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Saturday, March 10, 2012 3:37:37 PM
Your are right ! ..I did a crash brief course on X President of Iran - Mohammad Khatami
and yes, .. He is a PRINCE! ..as much as you can be in Iran .. .;) he was educated and he wanted to move Iran forward ...
5th President of Iran
In office - 2 August 1997 – 3 August 2005
from wikipedia - [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Khatami#Foreign_policy ]
Oh YES.. it sounds as if He was/is a part of the Green REvolution
and he's still in trouble and of ALL things over voting in this most recent election, (found at the end of this post) .. but not under arrest, then or yet.
Khatami blames clerics for failure
The Guardian, 4 May 2004
Dan De Luce in Tehran
The Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, yesterday defended his failed attempts to reform the country's theocracy and warned against the dangers of religious "despotism".
In a statement addressed to the country's youth, Mr Khatami alluded to his conservative opponents, saying: "The idea of implementing religious rule through despotism and by force and by ignoring people's demands is the wrong path."
In a 47-page "letter for the future", Mr Khatami said his government had stood for noble principles but had made mistakes and faced obstruction by hardline elements in the clerical establishment.
"Organised and shallow-minded methods to damage the public's opinion and dissuade it from reforms on the one hand, and hasty behaviour in the name of reforms on the other hand, are the two bitter historical phenomena of this period," he said.
Coinciding with his warning, the hardline judiciary told news agencies it had reinstated the death sentence against an academic who questioned the clergy's divine right to rule.
Hashem Aghajari, a wounded veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, was sentenced to death in 2002 for blasphemy after he argued that Islam should be reinterpreted by each new generation. The sentence sparked student protests and the judiciary rescinded the ruling.
In his philosophical essay, Mr Khatami cited the Aghajari case and said the original ruling was an "unfair sentence" by an "inexperienced judge".
The latest ruling seemed to contradict recent attempts by the authorities to defuse allegations of human rights abuses.
Mr Khatami said the conservatives had tried to co-opt much of the reformist agenda, which he saw as a sign for optimism. He said the cabinet had presided over an expansion in social freedom, with the authorities turning a blind eye to couples holding hands and women circumventing the Islamic dress code [ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/may/04/iran?INTCMP=SRCH ]
WE can all just imagine had he been dealing with OUR President Obama rather than the 'other president' .. . who really was MUCH like the ONES in charge there now. That was who President Mohammad Khatami was forced to deal with BOTH there and HERE. .. thanks for the lesson in a short timed history ... ;)
There are TWO article dated 2012 .. and HE is still in trouble with the 'current' and upcoming 'regimes' ...
........just some snips here:
Iran election: Khatami's vote sparks claims of betrayal
guardian.co.uk, 5 Mar 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Reformist leader Mohammad Khatami criticised for participating in an election the opposition boycotted
…Iran election: Khatami's vote sparks claims of betrayal … Since voting in Iran's parliamentary vote on Friday, the former reformist president Mohammad Khatami has found himself in the middle of a heated controversy over his … Reformist leader Mohammad Khatami criticised for participating in an election the opposition boycotted…
Iran conducts 'grossly unfair' election amid sanctions and threat of war
guardian.co.uk, 2 Mar 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Tehran's attempt to portray vote - from which opposition was banned - as sign of unity derided by Human Rights Watch
… affiliated to the opposition, including former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, participated in the vote. Some believe they were forced to." In the past few decades I have always participated in elections held in this country…
Iranian election results suggest rocky time for Ahmadinejad
guardian.co.uk, 3 Mar 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan and agencies
Early returns show conservative rivals of president pulling ahead, with embarrassing defeat for his sister in one seat
…-event, although some Iranian politicians affiliated to the opposition, including former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, participated. Some believe they were forced to." In the past few decades I have always participated in elections…
Articles Found Here : http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=Mohammad+Khatami&show=relevant§ion=uk|world&date=date%2F2012
AND here:
Three Iranian journalists arrested in fresh crackdown
guardian.co.uk, 18 Jan 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Marzieh Rasouli, Parastoo Dokouhaki and Sahamoddin Bourghani had worked for reformist media outlets
… or permanently. As a result, Rasouli was among a group of journalists with little job security, often changing the publication she worked for after only a few months. During the presidency of the former reformist leader Mohammad Khatami, when newspapers enjoyed…
Daughter of former Iranian president sentenced to jail
guardian.co.uk, 3 Jan 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Ex-MP Faezeh Hashemi, whose views are close to the Green movement's, faces six months for 'spreading propaganda'
… – including former reformist president Mohammad Khatami – have also seen their websites subject to censorship.The sentencing of Hashemi Rafsanjani's daughter comes amid growing political tension before parliamentary elections in March, the first general…
Both articles found here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=Mohammad+Khatami§ion=uk|world
And Then just OUTRIGHT history on this Great Leader of Iran who fought a VALIENT fight against the hardline MULLAHS .. THOUSANDS of pages of it ... ;) FASCINATING as far as I got .. ;)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=Mohammad+Khatami&show=relevant§ion=uk|world
Yes, Al Gore would have handled this situation .. and the World would be a different place today .. and We would NOT even be having the conversation ....our American Taleban & Israel would be screeching about some 'other' country or issue .. but NOT Iran..
wow. just wow! ...
and yes, .. He is a PRINCE! ..as much as you can be in Iran .. .;) he was educated and he wanted to move Iran forward ...
