My posts (what there are of them) about Dr. Ahura Pirouz Khaleghi Yazdi have drawn lots of attention from googlers and no wonder. When you put his name into the search engine this blog is only one of five sites that comes up (at the time of this posting). One would think a man who intends to free Iran on October 1, 2004 by flying 30 chartered planes filled with Iranian dissidents into it would be getting lots of attention (you can view his National Press Club conference here). The fact that his conference and claims are being virtually ignored, coupled with the information that he’s been awarded a contract to provide air service from occupied Iraq to the U.S. and boasts of ties to DynCorp, leaves me wondering what the silence itself means. At least the Bush administration should be asked to give their opinion of this business partner’s mission.
I’ve been looking for Iranian bloggers who might be expressing their thoughts on him and this proposed trip. If you’re reading this and have information or opinions on the subject know that many people are interested in learning more and would appreciate links, etc…
While searching for new voices I came across a blog entry that could have been written by a lot of Americans I know regarding the upcoming November election.
Elections; bullshit!
Nobody I know is gonna vote, yet nobody seems to care.
I have learned long ago to give up reform and care about myself. Why not?
Who’s more important than me? I mean, my fathers cared only about themselves, didn’t they?
If they hadn’t been so selfish, we could have had something at least similar to a semi democracy.
And you know what? Democracy is even more dangerous. What if the majority decide to vote for more Mullahs?
So, you see, this is how I learned to stop worrying and care about myself. And myself only.
cheers
Democracy. Bit of a paradox, isn’t it. Mostly a sham.
When you say “Elections; bullshit!”, you are showing how very young and green you are. I used to feel like that when I was a loser, but I found out how to be a winner and life just keeps getting better and better. Those who ‘get it’ will be fighting and taking their lumps in Iran as they are in Iraq, and life will get better – that is the lesson of history. But you pitiful kiddies can sit on your asses and be fashionibly cynical while real men and women move civilization forward. If I can figure out how to be real asset to the new mideast that is arising, I will go there in a heartbeat. Screw that!, i’ll go there anyway – tourist dollars are much beloved.
cottus,
Taking their lumps in Iraq?
Where is your lesson in history that a sovereign people who are beaten into some facsimile of submission have been ‘given’ a better life? Where would Iran and Iraq be today if the United States had not juggled their leaders like pieces on a chessboard, propped up tyrants as friends when their services were usefull, only to notice their ‘evil ways’ when that suited their needs? Which U.S. operation in the Middle East has impressed you most so far? How many more Iraqis will need to be killed before the rest sufficiently appreciate this ‘gift’ of freedom and how many more years will it be before they are finally allowed to take it around the block without a minder? Is there a litmus test of some sort, a loyalty oath, and to whom will they be pledging their servitude, oh excuse me, their undying gratitude? I mean, if they stray, the hammer comes down, correct? For their own good, of course.
To compare 10-years of brutal sanctions followed by an occupation that appears to be bent on destroying the very history of Iraq with Iranian people rising up against the Mullahs, as Yazdi purports to have the capacity and following to organise, is at the very least ludicrous.
Pan-Iranist,
This point you made is the one that worries me most:
“The majority of Iranians may certainly feel compassion for the plight of the innocent Palestinians who are loosing their lives and property, as well as their dignity and human rights by the actions of the Israeli authorities. Nevertheless, I’m confident that the vast majority of Iranians do not harbor hostile feelings against Israel, and certainly do not want Israel to be eliminated. However, rest assured that this would change over night should Israel even just touch one inch of Iranian territory or property. By doing that, I can gurantee you that Israel will have achieved two more things in addition to what I have already explained above: It will have turned almost the entire population of Iran against Israel – and God knows that Israel does not need any more enemies in this world! And it will also cause the Iranian masses to unite and stand behind the current Iranian regime which it actually despises. And thus Israel will have done the current Iranian regime a great favor, and as a result any regime change in Iran will be something that one can forget for a long time into the future.”
And I really doubt the U.S. and Israel get it, or if they do, wrongheadedly figure they can fight their way through it. What if Yazdi is being used to create the sort of photo opportunities that would help to persuade a gullible American people that the time is now to invade Iran?
Were there really a million protestors last Sunday? If not, why did Yazdi lie?
