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This site's name should be

This site's name should be changed to Iranian Hezbollah.com, so everyone will know who they are dealing with. It seems like the owner of the site has given Q the access to his database..and we all know What Q supports and advocates.

whose speech ?!!

I do not support Reza Pahlavi or Monarchy whatsoever and never have, but I have NO IDEA where the author came up with all these observations!! It is as if she had already written the article and just referred to the speech to give it validity , regardless of what Mr, Pahlavi said!

Not only nowhere in his speech I got the impression that he promoted war on iran but he even clearly said :"As a consequence of the NIE, there is no question that focus has once again been shifted to reliance on negotiations and diplomatic measures in attempting to resolve this matter. So, while the United States has maintained that its military option has not been removed from the table, there is now a much more sober atmosphere that is most conscious about not allowing matters to get out of hand. While this development has been a source of relief to me and many Iranians who were dreading the prospect of a catastrophic war,........."

now compare that with the title that the author chose: "Reza Pahlavi not mindful that bringing death and destruction to innocent civilians is the ultimate in terror"  !!!!

wow... !! Such unfair and biased approach to those we oppose is not any different than the methods of previous regime or Islamic regime when dealing with others!

Indeed, it is true that Reza Pahlavi (by his own positions so far) is IRRELEVANT in the present and future of Iran but there are plenty of facts to question him (which currently is not the time!) that there is no necessaity to resort to distortion as the author has in this case!

and yes Black and white are only two of the colors at the extremes of the rainbow of colors that are between them, unless we are colorblind!

I don't have a problem with people being anonymous,

but I do have a problem with people abusing that status and making up lies about people who have chosen to use their real information. Publishing IP numbers evens the playing field. If it happens and you don't like it: blame the abusers.

I find it funny that those who have been abusing this information and slandering other people for years, all of a sudden find it "threatening" that someone may be able to do the same thing to them!!! The hypocrisy is beyond belief.

These people don't understand free speech and don't deserve anonymity. Iranian.com is a private entity (as far as I know) and has the right to institute whatever policy they feel is right. What I have stated is true: the more you abuse, the more they would feel pressure to address the slandering somehow. It's better than facing law suits if it gets any worst.

Publishing IP addresses is an easy solution. Anonymizing proxies can be blocked also. Wikipedia already does both. Contrary to the exaggerated sense of self-importance by some Iranians here, no one has been assassinated as a result.

Kadivar:

Thanks. It's nice to hear an honest answer once in a while. Of course Ebadi is not part of the regime and does not count. You say that Khatami and the IRI elected officials are basically good people. But how often have you made this point in your articles before? That would show the kind of balance that you are saying Soraya does not have. Take care.

n.zanincanadai1 .... IP address

Relax and relax... I am sure JJ is not dumb... he has the IP address of all users anonymous or registered people in his database. He very well knows that some members of these two categories are very active under different names or genders... and as you said publishing the IP address will cause a lot of them disappear (especially the registered one which this site is running because of their participations and devotions through articles and blogs!) so it won’t be happened... but it could be a good idea for preventing manipulations or using obscene languages

Take care and have a nice day!

Even though IP address

Even though IP address doesn't give you a person's shenaasnaameh, the intent is the same. It is to say, "hey you, I don't agree with you (for whatever reason) and I want you to have a number so that we can always identify you"
People can use different computers. I have 2 pcs and one laptop at home and can log in from various computers at work (if I was bikaar enough to do so).
Consequently, an IP address mean nothing as far as trying to identify a specific user. Not to mention different users can comment from the same computer (as is the case where I'm at right now).
The point is that you want to have some method of identifying a user. And that is unacceptable here since anonymity is very important. Just look at many of the bloggers besides me, you have Red Wine, Curious George, Shaakheh Nabaat, Mona 19, Bang Man (!?!?), Irandokht, "nice" etc...What does that tell you?
What do you care if someone comes with different numbers??? We are here to say whatever we want, as many times as we want, in any way that we want. I mean, unless JJ specifies otherwise. BTW, he isn't that dumb, he starts giving aways private info and the contributors and readers will disapear into thin air. Now, you seem reasonable, this month's boro gom show award of the month is still up for grabs.

