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.

Posted by hoder at August 11, 2006 6:50 PM| TrackBack

Comments
I completely agree with your post except for this: 1. Khomeini was officially an ayatollah, and not a grand ayatollah. 2. His knowledge was not widely recognized. As a matter of fact his promotion to the status of ayatollah was a controversial one.
- By: hydra on August 12, 2006
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I rarely comment about the postings but I had to on this one. She was 18 at Khomeini's death, born 1970, ans she had enough time ot take pictures and for Khomeini during his last year and in ill health to comment on it. Also, look at the date of the excerpt at the bottom of the author's bio page "James Dalessandro, Author 1906 San Francisco
- By: ssssssss on August 12, 2006
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I feel sorry for the apologists of human rights abuse who don't have the courage to speak the truth.
- By: Don G on August 11, 2006
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