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Iranian Political Parties & Orgs. (an evaluation)

Postby Ahreeman X » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:22 am

Iranian Political Parties & Organizations (an evaluation)
Present Political Analysis
January 27, 2005

"IPC is a coalition of members from All Opposition Groups."

By keeping that in mind, to set policy, form coalitions, expand our numbers, and most important, to create the Transitional Government in Exile, we need to analyze all opposition groups and decide the tactics from then on............. We need to get all the major players, specifically one's with numbers and man power on board.

Why don't we go over the list together and see what we can do.

Iranian Political Parties & Organizations
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Iranian Political Organizations
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First list are the major political parties and the second list are the minor organizations.

Lets go over the first list, first. Later on we try to go over the second one (if time allows).

We need to see where we are with these parties and where do we stand relation wise with them. We have 9 measuring factors which they change through the time. We must decide the amount of these measuring factors @ the present time.

Lets concentrate on these issues:

9 Characteristics to Measure

Opposition:
Activity:
Numbers:
Power:
Organization:
Public Relations:
Official Communication:
Members Communication:
Comments:


Opposition: Are they opposition or reformist or .......?

Activity: The activity level

Numbers: Man power, soldiers, members, sympathizers

Power: How powerful politically, military

Organization: How organized are they

Public Relations: How is their PR with the masses, TV, Radio, Hard Copy Media, Websites, etc.

Official Communication: Their Communication level with us. By level of communication, we mean trade of E-mails, Trade of opinion on Instant Messenger, Video Net Meeting and/or Voice Chat. Personal communication or telephone communication is also a part of this level of communication.

Members Communication: Do we have communication with some of their members?

Comments: My comments or Our comments

Lets go over the list together and I give you my input, then you give me yours,

Political Parties of Iran

National Socialist Iranian Worker's Party (SUMKA)
Opposition: Yes, they are opposing IRI
Activity: Little
Numbers: They have a very low number of members
Power: Not much
Organization: Organized Website, internal organization
Public Relations: Somewhat
Official Communication: Very little
Members Communication: Almost non existent
Comments: More communication needed in the future.

Pars Organization (Overthrow Committee)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Mostly local to France & somewhat Europe
Power: Somewhat political and little Militant
Organization: Mid Level
Public Relations: Good
Official Communication: Good
Members Communication: Somewhat
Comments: Despite the language differences (English/French), we must get them more involved, start official dialogue and get them on board.

Aryan International League - Iran
Opposition: Questionable
Activity: No info
Numbers: No info, basically a web based org.
Power: Little
Organization: Mid Level
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Somewhat
Comments: Due to lack of man power ,the relevance of this org. in our struggle is very little; however, its nice to have them on board.

Iranian Nationalist Socialist Party
Opposition: Questionable
Activity: Little
Numbers: No info, basically a web based org.
Power: Little
Organization: Disorganized Website, no info on operations
Public Relations: Non
Official Communication: Almost Non Existent
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Not important to go overboard on communication with them but its nice to connect

Rastakhiz of Iran Organization
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Somewhat
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Mid Level
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Average
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Communication level is fine

Freedom Movement of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Little
Numbers: Little
Power: Little
Organization: Mid Level
Public Relations: Somewhat OK
Official Communication: Somewhat
Members Communication: Little
Comments: Communication Level is fine

Sarbaz
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Mid Level
Numbers: Some
Power: Some
Organization: Good
Public Relations: Good
Official Communication: Some
Members Communication: Some
Comments: Need them to get more involved. They are good people and somewhat worthy patriots. There are good Ex Imperial Forces amongst their ranks. Expand communication.

Padafand-e Meli
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Mid Level
Numbers: Little
Power: Little
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Little
Official Communication: Little
Members Communication: Non
Comments: More communication is recommended

Organization of National Liberation Powers of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Web Based and very little off the web
Numbers: Little
Power: Little
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Fine
Members Communication: Fine
Comments: They are good people, more communication is needed but with numbers, they can't help us because they do not have the man power.

Iranian Motherland Party
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Somewhat
Numbers: Little
Power: Little
Organization: Above Average
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Almost Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: They are too fixated on Reza Pahlavi to think or act with an open mind and communicate with rest of the opposition. They associate with their own cult. We need to get them to open up.

Glorious Frontiers Party
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Little
Power: Little
Organization: Above Average
Public Relations: Good
Official Communication: Average
Members Communication: Average
Comments: Good, Active and Sincere Organization. Roozbeh Farahanipour, Espandyar Irani, others @ MPG are good people. We must work with them and get their input and start a dialogue with them. We need to expand communication with them.

