Riz Khan - Obama's engagement in Iran - 22 Jan 09 - Part 1

[iqsquared]

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[tatianachemali]

love ur british accent dr saad ghorayeb...will miss it and will miss u more.i cant help it, im still watchin this video over and over again

love ,xoxox

[tatianachemali]

im not a muslim but this woman is freakin charismatic and convincing!!

im sure that u dont have anything meaningful left to say after this interview.Hence, the insults on islam...not very clever from u though!come on padesharian im sure u can do better than that! (no offense)

[padeshahiran]

fuck islam kir sag  laye quran

[juergen4020]

fuck allah

[midival]

juergen4020 , I hope you knew that you said "Fuck God". I guess you are an Atheist. Peace.

[seanamico]

midival, Problem is majority of the world does not accept your pagan god as a holy god so to curse a pagan god means nothing.

[seanamico]

midival, You just ramble without saying anything. This is how you are in your pagan cult.

[midival]

:) Get your English checked.

[seanamico]

Midival, Please save your ignorance for your MAMA, she maybe the only person that would accept your pathetic ass.

Get your brain checked.

[midival]

I believe thats Mother.. Your english IS getting better. Wow!! :)

[seanamico]

You believe, you mean you can actually think for yourself? WOW that must be new to you?

Where did I say I believe thats mother? I would never use caps on mother unless begining of sentence, fool.

[midival]

lol.. :)

[vasmeh]

i dont know why a third world country like iran has to help another thirdworld

[istekbal]

Saudi Arabia and UAE are also a third world country. Do you even know what this phrase means? What a dumb comment. Iran is the only free and strong country in the middle east, not being dictated by the USA...THATS why it has to help other countries.

[vasmeh]

fuck off asshole

while this fucking corrupt regime is tourching its own people and women are making money by persutitution you want them to help other countrie? if pholestinians were christins they would never ever care about them. they just want to expand islam and support all the muslims in order to have more fans around the world and that is the only way they can rule the world and spread all the fucking islamic rules like stoning and cutting hand and beheading all over the world.

[Abensaba]

Despite wishfull thinking of lebanese speaker, it is of fundamental importance that Iran reviews its policy towards Hezb-ollah and Hamas in favour of iranian people. The popular question in Iran few days ago between iranians was, is really Gaza another iranian state, if not why should we suffer economically and our oil revenues be spent on Gaza? Arabs are rich and should start helping their own folks.

[tojikVSeroni]

dude, its not about "another state" or "own folks". its about helping fellow muslim brothers, about engaging the fake state of israil if you will. embargo is not only about hezballlah. it will be there unless us do their dirty habit - put there own man in the country

[arozise]

ISrael is a real VAMPIRE in the world!

[6N4L]

I will never buy american products again. No Mc Donald´s,no coke and no music. I live in germany and our products are much better than this american shit. I don´t support criminals

[speakerman1818]

good we don't want traitors buying our shit. traitors should be hung. we are your biggest ally you dumbfuck. and if you want to support terrorism, go join the taliban

[6N4L]

I don´t support the population reduction program and if you are clever you would do so also

[speakerman1818]

Hey, we got somethin in common there. But I also don't support sorry ass muslim extremist murdering scare tactics either. And another thing, anytime a religous group attacks and kills thousands of innocent people in the manner these cowardly piece of shit muslims did, you better believe that I will do everything in my power to support the erradication of their entire religion.

[abi420]

people like you are filled with hate, u like u teach ur children to hate and discriminate on others . Whats really humorous is that you think muslims would even take ur comments seriously. Your a fucking joke.

[speakerman1818]

Your right...I hate muslim extremists, and anyone that supports them,  that murder and kill thousands of innocent people all across the world. I know someone that died in the WTC attack, and they are dead and will never return, their live was snuffed out by islamic murderers. Funny how you muslims continue to support your religion's people after this cowardly act happened. It's ok, one day you will learn, and the price you will pay will be severe.