Diane, everything is possible. I myself thought that it would be very possible that Dr. Ahura Yazdi is used by the CIA or even the Israelis as a “test” to see how the Iranians would react. I don’t think though that it serves as a pretext for the Americans or Israelis to attack Iran.
I don’t think that there were one million demonstrators on Sunday, just as I don’t think that there were millions of demonstrators who took to the streets during the revolution of 1979. People always provide different figures for gatherings. It’s normal. It happens everywhere. In the U.S., the police, the media and the organizers of demonstrations usually always have three different figures. It doesn’t mean that Dr. Yazdi was lying – He is not in Iran and hears from Iranians who call him or email him. Iranians usually also like to make things more exciting – so if it’s 200,000 it very easily becomes 1 million. On the other hand, I think the figures usually stated by western media, are far, far to low. For some unexplainable reason, I have experienced that most western media – especially in the U.S. usually states higher than the real figures whenever Mujaheddin-e Khalq organization or other reactionary Iranian gorups gather, and far lower than the real figures when moderate or right wing Iranian groups gather. I have been politically very active in the U.S. and Europe and speak therefore from experience. I have no explanation why this is so. Could it be that they dislike Iran and therefore will do whatever to make Iran and Iranians look bad? I don’t know…. Anyway, about Sunday’s figures – I think the real number all over Iran very well could number several hundred thousands if we count all the people who also sat in their cars and those who came to watch but were to afraid to participate – half a million is not unlikely. (For all over Iran that is)
Pan-Iranist,
The mullahs have threatened to nuke Israel once they get the bomb.
A certain Germanin the 20s made threats which were ignored to the detriment of the Jews.
You will have to understand if they seem to you a bit oversensitive. They do not take threats to their existance lightly.
To reverse the current situation the current regime needs to open diplomatic relations with Israel. If not they are going to have a hard time convincing the Israelis of their peaceful intentions.
BTW I link to you at my url/blog. Come on by.
Dear Friends,
Mr. Ahura Khaledi Yazdi has given us his promise to free Arya today. Can he do it? I doubt that. Is it possible? Certainly! Anything is possible in this world, and I am really pulling for a miracle today. However, my personal opinion is that Ahura is just a distraction for a grand plan. I believe Arya will be free very soon. Not tomorrow, but the victory is close. I must say that I hope Persia will go back to its roots and will be rid of Mullahs. We will see today, eh?
The stupid mullahs have NOT ONCE threatened to nuke Israel! Not once! How can they threaten to nuke Israel when they deny having or wanting to obtain the bomb??? Your using excuses! Should Iran not be allowed to have the bomb, then Israel too should not be allowed to have it. In either case, you can rest assured that even if there will be a regime change, which there will be sooner or later, Iran will indeed pursue its nuclear ambitions. Our country has had it with the arrogant hypocrites who have constantly done everything in their power to prevent our nation from leading a decent life. The bomb is our way to secure our integrity and independence. And as long as other countries like Israel, Pakistan, India, UK, Russian and the U.S. has nuclear weapons, I think it’s bizarre that some of them should try to prevent others from having it! If you want to prevent others from having the bomb, then you should first eliminate your own bombs! But no, the mullahs never said they were going to wipe israel out with nukes! They have said though that if they feel an immediate threat posed by Israel on Iran, that they would consider a pre-emptive strike against Israel – but not with nukes, since they don’t have them, and claim that they do not intend to pursue any. Israel is really beginning to irritate the hell out of me with their silly games – Israel has to understand that although they have the U.S. behind them, they’re nothing more than a tiny country with a couple million inhabitants. It’s about time that they act accordingly instead of playing with fire! Let’s get down to earth before we all will regret it!
I guess Dr. Ahura Yazdi lied! What a surperise that is!
I don’t think one necessarily needs to draw the conclusion that he lied, just because he didn’t go on the 1st of October. He said that he will go but at a later date, because he has recived information that some things are going to happen in the next few days which has caused him to postpone his trip. He’s far, far from being my ideal leader. He does not have the intellectual capacity or the sophistication of what it takes to be a leader. But if he can pull it off and get it rid of the gangsters, psychoes and peasants who have occupied Iran’s parliament and government, than I’m all for it! We don’t need to have him as a leader after the regime has been overthrown – but if he has the guts to take on the mullahs, then I don’t mind lending him a hand.
