03-18-2008, 06:45 PM
Quote:Just a tiny example of Khomeini's "justice"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_execut..._prisoners
Just another tyrant in a long list of tyrants embraced by the religious fanatics like yourself karbala.
Hahahahaha, have you seen that wikipedia article? Lets go through its riculousness one by one.
Quote:Estimates of the number executed vary from 1,400 [4] to 30,000.[5][6]
1400 - 30000? that just shows how some people have tried to distort the history. Numbers cannot vary that badly withour raising eyebrows.
Quote:Great care was taken to keep the killings secret, and the government of Iran denies their having taken place
Wrong! The executions are openly admitted, infact you can find references of them in books like "The Narrative of Awakening" which is a Government sanctioned book!
Quote:it was in retaliation for the 1988 attack on the western borders of Iran by the PMOI, although this happened after the executions had begun
PMOI rebellion (siding with Saddam) happened after the executions begun?????
Unfortunately the author of this esteemed article shoots him/heself in the foot by providing the chronology of events, in which the executions happen AFTER the PMOI siding with Saddam.
Quote:Shortly before the executions commenced, Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued "a secret but extraordinary order - some suspect a formal fatwa." This set up "Special Commissions with instructions to execute members of People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran as moharebs (those who war against God) and leftists as mortads (apostates from Islam)." [8]
In part the letter read:
«از آنجا که منافقین خائن به هیچ وجه به اسلام معتقد نبوده و هر چه میگویند از روی حیله و نفاق آنهاست و به اقرار سران آنها از اسلام ارتداد پیدا کردهاند، با توجه به محارب بودن آنها و جنگ کلاسیک آنها در شمال و غرب و جنوب کشور با همکاریهای حزب بعث عراق و نیز جاسوسی آنها برای صدام علیه ملت مسلمان ما و با توجه به ارتباط آنان با استکبار جهانی و ضربات ناجوانمردانهٔ آنان از ابتدای تشکیل نظام جمهوری اسلامی تا کنون، کسانی که در زندانهای سراسر کشور بر سر موضع نفاق خود پافشاری کرده و میکنند، محارب و محکوم به اعدام میباشند.» (رضایی و سلیمی نمین، پاسداشت حقیقت:147)
[9]
Translation:
"Since:
1. PMOI members do not believe in Islam, while pretending otherwise.
2. Due to their systematic military war in the northern, western and southern Iranian borders ...
3. Due to their cooperation with Saddam Hussein in war against Iran ...
4. Due to spying against Iran ...
5. Due to their connections with Western powers ([acting against Iran's independence]) ...
all those jailed PMOI members who continue supporting PMOI and its positions are considered militant enemies and need to be executed."
Quote:One of the consequences of the killings was the resignation of Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri as the heir-designate to Ayatollah Khomeini as Supreme Leader of Iran.
WRONG! Montazeri was dismissed by Khomeini, there was no resignation. THis is a famous incident in which khomeini wrote to parliament dismissing Montazeri as his successor.
There are many many many more inaccuracies in the article, I cant deal with them all since I have better things to do. Alll im saying JohnDoe is your understanding of history is very shallow and sensational. Admit it.