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BAKU SUMMONS POPULATION OF IRAN FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
Levon Melik-Shakhnazaryan
http://noravank.am/eng/articles/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=6380
29.03.2012
The Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan has stated recently
about arrest of a group of terrorists who were allegedly planning
assassination of foreign diplomats in Baku. The press release of the
MSS of Azerbaijan reads the connection of the members of the terrorist
group with the special services of Iran. It is stated that three
arrested citizens of Azerbaijan planned attacks on Jewish objects. In
its turn Israeli information agency MIGnews stated, referring to the
Israeli sources that "the members of the terrorist cell planned assault
at the Israeli embassy in Baku and Ambassador Michael Lotem". The MSS
of Azerbaijan also stated that the arrested people were also suspected
of assassination plot of rabbi and teacher of the Jewish school KHABAD
"Or Avner" in Baku. Iran, allegedly, planned those assassinations as
a revenge for a recent killing of nuclear scientist in Tehran.
One rather interesting nuance - for recent year and a half at least
five leading scientists dealing with nuclear issues have been killed
in Iran. The last case happened in January 11, 2012 when Professor
Mostafa Akhmadi Roshan was killed in Tehran. This is a case to which
the MSS of Azerbaijan refers the "revenge" of Iran, which "sent a
group of terrorists to Baku". But judging by a long story told by the
MSS of Azerbaijan, people arrested had visited Iran for many times,
they brought weapons, money, then they exchanged their weapons to
new ones etc. Carrying out such long preparation works does not fit
to the terms which fall within January 11th and January 19th when a
statement of MSS of Azerbaijan was made.
Meanwhile, information that the "Iranian terrorists" Rasim Aliyev
and Ali Guseynov were arrested in October 2011 appeared in press
in October and their linkage to the scientist killed in Tehran on
January 11 is of artificial or it would be better to say propagandistic
character. Azerbaijan obviously fills a necessity to report back to
Israel and US to their "efficient anti-terrorist activity directed
against Iran". By the way, Ilham Aliyev, during his visit to Swiss
Davos, was honored with encouraging back-slapping by the president of
Israel Shimon Peres. According to the Israeli and Azerbaijani media,
Sh. Peres thanked president Aliyev "for prevention of terrorist act
in Baku directed against Jewish figures". Aliyev, of course, could not
prevent from playing up to: "Azerbaijan proved its ability to protect
itself and its citizens despite their ethnic and religious identity".
It is remarkable that on October 11 it was stated in Washington about
charging two Iranians of preparation of terrorist act and assassination
of the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the US Adel Al Jubeir. In fact,
on those very days the "Iranian terrorists" were arrested in Azerbaijan
either. But the US has not managed to present any distinct proves of
complicity of Iran in attempt on Saudi ambassador's life; there are
no proves of such an attempt being prepared at all either.
Synchronizm of charging Tehran of terrorism by Washington and Baku
attracts attention. Azerbaijan - it can be seen with the unaided eye
- plays up to the US in its aspiration to isolate Iran. And though
in Azerbaijan they always treated Iran with undisguised hostility,
a stream of insults and even curses in address of Iran, which can be
heard from different officials in Baku, has intensified recently. Now
they are accusing them of terrorism.
It is symptomatic that Tehran is accused of terrorism by a state,
on the territory of which leaders of terrorist organizations
working against Iran - "Monafegin" and "Mojahedin e Khalk" - freely
live. Moreover, they are even offered air time on Azerbaijani TV
channels. For many years American radars directed against Iran are
deployed on the territory of Azerbaijan. There is no doubt that a
friendship of Baku and Washington directed against Iran attaches
Azerbaijani politicians confidence of their impunity.
On January 30 a panel session of Party of People's Front of United
Azerbaijan (PPFUA) was held; unprecedented decision was taken at
the session. Party applied to the Turkic speaking population of Iran
and called them to oppose to the policy of the Iranian authorities
directed to the friendship with Armenia. The PPFUA also summoned
"Azerbaijanis" of Iran to oppose to building oil pipeline going from
Iran to Armenia. Accusing Iran of "anti-Azerbaijani" and "anti-Muslim"
(! - L. M.-Sh) policy, the PPFUA explains it saying that the purpose
of Iran is "to dishearten Azerbaijani people and to shake its unity".
There are many examples of direct interference of Azerbaijan into
domestic affairs of Iran. There are even more publications in the
Azerbaijani press where Iran is represented as a universal evil. Here
a question arises: Is there only an aspiration to please the US and
Israel behind radical anti-Iranian stance of Baku or there are some
interests of Azerbaijani Republic hidden behind it?
In Azerbaijan territorial claims to Iran are sounded on all levels
- from common journalists to the state officials from president's
apparatus and members of the parliament. In its turn, the president of
Azerbaijan, being afraid of laying undisguised claims to his mighty
neighbor, as well as refraining from the support of anti-Iranian
militaristic statements by Israel and US, in fact furthers the policy
of isolation of Tehran and promotes stimulation of civil confrontation
in this country.
Undoubtedly, Azerbaijan is afraid of large-scale military actions in
the region and their consequences, but it is not avers to surgical
air and missile strikes on Iran, which can, in the opinion of Baku,
break up the whole country. And as a prize for an exemplary conduct
Baku hopes to grab vast territories of Iran. In the opinion of
Baku those hopes are substantiated as they coincide with the plans
on building New Big Middle East issued by Washington. In its turn,
Tehran has stated for many times that in case of aggression directed
against Iran all the states which helped the aggressors would suffer.
And this seems to be the only circumstance which makes Azerbaijan
not show off its support to the forming anti-Iranian coalition. But
it does not want to stop it either.