[supermanpaki]

9/11 did a great good to USA

[AugustEighteenth]

What's funny is ur ignorance on the Islamic faith & how u relate all Muslims to extremists. In America, the Ku Klux Klan basis its whole doctrine on its Christian faith...& u being an American know that all Christians aren't the Ku Klux Klan. Ur type embarrasses me as an American, you could condemn a whole faith based on the actions of a group of people. Do some research on how Al Qaeda was formed. Your comment makes your mind look so small.

[speakerman1818]

Americans hate for the muslim community is spreading, and it's only a matter of time before we have had enough. My advice to muslims, change your religion, or have no faith at all.

[cna68]

speakerbitch, how ignorant are u?

[AugustEighteenth]

Speak for yourself...the election of Obama proves that folks like you are a small minority in my diverse country. Also, the protests all over our great country, in favor of Iranians who fight for freedom prove your a liar.

[speakerman1818]

Huhh??? What are you talking about. I'm glad the Iranians are standing up for their freedom. So your saying you support muslim extremists that murder people??? Because thats what I commented on. And for your information, most Westerners in MY country, do NOT support muslims and their violent culture, and almost 0 support the muslim extremist, so get your facts straight before you make such an ignorant comment.

[speakerman1818]

My head almost exploded when I saw Neda get murdered in the street for no reason. I wanted to personlly kill the person who shot her...

[BuickDoc]

@6N4L I won't buy a Mercedes because it was made by Nazis. All German products are made by Nazis. All Germans are Nazis, or Communist.

[sexyxrs]

@BuickDoc hehe im polish so im not gonna eat mcdonalds or drive mercedes

not becouse they made buy nazis or criminals but becouse i cant afford it :p

[24erayfikri69]

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[speakerman1818]

another idiot

[DHSNAKE]

iran have every right to ceep inriching uranium if others are doing it too! we persians support our country!

[LtColYuri]

This silly bitch is obviously twisting reality to get Iranians to continue to waste money on these clowns.

Why continue to fund these monkeys while iranians suffer.

Hamas and Hezbollah can kiss my butt

So can tzipi Livni and barack - bloody warcriminals.

Anyone who advocates bombing Iran to solve this mess, should really be admitted to the nearest lunatic asylum.

BTW - CHRISTIANITY IS A JOKE (THE BIGGEST HOAX IN HUMAN HISTORY)

Hope Ive offended as many dickheads as possible.

Au Revoir

[speakerman1818]

Iran will be bombed

[DHSNAKE]

and we will bomb you back! how about that?! bring it!

[trustusyeahright]

i thought you dont have the bomb?

[speakerman1818]

mother fucker, do you support terrorism??????? Last update - 19:58 07/02/2009

Report: Iran behind attempt to funnel millions of dollars into Gaza from Egypt

By Haaretz Service

Tags: Israel News, Hamas, Iran

Iran is responsible for an attempt last week to funnel millions of dollars to Hamas in the Gaza Strip by way of Egypt, the Egyptian paper Al-Ahram reported on Saturday.

[DHSNAKE]

your country is creating wars for the war economy not world security, creating & supporting+financing terrorist groups against others like soviet or iran today as a pollicy! is it then strange that we try to defend our selfs or is it only NATO having that right?! the "IRAN PURSUE FOR NEUCLEAR WEAPONS" is fabricated lies to create sympathies for attack against us but that haven`t worked out after the cover of US lies about WMD in iraq or saddam support for al-qida?! sorry little man! loool

[DHSNAKE]

iran is opposing extreme right mocement of israel which is zionism!

