Iranian of the Day

Good Points Dear "experts"

How easy it is for every one to be on the right side, when things are so obvious.  I do wonder. why are there no Iranian woman used by any of the western media as "experts" on Iran.  Iranian woman are really the first wave of resistors to the Mullah's, yet only the men get to espouse their opinion!  Why? 

Emil: I was hoping to show the logo on the VS

to me is a symbol of Iran which I am proud of.  Maybe a close up shot will be better.

Mehrdad

Bavafa...

Nice u added you airplane photo...

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نکته یی خفته در این شخص است که دانسته نمی‌شود که آیا واقعا ایران دوست است یا خیر !

به هر حال به زودی زود عاشقان ایران و خائنین نسبت به ایران صورت خود را نشان خواهند داد ، شکی در این نیست !

امید وارام که ایشان و افراد وابسته در یک سنگر، به همراه ما در حال جنگ باشند که اگر به غیر این باشد،داد گاه ملی‌ ایران آزاد آنان را محاکمه و مجازات خواهد کرد.

بیدار باشیم که امروز دشمن روی خوشتر از دوست دارد !

جان دهم برای دوست ایران، جان دشمن گیرم برای ایران .

I guess some folks need to

I guess some folks need to make up for the quality of their comments with quantity.  However, if DK decided to go on TV, I would really like to see that comedy show.

Oh...shoot, I don't subscribe to Faux news

Mehrdad

NO, I don't watch any TV,

NO, I don't watch any TV, period. Thanks.

a patriot like Darius Kadivar doesn't sleep!

My last conspiracy theory about the Pahlavi Prince and NIAC is that Reza is jealous as hell that he never had the education or such a smart idea to make such a serious group. I also think that once they were up and running, NIAC purposely shut out this useless guy Pahlavi out and it has pissed him off to no end. So spreading hate about NIAC, of which I am not a member, is quite a nice way to discredit them on the Internet. Bravo monarchists! never about the ideas. 

DK jan

That sure was a long response and a very different tone from you or I might be too tired at work and read it without a whole lot of the usual enthusiasm but I was shocked to see a whole page without any of the usual nicknames of Arab/Palestinian and nasty remarks... I must say I am overjoyed that we can discuss our very different political tastes and not resort to name calling or even worse!

Of course you are entitled to your opinion and so am I. That's the beauty of democracy, each one of us has a vote! Having an opinion is not a crime but neither is trying to stop US and Israel to bomb Iran while being Zoroastrian ;-)   Like I explained before, it's the character assassination and slander that gets to me, not your different opinion.

People can and should ask questions about NIAC or Dr Parsi and if I don't know the answer I make sure to ask the ones who do, or I send Dr Parsi an email and ask him myself. It's the ridicule, the lies, the accusations that are baseless and the rumors that take a life of their own that I try to fight whenever I see them.

I have my own questions about the Pahlavi family too and every time I have asked even one question on this website, a whole lot of people came down very hard on me. In my blog last year when I asked why not consider RP since he has never harmed anyone, a few people attempted to crucify me. A few days ago when I asked why nobody remembers how RP's father treated the ones who were the most loyal to him, a different group came after my head! So believe me I understand how it feels to have questions about a political personality and instead of answers to get ridiculed, threatened, insulted and put down.

There are a lot of points in your comment that I probably should ask you to clarify (about Hooman joon, NIAC political party (!) Sweeden (again) etc...) but let me just say: why can't we support the Iranians who are making the sacrifices every day? Why does anyone have to let you know where they stand on "the political chess board"? you have monarchy in mind, most people don't have that devotion to any group or individual. I'd say the majority of Iranians want to have democracy, basic freedoms and human rights. That's what I want too. 

But you're probably sleeping now and I am not in a hurry for the answers :o)

Sweet dreams and thanks again for keeping it civilized. 