Hi Pan-Iranist,
When did Yazdi say he’d be going another time due to events occurring in the next few days? Is there a recording or link?
Dude,
You sure you are not Ahura Yazdi yourself? I mean there is really no news on ahura whatsoever anywhere. It is common sense not to travel to Iran and get your butt kicked, but he never posted any note or anything online asserting that.
Well, I kind of expected this. CIA has just reported that the position of hard-liners in Iran is secure for now, and I do not see Ahura taking over Iran anytime soon. I mean, you’ve got to be kidding me! Without any support from foreign countries and considering the fact that Iranians are too scared of the system to help this guy, it is simply impossible to revolutionize Iran. I thank Dr. Ahura for creating this lovely image of Iran without mullahs for all of us, but it’s time to stop the games. Iran has a decease! A killer virus that is eating the basis of our great nation. You can not reverse its effects overnight. I simply believe that out of that 70 million hostages that Dr. mentioned, 10 million of them have had their minds taken over by mullahs. Even the Great Cyrus could not save us now, so why should we hope that Dr. Ahura will?
I do not agree with you Panah! You’re falling into the same trap as your forefathers! This kind of pessimistic attitude is poisonous and ultimately fatal! The big difference between a nation like the Iranian and a nation like the American or British, is the spirit and attitude of the peoples! While the British and the Americans are nations with a high spirit and positive attitude, Iranians are most pessimistic and negative, which makes them apathic and passive.
It’s really no big deal to overthrow the mullahs! The problem we have is that nobody is doing it!!! Reza Pahlavi is just talking and writing books! The MKO has no support, and rightfully so since they are traitors! All it takes is some organization, a leader, and then the masses pouring into the streets, and landslide strikes! Within no time at all the “Islamic” republic will be on its knees, and mullahs will have shaven of their beards and packed a few suitcases and be on the run! We have some 9-10 satellite broadcasting TV programs at our disposal and even more radio stations – all we need is:
1) Organized effort
2) Unity
3) Leader (Who ACTS!)
I’m not endorsing Ahura, but if he has the guts to start something, and that something matures into something of value, then why not? But I don’t see that happening with this guy – he lacks to much of what is the basic necessities required in a leader. His speeches are as primitive as those of 12 year old, just to give you one example! He is just a prime example of the devastating state of the Iranian opposition and its figures! Too many incompetent amateurs with a selfish agenda! But we do have some noteworthy politicians – however, they’re too “rational” to make noise and be heard and seen too much. They’re more diplomats then leaders. But, the point is that we must not give up and be pessimistic – To actually overthrow the mullahs is very easy – We just don’t have what it takes at the moment, but this could change very fast.
Pan-Iranist,
There is a difference between pessimism and realism. I look back, way back to “SaSanian.” Yazdgerd was too incompetent to lead our country against Arabs, and the so called persians gave our country to Arabs. Now thats reality! You know what else is reality? No offense, but people of Iran are too much of a wuss to overthrow this government. I give you an example! My father was the head of land administration of Semnan! He helped these people. He gave them lands and all sort of things. However, when he refused to illegally give a land to Imam of Semnan, not only he ended up in jail, but also these people turned their back on him. He was tortured, and virtually destroyed by Mullahs. I vividly remember those days. I was just a kid. People, who my father helped throughout his reign, turned their back on him. We couldn’t even stay at that City anymore because of people’s enmity. They called my dad, anti-“enghelab,” and they watched him get tortured.
Now, why am I relating all old memories of mine? For one reason and one reason only! Many of Iranians are not pure-hearted anymore. Even if you change this government, some of them will be the jacks they are today. Unity in Iran is unachievable because we are not fighting for the same country. For some, the future Iran is Pahavi’s incarnation of government. Another group of people want to go with Mojahedeen. Perhaps, a hand full of people truly want khaledi!