[speakerman1818]

How could you support a country that backs a terrorists network in palestine??? Mother fucker we should YOU first! Fuck you and your shitty country

[speakerman1818]

Killyou first that is

[DHSNAKE]

you should learn grammar that`s it! for the second US have never won wars against countries using guerilla warfare like vietnam or what you have today in iraq! by the way, iran turned down the heat in iraq & afghanistan and can always turn it up to undesirable level again if we want! we are 10x stronger then vietnam and have allies in region that could attack israel from 4 sides which are north, southwest and east not to mention inside israel! what were you saying again?! lllloooooooooooollll

[speakerman1818]

ahhh ok. i'll do that. but you need to understand that the US is faaaaaaaaaaar more powerful then iran and will continue tp be if you extremist muslims don't stop killing innocent people. More and more countries are turning their backs against iran, as well as, pakistan and afganistan.

[DHSNAKE]

we`re not extremist just proude & strong! you`re not english speaker so i think you`re an israeli which lick the balls of west nonstop so they will help you in your ethnic cleansing or an arab fearing to loose influence becouse you need to support the petro dollar pollicy to remain rich while non-arab persians are saving the pride & dignity of your ethnic group thru supporting PAL & LIB in their common struggle for stoping US influence in region! someone with power have to do it & that`s us! lol

[DHSNAKE]

US&UK pollicies kill innocent people, but when someone rise & resist their atrocities thery`re called everything from terrorists to rogue states! look what US&UK pollicies have done in PAL long before iran intervened! and what iran have doing is only giving this poor people a chance to defend them selfs in their freedom struggle that`s all! what have US&UK done for them but giving ISR support for occuping, killing & now even ethnic cleansing of PAL in their own land! think first before speaking!

[speakerman1818]

lol huh? what us policy direcly kills innocent people? Id like you to name only one?? haha

[DHSNAKE]

"lol huh? what us policy direcly kills innocent people? Id like you to name only one?? haha "

yeah laugh becouse when i mention that US&UK war agaisnt iraq killed 200,000 innocent iraqies you should rather cray!

[speakerman1818]

I knew you were gonna say that idiot because I said DIRECTLY.... With any kind of war there will be unintended casualties that cannot be avoided. Once again, muslims need to be destroyed, more and more Americans and Europeans are beginning to hate your whole religion because the muslim community harbors these extremists, and covers up for them, and they are not helping out with the problem. Well, one thing is for certain, don't say we didn't warn ya. Till next time, that is if there is one.

[DHSNAKE]

"unintended casualties that cannot be avoided"

are you stupid?! the entire war was illegal! we muslims?! how meny wars have been started by muslims & how meny by christians?! we persians may have meny religions within our borders but non of them are the reasons for our political actions but defending our own nation + giving the poor PAL/LIB people a fair chance of defending them selfs! in the other gand, US&UK using terrorist activities against iran + supporting the terrorist actions of ISR!

[DHSNAKE]

"They forgot what started our involvement in the mid east"

the same as always, world imperialism & money! oil and petro dollar! so becouse you`re using those activities against iran i fuess it`s justified for us to attack you back right?! well we might fo that but believe me in the end US will be the looser. couse for each shit US starts arround the world the resistance against them will be larger & more global!

US is just digging it`s own grave to show further aggrission or influence in M.E!

[speakerman1818]

world imperialism & money! oil and petro dollar. You mean muslim terrorists that crashed planes into the worldtrade center towers killing 3000 innocent lives for their "holy" war against those that don't agree with their beliefs, hahahahah. Sorry ass muslims should be shot and hung with no mercy and tortured eternally,.

[DHSNAKE]

nice opiniom, just like a terrorist! i wouldn`t wish that for the US citizens even if IRAN & US were in war! i think (as human not muslim) the arabs feel the same way to wards US that year after year are supporting the ISR ethnic cleansing of PAL! remember US created al-qida & bin laden (as resistance org against russia) not afghans or iraqis! US is nourishing their hate thru wars against the muslims countries & ignoring the PAL freedom struggle! what you started is coming back to you righ?! lol

[speakerman1818]

Remember these words... The U.S. is going to crush the muslim relgion and all it's terrorist people.