She is lying!!!

To those supporting Mrs. Ulrich's writing: Does no one among you care that she is basically lying in your face?

She is making things up and attributing them to Mr. Pahlavi while the exact opposite can be found in his speech.

For God's sake, people! One does not have to like the guy, but I for one am VERY pissed off when someone lies to me like this.

She is, in this respect, in no way different from the neocons she apparently so despises!

Thank you Soraya for always exposing these shameless hypocrits

Although I believe that individuals like Pahlavi and his likes don’t have a grain’s worth of chance in securing a political position for themselves in Iran, even if there is regime change, I am glad that Soraya wrote this article. The neocons continue to give platform to the MEK, and Reza Pahlavi to be their mouth piece. All of these hypocrites have to be constantly exposed.

It seems that the ultra Zionist Podhoretz and Pahlavi’s and MEK’s staunch supporter Kenneth Timmerman, founder of Foundation for National Democracy in Iran – FDI just handed over the Bush speech to Reza Pahlavi. So now instead of Ali Reza Jafarzadeh the representative of the National Council of Resistance (NCR), Pahlavi is taking the rotating turn of being the mouth piece for all of those who aim to harm Iran in whatever way possible.

Pahlavi is another opportunist and uses the same terminology of freedom, liberation and democracy for the Iranian people, as Ahmad Chalabi used for the Iraqis and see where it has gotten Iraq and the Iraqi people. Democracy and Freedom the American Way – NO THANK YOU JUST LEAVE IRAN ALONE !!

The likes of Reza Pahlavi, ( and his cronies Rob Sobhani, Amir-Abbas Fakhravar etc), Amir Taheri, the MEK, and the NCR have been the ones who have corroborated with the neocons, the Zionists, the warmongers who have placed Iran on the target list of the Bush Administration only to secure a position for themselves as the next leaders of Iran. These individuals have absolutely no scruples, they will lie, provide false information on Iran and use whatever means to create havoc to the detriment of the Iranian people only to succeed in their self-serving mission.

To those who say that Reza Pahlavi has never wanted an invasion of Iran – does he have to come out and say it on loud speakers which would surely antagonize the Iranian people. There are other ways of pushing toward that direction without actually coming out and saying it.. All you have to do is see the list of pretexts that have been used by the warmongers and parroted like an idiot by Reza Pahlavi and the MEK.

What has been Reza Pahlavi’s constant theme throughout all of his interviews and speeches about Iran:
a. Iran is the greatest terrorist nation and threat to the peace and security of the world..
b. Iran is training, and supplying the terrorists with military supplies
c. Iran is the cause of the instability in the region (Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Lebanon)
d. Iran is a threat to the security of Israel – aims at wiping off Israel from the map.
e. The human rights violation by the IRI against Iranian people.
f. The U.S., has to help Iran to bring about “democratic reform” whatever it takes including foreign intervention to bring about regime change (a la the CIA in 1953 which installed his father.
g. Iran intends to expose its Revolution throughout the Islamic world.

h. There should be absolutely no diplomatic dialogue with Iran - they can't be trusted.

I. Iran has been creating a clandestine nuclear weapons program, blah, blah, blah.....

For God sake use your brain!! These are the same excuses that the neocons and the warmongers have used as a reason for a military attack.