IRANdokht

Vildmuse

You obviously do not follow Iranian Sattelite Tv's - good for you.   The only Good thing you miss is Alireza Meybodi - on Pars TV.   He has several patriot Iranians who work with him and are regulars on his program.  One is Farhad Mansourian an Economist who has been closely following the Alavi Foundation court case from day 1, providing detailed reports on the proceedings a couple of times per month.  In his last  report he explaied how the US National Security Court is now taken over the case, reviewing all IRR financial and lobby activities in USA.    NIAC and Parsi are under investigation because of direct communications with Zarif.   An interseting fact is that the $250 miilion in penalties that Lloyds of London recently agreed to pay, was as a result of the same investigations.   If you see a sudden change in the attitudes of Parsi and many other IRR lobby crowds - it may have a lot to do with the seriousness of the ongoing investigations.    Just an observation.

BTW - the NS court also ordered freezing of a San Francisco bank accout a couple of weeks ago - with $2 billion in it. 

MARGE If You Asked me ... ;0)

I Also Prefer Your Private Persona More Than Your Public one to ...

MARGE IN PLAYBOY ! ... ;0)))

Aye Kalack !

LOL

Marge

I didn’t know that Reza Pahlavi was a fan of Michael Bolton.  I’m not much of a fan of light contemporary rock, but hey, to each his own. :-)

poor cute darius kadivar

everything you just said about private v. public persona applies to your lord king of kong reza. in public : no war! no no no! in private: benjamin netanyahu, michael bolton, american enterprise institute guest list galore.... 

i think it's great that the idea of monarchy makes you so happy. i think it's sad that you are so blindly supportive of a corrupt bunch who capitalize on love of one's country.

xoxo marge 

IRANdokht Jaan I am used to Your playing with Semantics ;0)

I don't think I need to elaborate on explaining my previous answer to you. I think my responses were very clear and unambiguous.

I simply stated what I find as being contradictions in what he shares with us in regard to his public persona and public stance. There is nothing wrong with having contradictions. Who doesn't ? But they do raise questions that can only be clarified by him and no one else.

I maintain what I think of Trita's Political Stance to date, which contrary to claims below on this thread is nothing personal nor shaped by any form of prejudice, personal animosity, or jealousy towards him, or towards his background, scholarly achievements or personal success.

Why should I ? In that case I should maybe also go around like Marge in her daily rant against Reza for being born with a silver spoon in his mouth or shout against other successful Iranians in their field. Personally I have spent more time promoting others and artists in particular in my articles or blogs than myself.

Based on some of the arguments on this thread  below if  I were to be jealous then it should be of Movie Stars or film producers since I am an expert on all things related to Hollywood ... 

If it were On those grounds then I suppose I should be even more  jealous of Houman Majd another buddy of Trita Parsi who is also a successful Film Producer in NY or Robert Baer for being George Clooney's Buddy after selling him Syriana to an Oscar Winning Performance ... LOL

You can have the Smartest IQ in the world and still talk Shit.

Obama for instance when he was on Jay Leno and made a silly comment about Olympics for handicap people ...

That didn't Stop him to get the Nobel Prize ! And Make a Pro War Speach ! LOL

In addition I couldn't care less who these are on a personal level or what they do for a living. All I know is about Trita is that he has a beautiful Indian wife ( I suppose also a Parsi/Zoroastrian)  and in addition a new born son which he has also named Darius. So quite honestly I truly cannot see myself disliking someone who has such good tastes except in Politics ;0)

And Besides Even if I were a Nobody I am still entitled to an Opinion as much as Anybody in this world and particularly as much as any other Iranian when it comes to something that is of a direct concern to my country Iran and its future.

I never claimed to be a democrat ( Nor a Republican for that matter) , I simply claim to be a Patriot !

Which does not mean that I don't want a Democracy for Iran !

So No need for You ( or Q's Favorite Passtime ) to play with Semantic distortions not to notice what I mean by the above sentance !