5th President of Iran
In office - 2 August 1997 – 3 August 2005
from wikipedia - [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Khatami#Foreign_policy ]
Oh YES.. it sounds as if He was/is a part of the Green REvolution
and he's still in trouble and of ALL things over voting in this most recent election, (found at the end of this post) .. but not under arrest, then or yet.
Khatami blames clerics for failure
The Guardian, 4 May 2004
Dan De Luce in Tehran
The Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami, yesterday defended his failed attempts to reform the country's theocracy and warned against the dangers of religious "despotism".
In a statement addressed to the country's youth, Mr Khatami alluded to his conservative opponents, saying: "The idea of implementing religious rule through despotism and by force and by ignoring people's demands is the wrong path."
In a 47-page "letter for the future", Mr Khatami said his government had stood for noble principles but had made mistakes and faced obstruction by hardline elements in the clerical establishment.
"Organised and shallow-minded methods to damage the public's opinion and dissuade it from reforms on the one hand, and hasty behaviour in the name of reforms on the other hand, are the two bitter historical phenomena of this period," he said.
Coinciding with his warning, the hardline judiciary told news agencies it had reinstated the death sentence against an academic who questioned the clergy's divine right to rule.
Hashem Aghajari, a wounded veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, was sentenced to death in 2002 for blasphemy after he argued that Islam should be reinterpreted by each new generation. The sentence sparked student protests and the judiciary rescinded the ruling.
In his philosophical essay, Mr Khatami cited the Aghajari case and said the original ruling was an "unfair sentence" by an "inexperienced judge".
The latest ruling seemed to contradict recent attempts by the authorities to defuse allegations of human rights abuses.
Mr Khatami said the conservatives had tried to co-opt much of the reformist agenda, which he saw as a sign for optimism. He said the cabinet had presided over an expansion in social freedom, with the authorities turning a blind eye to couples holding hands and women circumventing the Islamic dress code [ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/may/04/iran?INTCMP=SRCH ]
WE can all just imagine had he been dealing with OUR President Obama rather than the 'other president' .. . who really was MUCH like the ONES in charge there now. That was who President Mohammad Khatami was forced to deal with BOTH there and HERE. .. thanks for the lesson in a short timed history ... ;)
There are TWO article dated 2012 .. and HE is still in trouble with the 'current' and upcoming 'regimes' ...
........just some snips here:
Iran election: Khatami's vote sparks claims of betrayal
guardian.co.uk, 5 Mar 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Reformist leader Mohammad Khatami criticised for participating in an election the opposition boycotted
…Iran election: Khatami's vote sparks claims of betrayal … Since voting in Iran's parliamentary vote on Friday, the former reformist president Mohammad Khatami has found himself in the middle of a heated controversy over his … Reformist leader Mohammad Khatami criticised for participating in an election the opposition boycotted…
Iran conducts 'grossly unfair' election amid sanctions and threat of war
guardian.co.uk, 2 Mar 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Tehran's attempt to portray vote - from which opposition was banned - as sign of unity derided by Human Rights Watch
… affiliated to the opposition, including former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, participated in the vote. Some believe they were forced to." In the past few decades I have always participated in elections held in this country…
Iranian election results suggest rocky time for Ahmadinejad
guardian.co.uk, 3 Mar 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan and agencies
Early returns show conservative rivals of president pulling ahead, with embarrassing defeat for his sister in one seat
…-event, although some Iranian politicians affiliated to the opposition, including former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, participated. Some believe they were forced to." In the past few decades I have always participated in elections…
Articles Found Here : http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=Mohammad+Khatami&show=relevant§ion=uk|world&date=date%2F2012
AND here:
Three Iranian journalists arrested in fresh crackdown
guardian.co.uk, 18 Jan 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Marzieh Rasouli, Parastoo Dokouhaki and Sahamoddin Bourghani had worked for reformist media outlets
… or permanently. As a result, Rasouli was among a group of journalists with little job security, often changing the publication she worked for after only a few months. During the presidency of the former reformist leader Mohammad Khatami, when newspapers enjoyed…
Daughter of former Iranian president sentenced to jail
guardian.co.uk, 3 Jan 2012
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Ex-MP Faezeh Hashemi, whose views are close to the Green movement's, faces six months for 'spreading propaganda'
… – including former reformist president Mohammad Khatami – have also seen their websites subject to censorship.The sentencing of Hashemi Rafsanjani's daughter comes amid growing political tension before parliamentary elections in March, the first general…
Both articles found here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=Mohammad+Khatami§ion=uk|world
And Then just OUTRIGHT history on this Great Leader of Iran who fought a VALIENT fight against the hardline MULLAHS .. THOUSANDS of pages of it ... ;) FASCINATING as far as I got .. ;)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=Mohammad+Khatami&show=relevant§ion=uk|world
Yes, Al Gore would have handled this situation .. and the World would be a different place today .. and We would NOT even be having the conversation ....our American Taleban & Israel would be screeching about some 'other' country or issue .. but NOT Iran..
wow. just wow! ...
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