Iranian Futurist Party
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Good
Numbers: almost Web Based
Power: Very Little
Organization: Great as Web Based and little off the web
Public Relations: Very Good
Official Communication: Good
Members Communication: Good
Comments: Sam Ghandchi and his friends are great intellectuals and their ideas are very useful to the opposition and to IPC. They don't have the man power but they have the brains and we can pick on their brains. I consider Sam a decent man and a comrade.

National Movement of Iranian Resistance (NAMIR)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Non
Numbers: Almost Non
Power: Non
Organization: Does not exist. Only Web Based. After Dr. Bakhtiar's Assassination, this Org stopped it's activity.
Public Relations: Little
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Dr. Bakhtiar was a great man and after his assassination, this organization has practically ended.

Union of the Iranian Republicans
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Somewhat
Power: Somewhat
Organization: Somewhat
Public Relations: Little
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: More communication needed

Iranian Renaissance Movement
Opposition: Questionable
Activity: No info
Numbers: No info
Power: Very Little
Organization: Somewhat
Public Relations: Very Little
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: More communication will be fine but this org. can offer very little, due to very little man power and relevance.

National Democrative Front of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Low Numbers
Power: Very Little
Organization: Below Average
Public Relations: Below Average
Official Communication: Almost Non Existent
Members Communication: Almost Non Existent
Comments: Matin Daftaris are good people and sincere activists, it is too bad that this organization is too fixated on Mosadeq, that it blindens their eyes to move a step further and communicate with rest of the opposition beyond Mosadeqists.

International Alliance of Iranian Students
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Average
Numbers: Little
Power: Very Little
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Somewhat
Official Communication: Very Little
Members Communication: Very Little
Comments: They are Leftist Students and Pro Student Movement with little PR. We need to do more attempts to communicate with them and get them on board.

Green Party of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Web Based and little off the web
Numbers: Very Little
Power: Very Little
Organization: Below Average
Public Relations: Very Little
Official Communication: Very Little
Members Communication: Non
Comments: It's a Pacifist Environmentalist Group with almost nothing in common with us and nothing to offer us. They will be of no help to free Iran. Keep communication to the minimum level.

Mission for Establishment of Human Rights in Iran (MEHR IRAN)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Below Average
Numbers: Almost Web based
Power: Very Little
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Very Little
Official Communication: Very Little
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Good Org and some good moves for the good of opposition but basically no use to us because they have no man power.

Iran Democratic Front
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Little
Power: Little
Organization: Very Bad
Public Relations: Very Average
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: They are basically inside Iran. They are basically very little relevant. They are basically too partisan to go beyond the Mosadeqist Brick Wall. More Communication is recommended.

Student Movement Coordination Committee
for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI)

Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active, basically web based
Numbers: Low Numbers
Power: Very Low
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Above Average
Official Communication: Exists
Members Communication: Exists
Comments: Ario Pirouznia and his friends are activists. Lets say I rather they exist and contribute to the opposition than not to exist. They have very little internal connections with inside students. They have almost no man power to be of use to us. SMCCDI is basically a web based org. They are too fixated on Reza Pahlavi and even if they were not, still they were very little use to us. We need to keep the communication open with them but they have not much to offer to our goals.

Irane-Ma Organization
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Below Average, local to Israel
Numbers: Little
Power: Below Average
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Low
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: They are Hard core Zionist Monarchists. They are basically web based. They are basically having no man power or input to offer us. Keep the communication level @ average point.

The Constitutionalist Movement of Iran (Front Line)
Opposition:Yes
Activity: Very Low
Numbers: Very Low
Power: Little
Organization: Below Average
Public Relations: Very Low
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: They are very little active with almost no PR. Keep communication level open and on minimum.

Organization of Iranian Constitutionalists (Monarchy)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Web based and little off web, local org.
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Low
Public Relations: Low
Official Communication: Low
Members Communication: Non
Comments: too irrelevant, too local, keep communication @ minimum.

Constitutionalist Party of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active but Pacifist
Numbers: Average on the low side
Power:Below Average
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Somewhat
Members Communication: Very Little
Comments: Dariush Homayoun and his friends have been trying to break the barrier of only consorting with their own kind (Hard Core Monarchists), but they stopped the attempt. They are too fixated on Reza Pahlavi to even expand the communication level with other Monarchists who are Moderate! We need to keep the communication level open but members of this org cannot be of much help to us because they are pacifists.

