Strikingly, it wasn’t Mikhail Gorbachev, Fidel Castro, Muammar Gaddafi, Idi Amin or Yasser Arafat who directed the meeting (Talibans and Saddam Hussein absent, as they were NATO’s ‘good guys’). At the head of the table, and wrapped in simple clothes, sat none but Imam Khomeini. On the same simplicity, the CIA operative Bruce Riedel would note: “Our bosses couldn’t cope with the idea of an 80 year old ayatollah, who lived off onions and garlic and yoghurt, directing a revolution which was about to topple America’s most important ally.” (BBC documentary: “The man who changed the world”)

Before being knocked out with fervor by the American hero, Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker make Imam Khomeini say: “We must conceive of at least one terrorist act that will show the entire world that the United States is… a people ripe for destruction.” Yet you would be disappointed upon calculating the number of Muslim Iranians involved in proven terrorist attacks.

There were over a dozen Saudi citizens and nationals of Egypt, the UAE and Lebanon in 9/11, a Moroccan in Madrid, Pakistanis in London and Mumbai. Yet no member of the Saud family – intellectual authors of their crimes – sits at the table in Hollywood’s Beirut. No Iranian or Khomeini follower was ever there. All those terrorists would even profess hatred to the Shia school of thought prevalent in Iran. A clear example is their ideological mates of Al Qaeda in the Levant and the Free Syrian Army bent on fighting the Iran-backed Bashar Al Assad and Hezballah. So where are Imam Khomeini’s terrorists? In Lebanese battlefields pushing out an occupying army? Does that even fit the definition of terrorism?

Imam Khomeini’s ideology, shared the heritage which drove Europe from its dark ages into a renaissance and age of reason, through the influence of Muslim scientists and philosophers, their research institutions and publications. The existential threat he posed for ‘us’, was not that of terrorism, a nuclear bomb or a powerful conventional army, but rather of a world-view nature – i.e. how people see the world and their own existences, and the politics which result from it. It was the restoration of reasonable spirituality, and a viable alternative to the dishonest – and most times forced – secularization and spread of new-age religious cults that French, British, Russian and American colonialism used to draw world maps and grab lands and resources overseas.

It was a slogan shouting: free from the tides and fashions of our times, we declare that there is a Creator and Sustainer, origin, keeper and destination of everything which exists. Only to it we submit, as everything else will perish. And we resort to no man or material power to tell us how to rule ourselves, for there is no better plan for us to follow than that of the Designer of our own selves and the guidance of those who have not lost sight of Him.

I was a passionate Atheist in the past. I might have considered such slogan crazy or alien to a man of reason or science. Not really because of the existence of any actual logical inconsistency in it, but because it contains key-words and a wording which secular education trains us to dislike and reject – without an actual analysis. However, after being guided back to Islam by means of my academic studies of natural sciences, I think I can reasonably hold on to such slogan and its narrative, backed at it by a father of modern physics with a profound understanding of the far-reaching conclusions of natural science and mathematics:

“There is a higher power, not influenced by our wishes, which finally decides and judges… People have used different words at different times for this ‘Centre’. They called it ‘God’ or spoke in terms of similes… It is there today as it has always been and any world order must be based on it. Such a world order must be guided by men who have not lost sight of it.” Werner Heisenberg, father of quantum physics (Philosophical Problems of Quantum Physics)

Heisenberg was led to this conclusion through reason and his observation and understanding of the nature we can grasp with our material human tools of perception. He says it himself, how all the development of science and philosophy leads us inevitably to such admission:

“Now that we know all our journeying [through the material sciences] can only bring us back to our starting point, we realize that we are unable to reach full understanding no matter how far we travel. The infinity of the universe lies outside this path.” (Ibid)

As Bruce Riedel said, Imam Khomeini was an Ayatallah, a guide who did not lose sight of God. His wealth was not stored in Swiss or insular bank accounts nor in his or his family’s pockets. His capital was inside of himself, in the realm of that eternity Heisenberg referred to. This nature of a threat, and this type of wealth and immaterial storage of it, had a lot to do with the antagonism Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker felt the need to impose on the viewers of their production toward Imam Khomeini and what he stood for, and with how many secular educators (either in classrooms, televisions or street talk) continue to propagate against the political system of Iran to this day. If not due to a political agenda, then due to the lack of reasonable analysis of our human condition.

You may disagree, but the question then remains: if not nuclear bombs, conventional armies or terrorism, why was the ‘threat’ of that simple man considered as the most dangerous and urgent one so as to sit him the head of the table of ‘evilness’?

*German Vogel is a Chilean Scientist and Scholar who studied Islamic thoughts during last five years.

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On the Commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Sayed Rohollah Mousavi Khomeini, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei delivered an important speech to a gathering of millions at the Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum.

The leader of Iran explained Iran’s developments during the post revolution period and also talked about Iran’s June 14 presidential election.

“Before the Islamic revolution in Iran, [the west] had dictated to us that we are not able to run our country and develop scientifically,” Ayatollah Khamenei said on June 4th.

“Iran once extended her hands to foreign engineers for making roads, but today our youth make thousands of factories, dams, bridges and roads.”

“Our country was run by the US and Britain’s policies. Corrupt leaders were ruling this country but after the 1979 revolution, people’s representatives came in to power,” he said.

