What do Reza & Maryam have in common? (+bonus VIDEO! )

David ET
by David ET
28-Jun-2009
 

Reza Pahlavi and Maryam Rajavi have so much in common. Here are only a few of them:

Both have Big egos

Both make Big claims

Both don't like each other

Both have Little public support in Iran

Both want a permanent rule of a group or family

Both are out of touch with realities of Iran today

Both often had their supporters show up with their pictures and signs in the rallies and caused division or lack of participation among Iranian abroad

Both opposed voting and now want a new election!

Both had nothing whatsoever to do with what happened in Iran before and post election

Both are Opportunists who are taking advantage of the current unfortunate situation in Iran for own gains

Both indirectly help regime label the struggles of the people

Both cause a common public reaction to their statements, press releases, interviews and leadership claims:

Fell free to add your own!

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might have listened

by KouroshS on

Based on the list of traits that you have mentioned here, One obvious name that comes to mind is Mr. mahmood ahmadinejad! he is all that you said Yet he is popular! is he not? he gets respect, plenty of it. Of course a lot of that respect comes from Thuggish-minded folks, but hey, respect is repect! you know what i am sayin'? Also , He may be getting respect due to following reason:

  //www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XoVGn8zyMM

 What do you possibly get out of making such comments on parham or anyone else for that matter? Let's find the solution to the problems that we are having back home. Enough of this "you are no better than anyone else" stuff and mudslingings.


Parham

might have listened

by Parham on

Dude (?), I'm not running for public office or anything, you know? I throw a suggestion, you want to think about it, you do, you don't want to, you don't. Your loss! :)

I don't think I'm the most intelligent person who ever lived. I actually believe thinking that, or actually even suggesting that, stems from your own arrogance/ego, and it's a sign of having a crooked mind.

I'm only very straightforward, you like it, good, you don't, tough. I believe most people who are not and try to use so-called "diplomatic" ways are usually charlatans and crooks.

I can insult back where I'm insulted, and I do it sometimes in a much nastier way, but that's my right. You hit me, I'll hit you back so bad you'll have a hard time getting up. I don't HAVE to turn the other cheek, and I won't.

More, I have decided I have no respect for certain people anymore, especially those who trample my rights either knowingly or unknowingly, one way or another. If you contribute to my oppression, or that of my family (or those I care for), you're @%&?ed. If you're doing it unknowingly, my attitude should be enough for you to understand. You don't, you're stupid, and I'll treat you as such. That's my right, and I'll go about it that way. Happy, good. Not happy, go .... yourself (<-- take a wild guess).

More, don't "jan" me. I don't know you, and you haven't even posted with your name -- so I don't even know if you're someone I know. That, to me, is manipulation. I don't like manipulation either!

Capisce? :)


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Parham jan

by might have listened (not verified) on

Have you ever considered a different tone? Maybe that's why nobody will listen. Have you ever thought about that?

When someone puts people down all the time and responds in the most nasty ways, and takes himself so seriously (especially for no good reason), people get turned off. You couldn't even sell a glass of water to a thirsty arab in the desert with that attitude...

Get a grip my friend. You are not the most intelligent person who ever lived! I know you don't believe it, but everybody else already knows that, and it's time you did too.


Parham

I have a better idea

by Parham on

But nobody will listen.

Why don't Iranians seek and fight for democracy instead?


David ET

Iranians should pass the torch to Karoubi now

by David ET on

Today Mehdi Karoubi with his historical statement took the deserved leadership role of the people's movement and it is now up to the people and the coalition to stand behind him.

I started writing a long article about this and near the end I lost it all and I will attempt at another one but due to the importance of this historical statement, I see the need to at least for now state that the people and coalition should openly show their support of Karoubi's stated positions and assign him the leadership role that he has gained by his actions and active presence in the past few weeks .