[DHSNAKE]

just a friendly suggestion, don`t start war with iran or you will get more then you can handle! we`re not just a nation, we`re persians that will never put down the guns until our enemy is defeated! look thru IRANS history! we are a regional power & we are only showing US that weapons isn`t the way to peace in middle east! peace in M.E can be made thru respect of common interests, of course if that is the will of ISR too! PAL have as much right ot exist as ISR do but is that what ISR want?!

[DHSNAKE]

by the way i`m not religious at all since i`m secular as majority of iranians. US have both religious & fundamentalists too right?! "IN GOD WE TRUST"! the text on your bills (hahaha) & the jesus camps (which is a tragedi to brainwashing kids to kill), the fundamentalist christian that have forced them slefs even in the science classes to learn "THE INTELLIGENT DESIGNE!" (this last one is so tragic that i don`t know if i should laught or cry!). i guess you would say "no one is perfect" right?!

[speakerman1818]

Your goverment kills innocent young teenage girls for defending themselves against rape. YOur country is so fucked up and twisted just like your religious beliefs. YOU ARE AN IDIOT. OK?

[DHSNAKE]

if your point is to criticize iran, then i could name up alot of other things that makes US a fucked up country! if you`re just hating a religion or people, then you`re just like the terrorists you express hate against! if your point is political, i would agree that meny things are wrong there but that doesn`t mean we would let any army march in iran! changes can`t be done over one night in a country which isn`t democratic! to make M.E stable, ISR must end the occupation in PAL & make peace! OK?

[fekkot]

Remember these words... Learn to spell, bitch.

[DHSNAKE]

"More and more countries are turning their backs against iran, as well as, pakistan and afganistan"

more countries are turning away from NATO & US. IRAN is gaining influence not only in M.E but in south america! afghanistan & iraq are unofficially allies with iran since we`re giving them millions in money for building up & training of their army! US just handed over both to us but we`re not thanking for the 200,000 deaths only in iraq but fighting US out of there! now what were you saying?! lool

[NeoKonSClOUS]

While certain Western commentators on Iran seek to whitewash Ahmadinejad's statements on Israel, pro- and anti-regime Iranians (and others in the region) have no doubt that the Iranian president is referring to the destruction of Israel, according to Iranian blogs and forums. There are close to 180,000 Persian-language blogs, and Iranians constitute 53 percent of Internet users in the Middle East.

[speakerman1818]

I know and it's terrible to see any Americans to take any pity on these poor people. They think that just because the started a war in the mid east that we're trying to bully them into doing what we want when nothing is further than the truth. They forgot what started our involvement in the mid east. I pray for thoses people who think this way.

[DHSNAKE]

i don`t pray i just hope you people for once stopped the manipulations to just be what you really are! becouse it`s your actions who show who you are not your rhetorics!

[DHSNAKE]

he have never said that! and who`s not against the zionism?! jews them selfs are against the extreme right movement ZIONISM that have installed them selfs over US foreign pollicies & palestine to become the nazries of middle east!!

[DHSNAKE]

american rhetoric doesn`t impress or scare me you little insecure man haha! i support my country if threatened to the last drope of my blood like millions of other persians becouse i`m a nationalist persian! the nationalism that have made iran survive 2500 years as a nation which no other country in the world beside iran & china have managed to do! now a worthless mix of anglo-saxon shit with some other shit think they can puch us down?! boy, meny other powers tried but they never succeeded! lol

[perazh]

This BS that Iran didnt want to talk with the US for 27 years

Iran Always wanted but USA refused.

[perazh]

There is not goanna be any change

60 years had been the same. and is still the same.

Actor has been changed but Senario is the same

[ODK1413]

bahasa jawi satu bahasa satu nusantara

hidup islam palestin

hidup melayu patani

hidup melayu sulu

takbir

[gazgholang]

fuck u usa fuuuuuuuuuuuuucccckkkk u usa u are the killer in the word

[trustusyeahright]

i have heard of iran being the axis of evil, i am still trying to form an opinion. I think the leader is fucking nuts as the holocaust is not a myth and no way christians will let isreal be blown off the map, but I realize true islam is a relion of peace and people pervert it, not the religion itself.

