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Monday, February 07, 2005
France against Iranian Freedom
[Media Source*] (Hat Tip: Blog Iran) It never ceases to amaze me how much the French government is opposed towards human liberty. First you had the banning of religious symbols (which isn't working by the way) and now the banning of peaceful anti-Iranian protests hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
Photo: Iran Focus
The NCRI called France's decision to cancel the rally "kowtowing to the demands of the medieval regime seeking to expand its repression from Tehran to Paris", adding "French officials as part of a shameful deal with the clerical regime in power in Iran, banned a February 10th demonstration by Iranians in Paris".
And you wonder why the U.S. is seen as the leader when it comes to human freedom?
But it seems that the French Government has "valid" reasons for blocking the protest though:
The NCRI revealed from sources from within Iran that France gave into the demands of the Iranian regime to secure economic deals for French companies, adding that Tehran was spreading its dictatorship thousands of kilometres to the heart of Europe.
This "pursuit of wealth" by France is shooting them in the foot. A blog swarm against them would be pointless to me, since most honest bloggers already know that the French government is no friend to liberty lovers and looks out for it's immediate self interest (regardless on who they step on or disgrace). The protesters--many who have gone through trauma in the regime deserve to show their dissatisfaction with their former government.
"Iranians who escaped the clutches of the medieval regime have the right to protest against those who have executed over 120,000 dissidents and imprisoned and tortured more than half a million. France, which is thought to be the bastion of freedom, has allowed the regime to spread its tentacles here and taken away the legitimate right of our oppressed people to demonstrate for their fellow compatriots under the mullahs' dictatorship", Javad Mahmoudi said.
I agree with Mahmoudi. What about you?
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