Zitat:Und nochwas. Ich bin immerwieder über dieses herzliche Mitgefühl aus Europa überrascht und diese ernstgemeinte Betürzung über vermeintliches Unrecht im tausende Kilometer entfernten Iran. Herzergreifend..wirklich jetzt...Um so mehr weiss man es als Iraner zu schätzen, dass man dem iranischen Volk mit Bomben, Sanktionen, Isolationspolitik und Unterstützung bewaffneter Gruppen so freundlich unter die Arme greifen will. Damit auch die Iraner endlich lernen, was Freiheit im Westen bedeutet. Nochmal vielen Dank an dieser Stelle...

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The international imports network and the German role between 1982 and 1990 (subhead)

In early 1979, Iraq built the first factory to produce insecticides with the help of Italian engineers. The factory was built in the region of Akashat at a cost of $50 million. A security system was also built to protect the factory that cost another $60 million. The building of this factory experienced many problems, such as espionage attempts by the Mosad, the Israeli intelligence service. The western companies that dealt with the defunct regime -- for instance Australian and Dutch firms -- exported a lot of materials related to this field of production. For instance, the Dutch firm KBS sold Iraq large quantities of Thiodilyco (name as transliterated), a material that is essential in the production of mustard gas, at a cost of 1.5 million Marks. Multinational Italian firms also supplied Iraq with 60 tons of Oxycklorure (name as transliterated), a phosphoric material that is also used in chemical industries that can be put to dual-use. As for the French companies, they exported to Iraq large quantities of a gas (not further identified) that can be used in warfare. This gas was exported across the borders from Italy and Turkey. This transaction was concluded through the mediation of the German Company Karl Kolb. A confidential report issued on 21 August 1990 by Helmut Hossman (name as transliterated), the Economy Minister of then West Germany, confirmed that the German companies had the lion's share in these transactions. The report said that since 1983, West German companies have exported to Iraq huge quantities of raw materials, equipment, and small industrial factories to produce poison gases. The report also said that these companies participated directly in building the Sa'd Project, the Iraqi chemical project, and the construction of the military complex in Al-Taji.

The role of German companies in building the Iraqi nuclear program (subhead)

The German Company Karl Kolb that is specialized in equipping chemical laboratories played a crucial role in supplying the defunct regime over the past 30 years with toxic chemical materials through a middleman who helped Dr Amir al-Sa'di. Al-Sa'di prepared for his doctorate in chemistry in this institution and married a German woman.
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Zitat:Worried Iran reformists threaten election boycott
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"If we are unable to be competitive then we will boycott," said Mossavi-Lari, a senior member of Khatami's Association of Combative Clerics which will be spearheading the reformist challenge.

"In other words, if our candidates are blacklisted by the Guardians Council or it becomes clear the elections will not be competitive then we will boycott the elections," said the cleric, the longest serving interior minister in the Islamic republic's history.
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Zitat:Du hast in diesem Forum mit deinen Posts impliziert, der Iran wäre langsam auf dem Weg zu Demokratie und individueller Freiheit.

Zitat:Demokratie ist nach meiner Auffassung eine Enwicklung und kein Endstadium. Ich würde ausserdem nicht implizieren wollen, dass der Iran sich direkt auf dem Weg in eine Staatsform und Gesellschaftsform hinbewegt, die Dir so vorschwebt. Schon garnicht linear, auf direktem Weg. Sondern er nimmt seinen eigenen, iranischen Weg.

Zitat:Lassen wir doch die Iraner entscheiden wohin der Kurs gehen soll. Was passieren wird. Wie sie es gerne hätten. Letztendlich sieht es wohl so aus, als wäre man erstmal grundlegend glücklich, dass man seinen eigenen Mist verzapfen kann. Es ist viel angenehmer sich von einem Iraner bescheissen zu lassen, als von einem Ausländer.

Zitat:Aber dass die Sufis zu einem Machtkampf herausfordern, wie Du es schreibst, wäre doch mehr als vermessen.

Zitat:Nach Lesen des TP-Artikels habe ich meine Zweifel ob sich der Iran überhaupt auf dem Weg zu einer Demokratie oder ähnliches bewegt, weder auf "iranischen" wie Du sagst oder linearen Weg.

Zitat:Wie sollen denn die Iraner entscheiden? Es gibt doch keine freie Entscheidung für das System. Höchstens Abstimmung mit den Füßen

Zitat:Habe ich nicht geschrieben. Anscheindend denkt man das aber in Teheran.

Zitat:Iran to celebrate Hafez Day

LONDON, October 9 (IranMania) - Iranians are preparing to commemoration the great Persian poet Hafez in a two-day ceremony in Shiraz, the capital of southern Fars Province, that begins on October 11, MNA reported.
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Zitat:US approves sale of airplane parts to Iran

LONDON, October 11 (IranMania) - The United States will allow the sale of plane parts to Iran's flagship airline, the State Department said, despite sanctions on the Islamic republic, AFP reported.
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Zitat:BBC to launch TV channel for Iran

A Farsi language TV channel is to be launched by the BBC, targeting viewers in Iran with news and factual output.
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Zitat:Iranians hurl petrol bombs at Danish mission

LONDON, October 11 (IranMania) - Dozens of protesters pelted the Danish embassy in Tehran with stones and petrol bombs after Danish television broadcast footage deemed insulting to the Muslim Prophet Mohammad, witnesses said, Reuters reported.
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Riot police guarded the embassy and two fire trucks stood nearby. Firefighters extinguished a tire which was set alight next to the embassy compound wall, the witnesses said.
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Zitat:Experts elections in Iran attract 495 candidates

LONDON, October 12 (IranMania) - Some 495 candidates have signed on for election to Iran’s Experts Assembly, the country’s Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi told reporters, DPA reported.
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