Cause to be honest EVERYONE including Q, Jahelo, ShahGhollam, Mollah Nasseredin and Your other dubious Friends ( who on the sidelines also happen to be Staunch supporters of NIAC, not sure if they are members though) also claim to be a Democrats today but that is all so convenient when it comes to Not having an Opinion or Standing for what one believes right on grounds of Free Speach.

There is No Democracy in Iran and it is not with this Regime reformed or not which will deliver it.

Yet What matters to me is what these people say and what they stand for. I am not forced to share their Political Agenda simply because they speak well or dress well or have good looks and PhD's or any other awards.

I'll leave such character assassinations to people like Marge who indulge in this when they want to shy away from the core of the debate and which is : what is Trita and NIAC's Stance towards the IRI ?

Over the years I have followed Trita Parsi's articles ( even before he created NIAC out of the blue with the Vast Publicity Boost he recieved by JJ in the wake of 9/11 on the Iranian.com and other Websites everyone knows or has heard about while the same websites downplayed and mocked anything Reza Pahlavi tried to do in an attempt to unify Iranians).

I've watched his conferences, speaches and their Timing ( which when it comes to the events in particular serve as a political platform and not just merely for academic  purposes) as well as those of his organization's advisors ( The Sadri Brothers, Houman Majd, even Lipton the ex US Hostage) to know where they stand philisophically and politically in regard to the IRI regime which is or at least was until the Post Election Violence:

Let's Reform the Islamic Republic rather than Regime Change ...

The Anti War Stance however respectable is So Convenient when you wish to rally public opinion particularly students or less knowlegdable people on Iran's situation to create a stir and draw media attention.

It's 30 Years that this regime has been killing members of the opposition both inside and outside Iran, issuing Fatwas on the Royal Family to the smallest and insignificant members of the Opposition in exile but NIAC chose to overlook this fact and depict a distorted picture of this opposition and those who support them based on their dislike for LA Tv's as if they represented an official stance what so ever of RP or other Secular Opposition groups in exile ... They overlooked the IRI's crimes as something of the past and of no consenquence in our community's outlook towards the regime.

That was VERY Naive and I should say Dishonest and insulting towards those Iranian American families who were the direct or collateral victimes of this bloody regime and its leadership.

Trita and his advisors share a common assessment and that is that the Revolution of 1979 was necessary and is now a given fact that this regime and its leaders are not to be held accountable for their past crimes nor should their policies in humiliating a nation at every level (including to the very symbols that have defined it over centuries such as our National Flag or the regular Historical revisionisms which this regime has used to brainwash the masses including in regard to world history such as the Holocaust or now WWII.) ever be questioned by fear that it would trigger Iranian expats to support an attack on Iran. Come On ! ...  

I am not surprised that for an organization that claims to represent all Iranians his only advisors happen to be staunch opponents of the Monarchy or Oppose Reza Pahlavi. No wonder the Sadri Brothers and Hamid Dabashi are always congratulating one another ... 

To equate in the same basket Monarchists an Iran's former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi with the Rajavi Cult or an Unknown Iraqi Chalabi wanna be is totally rude and misunderstanding of what the Pahlavis represented in Iran under two Kings and for more than half a century. So to see Houman Majd sell us the IRI achievements on grounds that they make Great Cigarets with Non Smoking Ads thanks to the Revolution as a sign of Progress ...

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=FertS9YPDoE

WOW I guess I learned Something !

If that is all this fellow came up with as an argument of how Iran has advanced enormously compared to the Pahlavi Era ( His own Father was a Minister under the Shah) Then I certainly wouldn't envy Houman Majd's Movie Career ! His Movies must Suck like his arguments ... LOL

So in my Book as far as NIAC and it's board of directors are concerned we do not have the same goals.

Nothing Wrong with That But don't expect me to feel sorry for them when people question their loyalties ... 

Similarily to his dislike of being accused of being an IRI lobbyist or Agent, I don't like to be equated to Neo Con War Mongering Congressmen or MKO members simply because I don't share Trita Parsi's Strategy or Political Agenda cited above. 