All we have to do is see who some of his supporters are:

FDI is a Bethesda, Maryland-based advocacy outfit that appears to be the personal project of Kenneth Timmerman, an active supporter of a number of hardline pro-Israel organizations affiliated with the neoconservative political faction in the United States, including the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs and the Committee on the Present Danger. Founded in 1995 with support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

This should just give those who believe Pahlavi is a patriot enough insight as to all the scum bags that Pahlavi has associated himself with. By the way neither Timmerman, Michael Ledeen, Richard Perle or Podhoretz care about Pahlavi or the MEK – they are being used as the puppets whose string will be pulled when they are needed; and thrown away when they are done with.

Even the neocons are aware that there is no chance for another Pahlavi or the MEK to come to power in Iran.

Pahlavi, just give it up and live a happy and enjoyable life here in the U.S. with your family!

If the time comes for a new regime, there are people within Iran far more qualified than you can ever be to manage the country.

Only Iranian can manage to

Only Iranian can manage to act like little fascists in the US ,the land of the free.

How can we talk about democracy in Iran while we can't tolerate diverse point of views here in America? If everyone embraced the same ideology then there is no need for democracy. You better stick with the dictatorial theocracy. At least you know what they are up to.

n.zanincanadai1 .... IP address

I am sure you know that printing IP address doesn’t mean we will know who is the person, it is only a number. That means each individual always has one unique number next to his/her comment or article which will be taken from their computers. As the result He/She can not show up with other numbers. How about that?

Reza Pahlavi is irrelevant.

Reza Pahlavi is irrelevant. The fact remain the same. The hardliners and IRGC would like nothing more than the US to attack Iran to use that as an excuse to mass murder their opposition. But Ms. Ulrich, they will never get their wish....

Mosaddegh

I see you have a picture of Mosaddegh as your avitar.  I wonder where Mosaddegh got his money from.  Because he never actually worked for a living.  I mean sure he was prime minister for a few years (Less than three years when you combine both appointments), but surely you don't think he could have lived without working .  From 1953 when he was ousted till 1967 when he died, how did he live for 14 years?  Where did the money come from?  More importantly how did he afford a Swiss and French education?  Oh yes of course, he was a member of the Ghajar family.  Surely he must of stolen some money while he was prime minister.  Otherwise how could he support himself and the rest of his family?  Mosaddegh was a rabble rousing idiot, that with his actions threatened Iran's territorial integrity more than he defended its economic independence.  He was a populist much in the same way Ahmadinejad is, just of a different stripe.  And don't think for a second he was "democratic".  According to the Iranian Constitution at the time, the premier was "APPOINTED" by the Shah.  He never stood in a popular election, EVER!!!  You and the rest of your nationalist friends, are blinded by hate, and simple yet willfull ignorance of the facts.

to nice

Ke chi beshe? So that some people can tell others ha ha here's your information? This is a public and anonymous forum. If you HAVE to know who you are talking to, what the heck are you doing here?
Aslan enghad asabamo khurd kardi ke aslan az nice boodan oftadi. Please think. What would be the point? you want to get rid of people who want to say things you don't want to hear? Even accusations? Get real. Get out and go to another site. This is the MECCA of the anonymous user. This is where we meet to hang out. It's our paatogh. We like it. We will defend it to the last drop.

Now, my proposal is for someone to have a list of all people who threaten others on this site to shut them up and give them a BORO GOM SHO user of them month award.

GHorbunetun

Let me again say...PUHLEEEZ

I am definately AGAINST publication of IPs. If anyone wants to reveal who they are, put your comments on you tube and provide a link! Kheily sakht nist be khoda.

Baba get over yourselves what a bunch of ozgal mozgals sitting here and accusing people of things you are too dumb to even begin to understand. Age ba ham davaa darin, exchange numbers and meet some where else to beat each other up so the rest of us can read articles and discuss them like human beings.

"Mrs. Ulrich, you are certainly not a true Iranian"
What an imbecile. Who the heck even comes up with that line of thinking? From now on, anyone who isnt with me, is against me and is not a true Iranian and not even a human being. Not even the puss that comes from the bottom of the shoes of a human being. Not even the food that the puss that comes off the shoes of a human being feeds on...Khoobeh? COME THE F. ON!!!

