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VOA’s OFOGH: The Inception and history of SAVAK debated
09-Oct-2011
Part of a series of debates hosted by Siamak Dehghanpour on the Security apparatus in Iran’s contemporary history ranging from shah’s SAVAK to IRI’s VEVAK.
Host:Siamak Dehghanpour
Guests:
Amin Foroughi: Former diplomat, who worked for 16 years with the SAVAK, and was Iran’s first Consul to Dubai Emirates in the Persian Gulf.
Erfan Ghaenifar: Researcher, linguist and author of a recent article on the Anniversary of the Inception of SAVAK.
Part I:
Starts at 4 Min 14
Part II:
Related pictory:
<HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Man Arrested For Being a SAVAK Agent (1979)
REPUBLICAN OFFSPRING: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Savak Prison (1970's)
REPUBLICAN OFFSPRING: Massoud Rajavi at Tehran University during Presidential Campaign (1980)
BITTER LESSONS: Sailors Convicted of Sabotage Face Firing Squad (1953)
American CBS TV network airs Fake Tapes on Shah's Speech (1979)
Alleged SAVAK Victim testifies on an American Liberal TV
Recommended Book:
BOOK: Vevak, au service des ayatollahs - Histoire des services secrets iraniens
VEVAK (IRI's Secret Services) denounced in French Book To be Released in April
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Interesting pst DK.
by vildemose on Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:30 AM PDTInteresting pst DK. Thanks.
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." - Louis D. Brandeis
Much needed analysis
by robertborden54 on Sun Oct 09, 2011 09:31 AM PDTI really hope Ghaneifard is writing a book on SAVAK. He is a very able and objective researcher. We need so much more research and informed analysis regarding SAVAK so we can get a cleare picture of its role during the Shah's reign. I personally think it is intellectually insulting to Ghaneifard to pair him up with the the old gentleman who is clearly no scholar. Much like others in his generation he tells stories based on his memories. Maybe VOA felt they needed someone more pro-monarchy on the panel?
Objective researcher but biased diplomat ...
by Darius Kadivar on Sun Oct 09, 2011 03:28 AM PDTLiked the young reasearcher Erfan Ghaenifar for his objectivity but the former diplomat Amin Foroughi truly came across as totally biased ...
Old age probably ...
Kudos to VOA's Siamak Dehghanpour for reminding it to him and for his journalistic professionalism as usual.