IRAN (Is Not The Problem)
IRAN (Is Not The Problem) is a feature length documentary film responding to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of Iraq.
We have heard that Iran is a nuclear menace in defiance of the international community, bent on “wiping Israel off the map”, supporting terrorism, and unwilling to negotiate. This documentary disputes these claims as they are presented to us and puts them in the context of present and historical US imperialism and hypocrisy with respect to Iran. It looks at the struggle for democracy inside Iran, the consequences of the current escalation and the potential US and/or Israeli attack, and suggests some alternatives to consider.
This 79 minute documentary features Antonia Juhasz, Larry Everest, and other activists and Iranian-Americans. The goal of this movie is to promote dialog and change the debate on Iran, so please consider organizing a screening, big or small, in your area.
Produced by Aaron Newman, an independent film-maker and part of the Scary Cow film co-op in San Francisco. He is an anti-imperialism/pro-democracy activist, founder of the SF Chomsky Book Club, and a member of Hands Off Iran. There are differences of opinion between many of the voices in this film, but all agree that a war would be unjustified. Below are brief video introductions for each of the people who participated.
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Irans population is mixed and can sees as of the former Yoguslavia. Under 51% is of persian orgin, the 51% is only political and many are aware of this.
Religion is the only thing that keeps Iran together is religion but religion is slowly dissapering not only on iranian soil but also in the whole planet!
the other two big groups are Kurds and Turkish groups. And at the end it will end up like the Yoguslavia.
The middle east map will be withdrawn!! the same thing problem is in Irak, syria, turkey!
here is a good map showing the diffrence between the groups , but remember many of the groups have moved into persian areas and of the big groups are turks, mainly in tehran! while the other ones u see one the map have been keeped as they are.
this map shows only where the diffrent groups live without migration into persian cities! the biggest group in tehran is turks after persian.
http://idol.union.edu/motahare/srs200/iran-ethnic-groups.gif
Prior to watching this documentary a thought: In what way is Israel having Atombombs better than Iran having them?
Our media continues to trick us and we do nothing about it.
‘ Religion is the only thing that keeps Iran together is religion but religion is slowly dissapering not only on iranian soil but also in the whole planet!”
Good religion is the bane of this planet its the root of evil. It’s the cause of most of problems we have and it’s used way to widely as and excuse “oh god told me to”,”oh it says that im aloud to do these things in this old book”.
RELIGION CAN SUCK MY BIG FAT EVOLVED ATHEIST BALL SACK
@crabman – No, religion is not the problem. It’s people.
@ Jenn – Religion has become a tool in this so called war against West not only in Iran but worldwide. religion brings in tons of money every year but such does the weapon industries.
if it was not the US as the worldpower it would been another country! money and power is in the human mind!
Of cource at the end its the civilian population that suffers most but one thing that will bring people people together is the one we learned from the roman empire! but also that will have their problems.
a lot of propaganda on tv, internet and media newspapers is doing a good job on both sides to bring hate and missunderstanding which will bring a whole new battleground which wasnt meant to be in the begining. its not all about religion the major part is for many because of media,
religion maybe not for some groups but for many it does play a big part in their life.. just look around yourself, at a lot of places religion is a way of life, many use this in the frontline of wars…
”with all the misery, conflict, destructive brutality, aggression, and so on, man is still as he was. He is still brutal, violent, aggressive, acquisitive, competitive, and he has built a society along these lines.” – J. Krishnamurti,
there is nothing at peace and have never been not on the streets or in nations or in the planet earth! thats the truth!
Dear people,
I live in Iran and i see that in the planet earth history Iran there was not problem for other country any more but others were problem for Iran. Iran is a peaceful country for years in the who world, we want peace with all world but we never accept pressure and power. Good luck.
