Middle East Peace Conference
:: Holocaust :: … don’t get near to it!
Germany has inaugurated a museum at the site of the Nazi concentration camp where diarist Anne Frank died. this BBC’s news mentions that 50,000 Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Well this is different from what we sometimes hear from Israeli media and also what has been mentioned in Wikipedia that 6,000,000 Jews were killed at the Holocaust.
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a possible myth 2 years ago and has continuously asked for reinvestigation on this event in many occasions. The logic is simple:
- Has the Holocaust really happened?
- If Yes; When, Where, Who’s responsible?
- Who did it? Germany, Austria, Romania, Hungary? (And other countries based on this site’s table).
- If so; what is Israel doing in Middle East occupying Palestine and invading Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt? Also making threats to other countries in the region. All getting supported mainly by USA and Europe.
- If West is sorry for what they’ve done in WWII and to Jews; why don’t they give a peace of their own lands to Jews instead of supporting them to occupy others’.
- Why is it illegal in France, Germany and few other countries to do researches on the Holocaust? Authors actually get arrested for denying it or even just writing their questions.
The Iranian regime does not have any problems with Jews, but with what she calls the Zionist Regime of Israel. In fact Iran had 150,000 Jews at 1948, and currently has about 40,000, still the second largest Jew community in the Middle East after Israel. Their rights are recognised by the government and they have an official representative in the Iranian Parliament. Most Jews know themselves distinctive to Israelis.
When I was writing this article, I started typing Hol… in my Google toolbar, waiting for the rest of the word (Holocaust) to appear on Google’s suggestions list. In a moment I thought maybe I’m typing it wrong, but after all I realised that Google has banned the word from its suggestions list, like what they have done for sexual words.
What’s really behind this event that West doesn’t want us to get aware of?
Khorramshahr; symbol of resistance and victory
Khorramshahr was returned to where it belonged at 24th May 1982, during Iran-Iraq war. The city was captured by Iraqi forces at 26th October 1980 and after 578 days Iranian’s succeeded on taking it back by the 25 day “Beit-ul-Mogaddas” operation. This was a huge event and a true symbol of victory, as Iran was not only facing Iraq but a world of enemies who were continuously feeding and supporting Iraq (USA, USSR, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Czech, Denmark, Canada, Brazil, Saudi, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, UAE, etc and etc).
I wish I had time to write more about Khorramshahr, but it’s 3:37am and I really need to go to bed! So, I’ll just give you a very brief history of Khorramshahr according to Lexicorient and then a link to an article on Tehran Times, which I found very interesting, hopefully you will too.
Khorramshahr’s History:
331 BCE: Reports of a port on the premises of the future Khorramshahr.
Around 750 CE: The town is named Mohammerah.
1837: Attacked and demolished by the Ottomans.
1847: Mohammerah comes under Persian control, even if it had autonomy under a local shaykh.
1908: Oil is discovered in the region of Mohammerah and Abadan, bringing swift growth and prosperity to the two cities.
1924: Reza Pahlavi takes the control of Mohammerah out of the hands of the local shaykh, and puts it under full Persian control, and renames it Khorramshahr.
1940’s: Khorramshahr is connected with the Trans-Iranian Railway by a branch line to Ahvaz.
1980: Is captured by Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War. Almost all of the population flees. In 1976 the number of inhabitants had been 140,000.
1982 May: Recaptured by Iran.
1990’s: The port, and large parts of the centre is rebuilt. Many of the former inhabitants return.
Article: Khorramshahr, symbol of resistance and victory
Hossein, a worker at the Khorramshahr Port and Shipping Organization, and his wife Zahra were preparing their children Ali and Ahmad for school. It was the first day of school. Overwhelmed with joy, the brothers were walking to their school in the city center … read more (the complete article)
Sivand is not that big deal!
It’s about a year that few cultural and political groups in Iran and mainly out of Iran, are complaining of the construction of Sivand Dam. The main argument is that the dam’s humidity will affect the tomb of “Cyrus (Koroush) the Great” which is located in Passargadae.