Now, let me tell you my shocking idea about all this! I think we deserve to be punished this way. Throughout the history we have been bullies in this region and throughout the world. From, Archemidies to Sasanians, we conquoured various countries and killed their people. Now, that is coming back to haunt us. We are paying for what our forefathers did many years ago. Can we get out of this mess? Sure! So why not now? Because we still feel comfortable with this government. As long as we can make a living, and watch soccer on TV between reds and blues, we are fine! No! This is not pessimism. This is big time reality, and it sure doesn’t taste good.
agha jan ba harf hichi dorst nemisheh , avaz inke tamame daghayegh zendegitoono toofekre mokhalefat hadar bedin , be fekr in bashin ke che joori too hamin hokoomat pishraft konid va be moafaghiyat beresid , chon injoor ke maloome I.R. hala halaha taghyeer bekon nist , in peygham ro daram rooz bad az vadeh ahoura minevisam , didid cheghadr harfesh pooch bood , ye edeh badbakht sadehloh rikhtand too khyaboon kotak khordan . chera be harfe yeki ke kharej az iran roye ye rahati pasho andakhteh roye pash va hamin joori charand parand tahvil mardom mideh , tavaoh mikonid?
ZarDamboo,
That’s exactly what I am talking about. As long as people of Iran think they can improve under the governments circumastances, they are not going to help Ahura or anybody else. The mentality is messed up! How can you improve under this regime?
Zardamboo – obviously if everyone is think in the poisonous pessimistic way that you do, there is no way that IRI will vanish! God, when are people like you going to learn that the most important step of any process in life is your attitude! As long as you´re going to think that your destiny is doomed because you believe that you have no control over it, then that´s the way it will end up being! As long as you think that the future of Iran is in the hands of the British and the U.S., then it will be. It´s about time that you wake up and understand that you are in control of your destiny, as an individual, and as part of a nation. Haven´t you allowed yourself to be fooled for too long to go on letting yourself getting fooled to believe that the best is to leave things as they are and let it change by itself. It will change by itself, but it will not change for the better but rather for the worse. If that´s what you want – the worse, then go for it – maybe you don´t deserve better. But I am no masochist, and will not settle for the evil which we have in power in Iran.
Oh please Panah! We are getting punished because of our “horrible” deeds of the past? Now I suggest that you go and read some history my friend, and then come back here and tell me how many countries have not conquered other countries in the world and been involved in wars killing other people…. If what you say is true, then most of the nations of this world should have an “Islamic” republic! You just need to take a look into recent history and the colonial powers and all their stealing and killing. What are you talking about? Who has taught you these ideas? As a matter of fact, the record of Iranians in this regard, compared to the records of most other nations, is quite noble! Please Panah, get those ideas out of your head – we Iranians have a noble history and there is no reason for God to punish us for what the Sassanians did. The ideas you have expressed about us Iranians being so “evil” and “Horrible” in our past that we now are getting punished, sounds like the ideas of hezbollahis. Almost all countries have conquered other countries at one time or another. Even “peaceful” countries like Sweden have conquered and killed in their history – so why are they not being “punished”? Don´t allow yourself to be the victim of such anti-Iranian ideas!
Diane, I think I heard it through an interview that Azadi TV had with him a few days ago.
I am writing this for those among Iranians that think:
• We are the best race in the world and that without the mullahs or Islam our
country Would be like the “good” old King’s days.
• Iranians that think the current regime is ok and healthy
• those that sit in front of their satellite equipped TVs and let others do the thinking for them.
• Or the others who think that all iran’s misery is connected directly to the arabe invasion of 1300+ years ago.
Let me start by saying that contrary to popular belief, Iranians revulted in the late 70’s with massive support of the people for change. there was a lot of great promesses made to the people for reforms but they were never fulfilled.
People might argue that the shah was better than this regime but keep in mind that he was also a dictator. Maybe he was softer than these charlatans today but don’t forget that he had his own secret police : the s.a.v.a.c.He also have good western support.
What we need in Iran today is a real hero (e.g.: Gandhi, Malcolm x, Dr. King…) who will give his\HER life for his\HER people because everyone knows that true heroes are usually assassinated.
A man that is in touch with his people by other means than just satellite TV or the internet.
A man that has a fair plan for Iran’s working people.
Who truly understands his people’s real suffering and aspiration.
A simple, wise, honest sheepherder who could save the shepherd less sheep from falling over the cliff again.
One who could get the black, white and brown sheep in one herd.
One who could unify us under one strong voice.
I think the support for change is pretty good inside Iran.
The people don’t need the help of any other foreign power whose sole objective is to gain total control over that waste area’s wealth.
I really don’t understand how some Iranians in the U.S want that government to change the regime in Iran when they see the result of such an action in Iraq.
Maybe they think the Americans like us, Iranians, because once upon a time our king was their resource donating friend?