I sure hope to very soon hear new slogans of : Karoubi Hedayat, Irani Hemayat

(Karoubi leadership, Iranians support)

I know this comment may lack insifficient backing but I will state my reasons in much detail soon. His presence at Ghobad Mosque few days ago and his humble, couragous and detailed statement today should be the taken as turning signal that I hope Iranians would act upon. 

Karoubi's statement: //www.etemademelli.ir/published/0/00/48/4855/


Majid

One more similarity

by Majid on

 

Neither one of these useless clowns managed a "donut shop" in their entire life, now looking forward to rule over a country!

Sweet dreams.....LOL


Kaveh Nouraee

As a matter of fact

by Kaveh Nouraee on

Mike Wallace asked the Shah in one of their many interviews about the necessity for autocratic rule long after the period the Shah had originally envisioned for it, to which he repilied very sternly, "it's still needed."

Obviously, it was.


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what a joke

by kamyar (not verified) on

By your logic you can also argue that Hitler and mother Teresa also have a lot in common!
Reza Pahlavi may be the sun of Shah but his views are totally different of his father.
The one thing that attract me the most to his views are separation of the church (in our case masjed) and state.
Rajavi and his followers are in favorer of mixing Islam with politics.


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Cutting and pasting errors creates just more confusion ...

by Error Catcher (not verified) on

It was Jimmy Carter who called Iran and Island of stability not Shah....!?

Shah never claimed his government as democratic one.... He always believed in autocratic system but justified it as necessary due to shortcomings of his subjects...!?

Shah's political prisoners were Rafsanjani, Khamenei, et al....

...


David ET

Rajavi photo up with Neda تصویر مریم رجوی کنار یادبود ندا

David ET


//news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Iran-Election-Maryam-Rajavi-National-Council-of-Resistance-of-Iran/ss/events/wl/060909iranelections/im:/090629/ids_photos_india_wl/ra1022301412.jpg/print;_ylt=AsCuKlytWazdMacqoazngciaK8MA

 

and here is a commentary I read online:


خانم مریم رجوی بگذارید خون ریخته شده ندا خشک شود ، بعد از به فکر سوءاستفاده باشید 

 


capt_ayhab

Parham

by capt_ayhab on

Thanks hamvatan, I had seen that.

These types of news must be spread everywhere as much as possible. Thanks for sharing them.

Follow that twitter, she is a writer/reporter in Iran.

-YT 


Parham

Captain

by Parham on

I will, thanks. Here's another note about how people are treated. This one's about the students being kept at the Ministry of Interior.

//www.autnews.me/archives/1388,04,00029338


capt_ayhab

Parham

by capt_ayhab on

Unfotunately I receive that tweet from a credible source in Iran you can follow her in twitter @iranbaan.

 

-YT 


Parham

Captain

by Parham on

That's what I wanted to know. Just wanted to make sure.

Just a point: IR will blame these people whether they speak or not. That's one of the things we should also know after 30 years.

I hope that news about the rapes is false.


capt_ayhab

Parham

by capt_ayhab on

I do not think with so much blood that IR has spilled the street are still running awash with blood of those brave youngsters in Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, Isfahan etc etc that we need to elaborate on obvious. Not to mention genocides of past 30 years. Do you?

I mind you sir, just to have clarified myself, my objection to these characters[Reza and MKO] is that their photo op and opportunist moves are  counterproductive to the people on the streets of Iran.

If you are in contact with home, I am sure you hear the magnitude of propaganda that IR has going about trying to blame this movement on an outside force.

BTW, thanks for the link, it is heart breaking. To add to it, in a tweet from Iranian credible source on Saturday, they are RAPING women who have been arrested and those poor souls have asked for contraceptive pills from their families. :(

-YT 


Parham

Captain

by Parham on

If you go by that logic, you should be condemning the IR a lot more than the MKO, given the past thirty years, if not only for what is going on in Iran right now. Do you do that?


capt_ayhab

Anonymous600 aka 500 aka 700, and future 800

by capt_ayhab on

Dear Number you noted in your [by Anonymous500 (not verified) on Mon Jun 29, 2009 06:37 AM PDT] comment following remarks:

1. [Maryam Rajavi, a woman who because of her close to three decades of dedication to the cause of overthrowing the IRI is at the top of the list of the anti-IRI political personalities that this regime wants to
assassinate.
]

2. [You believe that they don't have support in Iran and then give your verdict on that personal belief ignoring all other evidences to the contrary.]

