Pictory

پاردمش دراز باد این حیوان خوش علف

To Me, the Greatness That Our Beloved Iran Deserves, Supercedes Anything And Everything .....

Again, If People Don't Understand This, I Have Absolutely Nothing Else To Say :) - !

Again, Pure And Simple :) - !

صوفی شهر بین که چون لقمه ٔ شبهه میخورد

The rest is pure and simple :)

FR

Although I sincerely Love ...

and adore Rumi, and his writings, nevertheless, my Beloved Iran is just as important to me as anything else ...

I am, first and foremost, a Patriotic and Proud Iranian ...

If people can not understand this, I really don't know what else to say .. :) - !

Pure And Simple :) - !

Obliterate the mullahs??!!

Heavy words from our molarity policeman of the site, 

R2D2 joon, don't worry about the Shah and his departure. Let's leave that aside for the time being. Just tell us how you justify your call to obliteration of humans by your subscription to the "molavi-e aziz" doctrine of universal love? 

Can't wait to read your reply!

FR

The Shah's Leaving Iran ...

in 1979 essentially showed one thing: That indeed, he was not his own man ..... By and large, an impotent King

Many of us remember his interviews back in the 1970's with Mike Wallace, Oriana Fallaci, Barbara Walters, etc., and his continued and unceasing assertions of being the King of Kings, and an heir to the throne of Cyrus (Kouroush-e Kabir)

Where did all of that go - He should have stayed in Iran, and fought together with his Generals to obliterate this Islmaic and Arab-inspired Mullah onslaught ....

Instead, he chose to flee - Shah's father, Reza Shah, knew and understood the true nature of these Mullahs, and dealt with them effectively - Unfortunately, Mohammad Reza Shah, neither truly understood, nor he ever really knew how to deal effectively with the devious nature of these Mullahs -

Consequently, We All Paid A Heavy Price - And, Have Been Paying It For The Past Thirty (30) Years .....

Pure And Simple :) - !

(This comment was originally posted on August 31, 2010, in the following blog: 1979 Executions)

The Shah was a good student of history

All those who criticize the Shah for leaving the country suffer from selective amnesia or more likely are "bacheh tanbal"s of history. Mohammad Reza Shah knew his subjects only too well to leave his own fate and the fate of his family in their hands. He had seen how these unworthy subjects had treated his father when the Allied forced him to abdicate. He had seen how some of the seemingly more loyal subjects like Ali Dashti had called for his father's arrest and trial - the same Dashti who in years later was more than happy to be appointed (by the Shah) as a senator in the upper house. The Shah had experienced the disloyalty of Mossadegh and Co. He had seen how this nation could change their minds overnight. Being fickle has been a great Iranian trait since the days of Yazegerd III.

All those Generals and politicians who lost their heads to the mullahs knew full well  what they were into and who they were up against. But unlike their patriotic counter parts in Turkey, they decided to side with their own enemies or remain "neutral."They paid th ultimate price for their own betrayal of the values they were sworn to preserve. 

FR

Humility عزیز

ممنون از تو ضیحاتت ... !

There are NO issues to be discussed

The monarchists approve and the so-called socialists disapprove. As simple as this. Let us get on with with more important issues like "lootis" and "Jaahels"

FR

Shah was a sick man

It's fairly obvious that he was suffering from cancer - Furthermore, listening to his interviews from back then, he was stating some crazy notions regarding what Iran is - Watch his interviews with Wallace, Walters, Fallaci, and other reportes -

Just go to YouTube, and watch his interviews from the 1970's -

Regardless though, the leader of a country should put the interests of his country first - Like many have expressed, he shouldn't have left Iran - Sick or Not - His leaving essentially showed that the country has no ruler - !! And the rest is history

داریوش و بقیه شاهیا

بزرگترین اشتباهی که این شاه کرد این بود که زمانی که دید این اخوند جماعت و دور و وریاشون دارند حکومتا از دستش در میارن،  سرکوبشون نکرد - خوب به این عکس نگاه کن

//iranian.com/main/2010/jul/mollas-defrocked 

اگر که این شاه، ممد رضا، ده در صد خایه بابا شا داشت، دهن این اخوندا و دور و وریاشونو را صاف می کرد - در عوض، گذاشت و از ایران در رفت

با ارتش و ژنرالاش می تونست بطور کامل جلوشون ایستادگی کن - در رفتنش از ایران باعث شد که یکی یکی ژنرالاشا بگیرن و اعدام کنن

من فکر نکنم که مردم ایران هیچ وقت این خاندان پهلوی را برای این ضعفشون ببخشن - السلام والسلام . . !

گر حکم شود که مست گیرند...

I don't know how our friends react when their spelling errors are corrected; but I, for one, remain grateful to the learned ones.

Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.

By the way It's Spelled "Throne" NOT "Thrown" ...

At Least Get the Spelling Right before Talking Crap on a concept you hardly understand ...

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

Vanaki

"General Ironside had handpicked his father for the thrown"??

For the coup, maybe, not for the throne.

Backed by millions of Iranians, tired of their Europe residing Shah (Ahmad Shah),Reza Shah picked up the throne and put it on his head .

2500 Years of History Blown to the Wind

The last king and one of his last acts.  How could he place himself alongside Kourosh when General Ironside had handpicked his father for the thrown 50 years earlier?  What oil money did to this man's brain can only be studied in psychiatry journals.

A Masterpiece in Retrospect and I am Greatful he Did It !

I'm Glad the Shah Did Celebrate Our Royal Heritage the way he did it despite the bad Publicity it got at the time.

