Imperialism And Resistance

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via Venezolana de Television: Dossier

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by Ardeshir Ommani

When on February 11, 2010, millions of Iranians from 818 large and small cities across the country and from all walks of life, young and old, men and women, workers and professionals, turned out to celebrate the thirty-first anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, it was despite the threats and demagogueries of the Western leaders and corporate mass media.

These pillars of the western propaganda industry also desperately longed to see that a minority of upper-middle class opponents in Tehran would seriously challenge the authority of the government and inflict damages on Iran’s social order and harm its reputation and credibility among nations around the world, but especially, within those of the Middle East. Over and over, these biased newscasters predicted that the reform movement would once again demonstrate en masse and challenge the social system. But what actually took place gave rise to great disappointment and consternation, apparent on the gloomy expressions of the talking heads and news anchors covering Iran’s celebration. The resolute and militant participation of more than fifteen million Iranians in Tehran, Esfahan, Kerman, Ardabil, Ahwaz, Shiraz, Qom, and many more cities deeply disappointed the American and Western European conservative forces who witnessed the nation’s determination in upholding national unity and furthering the realization of economic, political, national defense and social developments, especially in actualization of Iran’s civilian nuclear industry. Some layers of the opposition forces such as the groups of monarchists, followers of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the old Shah, along with the terrorist organization of the Mojahedin Khalgh and some liberal-left groups with imaginations far greater than their actual force, were financially and technologically assisted by such agencies as the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a visible extension of the CIA, and had planned, just as on previous occasions, to highjack the National Day of Celebration…

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Imam Khomeini did not just “lead” a revolt against US imperialism, and its puppet the “shah” – his efforts led to a a revolutionary reclaiming of Islam as a force for liberation. Not liberation in the Marxist materialist sense of the word, but something much more comprehensive that encompasses all aspects of human nature. It is true that Imam Khomeini was not the only one who contributed – but he provided a profound level of leadership. Beginning from years in Qum and Najaf, where he led efforts to revitalize the scholarship of Islam, to the early years of the Islamic Revolution, until he met his Creator.