The run-down at the end was probably the best part: Imagining the US and Iran in opposite historical places, in which Iran had invaded Mexico and Canada instead of the US invading Iraq and Afghanistan. Really puts it in perspective.
the u.s. may claim to be a democracy but it has made sure the world isn’t… no doubt this super power will cause millions more deaths… but it won’t last forever… nothing ever does… and the u.s. must be prepared for that… you know what goes around, comes around–even if it takes a 100 years.
The real problem is that,we are the people,we are the world,we need to come together as one again because if you want to ask about the reality of things,you’ll see that without us the people nothing can happen,I mean it in this way:if all of us decided not to go to work for a week,no business will make money or profit,even the banks,if we decide not to kill each other anymore,there won’t be any war because the elites of the society recruit our sons,brothers,fathers and sisters to go to war and kill humans like ourselves while they seat in their luxury houses in peace watching us kill each others,by the end we kill more of ourselves while they keep on prospering,if all of us put the guns down and decide not to go to the army,there won’t be wars.Same as those spirituals leaders that tell others to go blow out themselves and kill innocent people,why they don’t blow out themselves first and so the followers can see? but the thing is they don’t wanna be guilty,that’s why they send us to kill ourselves so we can be guilty of killing each others and diminish on the face of earth while them living in peace.If we all stop doing that,no killings will happen.Please wake up mankind,it’s time to come together again,we are the world,we are the builder,we are the society,we are the children,in this way of thinking,we will bring peace upon ourselves if we wanted to.Let’s not listen to those evils elites anymore because they depend on us.IT’S TIME.
The problem is not about being white,black,Arab,Asian…,it’s about the rulers of the worlds,those people they know what they want while we still supporting their evils schemes.Slavery wouldn’t happen if a brother didn’t want to betray a brother,but it happen because of corrupted ones.Same as are black,white,Arab,Asian leaders are all corrupted,that’s why they do rule us all,and we are the only ones who never learned from the past but always go to vote for those evils doers to rule us.WAKE UP!
RELIGION, CULTURE, SOCIETY, NATION, CLASS,… are the only boundary we have that prevent the human kind to come together once again before the fall of the tower of Babel, I bring this subject because if you read from yourself this scripture attentively you will see my point”Genesis 11:1-9? I don’t personally see their wrong doing for building a city which top is in heaven, first of all who can build a city which top is in heaven, I don’t know?
we have a lot of architects today who build skyscrapers but they still cannot reach heaven; Second of all, since they saw that man were ONE, they come to create confusion” let US(the same US from Genesis 1:26)go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech”. Now judge from yourself, look at us today still living with the same confusion, diversity of languages(different from one another, so confusing), diversity of religion(waring against each other, divided churches, for what reason? we don’t know), diversity of classes(Rich and poor, rich becoming richer and poor becoming poorer), we are still leaving in that confusion from the tower of babel, that’s why we are still divided, any one thinks he’s better than the other(my religion is better than yours, my culture is better than yours, my language is better than yours,my nation is stronger than yours), so divided;
How do they confused humans?, Let Us go down, they came on earth as spiritual people, kings, leaders, in one words as elite to teach mankind different religions, cultures, languages and laws, so we could not agree with each other but arguing, fighting, killing in the name of who or what you defend; By the end, you will realize that only mankind killing mankind, man ruling man, it’s all us, just like some Muslim extremists blowing out christians for the sake of Allah, and Christians doing the same all over the world against no Christians, just like Hitler a Nazi but Christian who thought killing jews(non-christians), he was doing it for christ. I’m done here by this phrase:” WHY GOD DOESN’T INTERVENE WHEN CHURCHES ARE DIVIDING FOR FALSE CAUSES , WHY NOT COME DOWN AND TELL THEM CHURCH LEADERS NO TO DIVIDE IS CHILDREN SINCE IS ALWAYS THERE”. WAKE UP MANKIND!!!
WOW! There are some really confused people here? Did ya watch the documentary? I don’t think religion is the problem…the imperial US government is the problem. Infact I can argue MOST problems in the world originate in government. What may be distracting some of You is the Iranian Government is religious in nature.