Pan Iranist Party
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Little
Numbers: Little
Power: Little
Organization: Below Average
Public Relations: Very Bad
Official Communication: Very Little
Members Communication: Very Little
Comments: They lost their old power, they are a fraction of what they used to be. Too fixated on Forouhars to mingle and too weak to be relevant for alliance. Keep communication open.

Iran National Front (INF)
Opposition: No, they are Reformists
Activity: Average
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Above Average
Official Communication: Very Little
Members Communication: Non
Comments: They are not Opposition; however, a fraction of their outside members are opposing the IRI. They are from various groups of Meli Mazhabi (Nationalist Islamist) all the way to Social Democrats. They are Reformists in communication with IRI, they are also pacifists and they lost their old power and glory of the past. Until they change their position and join the opposition, we cannot consort with them. We must try to start more & more dialogues with their associate groups which work with them. We could expand the communication with their associate groups inside Iran who are in contact with students. We must keep the communication open and get them to start the dialogue. But with Jebhe itself, We need to keep the communication level open and @ minimum (send info E-mails).

United Front of Iranian Nationalists
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Average
Numbers: Below Average
Power: Below Average
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Little
Members Communication: Almost Non
Comments: They try to get various groups together and this is good. We can expand the communication level to start dialogues.

National Conciliation of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Basically Web Based
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Below Average
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Average
Members Communication: Non
Comments: It's a Web Based Org. No relevance to our cause but good to communicate with. They have been trying to unify the opposition and thats good.

Iranian Freedom Movement (IFM)
Opposition: No, Meli Mazhabi Reformists
Activity: Average
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Little
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: After Bazargan, they became less important. Until they join opposition (Unrealistic), we can't consort with them. Mr. Yazdi's crowd are too shaky on ideology! Keep the line of information open (keep sending info E-mails).

Council of Muslim Socialists
Opposition: Questionable
Activity: Little, web based
Numbers: very low
Power: very low
Organization: Disorganized website, Bad Organization
Public Relations: Non
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Irrelevant to our cause. They are basically web based. Send info E-mails.

Movahedin Organization (SAMAA)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Somewhat
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Somewhat
Members Communication: Non
Comments: They are Freelance Muslim. Keep communication open.

Tohid
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Low
Power: Very Low
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Above Average
Official Communication: Exists
Members Communication: Some
Comments: Mr. Banisadr and friends are opposition. Despite their Islamist Views we will continue working with them. They can't be much help to us with man power but we must keep them on board and open more dialogues. They are extremely anti Reza Pahlavi and Monarchists and this makes them very closed to consort with Monarchists. Keep communication level open and expand dialogue.

National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Yes
Numbers: Various Groups
Power: Yes
Organization: Yes
Public Relations: Yes
Official Communication: Little
Members Communication:Non
Comments: We deal with each group belonging to NCRI separately. Keep E-mail line open.

Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Very Active
Numbers: Great Numbers
Power: Very Powerful
Organization: Very Organized
Public Relations: Excellent
Official Communication: Almost Non
Members Communication: Exists
Comments: Even though we have Mojahed members, yet we have no official communication with the Mojahedin Org. We must try opening up a way to officially communicate and have dialogue with them. They are too anti Monarchy to even consider dialogues with Monarchists. This is a main reason, they refuse consorting with us because we have a great number of Monarchist members! On the other hand, some of their members and sympathizers work with us. This is good. They have great man power. Keep line of communication open and try to expand it.

KOMALAH
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Good Numbers
Power: Good Power
Organization: Very Good
Public Relations: Very Good
Official Communication: Satisfactory
Members Communication: Satisfactory
Comments: since beginning, we kept the line of communication open with KOMALAH and Kurd comrades. We value our Kurdish Comrades @ a very high level. We sympathize with their struggle and we look forward to more communication and cooperation.

Komala (Separated Faction)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Very Active
Numbers: Satisfactory
Power: Above Average
Organization: Above Average
Public Relations: Good
Official Communication: Good
Members Communication: Exists
Comments: We keep the line of communication open. We associate with our Kurd Members sympathizing to this org. We support all the good struggle of Komala against IRI. Expand the line of communication with Komala and involve them in a dialogue. Get more of them on board.

Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Good Numbers
Power: Average
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Exists
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Expand PR & Communication

Social Democratic Party of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: basically Web based
Numbers: Very Low
Power: Very Low
Organization: Below Average
Public Relations: Almost Non
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Keep trades of E-mails and send more info to them

Tudeh Party of Iran
Opposition: Questionable! Have a history of Switch and Swing Sides!
Activity: Semi Active
Numbers: Below Average
Power: Below Average
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Exists
Members Communication: Non
Comments: They have lost their glory of the past and numbers. Hezbe Tudeh needs to finally take a solid stand on if they are on the board of the opposition or not?! Their shaky history makes us hesitant to consort with them but we will keep the line of communication, trade of information open.

