In an Ironic Twist of Fate, Ebrahim Yazdi (former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs) who suffers from cancer was arrested last june in Iran. The man who opposed the Shah to recieve treatment for Cancer in NY back in 1979/1980 was to be examined by his doctors in the US but was not allowed to leave the country. Yazdi is best remembered for General Rahimi’s controversial trial and execution.
As Much as I admire Jon Stewart’s Talent and humor, I cannot but notice that he has not really done his homework !
Oh Well Next Time Jon Maybe after reading this blog you may have a more eyeopening view of the backgrounds of who you invite on your shows …
Good Luck with Your Excellent show which has a Great following in Iran with the Younger and equally clueless generation of my compatriots who were hardly born during the Revolution.
May I also Recommend YOU to Read the following book and also Invite Other Iranians including this lady who may have another Outlook on the Revolution of 1979 ?:
BOOK: EVEN AFTER ALL THIS TIME By Afschineh Latifi ( A Memoir )
You may Realize that the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was not a Happy Picnic for Everyone …
Warm Regards,
Darius KADIVAR
Iranian American Expat in Paris, FRANCE
Ebrahim Yazdi’s Arrest: Jon Stewart interviews Son of Ebrahim Yazdi ( A Naturalized American) on the Daily show June 22, 2009:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-june-22-2009/ebrahim-yazdi-s-arrest
Ebrahim Yazdi Interviewed Humorously on the Daily show amidst Iran’s Presidential Election Campaign:
See Video:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/interrogated-about-the-daily-show-in-iran/#more-37921
And is Compared to Colonel Sanders :
Ebrahim Yazdi Interrogates General Rahimi upon Arrest by Revolutionaries
Ebrahim Yazdi answers to the International Press regarding Rahimi ( Arrested) and the Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar ( who has fled):
Revolutionaries display Corpses of Imperial Army Generals and Ministers in the Morgue for Foreign Journalists and Film crews. (circa 16/02/1979)
Fereydoun Farrokhzad Tribute to Genral Rahimi and General Mohagheghi ( executed for the failed Nojeh Coup aimed at toppling the mullahs) during a london concert amidst insults from the public shouting “dorough nagooh” aka “don’t lie”:
Fereidoune Farrokhzad ( Brother of famous poet Forough Farrokhzad. He was also assassinated in the early 1990’s by the IRI death squads in Munich Germany):
Official Website of The Daily Show
Recommended Readings:
The Generals Widow: Overnight our lives had turned upside down by Cyrus KADIVAR
VOA via Payvand
Brzezinksi and Yazdi, Three Decades Later (NewsWeek)
Related Blogs:
pictory: Yazdi, Castro and Pretty Interpreter (1978)
pictory:Yazdi Meets Castro, Cuba (1980’s)
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Manoucher AZEMOUN at Revolutionary court (1979)
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Hadi Ghaffari executioner of Amir Abbas Hoveyda (1979)
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Vendetta Against Anglican Bishop in Iran (1980)
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Amir Abbas Entezam Chained to Hospital Bed (1990’s)
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Pulitzer Prize Photo of Rebels Executed by Iran’s Revolutionaries (1979)
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Prince Shahryar Shafiq (1945-1979)
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Man Arrested For Being a SAVAK Agent (1979)
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Shah’s Generals Executed and Imperial Army Disintegrated (1979)
