Reports from Protests, Voice of Freedom, Blog by Pouya Arjomand - 2003-05-31

Reports from protests, Voice of Freedom, Blog by Pouya Arjomand - 2003-05-31. Our compatriot Ali has stated in his message that he is not neutral in the news he presents, and this is true. Neutrality is essentially a characteristic of those who remain silent in the face of oppression and injustice, and even in thought and speech, they believe that what happens to them is a predetermined fate that must be accepted. Neutrality in news reporting is good for the general public, but not in a blog. From news such as the description of parliamentary negotiations to the speech of a director-general of a certain ministry, neutrality is necessary for national media and widespread newspapers, like the state broadcasting of a country. I do not know if you have this criticism of state broadcasting that it should be neutral but is not, and worse, it engages in spreading lies. Our goal in the news is clear: to focus on the issue of freedom in various countries and essentially our own country, which is under tyranny. If neutral people exist, they would say or believe that it does not matter what we say or think, we must accept our leaders, whether good or bad. I do not accept this reasoning because our right is not this, and we must fight to achieve freedom and the right to a better life. I have this question for you: do you agree that this government is oppressive and tyrannical or not? Where have I said that I think America is only thinking of regime change in Iran out of compassion for Iranians? Yes, of course, it also pursues its interests, but this is an important point. (This answers the last part of your statement that said Iraqis oppose the presence of America.) Ata, the same Mohammad Baqir Hakim, did not defend the American attack on Iraq before the battle began on the state broadcasting of Iran and did not say that any regime other than Saddam would improve the situation of the Iraqi people. Is it not unfair and a denial of rights that we accept statistics whose origin is unknown as evidence? We also oppose an attack on Iran because we believe that this regime will change without military intervention, but in this path, we will accept help from anyone without giving a bribe. This is our true belief.