Pictory

Iran and Iranians are grateful to him

He will remembered as a patriot that during a very difficult time stood by his country and did his best to save it. Alas, he was only one man with no help from the others.

its proof

that his man was a true patriot.....just as you can see by everyone's comments here.

he had the cojones to stand up to the akhoonds and expose them for the s.o.b.s that they are.

just as ali said, imagine what iran would have been like if he had the chance to be it's leader.....true democracy

gand zadand 

interesting

I agree with everyone that he was perhaps knowing what he was doing. (I was 5, so I didn't know what I was doing:)))

but I think he sounded a little unenergized and snobby to me. I would assume in that time ('79), there were mass of people mobilized to the streets by listening to Khomeini's making "PORSHOR" speeches, like, everyone should be free and so and so. and hearing that freedom for everyone (khali bandi, I know)! 

Someone (him in this case, in this interview) saying, "we can't get as free as western people", as much as we try! Of course it was for national Radio and TV but this would have been a burden reverberation to people's ears. When flood comes you don't think of logical scenarios. You try to prioritize, help people, reduce flood, then start construction.

I also didn't like when the interviewer said thank you for your time, here you don't hear him saying thank you for giving me the opportunity. not sure how old he was then, but he seemed more than 65 here.

in any case, RIP, this was just a thought on this interview.

Iran's contemporary Amir Kabir

History is gonna judge this great, patriot man. God bless his soul!

Did you hear his answer on gasoline shortage??????

How ironic.  Today the nuclear issue (which he mentions at the beginnig of his speach) and the shortage of gasoline.  Two of the same important issues which we the people and the West are counting on to bring this regime down peacefully.  At the end of the day, the Shah's regime went down with some blood and so will this regime.  Although in the case of the IRI some 200 K of their brainwashed diehard supporters.

Force for moderation, true patriot

roohesh shaad. I hope we learn a thing or two from him and more importantly learn to listen to the forces of moderation.

Just imagine for a second, had he succeeded...

Roohat shad

An Iranian patriot way ahead of his time and his people.

Bakhtiar was indeed a

Bakhtiar was indeed a patriot who despite his differences with the Shah was willing to steer the country forward. Bakhtiar was away ahead of his time in that he knew the catastrophe of having Mullahs run the country.

Shame on Jebeh e Meli's members who

not only support this Iranian patriot but betrayed him.  Ravanash Shad.

Interesting he mentions Nuclear Energy in the beginning

Too bad we can't hear the beginning of his talk on Iran's Nuclear Energy policy.

So Ahead of his time ...