Afshin Rattansi and Gore Vidal on Iran & Power June 2008

[trails46]

ISRAEL is going down and when it does the entire WORLD will applaud.

[SirianKings]

The sooner Israel nukes Iran, the better.

[IamJacksColon4]

what news channel is this?

[Drolkin]

Iran would demolish any US invasion.

Not only that but the US invading Iran is exactly what China/Russia/North Korea wants, it will give them a reason to unleash their militaries to protect their "ally".

No one is going to launch nukes, no one is that stupid, and this is why these 4 countries have such enormous militaries which they try to hide by having most of them classified as paramilitaries(mercs).

[italstal07]

israel is that stupid and they would use their nukes they don't care..they think the world has to end anyway..we need to end zionism

[44MONTEREY]

You can fool some of the people all the time. A Lincoln

Even if he tells the truth,

No one believes a liar.

A.Lincoln

The reason I think is there is a government of the industrialists who divided Arabia and appointed Emmerets and Shaws to take their one dollar a barral for oil and were told to control the indiginous. Iran rejected their shaw and will never be forgiven. Never ever. That's what I think.

[EditHistory]

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[bboucharde]

Mr. Afshin Rattansi:

I appreciate your news channel and watch it regularly. Though I am troubled by the lack of civil rights in Iran and the oppression of women there, I am FIRMLY AGAINST any US attack on Iran--and millions of Americans agree with me. Both the US and Iran have serious internal problems that need fixing.

One of our worst problems is that the AIPAC lobby controls US foreign policy: Our military are Hessians for Tel Aviv. Maybe your new S-300 system will deter US-IDF air attack.

[maxime32]

How do you get access to this news channel?

[bboucharde]

Maxime32,

The channel name is "rattansifan" and you are watching it now. Just click on SUBSCRIBE in the upper-right-hand frame, and it will be added to your subscriptions, which are free.

I hope this answers your question. If you click on the "rattansifan" blue link in the upper right, it will take you to the homepage of the channel, with an archive of past interviews. This is an interesting channel that gives us a window into the minds of the Tehran leadership.

[bboucharde]

Vidal paints a dark picture of the USA, but the same is true of Iran:

The Security Laws prohibit free speech, assembly, and expression, allowing the state to arbitrarily judge them as being "against" the nation. Article 498 Prohibits forming "disruptive" groups. Article 500 prohibits "advertising against the order of Iran." Article 610 prohibits "gathering." Article 618 prohibits any disruptive behavior. The laws on security are so general that anyone can be sent to prison at any time.

[2resist]

People abroad are more aware of our true politics then us ignorant Americans. The propoganda spilled out on the "news" daily is overwhelming. Have no faith in the American people being aware of your countries true reality, we are all asleep.