Keep your religion should you choose to have one. To get rid of evil; lets rid ourselves of all government!
Religion is the big problem because every powerful states in this entire earth have been established by the church rules,and kings and leaders get approved first by priest or spiritual peoples(learn from history).You cannot be an atheist and become a leader,you need to have a believe or religion.We all know that even in the Bible,there are stories about how the children of Israel were going to fight with other nations that were worshiping different gods,killing women and children.Same as other nations were doing to them.Governments need church’s leaders to guide them,so it depends on what religion the government is based on.If you don’t know,know it now that the US is trying to stand for his Christian believe which support Judaism too(the Bible),instead Iran is standing also for his Muslim believe(based on the Quran)which is opposing the other.In north america if you go to court,you have to swear by the Bible,probably it may be the same in some Muslim based states too.My point here is,religions play a huge role in governments.Know this if you didn’t know.
Jose – a very simplistic view and how do you suppose society will not rip itself apart within weeks without a form of government? What happens when that bigger stronger neighbour of yours wants what you are eating, then moves onto your wife and children? Law of the jungle maybe?
Religion is a major part of the problem because it is a TOOL to control the masses. What we need is better government and people to stop believing fairy tales.
Meanwhile if the US soldiers looked at what is really going on and just quit their jobs things would have to change. Oh and I proposed this on another forum recently and got personal emails from devout Christians wanting me to burn to death – then burn in hell forever… Praise ta Jeeeezush!
Better Government….Ha that is a laugh! No such thing will ever exist. That my friend is the fairy tale…no government will ever be good. They will always be corrupt and hell bent on killing innocent people.
Question…lets say I am your neighbor and I want what you are eating right now. Whats going to stop me from taking what I want? Do you have an armed thug in a government costume with you right now?
Law of the jungle would be way better than what you live in right now. There certainly wouldn’t be chaos and disorder like you want to believe. The “wild west” was nothing but a marketing/propaganda tool so Buffalo Bill and the dime novels authors could sell more book.
I doubt your scathing emails were from very devout Christians. Jesus is supposed to be the prince of peace. The only time he used violence was to kick out the bankers/mafia (goldman sachs and co) that was running a racket on the only currency deemed holly enough to be offer to the temple. Yes, there are similar institutions in today’s modern world, just in the form of the government granting the monopoly instead of the church and the currency is even more faith based.
US soldiers are not going to look at what is really going on and quit their jobs. Although that would be nice. People are controlled almost entirely through the state organs like the new york times and NBC and the State themselves. I have never seen a preacher that is pro war (save the usual nascar/neocon suspects in the MSM).
The days where religion actually had control over the masses are long gone. Masses of ignorant folks maybe.
If you believe in a better government I have one simple book for you to read and as a atheist I am sure you will appreciate the title. Democracy: The God That Failed, by Hans Hermann Hoppe.
Good luck and best wishes…may god bless you :D
Jose
All societies have been governed in some way or another and all have had laws; written or spoken. There could be no society without some form of Government. And yes of course there can be ‘better’ governments – just as there can be worse.
You would not come and take what I am eating because there is a deterrent. You don’t want to be arrested for theft and punished. The “Government armed thugs wearing costumes” as you describe them don’t need to be everywhere and so long as society behaves within the boundaries of its rules they do not need to be. It also tickles me how some people hate authority and or police but are the first to go to them when they are the victim of a crime.
Your Wild West analogy is appropriate but probably not strong enough. Assuming civilisation broke down tomorrow, after an extended period of anarchy all that would be left is armed thugs. These would group into gangs and the toughest / cruellest their leaders. So explain to me how this would be ‘way’ better than how we live right now.
So; do I believe that there could be better governments? Yes! It’s easy to believe that “fairy tale.” I’m not so willing to believe ones that involve talking snakes etc. But two thirds of the planet do in some shape or form. Let’s called them the “masses” or better still a power base? Of course religions still have some control over the masses, by the good old fashioned way as well as using more sophisticated methods; such as corrupt dealings with politics and Governments.
