Lessons Sri Lanka can learn from the Iranian elections

By Saybhan Samat

(July 10, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Imperialist powers which were compelled to grant independence, have never given up their penchant to dominate their former colonies in order to extract their natural resources, obtain geo-strategic advantages and subjugate their religions and cultures. The greedy imperialists are hell-bent in obtaining markets and promoting a consumerists and materialist society devoid of spiritual values. They are well aware that if a society is without their indigenous cultural and spiritual values it is very easy to make that society do and behave the way that the imperialists want them to do. In other words they are very subtle and with subterfuge enslave and make dependent their former colonies in which they have vested interests.

The imperialist powers of the US and it’s European allies this time used the
opposition protests in the Islamic Republic of Iran of it’s June 12th election to gain control in Iran and effect regime change. They especially the US and Britain had agents in the Islamic Republic of Iran who for long years had done a meticulous programme of work to destabilize Iran. Among these agents were the Mujahideen-E-Khalaq (M.K.O), a terrorist group responsible for killing thousands of Iranian officials and clergy in the aftermath of the victory of the revolution which still operates from France, Britain and Iraq. They are funded by the US and its allies viz France and Britain. The wealthy Iranians of northern Tehran who love western culture and the Nike and Gucci fashions and life styles promoted by the West, who also wanted a regime change. Others who acted as agents were corrupt officials in the government itself, the Iranian diaspora who fled to Western countries on the fall of the shah. In fact thousands of them came to Tehran to support Mousavi to participate in the protests. In addition there were anti-clericals, those Iranians of the middle class who wished for a less austere regime and those who wanted to use their privilege and limit the power of the mosque and state. The disparate opposition over the years had been nurtured by the US and the European powers to overthrow the government which was popular among the poor especially in the villages. It was recently revealed that the US government approved US $400 million to destabilize, Iran.

In Sri Lanka too before and after the war the imperial powers were and are openly interfering in our internal affairs. They are doing this by continuing to surreptiously divide and rule and to exploit our natural resources and more importantly obtain a foot hold on account of the rising geo-strategic importance of Sri Lanka in the Asian continent.

Their open support for the newly formed so called Provisional Transitional Government of the Tamil diaspora and their threat to cut off aid and loans to our government and unnecessarily raise human rights issues forebodes danger. It is very fortunate that President Rajapakse like President Ahamadinejad has established close links with China, Russia, India and Iran, who will likely support him against any diabolical conspiracies by the Western powers. Even so the government and people must be vigilant against the machinations of local agents who are capable of destabilizing our island which has just recovered from a three decade war.

Who knows the Western powers may have by now, started a plan to destabilize Sri Lanka at the next 2010-2011 presidential elections reportedly to be held in January of the year. At the moment Sri Lankans expect President Rajapakse to win by a land slide. May be events like what happened in the Islamic Republic of Iran will be repeated here. Perhaps the opposition in collaboration with the Tamil diaspora funded and backed by the Western powers may cause political upheaval by claiming the election a hoax in the event of a victory for the incumbent Rajapakse.

The events that occurred in Iran and its causes should be studied by the authorities in detail and action must be planned to neutralize a repeat of the events in our elections. The euphoria of victory against the L.T.T.E must now cease sober contemplative vigilance must prevail among all patriotic Sri Lankans, who love our motherland.

The entire scenario for an Iran like situation to occur in Sri Lanka in the presidential elections in 2010-2011 like the diaspora, local agents, Tamil Provisional Transitional government, human rights issues, non payment of financial aid by the Western powers, unfriendly INGOs and NGOs, and a hostile media are in place. What is needed is the order to destabilize from the predatory Western powers.

More than at anytime in our recent history we are in real danger, all patriots must be alert and united to crush any threat to our sovereignty.

-Sri Lanka Guardian