Iranian MP Zohre Elahian wants Revolutionary Guards to Suppress Iranian opposition, but United Nations to protect Wall Street Occupiers!
14:21 - 1 November 2011
Kurdpa - Iranian MP Zohre Elahian on Wednesday called on the United Nations to take appropriate action to prevent the U.S. government from putting down the Wall Street protesters. Elahian, who is the chairperson of the Majlis Human Rights Committee, also said that the UN Human Rights Council should address the issue of the violation of U.S. protesters’ rights.
“The scenes of the suppression of U.S. protesters are upsetting and necessitate pursuing human rights (violations),” she said. She went on to say that the era of U.S. claims about human rights has come to an end and the U.S. government has lost face due to the suppression of the people. In addition, she called on the international community to condemn the use of excessive violence by the U.S. police against protesters.
It is heartwarming that Elahian, an Iranian MP, steadfastly supports the Occupy Wall Street protesters from 6000 miles away! But when it comes closer to home, that is Tehran, there has been no urgency for Elahian to defend the rights of the peaceful protesters, the ones that she actually represents, at least on the paper.
In fact she has gone as far as calling for the violent suppression of the Iranian opposition by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) (Source: Fars News Agency, July 10, 2011)! Elahian justifies her position by claiming that the opposition is after overthrowing the regime and equates them with external enemies.
Let’s assume the opposition is truly after dismantling the Islamic Republic and brining a new system. Isn’t that the right of the people to do that? Elahian obviously doesn’t think so! But she and the rest of the regime’s officials are joyfully beating the drums and making lots of noise about how Occupy Wall Street movement is going to overthrow the capitalist governments of the west. But while death is good for the Iranian opposition, crying is in order for the opposition in U.S.!
“The scenes of the suppression of U.S. protesters are upsetting and necessitate pursuing human rights (violations),” she said. She went on to say that the era of U.S. claims about human rights has come to an end and the U.S. government has lost face due to the suppression of the people. In addition, she called on the international community to condemn the use of excessive violence by the U.S. police against protesters.
It is heartwarming that Elahian, an Iranian MP, steadfastly supports the Occupy Wall Street protesters from 6000 miles away! But when it comes closer to home, that is Tehran, there has been no urgency for Elahian to defend the rights of the peaceful protesters, the ones that she actually represents, at least on the paper.
In fact she has gone as far as calling for the violent suppression of the Iranian opposition by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) (Source: Fars News Agency, July 10, 2011)! Elahian justifies her position by claiming that the opposition is after overthrowing the regime and equates them with external enemies.
Let’s assume the opposition is truly after dismantling the Islamic Republic and brining a new system. Isn’t that the right of the people to do that? Elahian obviously doesn’t think so! But she and the rest of the regime’s officials are joyfully beating the drums and making lots of noise about how Occupy Wall Street movement is going to overthrow the capitalist governments of the west. But while death is good for the Iranian opposition, crying is in order for the opposition in U.S.!