“We had not any scientific honor before the revolution, but now according to the international statistics, Iran’s growth rate in science and technology is 11 times more than the average growth of the world’s output.”

Reiterating on the necessity of keeping on Imam Khomeini’s path, he said, the late founder of the Islamic Republic left a road map for Iran to continue its revolutionary path.

“Imam Khomeni’s road map is his principals. The principals that could change an ashamed nation to a proud one,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

“Imam Khomeini’s path in the internal politics were relying on the people and providing unity and avoiding aristocracy. According to Imam’s principals, authorities should be devoted to the interests of the nation and try for development,” he said while trying to outline an acceptable approach for Iran’s administration.

“On foreign policy, Imam’s behavior was [based on] standing against the domination policies [of the superpowers], [being] brotherly with Islamic nations, having relations will all countries but fighting against Zionism for the freedom of Palestine.”

“On the economy, Imam Khomeini’s path is to rely on national economy, self-sufficiency, economic justice in production and distribution, denying capitalistic culture and respect for work and trying for independence in the national economy,” Iran’s leader said.

Only 10 days to the election day, Iran’s leader explained the basic principles of the Islamic Republic in three main areas of domestic policy, foreign policy and economy.

These three areas are the main subjects of the 8 presidential candidate’s debate and campaign speeches. All candidates trying to present their approach to the important issues of foreign policy like the long standing nuclear dispute with the West,  and interaction with the USA and the Palestinian cause.

The economy of Iran is also affected by the US’ unilateral sanctions, so each of the presidential candidates proposes his solutions to reviving and developing the economy of the country. While some of the candidates from both principalists and reformist fronts suggest a better relation with the west as a solution to economic problems, others stress on the economy of resistance and avoiding capitalistic methods as the solution.

“Any vote to any of the 8 candidates is a vote for the Islamic Republic and the mechanism of the elections,” Iran’s leader said.

“Our poor enemies abroad want to create a threat [from the election] against the Islamic Republic while [the election] is an opportunity for us,”

“The enemies hope Iran’s elections will be cold and they create another sedition like what they did in 2009,” Ayatollah Khamenei said. “But they are mistaken. They didn’t know our nation. They forgot the [pro-government] rally in December 30, 2009.”

On December 30, 2009, millions of Iranian people participated in pro-government demonstrations took place in capital city of Tehran and all cities around the country to protest anti-government and anti-islamic demonstrations and violence following the 2009 presidential election.

Observers called the main rally in the capital possibly the largest crowd in the streets of Tehran since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s funeral in 1989. This demonstration was an end to the months of street violence and anti-government demonstrations.

“Those who think there is a majority in the opposition in the Islamic Republic should remember the huge crowds of people who rallied on the 22nd of Bahman [mass rallies take place each year to mark the anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution] and they shout Death To the USA,” Iran’s leader said.

“The enemies’ think tanks are backing their media and political speakers to make lies and make Iran’s election atmosphere cold,” Ayatollah Khamenei said, “They say Iran’s election is not free and legal and is engineered. But they don’t know the Iranian nation, the government and its election [mechanism].”

Iran’s leader then described Iran’s election mechanism as the most democratic and free mechanism in the world and criticized elections in the capitalist countries where only a few people dependent on the power and wealth sources, can enter the race.

“Where in the world, [presidential] candidates are allowed to use national and government media freely and equally? Is it in the capitalist countries?” Ayatollah Khamenei asked.

“In the capitalist countries, only those candidates who are backed by the [main] political parties and power and wealth mafia can campaign.”

“The US elections endorse this idea. There were some candidates that had not supported Israel so they couldn’t enter the US election race,” Iran leader said. “But in our country all candidates freely and equally can talk with the people about different subjects.”

“In American elections anyone opposing Zionism cannot run. But In Iran candidates can talk to the people without spending even a Rial.”

He then denied reports of his support for a specific presidential candidate saying “I don’t endorse any one. I just say the facts and advise all candidates to speak fair and don’t deny the important achievements of the current and past administrations.”

“There are economic problems, god willing the next president will be able to solve the problems,” Iran’s leader said and called the economy as the main issue of the country and the enemies are using it to pressure the people and government.

“If the nation deals with its economy then the enemies will be defenseless when confronting Iran,” he said.

“Candidates must not prefer foreigners’ interests to the people’s interests. Some think we should compromise to lessen the anger of the enemy. But this is wrong.”

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Iranians across the country and abroad are holding mourning ceremonies to mark the decease of Imam Khomeini.

A large number of people and officials gathered at Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum in the south of the Iranian capital, Tehran, for a commemoration ceremony.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei addressed the gathering.

Every year, millions of Iranians from across the country travel to Tehran to pay tribute to the late founder of the Islamic Republic.

Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini, who came to be known as Imam Khomeini, was born in the town of Khomein on September 24, 1902.

Imam Khomeini changed the lives of Iranians and inspired people from other countries by guiding one of the greatest revolutionary movements of modern history to victory.

Ayatollah Khomeini passed away on June 3, 1989, eleven days after he was taken to hospital for an operation to stop internal bleeding in May 1989.

With the passing away of Imam Khomeini, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was elected the Leader of the Islamic Revolution by Iran’s Assembly of Experts.

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