Khaak tu sareh tak takeh adamayeh nafahm, che inja che har ja, present company excluded of course.

Douche bags, indeed.

Hooo, bargardam sareh karo zendegim. mersi ke goosh dadin.

IP address...Brilliant idea

That is an excellent idea. Instead of having image, the IP address of the computer should be next to comment or article. Then we will see a lot of Anonymous or signed people will disappear.

Brilliant idea!!

True Iranian

So basically you're saying whoever disagrees with your warped sense of truth is not a "True Iranian?"  Who exactly died and made you the judge of our patriotism?  You should go back and ask for a refund on your tuition PROFESSOR.  Because you're as ignorant and selfish as those thugs ruling Iran right now.

IP addresses will be revealed . . .

Thanks to several people who have mentioned to publish the IP addresses. I am all for it.

With outright accusations, slander, and name callings, there will be a day that these issues will be settled in courts.

In court, there will be no mercy and you must stand by your words.

I am for publishing IP addresses.

Javadagha

I double that

Q you are right on about DK and Zion. Zion, I think you are a very intelligent person but you do have a habit to label those who disagree with you, and that's not too smart.
gol-dust I think you hit the bulls eye with your comment. Shah was a Mihan Parast, and he left not wanting to kill the innocent people during the revolution. He gave up his thrown for peace. What would this little punk do? He doesn't have one millionth of the pride and power, charisma and nationalism of his father. That's the exact reason that people don't care for him, otherwise they would kill to have him crowned in Iran, if they thought he would be similar to his father.

Re: Q, Scary!!!!!!

I'm not going to take sides on this article, but did anyone notice This guy "Q"'s threat to post everyone's IP address?!!!! Hey, douche bag, this is a forum designed for "free speech". Threatening people with consequences for publishing their opinions is dictatorial, which just shows where your political ideology is.

Plus, you belittle people for not registering. What the fuck have you done by "registering"? What's your name? Where do you live? You have selected an avatar and have put a "Q" next to it. Big fucking deal. So much for disclosing your identity!!!!!!

Reza pahlavi and Mom you

Reza pahlavi and Mom you must release your TAX return just like Any american running for presidency. If your dad took $16 billion or not , we will find out how much interest income you had.
This will close the chapter on allegations or truth behind you. Then the case can be closed.
If you dnot offer to show your tax return, then ... that is bad news.

Your response to Ms. Ulrich

You, whoever you are, represent a decadent, violent, repressive, undemocratic, outdated, antiquated, non- nationalist regime who, for more than 35 years, served the interests of the British and Americans only. You show your total ignorance when criticizing the truth when spoken and try to discredit the writer by labeling him/ her as a communist!

To Darius Kadivar: Please pick up a check for $ 1.25 from "Club"

There is a check for $1.25 for a Darius Kadivar at the "$75M Club" headquarters. Please come with a VALID ID and pick it up. This is for your writing and thanks to the president of US of A for giving you that money. So far we have dispersed over $50M to radios, TV stations, writers, and reporters to work for the CIA and destory Iran. You are all doing a good job at it.

Club Management

Dear Frau Ulrich, I remember

Dear Frau Ulrich,

I remember when i lived in Iran there was a slogan from Khomeini which could be read on the walls quote:"all communists of this country have immigrated to America and now there they make a living".
Your kind of liturature that you write reminds of the old screwed up leftist liturature which is full of hate toward Pahlavis. I look at your picture and you are too young to remember the period before "revolution" and your name is more of a German than a Iranian.
Are you at all a Iranian born person or one of those who has read and heard something about Iran and makes nasty comments about Pahlavis.