Worker-communist Party of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Average
Power: Somewhat
Organization: Above Average
Public Relations: Above Average
Official Communication: Exists
Members Communication: non
Comments: We need to open dialogues, expand communication and trade of information with Hekmatists. Despite their ideology and stands, they can be useful to our cause. Expand communication.

Organization of Iranian People's Fedayee Guerrillas
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Average
Power: Average
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Mid Level
Official Communication: Exists
Members Communication: Exists
Comments: Expand communication. We have sympathizers and Fedayee Guerrillas working with us, but we still do not have official line of cooperation with their organization.

Organization of People's Fedaii Guerrillas, Independent
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Below Average
Numbers: Average
Power: Below Average
Organization: Semi Organized
Public Relations: Somewhat
Official Communication: Almost Non
Members Communication: Very Little
Comments: Keep line of communication open

Union of People's Fedaian of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Low
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Low
Public Relations: Low
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Send more info to them

Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian Minority
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Somewhat
Numbers: Below Average
Power: Below Average
Organization: Mid Level
Public Relations: Somewhat
Official Communication: Almost Non Existent
Members Communication: Very Little
Comments: Expand line of communication

Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian Majority
Opposition: Questionable!
Activity: Somewhat
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Below Average
Public Relations: Low
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Aksariyat needs to finally clear their stand on if they are opposition or not! Aksariyat and Hezbe Tudeh have a history of shaky deals with IRI. Keep line of communication @ minimum.

Iranian Fedaian Communist League
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Average
Power: Average
Organization: Average
Public Relations: Average
Official Communication: Almost Non Existent
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Expand Communication

Iranian People's Fedaee Guerrillas
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Very Active
Numbers: Average
Power: Good
Organization: Good
Public Relations: Good
Official Communication: Exists
Members Communication: Exists
Comments: Ashraf Dehqani's Group are sincere Revolutionaries. We shall keep the line of communication open with them. We have IPFG Sympathizers amongst our ranks. Expand Dialogues and Trade of info & E-mails.

Ranjbaran Party of Iran
Opposition: Questionable!
Activity: Somewhat
Numbers: Low
Power: Low
Organization: Low
Public Relations: Low
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Chinese sympathizers must decide if they are on the board of opposition or they follow Chinese Policies to flirt with IRI. Send more info to them.

Peykar Organization
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Low, more or less web based
Numbers: Somewhat
Power: Below Average
Organization: Somewhat
Public Relations: No info
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: They have never regained their power of the good old days. Keep line of communication open by sending info mail to them.

Sarbedaran Communist Party of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Active
Numbers: Below Average
Power: Below Average
Organization: Mid Organized and Militant
Public Relations: Mid Level
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Little
Comments: They are a militant group and we have little communication with their members but no Communication with their organization. Open more lines of communication.

Organization of Revolutionary Workers of Iran (ORWI)
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Very Active, Good Web Activity, Semi Good off web
Numbers: Average
Power: Below Average
Organization: Well
Public Relations: Well
Official Communication: Exists
Members Communication: Very Little
Comments: Expand organizational communication, expand trade of E-mails, expand trade of info. Try consorting with their members.

Workers Left Unity of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: No info
Numbers: No info
Power: Little
Organization: No info
Public Relations: No info
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Send info E-mails

Communist Party of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Little but expanding
Numbers: No info
Power: no info
Organization: Below Average
Public Relations: Little
Official Communication: Almost Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Keep Trade of E-mails open.

Socialist Party of Iran
Opposition: Yes
Activity: Basically Web based
Numbers: No info
Power: No info
Organization: No info
Public Relations: No info
Official Communication: Non
Members Communication: Non
Comments: Collect more info, send more info mail.

That brings us to the end of our present analysis of the major Iranian Political Groups.

While we send more info to all these groups, we shall try to expand the line of communication (if exists) or start a line of communication (if non existent) with them. We must get the dialogue started with their organizations. We must get more & more of their sympathizers or members on board and in our coalition. We must clarify that All Political Activists of Iran are welcomed to IPC and emphasize on the fact that IPC is a Coalition of members from All Opposition Groups.

We must also expand our level of consorting and associating with these various groups.

Mostly, we need to add man power and numbers to our ranks. To rebuild (specifically internal organization in Iran) operations, we need valuable reliable members.

We must work through dialogue and debates.

That's my take,
What's yours?

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