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After all we ought to remember that the US government, supported by press and media, are preparing us for an invasion in Iran and are trying to make the country a more acceptable victim. Most of us have serious arguments and criticisms about the government, but that is not a reason for invasion and still allows me to try to assess such topics as this dam by looking at it from all sides (or as many as I can find).
I don’t understand these group’s point and concerns. This dam was designed by Americans before the revolution and was supposed to start by that time. I think the previous regime and people were also sensitive about Iran’s ancient issues as present people. At least, No one made any shouts at that time!
What exactly is the Sivand dam and why is it being built?
Despite the common use of the term “dam” which brings to mind massive constructions such as the Hoover Dam or Amir Kabir Dam, what is being built on the Sivand River is more a “dike” than a “dam“, designed and constructed to store the waters of the relatively small Sivand River, a tributary of the larger Kur River. The Sivand dam is being built to allow more controlled allocation of irrigation water towards thousands of acres of arable lands in the Arsanjan plain, thus substantially expanding its agricultural and pastoral capacity.
Is building of the Sivand dam necessary?
Of course the Sivand dam is not a matter of life and death for the local population, but building it is as necessary as any other dam in a developing country such as Iran.
Would Passargadae be flooded as a result of building Sivand dam?
No; even in the worst case scenario (rising of the lake above its highest predicted level, an unlikely scenario in light of general drought in the region for the past few years) the topography of Tang-e Bolaghi (a narrow valley) versus Passargadae (a plain) would make this impossible.
The Iranian government has done investigations on whether it will have major damages on the tomb, the result should be “No, it won’t”. Otherwise, we could be sure that the first organisation which will head in this between will be UNESCO. Like what they did a year ago for Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan case when they forced Iran to stop constructing the Jahan-Nama tower close to the Naghsh-e Jahan square.
All Empires have an expiry date; whether it’s the Persian Empire with its 48 nations, or it’s the United States with its 50 states and few puppet countries
| “ | Here was a source of great fear to us.So formidable does the Sassanid king seem to our eastern legions, that some are liable to go over to him, and others are unwilling to fight at all.” | ” |
This was written by the Roman historian and public servant, Cassius Dio During the battles between the Sassanid Empire and the Roman Empire (27 BC - 476 CE), which caused such pessimism in Rome that the historian wrote like that.
The Persia (Iran) geographical map during Sassanid Empire (224 - 651 CE) was as follow:
This map shows that the Persian Empire used to cover many current Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries including the whole Iran itself, Iraq, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel (Occupied Palestine), UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen, Oman, then most of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt and finally a part of India, Kazakhstan, Russia, Libya and Saudi Arabia.
I want to mention that all enormous empires have existed one day and have expired few days after, this is an important lesson from world’s history. Babylonian Empire, Egyptian Empire, Persian Empires, Roman Empire, Chinese Empire, Arab Empire, Portuguese and Spanish Empires, British Empire, French Empire, German Colonial Empire, etc. These were all before the 20th century. Even the 20th century’s empires such as Nazi and Soviet Union are gone now. And today it seems the only empire - if you could call it so - is the United States of America.
I’m not going to write further today, but just to say that as a historical rule; USA’s time will come sooner or later, but if the next American presidents follow Bush’s “Avarice Policies” and behaviours with gunboats, phantoms and tanks in the name of democracy, that will make United States’ time approach faster.
Iranian Sea instead of Oman Sea! (?)
I read an Article on an Iranian website suggesting to Iranians to use Iran Sea or Iranian Sea instead of the Oman Sea (Gulf) which is the correct term.
Their argument is that because the Arabian countries are trying to change the true historical name of the “Persian Gulf” to the fake name of “Arab (Arabian) Gulf” or sometimes “the Gulf”; therefore, Iranians should not be defensive, but offensive.
It is interesting that when you Google Arabian Gulf, all top top search results give Persian Gulf or explain that Arabian Gulf is not a correct phrase.
However, I think Persians (Iranians) shall not start calling Oman Sea Iranian Sea or anything in place of its original name. Wherever, whatever, however, altering the history and its facts with false expressions isn’t an acceptable humane act and will not last.
Global warmin these days
