01-11-2020, 02:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2020, 03:21 PM by John J. Xenakis.)
** 11-Jan-2020 World View: Anti-regime protests grow as Iran admits shooting down passenger plane
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Iran is looking more and more like America during the height of the
antiwar protests during the late 1960s.
Today's admission by the Iranian regime is the equivalent of any of
the major admissions made by presidents Johnson and Nixon, triggering
new rounds of anti-American protests.
Protesters are furious not only that the plane was shot down, but also
that every agency in Iran's government lied about it for many days.
They're chanting "death to the liars" and they're calling for the
resignations of supreme leader Khamenei and president Rouhani.
President Nixon was, of course, forced to resign, but that was after
years of hearings and pressure that were necessary because the
US constitution is full of checks and balances.
In my book on Iran, I did a detailed analysis of Iran's constitution.
The remarkable thing about it is that it contains no checks and
balances whatsoever. Khomeini set it up that way so that he could
become a dictator with no checks and balances. That's why Iran
is a kleptocracy today, with no way for the government to do any
business at all except through bribery and extortion.
So now there's an ironic twist. The checks and balances that protected
Nixon for long time do not exist for Khamenei, and so if the protests
become too large and there's a loss of confidence in Khamenei, that's
all it would take for the "velvet coup" or "bloodless coup" or
"regime change" that I've been talking about. The result
could be a return of the Shah.
By the way, Russians shot down Malaysian Airlines MH17 passenger plane
in July 2014 and despite massive investigations providing in
controvertible proof of Russia's culpability, they still make
ridiculous statement blaming others. Iran's admission will put
pressure on Russia to make a similar admission.
John Xenakis is author of: "World View: Iran's Struggle for Supremacy
-- Tehran's Obsession to Redraw the Map of the Middle East"
(Generational Theory Book Series, Book 1) Paperback: 153 pages, over
100 source references, $7.00
https://www.amazon.com/World-View-Suprem...732738610/
---- Sources:
-- Iran says it shot down Ukrainian plane in 'disastrous mistake'
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-...SKCN1ZA04Y
(Reuters, 11-Jan-2020)
-- Iran plane crash: Ukrainian jet was 'unintentionally' shot down
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51073621
(BBC, 11-Jan-2020)
-- Hundreds protest against regime in Tehran after Iran admits it shot
down plane
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-p...own-plane/
(Times Of Israel, 11-Jan-2020)
- This image from Wednesday shows the crash site with a
bulldozer burying the evidence so that Iran can deny
culpability. (AP)
Iran is looking more and more like America during the height of the
antiwar protests during the late 1960s.
Today's admission by the Iranian regime is the equivalent of any of
the major admissions made by presidents Johnson and Nixon, triggering
new rounds of anti-American protests.
Protesters are furious not only that the plane was shot down, but also
that every agency in Iran's government lied about it for many days.
They're chanting "death to the liars" and they're calling for the
resignations of supreme leader Khamenei and president Rouhani.
President Nixon was, of course, forced to resign, but that was after
years of hearings and pressure that were necessary because the
US constitution is full of checks and balances.
In my book on Iran, I did a detailed analysis of Iran's constitution.
The remarkable thing about it is that it contains no checks and
balances whatsoever. Khomeini set it up that way so that he could
become a dictator with no checks and balances. That's why Iran
is a kleptocracy today, with no way for the government to do any
business at all except through bribery and extortion.
So now there's an ironic twist. The checks and balances that protected
Nixon for long time do not exist for Khamenei, and so if the protests
become too large and there's a loss of confidence in Khamenei, that's
all it would take for the "velvet coup" or "bloodless coup" or
"regime change" that I've been talking about. The result
could be a return of the Shah.
By the way, Russians shot down Malaysian Airlines MH17 passenger plane
in July 2014 and despite massive investigations providing in
controvertible proof of Russia's culpability, they still make
ridiculous statement blaming others. Iran's admission will put
pressure on Russia to make a similar admission.
John Xenakis is author of: "World View: Iran's Struggle for Supremacy
-- Tehran's Obsession to Redraw the Map of the Middle East"
(Generational Theory Book Series, Book 1) Paperback: 153 pages, over
100 source references, $7.00
https://www.amazon.com/World-View-Suprem...732738610/
---- Sources:
-- Iran says it shot down Ukrainian plane in 'disastrous mistake'
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-...SKCN1ZA04Y
(Reuters, 11-Jan-2020)
-- Iran plane crash: Ukrainian jet was 'unintentionally' shot down
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51073621
(BBC, 11-Jan-2020)
-- Hundreds protest against regime in Tehran after Iran admits it shot
down plane
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-p...own-plane/
(Times Of Israel, 11-Jan-2020)