[YasharMJ]

well those thing's you've said are gross propaganda.

there are many videos on youtube regariding Dr. Ahmadinejad

[trustusyeahright]

like i said i am always willing to learn. there is propogana about every culture. A good friend of mine did get out of iran during the time islam was the state religion and he had a horror story or two but that is any state taking over. look at the nazism they professed to be christian.

[YasharMJ]

well that's not the reality!

recently i went back and stayed for 3 years and no problems WHAT SO EVER! the police were a LOT more respectable than American or Canadian police.

My mom was a political prisoner, she was involved in the revoloution.. so i know quit well who caused the revoloution.. and which people came in charge!

remember, every revoloution is gruesome at first!

i beleive Iran's revoloution in the long run will be better off for Iran and Iranians!! LONG RUN!

[trustusyeahright]

sounds like a decnt place without all the religious tensions of all the areas of the mideast the horror stories come from. As a historian i would like to see the persian empire and the holyland . Seems to be too anti western sentiment now though

[YasharMJ]

the problem is, most of the thing's you read about are outright propaganda!

in Iran there isnt anti western sentiment really, they just beleive they need to hold on to their own culture which is deeply rooted in their religion (shiite islam) .

I've taken my good German friend to Iran, he's very blonde, people love westerners!

what they do NOT like is western meddling in their political affairs, which had been going on from early 1900 all the way up to the Islamic revoloution.

[DHSNAKE]

"A good friend of mine did get out of iran during the time islam was the state religion"

mmm, how old is that friend of yours?! becouse islam have been the state religion of persia since we pushed back arabs out of our nation for over a millenium ago! mor ecorrect arround 1400 years! i really don`t want to be rude. but we have meny religions in iran like: zoroastrianism which were our state religion before arabs unfortunately conquered persia, christianism, judaism & bahaism.

[trustusyeahright]

actually i should claifty it was the time of the ayatollah. I undertand ( and could be wrong) that is when islam was the law of the land as now. He mentioned children being executed and since one girl was a virgin one of the soldiers had to marry her before they could execute here

[DHSNAKE]

well about those things you saud, honestly i don`t have a clue but it doesn`t sound correst to me, i left iran for 14 years ago! but you are right that after the revolution the laws went thru "islamisation" like meny other things like dress code and music etc.

no we don`t have the bomb but if bombed, it wouldn`t be hard to buy! there are those willing to sell it for the money or the security issue of a country who have used the bomb & since there is a risk that the country would do it again!

[trustusyeahright]

you know something funny i was thinking of, now religion is part of the problem with international conflicts, I must say i dont understand the idea of multiple wives islam allows, but if christians, jews, and muslims all pray to the same God, have similar moral codes ( true islam not the terrorist kind) believe in heaven and hell. I wonder why we kill each other if we all believe in the same God. Just a bit of philosphy there.

[DHSNAKE]

personally i don`t believe in any religions since in beginning they were ment to increase the life quality but instead they were later used as tool to control human minde & will to impreson us (all religions, even christianity)! the politics & religions are together used since then to fight against each other! i mean to serve the king & nation were a reason to increase the moral before a war but what would unite people more then "go & kill for our god" like the crusaiders or war against iraq?!

[yashar714]

she is amazing if only someone like her was Obama or any u.s presidents advisor

[jmmckeever]

Long live the 8,000-year-old native Aryan tribes of West & Central Asia (Turks, Persians, Turkemans, Kurds, Khorasanis, Parthians, Uzbeks, Baluchs, Tajiks, Lors, Azeris, Hazaras, Bakhtiaris, Gujratis, etc.). The 500-year-old artificially-forced evil division of motherland: "IRAN" ("Land of Aryans") into "nations" is about to self-implode. Down with evil "Divide&Rule" policy of anti-human Zionists & NEOCOS, components of US Weapons industry.