We don't share the same vision for tomorrows Iran. That is My Right and That is His Right. No More No Less !

But at least I have remained constant to my convictions regarding the Regime in Iran and I said it before and I say it now:

I Was, Am and Will be for Regime Change ...

So what is Trita's New Stance Now ? He believes in a Secular Republic ? ...

Fine but then he should not claim to be the head of a non Political organization but rename his as the New Republican ( Jomhurykhah) party in exile with Akbar Ganji or Shirin Ebadi as would be President and himself as Party Secretary or any other title of his choice.

He should also Stop speaking in the name of a community which is far more diverse politically and ideologically than the reductive image he wants to project of Good Guys Vs Bad Guys.

In other words like the French say:

Faut Pas Tromper Les Gens Sur La Marchandise !

You Either Are a Political Party or Your are a Non Political Community Oriented Organization.

On ne peut avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre !

Now as to my gut feeling on Trita and his organization

Now is Trita an IRI Lobbyist ? Like every outside observor I will wait for the Court to cast it's judgment in the lawsuit that opposes Trita to his MKO or MKO affiliated accuser before drawing my own definitive conclusions on this question.

But Regardless of that Lawsuit ... In my opinion :

Is he an IRI Apologist ? Definitively Yes ! 

Is He an IRI Agent ? No More than Reza Pahlavi is a Neo Con War Mongeror or wannabe Chalabi dictator ...

Are Most of his close advisors at NIAC cited above  IRI Apologists or former supporters of the Revolution of 1979 ? Definitively Yes ! 

Are they IRI Agents ? Definitively No ! But some do have strong sentimental and family ties with the Regime, Majd is after all related to Khatami's Family ( for whom he served as translator during his travels to the US and Europe ) and comes from a very religious background only he was I supposed emancipated thanks to his American upbringing

Are the members of NIAC IRI Apologists or Former Revolutionaries ? Not Necessarily and I would even tend to think Not at all most of the time but uninformed both politically and historically about their country.

None of the above constitute a crime, they just clarify for me at least where they stand on the political chessboard !

That is my Gut Feeling based on his writings and the people he has be friended or used as advisors.

So the least they can do  now to clarify any ambiguity as to where they stand is to say what do they want for Iran tomorrow ? A Reformed Democratic Islamic State ( A la Khatami), A Secular Republic or a Constitutional Monarchy ?

But I very much doubt that my observation can be subject to a lawsuit. Until further notice Having an Opinion is Not a Crime in Western Democracies and certainly not in Trita's Home Country Sweden ;0)

It's Too late here and I have to go to bed.

Good Night !

DK

PS: Gee That was a Long Response And I claimed Not to be an ANN TELECTUAL  LOooooooooooooL

  His strongest

His strongest statement against the regime and for the freedom fighters. Fortunately he didn’t refer respectfully to “the Islamic Republic of Iran,” which has made me cringe in the past.

I hope it gets some circulation over there.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0DaWSMZnEQ&feature=player_embedded

Masoud jan:

You and NIAC are a US National Security

Please provide link. When was that determined and by whom?

Trita the Weakest Link!!

Go ahead Mr. Parsi - you are doing fine lately.   I hope it helps your court case.   I doubt that you can survive this since now you and NIAC are a US National Security concern.   Anyways - as far as Iran is concerned, you have been doing OK lately to right some of the wrongs.

Vildmose and DK jaan - Trita has the right to claim representation because with his 200 or so paying members (I am not sure about the exact number) - NIAC is the largest Iranian American organization with paid memberships.   The fault is ours not to have a REAL representation.   We need an organization with decent Iranian to speak for us - not imported bozos with dubious backgrounds.    

Desperation ...

Leading to more Atrocities - Leading ultimately to the weakening, and Collapse of this dastardly Regime!

I still stand by my statement from six (6) months ago:

A 'SECULAR DEMOCRACY' In Our Beloved Iran - Within ONE YEAR

Respectfully,

Humility

P.S. Let's hope that the bloodshed will be minimal!

