Democratic System

There are a growing number of Iranian lobby groups and individuals that although may have different motives and interests, are united in pursuing one main task: “unconditional relations between the United States and the Islamic Regime of Iran.They have formed an interwoven lobby network with some American individuals and groups that have similar interests and support each other diligently by promoting their activities and attacking any Iranian or American daring to oppose them. They hide their true motives by creating a false war-peace alternative in order to promote peace with the Islamic Regime of Iran .

The best way to know them is to follow their orchestrated efforts in legitimizing the Islamic Regime through their own statements and writings.

There are two documents that have become the roadmap for all the lobby groups and individuals as reflected in their writings collected here. Trita Parsi was the architect of this roadmap. He first published it in the Nation magazine in November 19, 2007, under the title of "The Iranian Challenge." A reformatted form of this article was resurfaced again after a year in November 2008 and was presented as "Joint Expert Statement on Iran " at a conference organized by the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).

The Iranian Challenge, by Trita Parsi
( For a rebut to this article, please see "The Clergy Challenge" by Mohammad Parvin)

Joint Expert Statement on Iran

The rest of the lobby web follow this roadmap. Please review their tireless effort in legitimizing the Islamic Regime reflected in the following articles that are updated daily and let us know of any other statements or articles not covered here.

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Neda's death: 80 percent propaganda-sold-as-investigative reporting, By Kaveh Afrasiabi (11/22/09)

Comments: As noted in a posting by a blogger, Mehrtash Rasegar, Kaveh Afrasiabi who sits on the board of CASMII advisors has written an article, criticising the BBC documentary on the death of Neda, as "80% propaganda". His article is posted by CASMII on their official site.

Reflecting on Iran’s Presidential Election, by Ismael Hossienzade ( 8/21/09)

Comments: Ismael Hosseinzadeh is a living example of desperate reactionaries who call themselves “left” without having any real sense whatsoever about the dynamics of social justice and that the road to social justice is democracy. He, like his counterparts such as CASMII, can only find people like Ahmadinejad to advance their cause. In their so-called fight against imperialism, whoever trades insults with the U.S. is an ally. Ahmadinejad is Hosseinzadeh lightening rod in his way to “social justice.” He has written a twenty page article to prove that Ahmadinejad is the true representative of Iranians and a proponent of social justice and that “green revolution” paved the way for a lot of death and destruction. Read at least the first two pages and his conclusion to find out how he screams and drags his feet against the “color revolutions.”

A New Kind of Protest, By Hooshang Amir Ahmadi (8/14/09)

Comments: Amir Ahmadi sheds crocodile tears for the Iranians and declares on their behalf that:

"By letting Iran buy American planes and parts, you will make Iranians and the Iranian-Americans indebted to your goodwill. It is also an act in tune with you "hope" and "change" slogans."

With Iran, a Tactical Pause Is Needed, By Trita Parsi (8/10/09)

Comments: Poor Parsi! He is so worried that Ahmadi Nejhad may say no to the talk with the U.S. and causes delay in recognition of the Islamic Regime.

The Danger of Over Exuberance: The Fate of Iran 's Reform Movement, by Kam Zarrabi (8/5/09)

Comments: Devoted lobbyist, Zarrabi warns that a non-belligerent Iran (meaning Islamic Regime) would create a dangeorus vacum and that no body wants it!

"It should be remembered that a non-belligerent Iran that could no longer be so easily portrayed as a threat to its neighbors, especially to Israel, would pose even a greater danger to its own security as well as to the regional stability. An Iran that would bow under pressure, abandon its defiant stance, adopt the mandates of the global power brokers, meaning submitting to total compliance, would create a dangerous vacuum that can only be filled by some "unfortunate" incident to reignite the mayhem! Nobody wants that, would they?"

