Iran's Protests

slogan: "death to the dictator"

I am not in a state to type much or even move much, but I just had to put this here.
This is a video of today (July 9th) evening in Iran. Protests are rising up again, at least for today.
You can read more here (New York Times)

Mousavi, Not worth it!

I just read Mousavi’s 5th statement and I need to throw up.

In his statement he goes on and on about how “during this 30 years of the Islamic Republic and especially during Khomeini’s life, Khomeini's bright conscience, invested so much through our lives, properties and our honor and established this beautiful sculpture [ie. the Islamic system]. We experienced a holy bright time which never before was experienced by our society.” (...)
“I had come to once again, invite [all] to the way the Islamic revolution was and the way the Islamic republic should be. (…) and now the generation which was convicted to be distant from the bases of Islam, is shouting ‘nasre-men allah va fathel gharib’ [arabic for ‘the victory of God will conquer anything’. arabic is the language of the Islam as Hebrew is the language of classic bible and Greek the language of bible's new testament] and ‘ya Hosein’ [arabic for ‘Oh Hosein’ = Shiite`s third imam] and the name of Khomeini (…).”
The story goes on and gets worse. I just tried to give a taste of it but what the hell is he talking about? Which holy time? Is he talking about the war time and how Khomeini kept on “investing by people’s lives” and didn’t get into the negotiations to stop the damn thing, or is he talking about his own period of governance in which thousands of dissidents were murdered? In his statement he writes (as in his election speeches) that by becoming a president he wanted to take the Iranian society BACK to those “holy” times.

I don’t have much time to go on about this but I wonder whether the Iranians who are on the street getting shot and killed, are doing so for Mousavi. And if so, is he really worth it?
He is not going to give me what I want, and I wish he is not what the Iranians want, ‘cause if the Islamic Republic persists after all these deaths, I will totally give up my Iranianhood!

PS. There is a hot debate going on, about this article on my facebook page. For those who want to participate you can just add me in facebook and join the debate. It is amazing how people from all over the world are contributing...

How to help a bullet wound

پرستاری و زنده نگه داشتن مجروحین تیر خورده

نکات کلی و مهم

1- خونسردی خود را حفظ کنید، مهمترین چیز حفظ خونسری است

2- به مجروح آب و مایعات ندهید. آشامیدن مایعات باعث افزایش خونریزی می شود

3- به هیچ وجه سعی در خارج کردن گلوله نکنید

4- دستکاری محل زخم خونریزی را شدید و باعث عفونت می شود. تا فراهم شدن یک پارجه یا باند برای بستن زخم با فشار مستقیم روی محل ضایعه می توانید از خونریزی جلوگیری کنید

5- با یک باند یا پارچه تمیز روی زخم را ببندید (خیلی سفت نبندید که جلوی رسیدن خون به انتهای اندام را گرفته و انتهای اندام کبود شود). اگر خونریزی با بانداژ اولیه بند نیامد، روی همان بانداژ اقدام به بستن یک بانداژ دیگر کنید

5- تا جای ممکن از تماس خاک با محل زخم پرهیز کنید

6- مصدوم را در محلی گرم و دور از نور مستقیم خورشید نگه دارید

7- در صورت سرگیجه و یا گیجی شخص مصدوم، سر مصدوم را پایین تر از بدن قرار دهید تا به مغز خون کافی برسد

تیر خوردن دست و پا

خونرسانی به محل اصابت گلوله را تا حد ممکن مسدود نمایید، اما تا حدی که خون رسانی به طور کامل قطع نشود

اگر جراحت خیلی شدید است هر یک ساعت ، حدود 5-10 دقیقه مسیر خونرسانی را باز کنید، سپس مجددا ببندید

جسم خارجی فرو رفته در بدن مثل چاقو

هیچ گاه اقدام به خارج کردن شئی نکنید چون باعث خونریزی و مرگ بیمار می شود.با پانسمان چاقو را در بدن ثابت کرده فرد را سریعا به بیمارستان برسانید