I so envoy the Venezuelan people who will not budge to the outside pressure and are working hard to take control of their own destiny. I think we have the same potential but we are missing our “Hugo Chavez”.
Some are so ignorant to utter these words: “it’s Islam and Arabs fault.”
This people seem to forget that most people in Iran are Muslims and they want to keep it that way.
Do they know that even the mighty Stalin could not seperate Russians from their religion nor could Kamal Atta Turk of his people?
we also DDDDDDDON’T need the “leadership” support of exiled Iranians who have been living in much better life style than almost anyone living inside Iran.
But yet this same people ,from the comfort of there suv or leather sofa, seem to know what is best for Iran.
They have the bravery of being out range.
They just want the regime and Islam gone so Iran could be accepted by the ever corrupt and failing Democracies of the west.
They want the son of some “king”, that was so generous to his entourage but not to the rest of the people, to go back and deliver the miracle called freedom.
Oh how fast we all forgot what that King along with the powers to be did to one of the most important man in modern Iranian history.
So who is welling to fill in for the honourable Dr. Mossadegh?!
Is Ahura Yazdi that man?
I don’t think so because the man is lacking the most important tool: the Persian language.
I wonder if everyone watching him in Iran understand the English words he uses.
How could anyone think to be able to free a complex country like Iran from very experienced felons by appearing out of no where and even setting a deadline for his so called “revolution”?
One would think that he is crazy or he has some major help.
Is he the honest looking man with a clean history put forward by western or Israeli intelligence to get a better mood assessment of the Iranian people for a western-friendly regime?
Are the Iranians of this fast-food-chain-restaurants country trying to buy Iran’s ready-made freedom from the store called government lobbies?
How hard is it for these Americanized Persians to understand that the U.S has always crushed our national hopes and aspiration for the last six decades and that they will do the same for another six decades to come if we let them?
Are we looking for friends in the wrong places?
Should we buy a new ready-made set of friends?
(The Little prince)
{“…please… tame me!” said the fox
“I’d like to, but I haven’t much time.
I have friends to find and so many
things to learn.”
“The only thing you learn are the
things you tame ,people haven’t
time to learn anything. They buy
things ready-made in stores. But
since there are no stores where
you can buy friends ,people no
longer have friends.”}
I wonder what type of conclusion they reach after seeing a movie like Marmolak?
Do they even realize that the movie is a wonderfull piece of art?
Do they know who the “little prince” is in the movie?
Do they know that artists living in Iran have been the world’s major contributors to the art called cinema in the last 14 years?
Do they support Iranian cinema or they like the Hollywood movies better?
Do they know that these movies are not “allowed” to be broadcast in the U.S by huge corporations?
I am an Iranian who’s been living in Canada for the major part of my life. I have done six classes in Iran before leaving.
I consider myself 100% Persian even if I ,like many living in exile ,haven’t done anything(besides bringing my tourist $ to Iran) for my country sine fleeing it.
But unlike many exiled compatriots of mine I will never try to “show” them the best path for true democracy.
Change has to come from inside if it’s going to be worth something because external influence by nature will not be for the wellbeing of our people.
I am very familiar with the American way of life and system in general and that not because I see it on TV but because I read about it in the few objective journalism of the western world.
And for the sake of the longevity of a true democracy my only wish is that Iran‘s inevitable and hopefully white revolution should not be based on the heartless system called Capitalism.
I’ll end this with a bizar but compelling compareson:
U.S.A IRAN
President picked by 5/9 judges President picked by 70% of the votes
I hope that my words have not offended anyone.
Pan-Iranist,
I guess you didn’t get what I meant. First of all, I know my history very well. Secondly, it is really important to shed our biased views of Persian history and examine it carefully. Having an Islamic Republic is not exactly our punishment. Our punishment is the loss of our courage. There are a lot of people who are simply being grinded to death by Mullahs, but they will not stand up for themselves and fight back. Yes, you are right. We have a noble past! We had the greatest empire in the history. I certainly do not appreciate you comparing my ideas with hezbollahis. There is no such comparison! For God sake people! Why would you compare my peaceful ideas with those of savages we call hezbolah?
