Clandestine Radio Watch 198 Extra D
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CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH 198 Extra D
January 31, 2006
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Bush Addresses People of Iran on the Eve of Confrontation
Al-Ahwaz TV Goes On-line
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Bush Addresses People of Iran on the Eve of Confrontation
By Nick Grace, CRW Washington
January 31, 2006
On the eve of Thursday's emergency UN International Atomic Energy Agency
meeting on Iran, President Bush delivered an unusually direct message to
the people of Iran in tonight's State of the Union speech. His message,
an appeal to Iranians that tuned in via U.S. Government broadcasts,
signals a recognition by the White House that further diplomacy with the
Iranian regime is futile and that confrontation is not only inevitable
but impending.
Standing before a joint session of Congress, Bush said, "(T)onight, let
me speak directly to the citizens of Iran: America respects you, and we
respect your country. We respect your right to choose your own future and
win your own freedom. And our Nation hopes one day to be the closest of
friends with a free and democratic Iran."
His speech was carried live and translated into Farsi on Radio Farda, the
U.S. Government surrogate radio outlet that targets Iran.
Such direct appeals from the U.S. president are rare and have
historically signalled impending action.
During the 2003 State of the Union, Bush issued a direct appeal to the
people of Iraq. "(T)onight," he said, "I have a message for the brave
and oppressed people of Iraq: Your enemy is not surrounding your country,
your enemy is ruling your country. And the day he and his regime are
removed from power will be the day of your liberation."
Hours before the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the president
delivered additional appeals. "Many Iraqis can hear me tonight in a
translated radio broadcast," he said on March 17, "and I have a message
for them. If we must begin a military campaign, it will be directed
against the lawless men who rule your country and not against you."
The themes included his March 17 speech were mirrored on PSYOP
Pentagon-run radio stations, includi
ng Radio Tikrit, Voice of Iraqi Liberation, and Information Radio.
See: "Bush Address Underscores Importance of Radio PSYOP," March 17, 2003
http://www.clandestineradio.com/crw/news.php?id=176&stn=75&news=529
Iran, according to credible open sources, anticipates allied airstrikes
on its estimated 50 covert nuclear research facilities and is acquiring
the Russian TOR-M1 short-range anti-aircraft system and other air defense
assets. North Korean engineers are also deployed inside Iran to build a
network of concrete and sound-proof lead tunnels for the covert nuclear
program that are capable of withstanding explosions and hiding from
American signals intelligence technology.
The United States, meanwhile, has quietly deployed F-16s and other
tactical air assets to the region. The Fort Wayne-based 122nd Fighter
Wing deployed earlier this month, according to the Fort Wayne
News-Sentinel on January 8, and Utah's 388th Fighter Wings 4th Fighter
Squadron deployed on January 4 and 6, according to an Associated Press
report.
See:
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/local/13586753.htm
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/159253/4/
Although Washington does not appear to fund any covert propaganda or
PSYOP broadcasts into Iran, dozens of satellite TV programs openly run by
the Iranian and Ahwaz diaspora in the U.S. and Europe do blanket the
nation.
Whether airstrikes are planned or not remains to be seen. The president's
appeal, however, is a significant sign of events to come.
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Al-Ahwaz TV Goes On-line
January 30, 2006
Article originally posted at: http://www.ahwaz.org.uk/news.html
Al-Ahwaz TV, an independent, grass-roots broadcaster transmitting to the
Ahwazi Arab homeland, is now available on-line at www.ahwazmedia.tv .
Al-Ahwaz TV has been transmitting to the Ahwazi homeland in Iran since
2004, broadcast on the Assyrian television channel.
The station and its journalists are supported by a number of Ahwazi
non-governmental organisations and their supporters, including the
Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz and the British Ahwazi Friendship
Society.
It promotes non-violent opposition to the Iranian regime and advocates
democratic change, focussing on the Ahwazi Arabs, who are indigenous to
south-west Iran. Al-Ahwaz TV seeks to hand the media back to the Ahwazis,
who are oppressed, marginalised and discriminated against.
Al-Ahwaz TV is not supported by any government or government-funded
institution. It is run, staffed and owned by Ahwazi Arabs and run by a
democratic editorial collective.
(British Ahwazi Friendship Society Jan 30, 2006 via CRW)
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Martin Schoech, Editor in Chief
Nick Grace, CRW Washington
Marwan Soliman, CRW Middle East
Takuya Hirayama, CRW Japan
Richard Lafayette, Global Crisis Watch
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