August 11, 2006
Ghazal Omid's facts
This is how factual Ghazal Omid's book, Living in Hell, on human rights abuses in Iran, endorsed by Michael Ledeen, is:
After receiving threatening mail for taking innocuous pictures of university classmates, Ghazal was publicly condemned as the "American Patriot" in national Friday prayers by the leader, the self-titled Ayatollah Khomeini.
Now let me explain:
a) Ayatollah Khomeini had never appeared in any Friday prayers.
b) Khomeini's real title was Grand Ayatollah since he was an undisputed Mojtahed with a huge following among Shias inside or outside Iran.
c) It's quite unlikely for a Friday prayer with an audience of millions (given that it's broadcast live on national radio) to talk about an individual who had taken a few pictures of some classmates.
I feel sorry for all these people whose undeniable suffering has become a tool in the hands of the American neo-cons and allies to prepare the public opinion for a Regime Change in Iran.
P.S: One reader refers me to a letter Ms. Omid has written, attacking the state department's new approach to Iran which includes boosting Radio Farda and Voice of America.
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