Probably it could have been handled in a different way and were it to be done today in our Cyber age of mass communication, I am certain it would have been handled differently notably in terms of having the people participate more pro actively and popularly that it was the case at the time. 

But It is surprising that the general public forgot all the good things this celebration did in terms of putting our country and heritage on the map as well as preparing us in terms of organization for events such as the Asian Games of 1974 to which everyone including ordinary Iranians could equally take part.

The So called Corruption and waste of money on these celebrations in retrospect appear truly as sheer exaggeration and a scapegoat argument for all those who hate the concept of the monarchy in the firstplace and couldn't care less and want to reduce it to pontification and self glorification.

Personally when I Look at these images of the past they make me Proud !

And they offer an Epic Response to the humiliating depictions of such films like 300.

I believe in the importance of POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE when it comes to the way we display our Royal heritage and institutions in Public and to the Face of the World.

The British have absolutely no complex about that and do it EVERY YEAR when opening Parliament or on Royal Ceremonies of all sorts. So I really don't see why we should feel any shame or complex about celebrating our Royal heritage.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzXUP783zuE

So in retrospect I have absolutely no complex or shame as to these celebrations ... On the Contrary I even Hope we can celebrate our Royal Heritage in the Future with Even MORE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE in a Fully Democratic society upon Restoration of our Legitimate King Reza Shah Dovom !

So even if it pisses my fellow Republican/Jomhurykhah Friends.

I say it LOUD AND CLEAR !

KHODA-SHAH-MIHAN !

Va

JAVID SHAH !

;0)

Recommended Readings:

THE IRANIAN: Features, 2500-year celebrations, by Cyrus Kadivar 

pictory: French "Grand Reporter" Léon Zitrone Narrates Persepolis (1971) by DK

He is Awake: Close Up on Cyrus Kar by Darius KADIVAR

300 MOVIE TRIGGERS ROYAL RESPONSE:Former Queen of Iran Shares Opinion On Blockbuster Controversy  BY DARIUS KADIVAR

The Persian Empire Strikes Back by Darius KADIVAR

Recommended Websites:

The Coronation of 1967 and Persepolis Celebrations of 1971 created by Portuguese Web Artists.

Cyrus the Great Memorial created by Artist Lewis Batros in Sydney's Bicentennial Park, Australia.

هر کی‌ هر جا گیر میکنه، این کورش بیچاره رو دراز میکنه...

Only if there was more public participation in those ceremonies, then maybe Ahmadinejad's father and his ilk would have had fewer reasons to raise hateful children.

Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.

Gross error of judgement by the British Museum

Please protest the lending of the Cyrus Cylinder to the Islamic Republic.
This is an affront to the people of Iran and a political gain for the
terorist occupiers: 

Neil McGregor  

Director 

British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B
3DG

No deals with terrorists, Mr McGregor! 

mrx1

then your answer is yes? and yes? 

To Hamsade ghadimi

I know where you are going with this, and yes if everything was/is normal in our society perhaps there might have been better ways of celeberating greatness  of true Iran( not to be mistaken with current  omatestan) but you have to take the stuff as is, jesus is not comming back to run Iran, nor was the system capable of providing us with Jeffersonian democracy as you envision, due to many problems from politcs of oil, cold war and not to forget general backwardness of our people.

In the end, I can not recall any occassion (beside this event) in the past thousend years including the last thirty years of nightmare,  where any greatness of Iran was celeberated and encouraged, so in retrospect it was a great event. U.S spent what 200 billion or some thing to celeberate 200 anniversary of U.S? ours were peanut in comparison.

Hmasadeh, best line EVER!!!

"koorosh bidar sho ke ma ridim"

vaghean keh ri...!!! 

koorosh bidar sho ke ma ...

mrx1: were those the only options available then: throwing a lavish party or building mosques?   are there only these options available now: shahocracy or theocracy?

shushtari: let's just assume that 1% of reason of overthrowing the shah was the "perception" of people (whether right or wrong) that this 2500 year birthday celebration showed shah's insensitivity toward the people of iran?  now, was it still worth it?

gilani: the irony is not lost. 

Striking similarities between this show and AN's "Cylinder show"

Happening in Islamist Iran right now. Is it just cynical me or has anybody else noticed the same?

آسوده بخواب ، زیرا که ما ( گلاب به روتون ، گلاب به روتون ) تر، ت

کوروش ، شاه  شاهان، شاه هخامنیشان، شاه  ایران

آسوده بخواب ، زیرا که ما ( گلاب به روتون ، گلاب به روتون ) تر، تر،  تر، بعله!

_____________________

واقعا به فکر کسی میرسید پنج، شش سال پس از این مسخره بازی ها ، کل سلطنت نرسیده  به "دروازه تمدن بزرگ"  اونجوری از هم بپاشه و داغون بشه ؟

حالا حکایت این بچه آخوندااس؟ انقدر متکبر، از خود متشکر و در یک کلام ( به  قول کرمانشانیان) " سولاخ" ،  که اون " آسوده بخواب " را تو جیبشون گذاشتن !

worth every penny!!!!

I would spend 50 million on glorifying our persian heritage vs. spending 500 billion over 30 years to a bunch of no good arab terrorists who have had a hand in killing our people for 31 years- starting with cinema rex, meyddon jaleh, and all the way to last year's protests!!!

it is well known fact that whatever the shah spent on these ceremonies was regained back by iran tenfold by increased tourism and at  least some semblance of respect for iran's great culture and history.

what the heck have the akhoonds done for iran????! 

Too much

The celeberation was/is and will always be too much for omatestan crowd. Would have been much better if we spent the money on roozeh khoni, tazieh, building more mosques, and erecting more imam zadeh. I am sure that would have made coalition of islamo communists very happy.