posted June 12, 2005 11:54 PM            

A scientific public opinion survey of Iranians shows most want regime change in their country and 74 percent believe the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq increases the chances they will be able to overthrow their Shiite theocracy.

The survey, which was the first of its kind, found two-thirds of Iranians believe that regime change in Iraq has been a positive for both neighboring countries: with 66 percent believing that it served Iran's national interests, while 65 percent believed the Iraqi people will, in the long-run, be better off.

Commissioned by the Iran Institute for Democracy, the survey discovered that 65 percent of Iranian adults consider fundamental change in Iran's system of government, especially its Constitution, a must to bring freedom and more opportunities to their homeland.

Validating reports of widespread discontent with the clerical regime, three-fourths of Iranians, 73 percent, support the call for a national referendum through which Iranians are given a chance to choose the form of government of their choice.

"The people of Iran want change," said Jerome Corsi, author of "Atomic Iran" and founder of the Iran Freedom Foundation. "We need to encourage these yearnings for freedom and help the Iranian people overthrow the mad mullahs and prevent this regime from producing nuclear weapons, which will be a threat to the entire civilized world."

Significantly, almost all Iranians reject their government's attempts to keep exiled Iranians out of the political and economic equation of Iran. Fully 84 percent say Iranians living abroad should have a role in shaping the political and economic future of their homeland.

Regarding the forthcoming presidential elections, nearly four of every five Iranians – 79 percent -- say the upcoming elections should not be held unless they are free, fair and transparent.

While more than 70 percent of Iranians believe the world is closely monitoring next Friday's election process, 57 percent of the population would be inclined to support a boycott of the elections if conditions for a free, fair and transparent election are not met.

Only 39 percent of adults were able to choose a candidate representing their viewpoint, with Hashemi Rafsanjani leading with 32 percent among those who could identify with a candidate.

Rafsanjani enjoys only 13 percent support among all Iranians, including those who could not identify an acceptable candidate. That said, when asked to make a prediction, 42 percent of all surveyed predicted Rafsanjani would be declared the winner of elections, indicating a perception of a predetermined conclusion.

On the nuclear issue, a solid majority of surveyed respondents inside Iran – 60 percent -- believe the international community's worry about the prospects of terrorists obtaining weapons of mass destruction is real. Further, a plurality – 42 percent – says the Islamic Republic gaining access to nuclear weapons would add to their anxiety, discomfort and inability to sleep comfortably at night, while 37 percent say it would not burden their peace of mind.

posted June 12, 2005 11:56 PM            

Iran's radical cleric-led regime is bolstering its efforts to jam satellite television signals from about 20 foreign TV channels beaming calls to boycott a nationwide election widely regarded as fraudulent.

A man who installs satellite dishes, which technically are banned by the regime but in wide use, told Agence France- Presse the microwaves used to block the signals "have never been so strong."

The move comes on the heels of coverage by foreign radio and TV channels of the "Iran Freedom Walk," from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in which participants called for peaceful regime change and for Iranians to stay away from the polls June 17.

"As the mullahs get closer to the election, they are getting more nervous, because the planned protests, which seem to be focused on people staying away and boycotting the election, show that they're tremendously unpopular," said Jerome Corsi, who organized the two-week walk through the newly formed Iran Freedom Foundation.

Corsi, author of "Atomic Iran," believes an estimated 40 million of Iran's 70 million population were within reach of their voices and messages of support during the 200-mile journey.

The Freedom Walk became a subject of household discussion throughout Iran, he said, as e-mails and phone messages of support flowed into the foundation from Iran and from the expatriate Iranian community worldwide.

Along with independent opposition radio and TV broadcasters, coverage of the walk included Voice of America radio. Morovati of the Los Angeles-based KRSI Radio Sedaye Iran spoke at the walk's kick-off in Philadelphia and and the final rally in Lafayette Park, across from the White House. KRSI also assigned its Washington, D.C., reporter to broadcast from the route.

In Iran, police and militiamen launch occassional crackdowns on the satellite dishes that have sprouted on rooftops in the past several years, but it is seen as a losing battle, AFP reported.

Instead, authorities appear to have shifted their strategy to blocking out the opposition channels.

"Day and night, the opposition radio and television stations keep calling on our people to boycott the election," said an angry Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, a top cleric, in his Friday prayer sermon last week.

Experts believe that while Iran may be unable to totally block the signals, they can beam so much noise over the city's skyline that broadcasts suffer lengthy drop-outs, AFP said.

The primary targets are the mostly Los Angeles-based stations sympathetic to the rule of the late shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Other channels opposed by the mullahs include the MTV-inspired Persian Music Channel.

The jamming also is causing a deterioration in local channels sanctioned by the regime, a shrinkage of mobile service and concerns about the impact on health.

posted February 28, 2011 03:03 PM            

However, our empty suit prez apparently doesn't.

The last time there were citizen protests in Iran our empty suit didn't utter a word or lift a single finger to give them any support. Citizen protests are alive and well in Iran now. Again, our empty suit hasn't any words or actions to support them.

posted February 15, 2012 02:43 PM            

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