It is obvious from your remarks that you are an avid supporter of Maryam Rajavi and treacherous MKO [vatan foorosh] cult, If not an active member. So here is my elaboration:

Your political views are totally your personal choice, as a citizen you are 100% entitled to them, no matter how ugly and disgusting they might be.

However, there is an slight problem. You are associating yourself with group of people who sided with enemy combatant[Iraq and Saddam] in 8 years of war against your own people. You people took arm against your own brothers and sisters in Iran and killed many of our brave countrymen.

With any human standards, of which you people have no idea about, MKO and Entire Rajavi ilk deserve nothing less that court marshal for high treason. Rajavi's and MKO sold out the country, sided with with aggressor enemy against their own people.

So do yourself a favor, enjoy any types of political views you wish, it is your right, but have bit of shame at least not to support these type of [VATAN FOOROOSH] cult who will not hesitate to kill their own citizens by siding with genocidal enemy like Saddam. Rajavi's and MKO has no honor and dignity and by their actions during Iraq war , they have demonstrated their ugly and despicable agenda.

Reza Pahlavi[of whom I am totally against] might be totally detached from reality of Iran, he might be many things, but at least his supporters had enough decency and honor not to take up arm against their own people.

Have a wonderful day ;-)

 

-YT 

 


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Some random questions I have been pondering upon!

by Curious Two-Legged Monkey (not verified) on

What has become of us Iranians?

Why do Iranians think of themselves as experts in every field?

Why don't Iranians do their homework before they express opinions on issues?

Why haven't we learned that just because we are entitled to our "opinions" that doesn't automatically constitute the right of being entitled to our "facts"?

Just because the Internet is an open and free forum for writing and posting material it doesn't mean what we contribute has any content or value!

Who gives me the right to speak on the behalf of 10's of millions of Iranians as to whom they support and whom they don't support?

Why do Iranians lack common sense?

Why should a real estate agent who may be very successful in his/her area of expertise should pretend to be an expert on the political issues of the day, specially those of Iran?

Why do I feel like a Monkey today? oooo ooooo aaaa aaaa a eeeee ee eee ooo oo aaaaa


David ET

Mehdi1358

by David ET on

You are right but this blog was about what the two have in common and not what the differences are

Indeed rajavi's hands are stained with blood of Iranian people and Reza Pahlavi's are not but his father's Savak was and Reza never fully regret or acknowledge .

Also his recent involvement in the todays affairs of Iran is giving the regime even more reasons to cause bloodshed, so he can indirectly help more bloodshed.

If he says his words has no effect then why is he saying it and if he claims it is having an effect on some Iranians , then the regime is using it against the people and he also becomes responsible. He can't have it both ways! 

Thanks 

 


wgm1919

One More Commonality ....

by wgm1919 on

Both for good time and sleeping around go to politicians - one in Paris, the other in Washington DC !


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many diff

by Mehdi1358 (not verified) on

Rajavi and his clan were the saddams agents and showing him the areas that he should bomb. they infact more close to IRI than any other group (the only non secular opposition group and still living in the 7 th century ideology). they elected themselves as eternal presidents of IRAN (in your dream)

On the other hand reza pahlavi (the prince I mean) never done anything to harm the people. never took side with any invading country against IRAN. he has totally different ideas (21th century ideas) than IRI and rajavi. he does not call or self elect himself as the shah. completely secular personality.

What else do you want!!!!