Javid Shah

For Q on "Good" Vs "Bad" dichotomy

Well I would consider most Iranian parliamentarians in the Majlis as being civil servants and elected representatives of Iranians at large. Unless proven otherwise they are not criminals. The IRI as a State Sucks and so does the entire political system and values it represents but I don't believe that every mayor, deputy, minister or civil servant is corrupt and bad intentioned. The country needs to be run anyway regardless of who is leading the country but that does not mean that they are offering the right solutions to Iran's growing economic, social and political problems. The Religious and Theocratic nature of government in Iran is not only obsolete but also morally condemnable as a system of government in that it obey's not to secular demands as is required and practiced by any democratic system of government we know today. I say morally also because Religion is not to command on the life and death of individuals in society given that even from a religious point of view we all are meant to be judged on Judgment Day by GOD and Only GOD. So what are all these mullah's to speak in God's name ? That in itself is a contradiction to the idea of an Islamic State or even a Christian State or anyother Religious State that has existed throughout history be it in Spain during the Inquisition or In Rome in the Middle Ages.

As for Good People VS Bad People I do not think that is something that means anything when it comes to politics. Politicians are meant to defend the interests of those it wishes to defend be it on a national or international basis. It is about INTERESTS and NOT Moral qualifications. THAT is the Role of the LAW to determine if you have comitted a crime be it theft, murder or anyother criminal activity that is morally ( in a legal sense and universal moral terms that all societies more or less share: Do I need to develope ? ) condemnable. The Moral considerations as I mentioned above such as killing someone is good or Bad is up to the society to decide upon. That said it does not mean that society is right but the more society is civilized and peaceful it is obvious that the judiciary follows and tries to respond adequately to the type or punishment it delivers to those who breach the law also by taking into account Internationally voted commitments which certainly is not what the Islamic Republic Judiciary considers to date.

As for Iranian Reformists in the Parliament or civil society who think they can propose an alternative religious form of government, more modern, sophisticated and democratic, well they are at best : NAIVE.

Amongst them you have I believe genuine patriots and people trying to bring change like Gorbatchev thought he could in the Soviet Union. We saw the result in the Soviet Union not just because of the oppposition of the likes of an alcoholic Boris Yeltsin who changed his communist shirt into a neo capitalist one but because the Russian Society could no more find justification in a crumbling system that was every year promising an Equal society and happiness for all while spending all its energy on useless and bloody wars abroad like in Afghanistan.

Iran's Theocracy is faced with the same contradictions in promising a bright future that in their case ( worst than in the USSR) can only be achieved in ... HEAVEN !

But Well Khatami in my eyes is not a bad person just not the RIGHT Person to govern Iran. He does not have blood on his hands unless proven otherwise, which is certainly not the case of other so called reformists like Ibrahim Yazdi or Mr. Rafsanjani who is actually being investigated for alledged crimes and assassinations of opposition figures and dissidents to the Islamic Republic. But that does not make Khatami a hero for we also saw that he was not able to deliver what he promised or had to courage to stand up against the hardliners in Iran. As for Shirine Ebadi, she is a Good Person no doubt ( how else could she have earned a Nobel Peace Prize) and does a positive and constructive work in trying to change the unjust laws in Iran regarding children ( under age being executed for crimes commited under legal maturity and the death penalty in general) and the rights of her gender. She claims to be a reformist. Kudos to Her Efforts in this regard but I don't think that her noble intentions are even taken into account by the current leadership nor that her idealistic vision of an Islamic Society is something that is shared by a majority of Iranians today. Many other unknown people can indeed be named amongst today's political society however  in my humble opinion they simply are not working withing the right system of government and political frameworks.

Best,

D

Why even write about the Pahlavis?!!!

Writing or even reading anything about Reza Pahlavi and his family is just a total waste of time. This family is simply not relevant anymore to the real issues in Iran.

And those who are still worshiping this family and calling people who don't "I.R agent", you REALLY REALLY need to wake up...