تیر خوردن به ستون فقرات :کمر و گردن

عضو مصدوم را توسط کیسه شن (یا هر چیزی شبیه آن) ثابت نگه دارید که باعث صدمات نخاعی نشود. برای بستن کیسه شن دور عضو مصدوم از کمربند، طناب یا پارچه می توانید استفاده کنید. در حمل مصدوم نهایت دقت را نمایید که کمترین حرکت به بدن او داده شود

تیر خوردن به قفسه سینه

در صورت اصابت گلوله به سینه ، ریه هوا کشیده ، خون وارد ریه شده و باعث خفگی شده و مصدوم در عرض 1 تا 2 دقیقه جان می بازد (Sucking wound)

1- لباس را از روی زخم کنار بزنید. اگر لباس به داخل زخم فرو رفته نمی خواهد آن را از زخم بیرون بکشید

2- با دست روی محل ضایعه فشار وارد کنید: می توانید دست مصدوم را روی زخم بگذارید

3- یک پارچه یا گاز یا باند را کاملا به وازلین، کرم یا روغن آغشته کرده و روی زخم فشار دهید تا جایی که هوا نکشد. می توان از یک تکه نایلون یا فویل تمیز هم استفاده کرد =>>این تکه باند یا نایلون باید حداقل 4-5 سانتی متر از طرفین زخم بزرگتر باشد

4- برای محکم کردن این پانسمان میتوانید ازهر نوع چسب نواری استفاده کنید. سه طرف پانسمان را به خوبی روی بدن بیمار با چسب فیکس کنید و یک طرف زا آزاد بگذارید. اگر چسب در اختیار ندارید بعد از گذاشتن باند آغشته به وازلین روی محل را با باندپیچ کنید

- اگر گلوله از یک طرف وارد و از طرف دیگر بدن خارج شده باید آن طرف را هم کاملا بپوشانید

سپس مصدوم را به بغل و سمتی که تیر خورده بخوابانید و یا حمل کنید

صدمات داخلی در اثر ضربه: مثلا ضربه باتوم یا چماق

صدمات داخلی در اثر ضربه ممکن است منجر به خونریزی داخلی در اثر پارگی اندامهای داخلی بدن مثل کبد و طحال شود.

صدمات داخلی به علت عدم وجود خونریزی واضح دیر تشخیص و درمان شده باعث مرگ و میر فراوان می شود. در این مواقع علائمی مثل درد شدید بخصوص در لمس محل ضایعه، سفت و سخت شدن عضلات شکم، بالا آوردن خون، سرفه خونی و در موارد شدید با علائم کاهش شدید فشار خون مثل سرگیجه تاری دید و شوک تظاهر می کند

در این مواقع بیمار را خوابانده در صورت امکان پاها را بالا بگیرید. هیچ آب و یا غذا به بیمار ندهید. بیمار را گرم نگه داشته و سریعا به بیمارستان برسانید

ضربه به سر و صورت
در صورت وجود علائم زیر احتمال ضربه مغزی بالاست و مصدوم را به بیمارستان برسانید

خونیزی از هر محلی از سر و صورت، بینی، گوش

سردرد، سرگیجه تهوع و استفراغ

کبودی دور چشم و کبودی پشت گوش

در صورت مواجهه با ضربه حاد به سروصورت اولین اقدام اطمینان از این است که مصدوم می تواند نفس بکشد. اگر جسم خارجی (آدامس؛ دندان مصنوعی و ...) در دهان بیمار هست خارج شود. سپس جلوگیری از خونریزی در قدم بعدی و جلوگیری از ورود خون به راه هوایی و انسداد آن مد نظر قرار گیرد.

Ahmadinejad in Russia a couple of days ago

Sorry I just couldn't back off.
This is just too much fun to miss. It made my day. I wonder why everyone wants to get rid of Ahmadinejad. He is a funny clown!!

No true leader figure for Iran...

