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Bush Wars Title: Ayatollah Khomeni's Grandson Calls on Bush to 'Occupy' Iran Ayatollah Khomeni's Grandson Calls on Bush to 'Occupy' Iran One might imagine that the grandson of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Al Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Revolution, would support the Iranian regime. But according to this article from Kuwait's Arabic-language Al-Seyassah, Hossein Khomeini is calling on President George W. Bush to invade and occupy Iran to liberate it from 'religious dictatorship.' Translated By Nicolas Dagher June 2, 2006 Kuwait - Al-Seyassah - Original Article (Arabic, PDF Files, Pages 1 and 42) Like grandfather, like grandson? Nope. Hossein Khomeini (above), the grandson of late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (below), founder of the Islamic Revolution. During an interview with the news Web site http://alarabiya.net, Hossein Khomeini called for the liberation of Iran from religious rule and Al-Fakih [rule by the most learned of Islam] and said that the revolution, which was led by his grandfather against the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1979, had devoured its children. [Editor's Note: Al-Faqih is the doctrine of The Guardianship of the Jurists, which means that those most knowledgeable about Islamic law should assume a leading political role in society. ]. This was a rare interview with Hossein Khomeini, who has avoided the media since touring Iran three years ago and annoying the Iranian government with some of his comments. Khomeini said that he knows that his contacts and movements are under surveillance. In view of the heated confrontation between his country and the international community over the nuclear issue, Khomeini said that Iran, "would be powerful if freedom and a democratic society were being developed there, rather than weapons and the bomb." Khomeini also said that he opposes the Al-Fakih rule and would never accept the authority of a ruler under Al-Fakih. He added that if he came to power, the first law that he would implement would make wearing of hijab [headscarf] a personal decision for women. Some color options for women who wear the Hajib. Hossein Khomeini observed that, "my grandfather's revolution devoured its sons and lost its way." He said that when the revolution took place it did not intend to install the Fakih rule, but that all this changed because of the religious thinking that was predominant in religious societies and schools. He said that the revolution used to call for freedom and democracy, but instead it persecuted its leaders. People like Al Sayyid Al Talkani, who was often imprisoned during the Shah's regime. After the revolution he opposed the breaking of laws and suffered tremendously, having to go in hiding full of sadness over of his actions. Like father, like son? In this case, perhaps. Reza Cyrus Pahlavi (above) and his father, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (below). It is well known that the most famous leaders of the Iranian revolution either opposed it afterwards, like Massoud Rajavi who was sentenced to death, or fled the country, like Bani Sadr, or mysteriously disappeared, like Montazeri, Rajaii and Bahchati. About his call for U.S President George W. Bush to occupy Iran, Hossein Khomeini clarified: "freedom should be promoted in Iran in any way possible, and it is irrelevant whether this freedom comes as the result of domestic or foreign developments. If I were imprisoned, what does it matter? It is in my interests that someone come and break me out of that prison." In regard to his meeting with the son of the deposed Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, Khomeini said it was an ordinary meeting between two people who share the suffering over a singular problem, which is tyranny, even though each of us comes at it from a different angle."
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