David ET

some messages from Iran:

by David ET on


در مملکت ۷۰ میلیونی فقط رأی یک دیوانه که اسم خودش را گذاشته رهبر به حساب میاد!

مابقی ملت لطف فرموده تشریف ببرند و سماق بمکند!

یا ملت ایران باید تن به اسارت این مرتیکه دجال دهد ویا ایشان و دار و دسته اش را با مغز بکوبد بر زمین. راه دیگری وجود ندارد 


پس از ندا دیگر هیچ بازگشتی در کار نیست. ندا بر آن نقطهیی جان داد که باید از آن پیشتر رفت. تغییر در دستور کار جامعه است و ندا نماد آن است که آزادی با تمنا به دست نمیآید. ندا به خیابان آمد و به خانه بازنگشت. ... ملت ایران باید یاد بگیره فقط روی خودش حساب کنه هر کشوری فقط به فکر خودشه البته جزء دولت ایران


 یک سوال برام پیش اومده...خدا این روزا کجاست؟کسی ازش خبر داره؟ما که نمیدونیم شما چطور؟


   انگ الله اکبر بلند تر از هر شبی شنیده شد، خدا بزگترین است، خدا و نه هیچ کس دیگر

 


حتی اگر در خارج از ایران زندگی کنی از شر جمهوری اسلامی در امان نیستی.

 


بینید چی شکلی ملت رو به بازی گرفتند. هی واسه خودشون دارند وقت میخرند و پولها رو خارج میکنند . آقای موسوی شورای نگهبان رو رها کن برو تو قلب ملت بهترین پناهگاه برای شما آنجاست..

 


جبهه تا وقتی شهادت داشت راهی می شدند/وقت حمله فوج کفترهای چاهی می شدند/لشکری سردار و جانباز عده ای باقی شهید/بعد ِ جنگیدن بسیجی ها سپاهی می شدند/ راهیان کربلا ره را رها کردند و تهرانی شدند/ صاحبان ِ خانه از ما بهتران خواهی نخواهی می شدند/آنچه مانده هم کنون بر فرق مردم می زنند/ از خیابان تا خیابان هم کنون باتوم به مردم می زنند!/گر که هم کافی نشد تیری به مردم می زنند!؟

 


آقای امام جمعه محترم ! من همچنان موندم که واقعا تو کوچه خلوت با یه دختر چکار می کنند ؟

 

چطور مي شود از كساني كه وجودشان به اين رژيم بستگي دارد.از انان كمك خواست. از اين دين فروشان اميدي نيست

حكومت ظلم و جور اسلامي شايد بتواند براي مدتي با سركوب و ارعاب اوضائ را كنترل كند ولي اين سركوبها خشم مردم را به اتشي زير خاكستر تبديل خواهد كرد واين اتش روزي و در موقعيتي مناسب و با قدرتي بيشتر دامان جنايتكاران اين حكومت را خواهد سوزاند.ان روز دير نيست.

Referring to a children program character: مخمل بازیگر اسبق تلویزیون (عکس فوق) و عامل اصلی انقلاب مخملی دستگیر شد. گفتنیست که فرد مذکور تا کنون به ارتباط با مزدوران و دشمنان بیگانه (از جمله فردی با نام مستعار مراد از یکی از کشورهای همسایه و فرد دیگری با هویت جعلی هاپوکومار که فارسی را با لهجه انگلیسی-هندی صحبت می کند) اعتراف کرده است.


م. الف ساعتی پیش از زندان اوین به خبرگزاری ایسنا رفته اعتراف نمود که نقشه داشته سر مقام عظمای ولایت را با تهش عوض کند، وی دو هفته پیش به زندان اوین مراجعه و گفته بود مرا بگیرید

 

یکی از بازداشت شدگان حوادث اخیر که شرمنده ی نوازش ها و لطف و میهمان نوازی نیروی انتظامی بود طی یک جلسه ی دوستانه اعلام کرد این اتفاقات را ما با همدستی امریکا و انگلیس برنامه ریزی کردیم تا بتوانیم تمامی اقلام سبز رنگی را که روی دستمان مانده بود بفروشیم


شتر سواری دولا دولا نمیشه ، مرگ یه بار ، شیونم یه بار

 

فیزه هاشمی ، مهدی کروبی در مراسم بودند .چطور آنها در ترافیک گیر نکردند؟اگر ایشان باز هم تلفنی یا ببینیه اعلام کنند که به نظر رهبری گردن میگذارند، میلوم میشه که ...


