Manda Zand-Ervin (left) and Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi
Today at Pajamas Media the mother-daughter team offer hard-hitting advice to Democratic politician Barack Obama concerning his plans to meet with Ahmadinejad and the mullahs:
Dear Senator Barack Obama:Read the whole thing here.
After the recent days of highly charged commentary about “appeasement,” we thought that as Iranian-Americans, we would convey to you the feelings of most people in Iran and the Iranian diaspora at large. It is important that a decision to dialogue with the Islamic Republic of Iran not be made in haste, for the purpose of winning the election. Instead, you now have a unique opportunity to make good on your message of change.
On September 24, 2004, while a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois, you suggested that “surgical missile strikes” on Iran may become necessary. “Launching some missile strikes into Iran is not the optimal position for us to be in” given the ongoing war in Iraq, you told the Chicago Tribune. You continued: “On the other hand, having a radical Muslim theocracy in possession of nuclear weapons is worse”.
Your change in approach is now stunning for many Iranians. It is not that we want our country to be bombed, but the point is, why did you so suddenly and without explanation go from that extreme to the extreme of “unconditional dialogue”?
Senator, since 1979 the Mullahs of Iran have killed upwards of one million Iranians, not to mention the nearly one million sacrificed to the 8-year-long Iran/Iraq war. And what the Iranian people have withstood in terms of outrageous human rights violations is shocking; public hangings, stoning, flogging, cutting off limbs, tongues and plucking out eyeballs are an everyday occurrence across Iran. All are meant to strike fear of the ruling Mullahs into people’s hearts...
Related... Also this week Reza Pahlavi II, the crown prince of Iran, sent a warning to the leader of the occupational Islamic Republic.
They are writing to Obama as if he is actually for America - first mistake.
ReplyDelete"In closing, Senator, even if you manage to dialogue with the ruling clergy in Iran, they will never keep their word. They are masters of deception, manipulation, rhetoric and spin." from letter
I guess Obama and the Iranian ruling clery have something in common then.
Dear Joanne,
ReplyDeleteYou'd be surprised that it is NOT that my mother and I think that Mr. Obama will see this letter BUT that people who want to know FACTS can be made aware...those who would consider voting for Mr. Obama. Please stop insulting activists who want to make things better...we REALLY don't deserve it. We all have been through HELL for 30 years, thanks to Mr. Carter and we don't need anymore abuse dear friend! Have a little respect for people who want to help usher in some peace and comfort in parts of the world that is proving to have ill intentions to YOUR motherland.