Here we go again with the baseless accusations

anonymous,/anonymouser/red chicken/lameass,

no one takes the word of a coward, hiding behind a chicken icon, seriously. But everytime you do this, you are making it easier for those of us who are trying to convince JJ to publish everyone's IP number.

So, go ahead, do your personal attacks. We are almost there. You'll soon see how you like it when people casually opine about where YOU reside and which government you are on the payroll of. Fair is fair isn't it?

If cowards like you, jesus, and other attackers had nothing to hide or weren't lying through their teeth, you would reveal yourselves. But alas... I should know better than to expect the slightest morality from coward chickens.

Kadivar:

you wrote:

Seeing Bad People on one side and Good People on the other is a VERY simplistic approach to politics less alone History.

Can you please let us know which members of the Islamic Republic's side are "Good People" ? I assume, you are not a hypocrite, so you must consider some of each side to be "good" unlike Soraya. So name the ones who you think are good.

And then after that, explain why you have never talked about these good elements before. Thanks!

Zion:

Don't flatter yourself. I know it's hard to believe but not every discussion is about you "zionists". So when you say "anti-zionist pro IRI islamist" you are not fooling anybody. There are many "anti zionists" who are not pro IRI, Islamist or even Muslim. Your lame attempt in trying to conflate these two concepts via newspeak is hereby exposed.

You don't need to be in any special category to understand that Israel is an aprtheid state, teaching hate and sponsoring terrorism against innocent civilians on regular basis.

Have a nice day.

by Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich

Remember this: “”The most fascinating feature of Iranian-Sarmatian culture is their women warriors. Herodotus reported that the Sarmatians were said to be the offspring of Scythians who had mated with Amazons and that their female descendants "have continued from that day to the present to observe their ancient [Amazon] customs, frequently hunting on horseback with their husbands; in war taking the field; and wearing the very same dress as the men" Moreover, said Herodotus, "No girl shall wed till she has killed a man in battle."””

Well, what an article, Soraya has hit the nail on the head. Doesn’e she remind you of her ancestors?, isn’t she a modern “ ha-mazan” .
She is a gem?, I like her style, her logic, language and the way she helps others to see the truth. She is truly a modern ha-mazan, as was Noor Jahan ih her way.

Professor Mohammad Ala

By certifying this person as a “true Iranian” the Islamists cheerleader Professor Mohammad Ala has tacked on yet another professional qualification, that of being a genealogist.

You have no shame

Mrs. Ulrich,

You have no shame. Have you even read the speech through to the end before writing this nonsense? Anybody reading the speech can see easily how many times he directly and indirectly says that he is against war, that he talks about his relief because of the lower possibility of military action after the national intelligence estimate, and so on ...

And you, of all people, think that American politicians are liars? YOU? Twisting and turning the facts in front of people's eyes just to damage someone's reputation?

Mrs. Ulrich, you are certainly not a true Iranian. You are not even a decent human being. You are a shameless liar probably thirsty for power and above all, for fame. Shame on you. Shame on you. And again, shame on you.

Yawn ...

Mrs. Ulrich you have been studying political theory too long. You may need to do a practical internship and learn the complexities of politics on a professional basis.

Seeing Bad People on one side and Good People on the other is a VERY simplistic approach to politics less alone History.

Best,

DK

A simple Question

For all the anti-zionist pro IRI islamist and leftists heros ranting here. 

If you are so certain what the "Iranian people" (TM) do or don't want, why don't you opt for a truly free referendum in Iran for people to choose from Mullahs, Pahlavi and all the other alternatives?

 Why does your beloved Islamic republic of the masses has to pick only a handful of islamist garbage for people to "choose" ? Why all the censorship, prison terms, tortures, amputations, stoning and oppression? 

You and the criminals you are lobbying for here and else where seem quite vulnerable and in stark minority in action. It is your guns, and your bassiji animals to whom you resort to remain in power.

Simple question. No answer. Very illuminating.

Now continue ranting.

That is all you losers are good for anyway.

Keep it up.