IRIB interview with Mohammad B. Ghalibaf

I agree with what is done in former government while I also disagree so let me tell you what you already know! This is what I could gather from Ghalibaf's interview with IRIB tonight. He emphasized a lot on economy escaping from the debates that could lead to social and political questions that might debate his former role in the top management as police chief. Mr. Ghalibaf was on TV trying to be cheerful but his tone of voice was conspicuously like an army officer likewise the number of times he used "Should" and "Must" among his words. Read More below...

He did his best criticizing economical decisions made by the former cabinets referring to the wrong path he believed Iran has followed within the last sixteen years. The funny part was the time he came across the unfair aid that government gives to Petrol consumers to keep the price low. He was criticizing the fact that this price is questionably low and the aid is actually being given to those who own private cars and are considerably rich in income. (Time out! We have not forgotten yet that a few months ago, the conservative parliament opposed the increase in price of petrol and key economic marshal of the parliament, Ahmad Tavakoli is a key supporter of Ghalibaf. )
For privatization, I did not get what he finally meant as he once mentioned he is up to make privatization of non profitable public companies while his idea about controlling the economy was like fossil theories of communism!
It was clear from the beginning that he is not fully aware of what he says and it became solid when he made his point on WTO membership and he said that he agrees with membership but no he disagrees! Because he thinks foreign import will make low quality domestic products to go out of business and unemployment will be the result (he forgot that this can make domestic industries active to reach international quality).
You know what, if you ride in a taxi in Tehran and ask the taxi driver these questions, you get more or less the same answers if not wiser! Then what is the difference between regular mob and a Ph.D. holder like Ghalibaf (Who gave him the degree anyway?) 
Changes in Society: Answering what he thinks as a major social challenge today he replied "Lack of awareness of social changes among managers of the country" He implied that he is aware and I wished if the interviewer would have asked how much such awareness of his could decrease actions against the youth by police forces when he was their boss.

Comments

[persiandissident]

Hi Mr. B.
Thanks for all your reporting. It is a very important thing you are doing, and I am a true believer of Karma. Yours is a good one and will even be better in near future!

I was wondering if you could tell us about what Moeen and Ganji spoke about (when you have time). Unfortunately my Farsi is very bad and I can't read it anymore (I am ashamed of this)!

Thanks again and hoping for a better, secular, plural, and truely democratic future of our country.
Peace

[Pilot]

Please link us at http://www.regimechangeiran.com

[Barry O'Commell]

Thanks for a very nice article. I did not know that "Ahmad Tavakoli is a key supporter of Ghalibaf.". That certainly affects my impression of Qalibaf.
Best wishes,
Barry O'Connell

[KL]

Do you know about this site: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/? I'm constantly finding that your name (and blog) is appearing there under the Middle-East section :-).
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I object to your reasoning. Why do you think that a taxi is a mob, and cannot have a correct/right political or social view?
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Mr.Behi says: No! I meant that a Ph.D. holder should talk in a way far more logical. When an academic person talks, the way he make things understood should normally reflect his intellectual achievments. That is what I belive and what I could feel in the academic world.

... Correction: a taxi driver
According to Ghalibaf himself, he has been fighting at the war front for eight years, and at the age of 22 he has become a general/Sar-lashgar. I don't know how, but I am sure with no courage it would be impossible. What he has achieved as the chief of the Police is rare in our history. As my father is an retired high rank officer of the Shah era, I recognize many quilities in Mr. Ghalibaf similar to those of all other Iranian officers through history. We shal never forget that without such military men we would not survived the history. Today the foriegn threats and endangered national security strongly demands a strong man as the head of the government in Iran who does not only talk. We have had enough of words, havn't we?
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Mr.Behi says: I always honor those who fought in the war to save our country and I still think if our country would choose experienced army crew for leading the battles instead of inexperienced 22 years old privates, the efficiency of the war could have had a better prospect and not that many souls would have lost. Army generals are great assets for defending the country but I believe for them the best place to serve their country shall be the army camps. If you can manage the battle well, it does not really mean that you are that good in politics/economy. This has been one of the great misconducts of the Islamic republic from the first day in power that focuses in political and ideological abilities of those selected as top managers rather than their qualifications for the technical service they are supposed to offer the nation. From his interviews, I found Mr. Ghalibaf a good follower of new conservative ideology rather than a good innovator. If you let apart the good look he gave to the uniforms and vesicles of the police force, what improvement in treating human rights by the police have you noticed under his authority that we shall anticipate to be in place when he is president?

[sara]

thank you very much

[kia]

Mr. Ghalibaf is a good looking dude unlike others such as Ahmadinejad that is really a big shame for all the Iranians to be their president. Why always this Islamic regime pick the most ugliest, dirtiest people as their president or for other important jobs. That really damages the image of Iran and Iranians in the world.No wonder in movies like 300 pick the most hideous looking casts as Persians. BTW, is Ahmadinejad really Iranian?
I hope in 2009 election Ghalibaf will be our persident.