Calling for sanctions again in this Video . This woman who was given a Nobel Peace prize to give her a platform to promote sanctions, interference, and hardships against Iranians so that USisrael can install a puppet in Iran, has a history of working with brutal dictators.
The Nobel Laureate and I: A Response to 'Shirin Ebadi
Prepares for the End'
Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi's belief that the regime's days in
Tehran are numbered is based on optimism; but regrettably, the interview belies
her habitual style of distorting reality to her advantage. It was this unattractive trait that turned
the pride I felt in being her interpreter in January 2006 to disappointment,
disbelief, and displeasure.
It is curious that once again Ebadi, this 'human rights'
lawyer, should get herself involved in Iran's nuclear program and opine that
the 'leadership is not negotiating in good faith'. It was her very assessment of Iranians and
her source of information which dumbstruck me in 2006 when she stated that the
Iranian people didn't support the nuclear program and the supporters we witnessed
on television were the 'paid Basij'.
Contrary to this
misinformation, the uniting factor in Iran is the nuclear program. A 2004 poll showed that 75-80% of the
Iranians rallied behind the Islamic Republic of Iran in support of its nuclear
program including the full fuel cycle. A
fact confirmed in a 2007
poll conducted by the U.S. Institute of Peace. The latter elaborates that: "Even with
the crackdown on liberties, free press, and the increasing oppression in the
country, the poll found that 64% of those polled said that US legislation
repealing regime change in Iran would not be incentive enough to give up the
nuclear program and full fuel-cycle".
What is most surprising
is that this recipient of a Nobel prize, a lawyer, is totally ignorant of
international treaties, although she can be forgiven for not knowing the American
Constitution. Ms. Ebadi recommends that the United States
continue its blatant violation of the Algiers Accords -- a bilateral agreement
concluded between Iran and the United States, and use VOA and Radio Farda to reach Iranians inside
Iran 'to convince them that the
sanctions are targeted at the regime and not the ordinary Iranians'.
If Ms. Ebadi has been
'harassed' by officials in Iran, its perhaps her total disregard for law. Point I.1 of the Algiers Accord states: “The
United States pledge that it is and from now will be the policy of the United
States not to intervene, directly or indirectly, politically or militarily, in
Iran’s internal affairs.” Per Article VI
of the Algiers Accords, the violated party, Iran, has the right to refer the
matter to the Tribunal at Hague, the Netherlands, where the International Court
of Justice will have jurisdiction.
Further, the 1955 Treaty of
Amity signed between the United States and Iran, which due to its 2/3
majority approval was signed into law and recorded at the United Nations. The linchpin of the Treaty is free trade
between the two countries. Neither party
has called to dissolve the Treaty. Yet,
in spite of the Treaty being in full force, sanctions have been imposed on Iran
and Ms. Ebadi is encouraging the United States not only to dishonor its own treaty, but to violate the bilateral Algiers Accords.
This
promoter of human rights, who has taken it upon herself to speak on behalf of
Iranians, states: 'Iranians will endure
considerable hardship if they think the endgame is greater respect for human
rights'. Is she suggesting that
Iranians, like Iraqis, be subjected to considerable hardship if they can have
respect for human rights - a respect that has yet to be translated into reality
on the ground after hundreds of thousands have died.
It is a coincidence that this indistinguishable figure who
was proud to be a judge during the Shah's era, a period of dictatorship when
the more fortunate dissidents were subjected to SAVAK's torture techniques
while others disappeared, is now hailed
as the champion of human rights endorsing meddling in Iran's affairs by the
American propaganda machine. Almost too
much of a coincidence. What made her
stand out against all the other activists not only in Iran, but around the
globe who worked so hard towards the 'liberties'
that the Western perspective could
recognize and relate to?
It is curious that in interviewing Mr. Ebadi, Jeffrey Gedmin
of Foreign Policy should mention Vaclav Havel.
A new wave of liberal thinking emerged which endorsed the idea of
promoting 'democracy' ("liberal
Imperialism") in places of
interest, i.e. Iraq and Iran through an individual "And even more important, one could point
to the success of leaders like Kim Dae Jung, Nelson Mandela, Vaclav Havel....." It was also believed that transition to 'democracy'
required focusing on "political strategies" and introducing
"indeterminancy" and "uncertainty" into the process of
political change which in itself was ground for cautious optimism that
democracy could catch on.
In 2006, when Ms. Ebadi was being praised for her
"bravery" and asked how it was that she was not afraid to go to Iran,
she responded: When I got my Nobel prize and went back to Iran, there were over
one million people at the airport waiting for me. They [the government] wouldn't dare touch
me.". One has to wonder why she would be afraid to
come back with her one million supporters? Or perhaps it is the hardship she is
encouraging for the Iranians that keep her away from the land which will no
doubt reject interference, including all those who solicit them.
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