Iran, Islam and the Rule of Law, by Francis Fukuyama (7/27/09)
Comments: Fukuyama, a mentor to many Iranian lobbyists makes the outrageous including Trita Parsi (NIAC) claims that:

"... Iran is not quite a tyranny. ... A real tyranny would never permit elections in the first place—North Korea never does—nor would it allow demonstrations contesting the election results to spiral out of control."
Obama's Doublespeak on Iran, by Ismael Hosseinzadeh
MEP Panel Address U.S.-Iranian Relations (5/27/09)

Smarter Iran Policy Begins With New Attitude, by William deB. Mills (5/27/09)

Brzezinksi and Yazdi, Three Decades Later, by Christopher Dickey (5/25/09)

Comments: Seifkar supports the Roger Cohen's stands, who recently visited Iran as a N.Y. Times journalist and concludes that : " a new generation gap is starting to emerge between older Iranian-Americans who favour regime change and demonizing the regime and Islam and younger Iranian-Americans who want normalizing diplomatic relations with Iran and removing the sanctions. I am with the latter group who are less angry and more open-minded than their parents."
A few exerts from his article will show us how "open minded" he is and how proud those who don't belong to this reactionary generation should be.
... despite the regime's provocative rhetoric,...they have periodically allowed more freedoms and liberalism, even though later in some cases they have taken some of these back.
...there is no guarantee that a regime change will bring about a better system of government in Iran. ... while the regime may not be popular, it has the backing of many Iranians from nearly all segments of society. Toppling the regime may disenfranchise these folks and end the theocracy, but then a restoration of all inclusive democracy will bring them back to fold and having been the subject of foreign enmity, they may well become more popular and win major elections. In any case, no matter how much we may dislike them, we need to admit to ourselves that the religious conservatives will always be part of the political scene in a free Iran, since many Iranians are traditionalists and religiously conservative.
...Legitimate political change in Iran can only come ...through supporting the reformists and beating the hardliners who are supported by the revolutionary guards and other militant groups in elections rather than with sticks and stones or by bombing.
... Iran is a society in transition. It is an authoritarian and repressive society, but it also has democratic institutions which make reform possible. Iran is a young democracy and much work has to be done for it to transform into a mature and advanced democracy.
...We also need to be realistic and acknowledge that the clerical regime is here to stay and it is not about to go away. Any change in Iran is going come from within and in this context.

Iran Nuclear Policy Group Announces A New Strategy for Addressing the Iran Nuclear Challenge

Comment: The Iran Nuclear Policy Group is another "new" organization devoted to legitimize the Islamic Regime. Guess who are among the members of the group? Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, Ambassador William G. Miller, and last but not least Gary G. Sick.

Threat Assessment Brief on Iran's nuclear program

Comment: The report is authored by Senior Fellow Greg Thielmann who Greg Thielmann is a former State Department official. The report outlines the popular steps among all IR's lobby groups: stop identifying "regime change" as an objective, seek agreement with Iran on regional issues independently of the nuclear program, and remove UN sanctions when IR satisfies IAEA concerns regarding Iran's past nuclear activities.

A kind New Year message, what next

Comment: A group called "Iranians for Peace" challenges President Obama to act for making peace with the IR by removing sanction as a first step.

Mr. Obama: Why Are You Courting The Muslim World In Turkey? By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich

COMMENT: She starts by crying crocodile tears for Moslem world being ignored by President Obama in his trip to Turkey and ends up where all lobbyists do and ask why “… Iran , which has not violated any laws, is being sanctioned?”

YOU ARE RIGHT, MR. OBAMA; NOW PUT THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT By Kam Zarrabi
Did Tehran Really Rebuff Obama? By Dr. Farideh Farhi (NIAC)

COMMENT: She argues in defense of Khamenei's response to President Obama and states that "But Ayatollah Khamenei's concern now is the argument forwarded by powerful circles in Washington that negotiations with Iran should be combined with increased pressure to make sure that Iran will give in at the end. It is this type of what he calls "condescending language, arrogant approach, and patronizing moves" that he rejects."

NIAC Lauds President Obama's Unprecedented Norooz Message for Peace
COMMENT: If NIAC lauds the message, there must be something in it in favor of IRI!

NIAC President Trita Parsi testifies before House Financial Services Subcommittee
COMMENTS: He is practically testifying on behalf of the Islamic regime (IR)

Obama and the Persian Treasures in Chicago, by Trita Parsi

COMMENT: Trita Parsi starts to condemn the trial of IR at the US Federal court because of the the Persian treasures involved but ends up showing his actual motives by concluding that: "Considering the importance of the President's efforts to reduce tensions with Iran and solicit its collaboration in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the dire consequences of failure, President Obama should do exactly that. It's not the easiest decision politically, but no one ever said overcoming 30 years of enmity would be easy."