From: Baghdasarian
Levon Melik-Shakhnazaryan
http://noravank.am/eng/articles/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=6380
29.03.2012
The Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan has stated recently
about arrest of a group of terrorists who were allegedly planning
assassination of foreign diplomats in Baku. The press release of the
MSS of Azerbaijan reads the connection of the members of the terrorist
group with the special services of Iran. It is stated that three
arrested citizens of Azerbaijan planned attacks on Jewish objects. In
its turn Israeli information agency MIGnews stated, referring to the
Israeli sources that "the members of the terrorist cell planned assault
at the Israeli embassy in Baku and Ambassador Michael Lotem". The MSS
of Azerbaijan also stated that the arrested people were also suspected
of assassination plot of rabbi and teacher of the Jewish school KHABAD
"Or Avner" in Baku. Iran, allegedly, planned those assassinations as
a revenge for a recent killing of nuclear scientist in Tehran.
One rather interesting nuance - for recent year and a half at least
five leading scientists dealing with nuclear issues have been killed
in Iran. The last case happened in January 11, 2012 when Professor
Mostafa Akhmadi Roshan was killed in Tehran. This is a case to which
the MSS of Azerbaijan refers the "revenge" of Iran, which "sent a
group of terrorists to Baku". But judging by a long story told by the
MSS of Azerbaijan, people arrested had visited Iran for many times,
they brought weapons, money, then they exchanged their weapons to
new ones etc. Carrying out such long preparation works does not fit
to the terms which fall within January 11th and January 19th when a
statement of MSS of Azerbaijan was made.
Meanwhile, information that the "Iranian terrorists" Rasim Aliyev
and Ali Guseynov were arrested in October 2011 appeared in press
in October and their linkage to the scientist killed in Tehran on
January 11 is of artificial or it would be better to say propagandistic
character. Azerbaijan obviously fills a necessity to report back to
Israel and US to their "efficient anti-terrorist activity directed
against Iran". By the way, Ilham Aliyev, during his visit to Swiss
Davos, was honored with encouraging back-slapping by the president of
Israel Shimon Peres. According to the Israeli and Azerbaijani media,
Sh. Peres thanked president Aliyev "for prevention of terrorist act
in Baku directed against Jewish figures". Aliyev, of course, could not
prevent from playing up to: "Azerbaijan proved its ability to protect
itself and its citizens despite their ethnic and religious identity".
It is remarkable that on October 11 it was stated in Washington about
charging two Iranians of preparation of terrorist act and assassination
of the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the US Adel Al Jubeir. In fact,
on those very days the "Iranian terrorists" were arrested in Azerbaijan
either. But the US has not managed to present any distinct proves of
complicity of Iran in attempt on Saudi ambassador's life; there are
no proves of such an attempt being prepared at all either.
Synchronizm of charging Tehran of terrorism by Washington and Baku
attracts attention. Azerbaijan - it can be seen with the unaided eye
- plays up to the US in its aspiration to isolate Iran. And though
in Azerbaijan they always treated Iran with undisguised hostility,
a stream of insults and even curses in address of Iran, which can be
heard from different officials in Baku, has intensified recently. Now
they are accusing them of terrorism.
It is symptomatic that Tehran is accused of terrorism by a state,
on the territory of which leaders of terrorist organizations
working against Iran - "Monafegin" and "Mojahedin e Khalk" - freely
live. Moreover, they are even offered air time on Azerbaijani TV
channels. For many years American radars directed against Iran are
deployed on the territory of Azerbaijan. There is no doubt that a
friendship of Baku and Washington directed against Iran attaches
Azerbaijani politicians confidence of their impunity.
On January 30 a panel session of Party of People's Front of United
Azerbaijan (PPFUA) was held; unprecedented decision was taken at
the session. Party applied to the Turkic speaking population of Iran
and called them to oppose to the policy of the Iranian authorities
directed to the friendship with Armenia. The PPFUA also summoned
"Azerbaijanis" of Iran to oppose to building oil pipeline going from
Iran to Armenia. Accusing Iran of "anti-Azerbaijani" and "anti-Muslim"
(! - L. M.-Sh) policy, the PPFUA explains it saying that the purpose
of Iran is "to dishearten Azerbaijani people and to shake its unity".
There are many examples of direct interference of Azerbaijan into
domestic affairs of Iran. There are even more publications in the
Azerbaijani press where Iran is represented as a universal evil. Here
a question arises: Is there only an aspiration to please the US and
Israel behind radical anti-Iranian stance of Baku or there are some
interests of Azerbaijani Republic hidden behind it?
In Azerbaijan territorial claims to Iran are sounded on all levels
- from common journalists to the state officials from president's
apparatus and members of the parliament. In its turn, the president of
Azerbaijan, being afraid of laying undisguised claims to his mighty
neighbor, as well as refraining from the support of anti-Iranian
militaristic statements by Israel and US, in fact furthers the policy
of isolation of Tehran and promotes stimulation of civil confrontation
in this country.
Undoubtedly, Azerbaijan is afraid of large-scale military actions in
the region and their consequences, but it is not avers to surgical
air and missile strikes on Iran, which can, in the opinion of Baku,
break up the whole country. And as a prize for an exemplary conduct
Baku hopes to grab vast territories of Iran. In the opinion of
Baku those hopes are substantiated as they coincide with the plans
on building New Big Middle East issued by Washington. In its turn,
Tehran has stated for many times that in case of aggression directed
against Iran all the states which helped the aggressors would suffer.
And this seems to be the only circumstance which makes Azerbaijan
not show off its support to the forming anti-Iranian coalition. But
it does not want to stop it either.
From: Baghdasarian