“The Grand Project of Reforms”: a “Threat” or a “Golden Opportunity” for the system!

“In the past few years, the repressive regime of the Islamic Republic has attempted, under the disguise of an infamous persona such as Mohammad Khatami and his fraudulent “Reform Project”, to occupy the masses with the alleged “reforms” propagated by alleged “reformists”, and to divert the people from revolution and revolutionary changes in our economically, socially and politically devastated society.

The truth is that Khatami’s so called “Grand Project of Reforms” and his “talk-therapy” was necessitated due to the ever increasing popular rage and dissent among the masses. Therefore, it was imperative for the regime to attract the masses with its popular yet deceitful slogans, and to divert them by giving them false hopes for attaining their piles of unattained needs and demands….

Now, five years after Khatami’s presidency and while his hollow promises faced a complete deadlock, however, this time the propagandists of the so-called “hardliners” have entered the stage stressing the “non-partisan” character and role of the “grand project of reforms” and stating that regardless of all differences between the factions within the Islamic government, “Khatami project” (bringing Khatami onto the stage) was the tactic of the regime as a whole and that this project was a “golden opportunity” to overcome the “threats” surrounding the government. 

However, the history of the Islamic Republic as the manifestation of imperialist dictatorship and a regime established and maintained by the force of the bayonet has proven that there is no potential for reform in this regime and that the only possible way for the masses to achieve their wants and demands is nothing other than the overthrow of the Islamic Republic….”

Excerpts from editorials of “Payam Fadaee”, No. 39, March 02

“Terrorism, a means towards the expansion of imperialist domination”

“… The events of September 11 was the work of extremely reactionary forces. Those who carried out such deeds could not have been able to do so without the support of some powerful factions within the U.S. government. Even if we accept the claims of the U.S. government about Bin-Ladin’s role in the matter, it is still evident, considering the close relationship between Osama and the U.S. intelligent services, that those encouraging and backing these events were none but those powerful factions inside the United States. Now, one must decipher as to which groups have, indeed, benefited from 9/ 11 and the road to which policies have in this way been paved….” 

Excerpts from an article printed in “Payam Fadaee” No. 39, March 02