In any case, if you think we are so noble and so great, then how do you explain our fall to Islam, and how do you explain the abject position that we have in this world today. You know, history deteriorates great nations, and we certainly were a great nation. Time is so cruel! We went so high that we couldn’t hold ourselves anymore and fell back down. We are rising up again. We will be great again, but we need courage to get there. Forget Islamic Republic. I am not worried about them. The new governments will come and go, but in the end what stays is our great culture. I never said that Iranian are evil and horrible. I was just making a point there, and I am really offended by your interpretations! I am proud of my Aryan blood, and not you nor Iranian government can take that away from me. I think you are being biased about Iran, and you are misinterpreting every single word that I say. Please, don’t! I mean the countries that you mention such as Sweden were never as great as we were. We are the GREATEST NATION IN THE HISTORY. So, there is no comparison.
In any case, there is no such anti-Iranian idea here. I mean if I was a hezbolah and an anti-Iranian, why would I take 2 hours of time answering to your comments. So, next time please read the whole paragraph and do not call me a hezbolahi! That word disgusts me, and in my opinion is worse than calling me names! For future, in order to not offend anybody, I suggest you avoid calling people that.
Thank you!
Dear Peace
I read your comments and I must say nobody could have said it better than that. I have been living in Canada for the last 15 years but still consider my self 100% Persian. I love our history, language, culture, poets, writers, and the list could go on and on.
In general I believe we Iranians are good people, at the same time our mentality could be dangers for the western societies, because we don’t think that one size fits all and every stories have a happy ending. That is why through out the history we have been mistreated by these wealthy western countries
Having said that, in my opinion the major reason for our miseries are not the foreign countries, but the lack of proper education. The day we realize we do not need any body to tell us what to do, but be brave enough to do the right thing ourselves. The day we do not hate each other for our differences but believe that our difference helps our society to grow faster, that would be the day of freedom.
I’m writting this to Mr. Peace.
I really do agree with what you said about the Great Iran, and i can say that you are
%90 right about Iran and it’s problems, but i just wanted to say that for a guy like you who lived most of his life in Canada it’s a bit strange to make lots of spelling and grammatical mistakes in his letter.
As an Iranian you have to be perfect in everything that you do or in any language that you use.
No offence is meant, Mr. Peace
Truely yours
Mazzy
Mohammad Nazari, 42, war veteran and car painter:
“We should have our own nuclear technology. For us nuclear technology is like a kitchen knife. You buy one to prepare food. But if a thief came to your house, you might use it to defend yourself. This does not mean you bought the knife to kill anyone with it.”
Yazdi or no Yazdi, who cares? I do not give it much value who this man is, where he comes from, who is behind him,what he does for living, what has been his past, how wealthy he is, how well he is connected or not!
For all I care, lets give him the benefit of our doubts and see if he can deliver? What have we got to lose? We lost it all already if Mr. Yazdi could unite us all and that includes the members of present rejime too it would be foolish to condemn him without a trial!
The person so-called Ahura Yazdi is
just fucking stupid lier.
He has no record of humanity and
effort in whatsoever.
“There’s a traditional sort of method of fortune-telling (in Iran) where a bird selects some lines from Hafiz and then you interpret them to tell you the future. And the question I asked was what is Iran’s future?
The bird chose lines of poetry that translated “Flower next to me and wine in the hand and love is on the way.” Well, if the future of Iran is about flowers and wine and love, then I don’t think it’s in the hands of the mullahs. I think it’s in the hands of the poets and the people.
The regime here is so bankrupt and exhausted that unless the U.S. inadvertently bolsters it I think we’re much more likely to see a pro-American democracy in Iran well before we see one in Baghdad.”
“The first question is basic: Was the Islamic revolution a mistake? And in talking to Iranians today I’ve been amazed by the number who keep saying, yes, it was a mistake. Almost nobody really seems to have anything very nice to say about the revolution.”
“It took about five minutes for them to say: Well, of course things were even better under the Shah.”
“IRANIAN MAN (captions). If it were possible, I’d go back to the way things were before the revolution. Back then people were honest. They didn’t have to pretend that they were religious. It wasn’t as corrupt.”
“And it turned out that every one of them thought that things had really gone fundamentally downhill since the Islamic revolution.”
“North of Isfahan we drove off the main road and spoke to a couple of farmers. And we asked them whether the revolution had been a, you know, a good idea or a mistake. And I was surprised by just how bluntly they said that it had been a mistake.”
