Alexis, what I wrote had nothing to do with this site, but more to do with a COUNTRY called Israel!!! Do you get that? And the same applies to 76. Casetal! So you people , in a very direct way, you are more into connecting Dr. Ledeen as an Israeli agent and representative than a patriotic American, who happen to be a Jew!!!! So let’s avoid Ahmadinejad-type word-smith and saying crazy things, like he just asked the U.N Sec. Council to condemn Germany about that poor helpless Muslim getting killed in German court, while he ignore in broad day light his own countrymen are being tortured, killed and disappear in protest against him.

Dr. Ledeen is a Jew, he is an American, and he writes for the National Review – three strikes against him in the phantasmagoric universe that is the mind of an Iranian conspiracy theorist. I distinctly doubt that the Iranian opposition loses any legitimacy whatsoever whenever any American or Jew or conservative opens his or her mouth.

As I read more of this letter, it is clear that there is serious lack of determination in rank and file of the Baseej, in the first place, which has caused FiroozAbadi to keep mentioning Baseej in his letter over and over again. Moral is going down fast and in alarming rate.

Baseeji people have been seriously demoralized. This force started losing members, since many of them were underage, and many parents learning and watching the events on satellite TV and other sources are worry that their kids will be wasted in no time.

So many of them are being pushed and discourage to stay in the Baseej. So Firoozabadi’s letter going back into the history of the Baseej and its critical role in the war with Iraq was one way to boost the fast losing moral of the members.

My other take is that given Khamenei and his son being paranoid about the loyalty of the armed forces, FiroozAbadi wanted to make sure that he is still with them and this was one way to give them this assurance.

This clearly indicates the rank and file are starting to get weaken to fight against their own countrymen, and specially when Grand A. Montazeri issues a fatva that basically declare a jihad against Khamenei and the oppression forces. In his fatva, he is basically saying if you do not fight against Khamenei it is equal to being an idol worshiper and you are no longer a Muslim. Wow!

So coming out with such a letter validates the splits and growing doubts among the forces and that many of the officers are very much followers of one of the Ayatollahs and publishing a letter like this tries to lower their confusion and guilt they feel in keeping the statuesque.

This letter might be the new beginning in opposition’s favor.

I sincerely hope and wish that Israel, like U.S. President, kept its distance from what is going on in Iran.

I get extremely nervous whenever I hear such overt supports hit the airwaves and newspapers. These articles are the fuel for people like Shariatmadari at Keyhan newspaper to portray Iranian freedom fighters puppets of Israel. Thank you very much, but WE DO NOT NEED such a support, given the idea of it, like the $75 million Congress for Democracy in Iran, will be more hurtful and damaging. So please BACK OFF! Silence!

I think the best help that could be provided is by Iranians who are in Israel to voice their concern and support anyway they can, but nothing more. This fight with the regime does not need guns to kill other Iranians. NO. NO. MEK did it and then ended up fighting against Iranians in Iraq, which is the most shameful thing anyone can do against its country.

What Iranian people need are lack of recognition of Ahmadinejad and the government by majority of countries around the world. If Japan comes out and says we will wait for Iran to clarify the election result, or S. Korea and countries like that come out and do that, then you’ll see how this government fall apart, as brave Iranian people march the streets.