Prince chubby not even competition 4 Trita much less the regime!

Everything is sacred.

DK jan

DK jan

Hey migi I am confused and you're still not listening... :o)

Darius:

1) A Zoroastrian who lobbies for the IRI which suppresses his community in the name of Islam.

Moi:

1- He is a Zoroastrian, that's for sure, but he's not lobbying for IRI.

Darius:

1) NIAC spends 23 % of its time in lobbying activity. That is Trita's Own Words ... To me 23 % Lobbying or Less amount of time dedicated to this type of activity is STILL LOBBYING in my book.

Do you have a problem with a Zoroastrian lobbying in DC or do you have a problem with lobbying for IRI?

Lobbying politicians in DC to make them see your point of view, meeting them, writing to them, petitioning them on behalf of the Iranian-Americans to not bomb Iran is not a crime.  Being Zoroastrian is not a crime either.

But to accuse someone of getting paid by the criminal regime of IRI and working on their behalf without any proof is slander. 

As for the email to setup a meeting for a dialogue between US and Iran: Are you saying Iranians are better off if US and IRI do not talk? Don't you think that's a big step towards stopping a military attack?

Dr Parsi has always been against military attack and for "talks". So he sent an email in regards to a metting. Are you calling that lobbying for IRI?! Seriously!? 

Lobbying does not equal Lobbying for IRI

Emailing does not equal Lobbying for IRI

Not wanting our country bombed does not equal Lobbying for IRI

I hope you're not confused anymore :o) 

IRANdokht

Kadivar the pathetic liar

Darius – what are you smoking? Trita said he spends 25% on lobbying?? When did he say that? Give me a source? You are so jealous of his success so you seem to be making up any lie just to destroy a person that is far smarter and far more successful than you are.

Looking at the trash written against Trita by monarchists and MKO members, I am not sure if you do this because of your political opposition to Trita’s support for human rights and the green movement (as opposed to the non-democratic opposition you prefer), or if you simply are jealous?

People on this forum even say he isn’t smart. Hellooooo? He studied at Johns Hopkins under one of the biggest intellectuals of our time, Fukuyama, and he just won a major peace award of $200,000 (Grawemeyer?). And his book has won other awards as well.

Really Darius, what have you achieved in your life? Just because you can’t reach the success Trita has, doesn’t mean you have to bring him down. And if you disagree with him, then stick to the facts.

who is the alternative?

Please form an opposing active lobby group and we will look at your beliefs.  Right now, the congress, the White House and the media are coming to Trita Parsi, asking for NIAC's opinion instead of ......  Also, most of us NIAC members agree with most of the opinions expressed in Trita's op-eds / interviews.

BTW, if I was advising Reza Pahlavi, this would be an ideal time for him to publicly express what he stands for, covertly go back to Iran to introduce himself to the young demonstrators who do not know him and to see if he can direct the revolt against this Un-Islamic Republic from within Iran.  If Reza Pahlavi has the right policies/politics for Iran, he could be an alternative charismatic leader instead of those who just want to just "reform?" the Islamic Republic but still live within its confines.

Dear ghalam-doon

Please see the list of the cities:

//iranian.com/main/blog/irandokht/solidar...

and join us tonight in the rallies if you will :o) 

until then, watching video clips and photos, commenting on this site and others is all we can do.  Or I guess we could make fun of others who do...

IRANdokht

Zange-tafrih

The score so far:

DK = 3

Marge = 2

IranDokht = 3

Others = 4

Meanwhile another bloody day on the streets of Tehran....