“IRANIAN MAN (captions). I hear the elders say that there is a chance that the Shah’s son could return. Life in the villages was much better under the Shah. More attention needs to be paid to the needs of the villages and to the concerns of young people.”
“HYPOCRISY OF THE REPUBLIC KRISTOF. I spoke in the countryside to an old shepherd who can’t even walk after his sheep. He sits on his donkey all day, every day, rain or shine and fights off the wolves. And he’s very conservative and deeply Muslim, deeply faithful to Islam.
But he was not a supporter of the Islamic revolution as I expected. And he said that it had been very disappointing and it had been a mistake. It had been better under the Shah. And his reasoning was that public order and public behavior had actually gone downhill.
IRANIAN MAN (captions). I’m almost dead, so it doesn’t matter what I think. All I need is two meters of earth to rest in. The mullahs aren’t the problem. It’s the people who are the problem. People today lie, cheat and steal. It was better under the Shah.”
“AN ANCIENT SUPERPOWER KRISTOF. Two thousand five hundred years ago the Persian empire was the superpower of its day. Now Iran is a dinky little country deeply frustrated by its isolation in the world. So the question is can Iran come back in from the cold?
The Persian empire that Persepolis represents is very important I think in understanding Iran today. There’s tremendous pride in the Persian past. And also a frustration at Iran’s place in the world today. I mean how can it be that a country that once dominated much of the world is now this weak, poor power that has very tense relations with most of the world? That creates I think a lot of problems for the leadership today because of the expectations that the leaders can never meet. It’s a comparison that they’ll always fall short on.
It also creates problems for the West because we have to deal with Iran in a way that won’t inflame that sense of patriotism.”
http://www.krsi.net/news/detail.asp?NewsID=799
Pan-Iranist,
What do you make of Hasan Rowhani’s endorsement for Bush/Cheney. Is it due the mullah’s business relationship with our dastardly duo or reverse psychology?
I tend to think the former because it seems to me the Bush administration has backed off its tough talk in recent weeks regarding Iran. Of course that could all change as soon as they secure a second-term. They seem to gravitate towards choosing options that would most shock and awe both their supporters and critics.
Thanks for the link to Kristof’s work though I’ve never been a fan. He has a blinkered view of America, a tendency to overlook our faults while promoting this imaginative exceptionalism that survives thanks to reporters like him affirming it, and he is not only condescending to an extreme when covering his subjects he stops short of asking the questions that would reveal anything negative about U.S. policies.
Dr.Ahura Piruz khaleghi yazdi is a great man. i am sure he and his movement is going to win pretty soon, and those who dont want to believe it will see how smart this movment is. The movement’s name is “hakha”.
“Yazdi or no Yazdi, who cares? I do not give it much value who this man is, where he comes from, who is behind him, what he does for living, what has been his past, how wealthy he is, how well he is connected or not!”
I’m from Malaysia;
I would like to give some points for your consideration. Choosing a leader can be considered as choosing your future wife! Before you want to get marriage you need to understand your wife background, you need to see if she is good or not? If she has value in creating bright future your next generation and she responsible enough to take care your kids and many more…..
Be careful my freinds, One mistake by not judging the future leader will be fatal for Iran and the people of Iran.
Yazdi is a big clown! And a tragic and embarassing one too! It wouldn’t surprise me the least if the Americans or Israelis are behind this joke in their desperation to dismantle an increasingly powerful Iran. And desperate they must be to resort to something of this sort, because Iranians in Iran were rolling over with laughter when they saw Yazdi. Besides, anyone who deals with Rangarang TV cannot and should not be taken seriously. Mr. Davar Veiseh is the director of the circus and Yazdi is one of his many clowns who will do anything for their hour of fame.
f……..ahoora mardike kasif doroghgoo mageh mardom ma kharan ke to bullshit acavzi mental crap miaee prech mikoni 26 sal akhond bas nabod hala bayad be to gosh konan go f. your self kesafat
.ahoora mardike kasif doroghgoo mageh mardom ma kharan ke to bullshit acavzi mental crap miaee prech mikoni 26 sal akhond bas nabod hala bayad be to gosh konan go to hell
He is just a man tryin to free Iran.. big deal! let him talk and let him try! The power is in the hands of the people IN iran. maybe he can make them make som moves!!! is that bad? why are you hating so much? can you do somthing for irans freedom??? just do it.