[Hesam0000]

Amal speaks very clear and accurate, she's right about everything she said.

[FB44lion]

Like what?

You think Saudi Arabia that is a monarchy, that doesn't even allow women to drive is a moderate Muslim country

vs Iran where over 60% of our Students, Scientist, Teachers, etc are women

Every one has the right to vote even Minorities

Holds the largest Jewish population in the M.E. outside Israel with over 20 Jewish temples in Tehran alone

where Minorities have their own reps in the Parliament

& women can hold almost any job from Taxi Driver to Vice President

Is the Extremists LOL

[Hesam0000]

Are you sure your message was for me?!

I didn't talk about Saudi arabia or israel! :)

[Coolflames101]

excellant excellant excellant :)

I am from north Africa, and we have seen progress, but so slowly. I like Iran for their progress. They are the country to look to in the middle east. And they have a strong military to defend themselves. And they are not an aggressor nation. I could go on but you probably know 10 times more than me :)

Nice post

[demon4757]

i love the way she talk

[becomingo]

I think it would be beneficial for Iranian as well as American to solve their problems through negotiation. This will help USA to have a strong ally in Middle East and help Iranian to join the rest of the world again and build their country and democracy.

History has shown that Iran has never invaded any country. In fact Iran is most stable country in the region.

I believe Obama has to slam the British and Bush policy and start a honest relation with Iran.

CHANGE WE NEED

[neoKonscioius]

obama forgets that reagen didnt talk till the soviet union till after Russia declared perestroika (transparency) because of the ensuing COVERUP of chernobyl made a disaster so much worse, only after perestroika was declared did Reagen open up communication with what he earlier called the "Evil Empire" besides cover-ups making disasters worse, iron curtains, even in iran, can cause the miscaluculation that leads to nuclear war

[FB44lion]

1. In terms of D right 2 vote, Womens rights, Minority rights, Freedom of Religion, science, etc Iran is D most moderate Muslim country

Saudi Women don't even have D right 2 drive yet they R moderates. LOL

2.D day U.S. takes all its troops Out of D M.E., Iran will give up Hezbullah witch is never.

3.Iran supports any democratically elected Palestinian Gov & not just Hamas, if it changes so b it

4. Once Iran stopped being a U.S. puppet Iran started 2 grow that is a fact so U have 2 change not us

[neoKonscioius]

Iran needs transparency before its allowed another mouthpiecewas declared did Reagen open up communication with what he earlier called the "Evil Empire"

[FB44lion]

Transparency

UN has held more surprise inspections in Iran than in any other country in D world

UN has camera's installed at all our n-facilities & is watching 24/7

U have invaded almost every country in D M.E. & D only country that has stood up to U is D Evil Empire LOL

we would rather be an Evil Empire than allow any foreign troops on our land

Iran has one of the most advanced Bio&Chem weapons programs in the world & we have not used or given them to anyone even when it was used against us

[FcukIsrael]

Zionism=terrorism

[hajqbvii]

...We do not lose anything in "talking", but I wonder if Israel will come to the table with open dialogue over Gaza and West Bank?...My feeling is that Gaza and the West Bank will be Israel and the Palestinians will be no more by 2020.

Good piece Mr. Khan...5 stars

[vistavision2]

jagqbvii,

That scenario is Israels objective, Yet, it did not consider International Law;

That scenario is 100% in opposition vis-a-vis UN Chartered course of UNGA 181 Two States; UNGA 273 Israel and UNGA 181 State of Palestine territorial integrity of Part II Boundaries:  A UN Charter, Article 80 TERMS which is non-modifiable- A Chapter XII purposed and principled.

[ODK1413]

bahasa jawi satu bahasa satu nusantara

hidup islam palestin

hidup melayu patani

hidup melayu sulu

takbir

[MrBinMohamad]

Fuck you and all Malays like you

SOB

[ODK1413]

lancau lah lu

[Mikaeel36]

r u a white supremacy?SIG HEIL...LOL