IRANdokht Jaan ;0)

Answering your Points In order:

1) NIAC spends 23 % of its time in lobbying activity. That is Trita's Own Words and he has not denied the content of his emails to the IRI UN Representative. To me 23 % Lobbying or Less amount of time dedicated to this type of activity is STILL LOBBYING in my book. And I am not speaking about his lawsuit against that MKO or MKO affiliated guy he wants to sue who called him an Agent of the IRI. I don't call him an Agent but an IRI apologist. That to my knowledge is not a Crime but A Fundemental Error ! As for his Zoroastrian faith, that simply underlines the contrast between who he is on one hand and who he be friends on the otherhand ... He can have the faith or religious beliefs he wants to have, who questions that ? Although it would be interesting to see how he concieves a secularism now that he realizes that the IRI is not reformable.

2) A permanent residency or Green Card does not make you an American does it ? It may give him equal rights but not equal loyatlies. In that case Ebrahim Yazdi is also an American ...

3) My Favorite Blogs and Websites spreading Nonesense on Trita ? Please enlighten me on my Favorite Websites and Blogs in question, you seem to know more about them than I do ! ;0)

Now Regarding Your Miscellaneous observations:

Atash Kadeh's you are speaking about:

//iranian.com/SiamakNamazi/2000/August/Water/trita.html

As a proof that "he's been in Iran many times just recently." ...

Oh I have No doubt about THAT ! LOL   

"Now, isn't it better to take a second look and clarify these issues instead of closing your eyes and ears and just repeating the same nonsense about Dr Parsi over and over again?"

Well Maybe Trita Should Apply the same clarifications when he spreads and repeats the same nonesense on Reza Pahlavi and the Opposition in exile ... Before Expecting others to do the same in his regard.

Trita's Book: Treacherous Alliance: Pages 254-255

None of What I read in his book regarding Reza Pahlavi's seemed accurate or well researched but merely based on suppositions. He presents it as if RP was temptated to see Iran Bombed in order to regain the throne, Nothing in what he wrote in these particular pages was tangible or offered any evidence to sustain his claims other than mentioning that he heard Amercian Congressmen he spoke too between doors ( Trita offers No bibliographical reference nor were any names mentioned regarding this important accusation. HE mentions Brownback or the IRanian Jewish Association but he was not present at the meetings just says he heard the following comments reported to him by congressmen which he refuses to name explicitly ...etc ). His only references in regard to a comment attributed to RP where he uses the term "We" ( in regard to the common enemy in Iraq) which Trita suggests meant that RP was saying that Royalist Officers participated along the side of American Troops during the 2005 invasion. He seems to have confused MKO officers ( some of whom are indeed former Imperial Officers or Homafars who joined the MKO after deserting the IRI Army which they were forced to serve after the revolution but who rejected their Royalist past and even rejected Reza Pahlavi as their Legitimate King ) were articles read in the press such as interviews of Khatami if my memory does not fail me. I intend to go more accurately in detail when or if I write a review on his book in the future but the passage is too long to reproduce and comment precisely here.

So Maybe in the meantime someone from Trita's community should remind him of the wise Zoroastrian Motto:

Pendareh Neek, Goftareh Neek, Kerdareh Neek !

Not being a Zoroastrian ( but with many good Friends who are) I will simply sum it with a French Proverb more suited for the Political opportunist he is and not the A Political community Representative he claims to be:

Chacun voit midi a sa porte ...

whatever, Niac groupies

whatever, Niac groupies holding hands in unison...Yawn!

LOL the bar is low. go for it darius!

vildemose you gave me a laugh today. thanks. i was not being trollish. i was serious. Darius needs to use this wit on TV and speak for us monarchists.

DK jan: don't let the

DK jan: don't let the trollish commnets distract you. I'm serious. Don't be shy. All you need to do is write a letter to CNN and present your case.  Don't worry about the outcome.

huh?

Was DK  just put in the same categorie as Palin, Limbaugh and Joe the plumber? 

IRANdokht

If Sara Palin, Rush

If Sara Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Joe the plumber can get on TV, anyone should be able to.

Trita by no means an

Trita by no means an intellectual. He doesn't have the intelligence or the wisdom yet. He is too young for that. The reason he is where he is because he has no other competition and is willing to publicly market himself. That is all. He is a good saleperson.