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| − | '''Hazhir Teimourian''' is an independent journalist originally from the Kurdish region of Iran. He is a former columnist with ''The Times'' and | + | [[Image:Hazhir Teimourian.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hazhir Teimourian]] |
| + | '''Hazhir Teimourian''' is an independent journalist originally from the Kurdish region of Iran. He is a former columnist with ''The Times'' and a founding member of the [[Limehouse Group of Analysts]], a group of military analysts associated ith the [[British Forces Broadcasting Service]]. | ||
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| + | The fact that Teimourian is from the Middle East but has pro-Western political views has made him a popular media pundit. Teimourian has advocated the view that Islamic thought and democracy are incompatible and that large-scale immigration is dangerous.<ref>Hazhir Teimourian, [http://www.opendemocracy.net/conflict-islamicworld/article_110.jsp 'A new apartheid in the making?'], openDemocracy, 27 September 2001</ref> He has also been an important proponent of British military aggression. In February 1998 he published an article in ''Prospect Magazine'' stating that he had now become in favour of Western military action against Iraq.<ref>Hazhir Teimouran, [http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=4314 'Hazhir Teimouran changes his mind about Saddam'], ''Prospect Magazine'', February 1998 | 27</ref> Interestingly this was around the same time that the [[Limehouse Group of Analysts]] was formed. In 2005 Teimourian appeared regularly on British television to promote the US/UK invasion. Teimourian’s website quotes [[John Keegan]] then Defence Editor of ''The Daily Telegraph'' as saying, “It’s a shame to see that sane voices such as Hazhir Teimourian’s are being drowned in this hysterical anti-war chorus”<ref>Sir John Keegan, BBC Radio Five, 23 March 2003. Cited on http://www.hteimourian.net</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:39, 23 May 2008
Hazhir Teimourian is an independent journalist originally from the Kurdish region of Iran. He is a former columnist with The Times and a founding member of the Limehouse Group of Analysts, a group of military analysts associated ith the British Forces Broadcasting Service.
Political views
The fact that Teimourian is from the Middle East but has pro-Western political views has made him a popular media pundit. Teimourian has advocated the view that Islamic thought and democracy are incompatible and that large-scale immigration is dangerous.[1] He has also been an important proponent of British military aggression. In February 1998 he published an article in Prospect Magazine stating that he had now become in favour of Western military action against Iraq.[2] Interestingly this was around the same time that the Limehouse Group of Analysts was formed. In 2005 Teimourian appeared regularly on British television to promote the US/UK invasion. Teimourian’s website quotes John Keegan then Defence Editor of The Daily Telegraph as saying, “It’s a shame to see that sane voices such as Hazhir Teimourian’s are being drowned in this hysterical anti-war chorus”[3]
Notes
- ↑ Hazhir Teimourian, 'A new apartheid in the making?', openDemocracy, 27 September 2001
- ↑ Hazhir Teimouran, 'Hazhir Teimouran changes his mind about Saddam', Prospect Magazine, February 1998 | 27
- ↑ Sir John Keegan, BBC Radio Five, 23 March 2003. Cited on http://www.hteimourian.net