Excellent, excellent. This may be the best documentary on US foreign policy I have seen (and I seen lots). It gave a complete picture, including the history of the conflict. It was based on facts, and it was presented very clearly. I think every American should watch this!
There will never be peace in the world. The banks would go broke.
Us will face the consequences . US govt is similar to Nazis . Go and watch the documentary the end of America
Awesome nickname but you are a bit out of date. Shouldn’t you be calling yourself Orac Bbama or something? Oh I see that doesn’t quite have the same grift derrr :)
@Yavanna. :lol:.
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ATTACK ON IRAN= END OF USA
Religion is not the problem. Our government is the problem. It always as been and still proving it today around the world.
The fact is that the majority of Americans are simple minded, have a below average IQ compared to the rest of the world and border line ********. Look what’s on TV. Our government knows this and takes advantage of it. This is also why when it comes to national problems all you see on TV(local news)are the simple minded Americans have their fifteen minutes of fame. The government says at the majority what they want to ear.
But to the minority, they say don’t put your nose in International Affairs, we will take care of that, watch CNN.
So what can we do ? Get a million signatures to get our country back ? All that money for war, directly & indirectly, just imagine a full 60 seconds if it would be put on Education, Health, Housing, poor children, sick children, technology, industrial (National) that would create jobs, every thing made in the US. We would already have water fuel engines, we would already have Cold Fusion, and so much more. Man life in the US would be Grand.
Iran is probably the most mistreated country of middle east. Future of Iran looks somewhat bright, pax Americana is over, Iran now sells to highest bidder (China). Iran is in dire need for nuclear program because otherwise, American power will just be replaced by Chinese power.
Yes Iran is not problem,Vietnam was not be problem,Libia,Iraq,Afganistan,Serbia,Atomic bomb in Japan (The bigest crime in history)…….Who is next Venezuela,North Korea or maybe Russia,China,India.Listen me America and all American *****(Germany,France,Italy,Nedherland,Belgium….).You can not win,World is Free,humanity will defeat you,like always in history,you are not first evil in history we goo down and some another civilizations goo up.DEAD FOR NEW WORLD ORDER!!!!! Hitler + Stalin < United State
Hello .. I’m an Iranian .. I don’t like my country as a land … land is juat land !!! … I like American people but no American government … I think nowaday is the war of the media an information … as they have inforation change the fact to what they like . they chane the imporane of news and evnts in the world and people in the world can’t know the fact can’t know what is right … 320 children died in just 22 days in Gaza War … what did they about this genocide ? … ****** Veto
We are ready to die to make a good world for others ..
As an American, I agree totally with this film, but to the people that blame all these problems on religion… What was the religion Mao followed when he killed 60 million Chinese? What was the official state religion when Stalin killed 20 million of his own people?
With that said, I only have a few of criticisms of this film on some important facts this movie left out.
As far as comparing sponsorship of terrorism between the U.S. and Iran, I’m surprised that the film left out the fact that the U.S. shot down Iran Air Flight 655, which was full of civilians headed to Dubai in 1988.
Also left out was the fact that Saddam Hussein told the U.S. he planned to invade Kuwait. As an act to set up and frame Iraq, George H.W. Bush responded be sending his ambassador, April Glaspie, to Iraq to give Saddam the blessing of the U.S, telling him that they “do not take positions in Arab-Arab disputes.”
It would have also been good if the film had dispelled the myth that Iran finally gave up the hostages in 1981 because they were afraid of Reagan, who was about to take office. The hostage release was delayed as a brokered deal to bolster Reagan’s reputation. They were released just minutes after Reagan was sworn in. How obvious does it have to be? In fact the entire hostage situation itself, if you actually investigate it, shows heavy signs of CIA provocation.
Is that David Glick a total i****? 20:11 a mention of the “wiped off the map” mistranslation, which by now everyone should know about, 20:24 Ahmidinijad said he wanted to wipe Israel off the map, what a f’ing ****!
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