A couple of days ago, I was talking to one of my very good friends who is an Iranian PhD student here in the Netherlands. We were talking about Reza Pahlavi, the sun of shah of Iran.
This friend of mine told me that Reza is not really interested in Iran, he is just acting so. I couldn’t agree with him. As I had some direct contacts with Mr. Pahlavi, I had a taste of how he thinks and I could not think that he does not want to go back to Iran.
My friend insisted that “even if there would be a chance for Mr. Pahlavi to go to Iran to rule, do you really think that he would do so? I think he is just making money and popularity out of this whole thing. How could he ever leave his wealthy and modern lifestyle here and go back to an underdeveloped country. Why would he want to rule such a chaotic mess, taking visits to poor dampy villages in Khouzestan? I don't think so. He is having too much fun and I would too if my father took that much money with him out of the country”.

My counter argument was that “he does not do this for money. The man was raised for 18 years believing he would be Iran’s ruler one day, but one day all his goals were vanished. But not quite so because he tried to get back to that dream, working with so many dissidents. The only thing is that he is not a strong man to lead. He was raised to become a SHAH, not a FIGHTER. He has no clue, even after 30 years, how to fight a theocratic regime. He only knows how to give speeches and give orders. I have followed him closely even at a time when I had contacts with him in an indirect way. He became depressed after he tried to gather some young dissidents outside Iran to work with him as ‘the group of Iran’s leaders’ and it didn’t work out. He was so depressed after hearing the disasters happening in that group that he took the next flight to some country (I can’t remember whether it was Switzerland or some other country) far from Washington DC to take his mind off his loss. He really does care but if he was a leader he should have gone to Iran now. Now, that there are protests there. He will either be poisoned or killed or not. Either way, that is the way a true dissident fights.”

Today I received a fake press release in Farsi supposedly from Reza Pahlavi announcing he would go to Iran, dated 15th June, 2009.
“I have made a historic decision, and because of my national duty and conscience, I will be there among my fellow countrymen inside Iran, in 48 hours.”
I was shocked! Could I have been wrong about him after all?
I wasn’t sure whether this was true or not so I checked his official web site. And no, it wasn’t true. No sign of anything more than some messages and statements…
Yesterday I was at someone’s house where they have Iran’s satellite-tv. As hospitable Iranians are, they gave me the remote control to watch the channel I prefer. Well, I don’t really like Iranian expat’s tv. They are really unprofessional but still I switched from one channel to another respectfully.
I found a Marxist channel by chance. The man on the screen was showing some pictures and urging Iranians to hold some of the TRUE leaders who have fought for THEIR freedom for years!!!!
My eyeballs were jumping out. UNBELIEVABLE! How does he dare?

I think it is a shame that Iranians have no better leader figure than a pro Islamic Republican, Mousavi. Such a shame...

Iran rallies, my opinion?!

The reason I am not writing my opinion about the protests happening in Iran is first: there are enough people analyzing the situation. Both those who have no clue and those who are really involved... The variation is so colorful that there is no need for me to add another.

Second: I am too busy giving interviews on the situation in Iran and also taking exams!!

But if you believe that every person is unique and you troubled yourself to know my opinion "per se", then you can read the Dutch national newspapers like Spits or any local Dutch newspaper.
I will also give tv interviews. (see todays 19:30 rtl4 nieuws from minute 7:43)

Petitie, teken hem aub

Een petitie om de Iraanse protesten te steunen door Minister Verhagen van buitenlandse zaken te vragen om

• Ahmadinejad op basis van deze verkiezingen niet te erkennen als president van Iran;
• De Iraanse ambassadeur in Nederland te ontbieden;
• Het geweld van de Iraanse staat gericht tegen vreedzame burgers streng te veroordelen;
• Al het noodzakelijke te doen om met uw collega’s in de EU tot een Europees pakket van diplomatieke maatregelen tegen de illegitieme machthebbers in Iran te komen
• ed

zie de complete petitie HIER en teken hem aub.

Hierbij dank ik mijn oude vriend Damon Golriz voor zijn initiatief