Two e-mails from an Iranian

Emily,

Internet very very slow here. Almost non-existent. Yesterday it was not connected at all. Also cell-phones are faulty most of the times. SMS messages are totally off.

Last night, they started to dismount satellite dishes from the roof tops, disconnecting Iranians from satellite TV (outer world). The religious dictatorship is trying to block any effective communication path between people inside Iran and between Iran and outside world.

Nevertheless, looks like they are acting in a blind mad way. That's how dictatorship acts when it feels the grim doom of all dictators.

The parliament is also divided. 

Unless they gain a little sense to roll back the election process, they will have to proceed to mass killing. (8 people killed already in Monday demonstrations, as state TV announced).They are stuck in mud. No way back, no way forth. Until now, nobody can guess what will happen.

Keep in touch. V.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Vahab wrote:

Dear Emily,

The demonstrations are huge. Looks like that they are pro-Mousavi, the reformist candidate. But gradually, the slogans shift from "Mousavi we support you" to "death to dictator" and "death to Khamenei".

Apparently, people are fed up with religious government. Mousavi is just a excuse for them.

Millions of people in Tehran have satellite receiver (for now, as they are trying to dismount them). VOA  TV, (VOA= Voice of America) accessed from Iran, has now become a source of news. But, as I watch the VOA listen to their news and comments, I notice that they are trying to manipulate Iranians.

Believe me, Emily, they repeat every 5 minutes, quotes from Obama, assuring Iranians that Obama and Americans will support people of Iran. They are kind of encouraging Iranians to fight with the government. It's too bad that I can't access them by phone or email, to tell them just stop manipulating Iranians.

The government of America has never been good to Iran. All they had done was damage to Iran (including overthrowing Mosaddegh, the respected national leader in 1953, replacing him with Shah, the ex-king, who was their puppet).

Iranians never forget that and don't trust American administration. With trying to highlight the role of Obama, they are apparently trying to prepare the ground for America to interfere militarily and/or other options which the American administration and their factions in my country kept on the table.

Bush, with his threats and aggressive foreign policy towards Iran did nothing but strengthening hardliners in Iran. Ahmadinejad and the supreme leader feed from hawks in US. Our leaders need them, the US hawks, to keep the theocratic government safe from being tumbled.

Besides, Iranians, believe me or not, despite the religious fanatics governing them, are politically aware. I assure you that any interference from America will make them back off, and the government here will benefit from that -- from the Iranian citizens backing off.

I bet, and I assure you that people don't want Obama to interfere. Can't we see what happened to Iraq after America attacked Iraq to save them from dictator Saddam? They, Iranian people, also know that America is after her own selfish target. Here, many use to say that "no foreign country want to save us, they care for their own malignant objectives."

So, I would like to say: "Mr Obama,  No thanks.  We don't want your help." "Mr Obama. None of your business, just leave us alone to solve or own problems. You did enough damage already"

How can I tell them (VOA)?  By email maybe. But the connection is bad and blocked to me.

Maybe you can email them to tell them what I said. (You can sign as "Vahab".)

Every few hours, they read emails from Iranians, probably through Iranians that live in US and Europe.

If they don't stop trying to project Obama as the savior, I will stop watching the TV and listening to them. So will do many Iranians. (I had this discussion with many of my workmates today, about VOA and their real purpose. So, you can think that what I just said is the opinion of many, many Iranians.)

If you can do that for me, just to let me know. I will send you their email address.

Vahab

Submitted by  Emily Spence

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