The recent historic leak about the mass executions of political
prisoners in 1988 in Iran not only does it present an opportunity for justice
for the 30,000 victims and their families, but it could and should also shape
some of the most important debates in foreign policy today, General Hugh
Shelton, former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff writes in the Washington Times.
In
the summer of 1988, the Iranian regime summarily and extra-judicially executed
tens of thousands of political prisoners held in jails across Iran. The
massacre was carried out on the basis of a fatwa by the regime’s then-Supreme
Leader Ruhollah Khomeini
Morethan 30,000 political prisoners were massacred in Iran in the summer of 1988.
The massacre was carried out on the basis of a fatwa by Khomeini. The vast majority
of the victims were activists of the opposition PMOI (MEK).
Holding the mullahs accountable for crimes against humanity
Iran’s
theocrats are guilty of killing thousands of Christians — and Muslims
By Hugh Shelton August 31
20116
In August, damning evidence was made public about those
responsible for the biggest massacre of political prisoners since World War II.
The massacre took place in Iran, now portrayed as being run by moderates.
The
brutality and radical ideology that guided the mass executions in 1988 are
alive and well. Just ask the people of Iran itself, as well as those of Syria , Iraq and elsewhere. How is it that this
historic leak has, with few exceptions, been met with indifference? Not only
does it present an opportunity for justice for the 30,000 victims and their
families, but it could and should also shape some of the most important debates
in foreign policy today.
Grand
Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri wasn’t someone you would call a liberal, or
even a moderate. He detested democracy, favoring instead the ideology of
Velayat-e Faqih, which espoused the notion of giving the clergy unlimited power
to decide the fate and daily life of the Iranian people. Once slated to succeed
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Montazeri was an ideologue of the ridged Shia
dogma that would lead to the massacre of 30,000 innocent men, women (even if pregnant)
and children. Yet, as the newly released audio recordings clearly indicate,
even Montazeri felt compelled to speak out against the bloodbath….
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