Everyone here knows of Iran's determination to match its bitter rival Israel by acquiring nuclear weapons. Everyone also knows that Iran's "democracy" is headed by a stooge named Khatami who does the bidding of the fanatical ayatollahs, who want to create a worldwide islamic caliph schema. But within Iran, there are several power struggles and a powerful puppetmaster whose pulling the strings behind the scene.
Ostensively, we have a nascent liberal movement, composed of intellectuals and the generation born after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Unlike the ayatollahs in Qum, they do not professed to a strict islamic code and prefer (some form of) secularization.
Next we have the conservative ayatollah who overthrew the shah in 1979. This group currently controls almost all aspects of iranian life. Every now and then they throw the liberals some crumb, only to attach provisions and/or a trap that lands the liberals/reformers in prison. Whenever the ayatollahs don't want to get their hands dirty by breaking the "laws," they send out their youth brigade, which carries out the illegal the beating, shooting, and harrassing of liberal Iranians.
Finally, with new intelligence we are able to see the inner-core of Iranian power. This powerful core is headed by a mysterious group or individual, of which one is named Yahya. This is the man behind the building of the nuclear bomb. Yahya has his own mercenary army, private prison system, and source of income. Yahya and the ayatollahs, while ideologically different, both share a common dream of Iran becoming a nuclear power. Hence, despite their differences, they work together. They've also managed to get assistance from Pakistan's ISI, it security regime. Already caught giving nuclear advice to North Korea, the ISI has brought the North Koreans and Yahya's men together to find ways to develop a nuclear bomb and delivery system within the decade. With Russian as a credible cover, all three parties are busy trying to develop Iran's weaponry before something happens in Pakistan (or Iran), which could lead to the fall of Musharraf.
But with the pressure from the international community on, Iran is thinking delaying the UN or throwing it bit of pieces, not unlike what it does to its own liberals. Unless the international community remains steadfast, the birth of a nuclear Iran could take place in the very near future. Armed with nukes, she would terrorize her neighbors and the greater world with impunity.
Ostensively, we have a nascent liberal movement, composed of intellectuals and the generation born after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Unlike the ayatollahs in Qum, they do not professed to a strict islamic code and prefer (some form of) secularization.
Next we have the conservative ayatollah who overthrew the shah in 1979. This group currently controls almost all aspects of iranian life. Every now and then they throw the liberals some crumb, only to attach provisions and/or a trap that lands the liberals/reformers in prison. Whenever the ayatollahs don't want to get their hands dirty by breaking the "laws," they send out their youth brigade, which carries out the illegal the beating, shooting, and harrassing of liberal Iranians.
Finally, with new intelligence we are able to see the inner-core of Iranian power. This powerful core is headed by a mysterious group or individual, of which one is named Yahya. This is the man behind the building of the nuclear bomb. Yahya has his own mercenary army, private prison system, and source of income. Yahya and the ayatollahs, while ideologically different, both share a common dream of Iran becoming a nuclear power. Hence, despite their differences, they work together. They've also managed to get assistance from Pakistan's ISI, it security regime. Already caught giving nuclear advice to North Korea, the ISI has brought the North Koreans and Yahya's men together to find ways to develop a nuclear bomb and delivery system within the decade. With Russian as a credible cover, all three parties are busy trying to develop Iran's weaponry before something happens in Pakistan (or Iran), which could lead to the fall of Musharraf.
But with the pressure from the international community on, Iran is thinking delaying the UN or throwing it bit of pieces, not unlike what it does to its own liberals. Unless the international community remains steadfast, the birth of a nuclear Iran could take place in the very near future. Armed with nukes, she would terrorize her neighbors and the greater world with impunity.
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