Friday, June 26, 2009

The Torture of the Opposition in Iran - Guardian

Guardian: Reports that the opposition reformers in Iran have been tortured by the Government of Iran. This shows why the Government of Iran has become a even worse Totalitarian regime, it is seeking forced confessions to show to the public that the protesters are working for the CIA or MI6, the firmer tone of Obama shows that the Obama Administration gets the fact that any talks it had planned with Iran are off the table. President Obama in political terms can not allow the Republicans to define him as another Jimmy Carter or worse Neville Chamberlain. It should be noted that Chamberlain was lucky to get a tea room named after him in the Houses of Parliament. In the Mid Term Congressional Elections the Republicans will use the weak tone Obama had when the elections results came out of Iran against him, they will ask why he didn't support the protesters and why he thought a change of leader would have no effect on the relationship between Iran and the USA. Thus expect Obama to switch policy when it comes to Iran, as with North Korea to be more firmer and less Liberal.

Iranian Government - We will kill the Opposition

The Times: Reports that the Iranian Government is sending out a clear message, it will kill the opposition, it will block information, the survival of the regime matters and nothing else. In pure brutal tactics the Government of Iran has been effective, its has made its own people afraid, it has used violence that would have made Stalin smile, it has blocked the press if not the information. In the short term the regime has been successful but it will fail in the long term, sooner or later the number of young will topple the regime, it will not be peaceful when that revolution comes, the violence of the Government of Iran will be repaid to the regime two fold. The Government of Iran has won this time, next time, and there will be a next time the regime will end up in the dustbin of history, it has destroyed any chance that Obama could talk to the regime, the violence in Tehran and other cities in Iran can be used as a political elbow to needle the Democrats in the Mid Term Congressional Elections. The Republicans will argue that Obama had a chance to support the protesters but was to late, one thing is clear, Israel will bomb Iran.