ایست بازرسی بسیج : دهنت بوی الله و اکبر میده

 

شاید این را بهتر است بگوییم به شما که خوش به حالتان در این جهنم دیگر نیستید تا زنده زنده بسوزید در آتش اش.

گیرم که در باورتان به خاک نشسته ام! و ساقه های جوانم از ضربه تبرهایتان زخم دار است! با ریشه چه میکنید؟ گیرم که بر سر این باغ،نشسته در کمین پرنده اید! پرواز را علامت ممنوع میزنید! با جوجه های نشسته در آشیان چه میکنید؟ گیرم که میکشید! ...


 


عجب روزگاري شده ، سرت رو مياري بالا مي بيني خودت داشتي جاسوسي خودت رو مي کردي ! پشت سرت رو نگاه مي کني مي بيني خودت برا خودت پاپوش درست کردي ! تازه مي خواي به خودت بياي مي بيني خودت رو تو بند و زندون انداختي ! مي خواي بفهمي چي شده بود تير خلاص رو مي زني و خودت رو مي کشي ، به همين سادگي


جنبش زنده است، خدا بزرگترین است و رسانه شمائید


چه كج رفتاري اي چرخ ، چه بدكرداري اي چرخ ، سر كين داري اي چرخ ، نه دين داري نه آيين داري اي چرخ

 


خسته و کوفته با چهار شب بی خوابی ، دربه دری و بلا تکلیفی تو این وضعیت که نه زندگیمون آرامشی داره نه از دانشگاه خبری داریم و نه از آینده ای تو این قفس گیر کردم

 

چرا فقط فیلم میگیرند چرا مردم نمی رند کمک؟؟

The best one I dont have in Persian but it was about Ahamdinejad's recent letter and comments that he will find the killer of Neda, The person wrote: Digeh dareh az antarinejad ogham migare. Aslan Neda ro man koshtam, baghiya ro chi migin? 


David ET

Just saw this and thought I share

by David ET on

Shah: If you don’t like this system, leave!

IRI: This is what it is. Deal with it!?

Shah: We live in a democratic society!?

IRI: Iran is the best example of democracy in the world!?

Shah: It’s necessary to have organizations like Savak to deal with security issues.

IRI: It’s necessary to use Lebanese militia, Basijis, Sar Allah, Ansar Hezbollah, and other unnamed volunteer groups to deal with security issues.

Shah: The protestors were bunch of trouble makers.

IRI: The protestors are bunch of garbage!

Shah: Don’t protest against us or you’ll go to jail.

IRI: The jails are full, so you decide!!

Shah: We don’t have political prisoners in Iran!?

IRI: What political prisoners?!

Shah: Iran is the Island of stability!

IRI: Shah thought Iran was an island?

Shah: We don’t torture people!

IRI: What is a torture?

Shah: It’s British fault!

IRI: We agree!!!

Shah: I am going to stay in power until the day I die! 

IRI: We will rule this land until the end of time!

Shah: 2500 years of Monarchy is in danger!

IRI: 1400 years of Islam is in danger!

Shah: There are no dissidents in Iran. People love me.

IRI: There are no dissidents in Iran. None is left!

Shah: People want me to stay!

IRI: We are staying regardless!?

Shah: I believe in a single political party.

IRI: We crush the opisition. Now let's party!!

Shah: The outside world is behind me!

IRI: The outside world does not exist!?

Shah: It's the work of the Marxist/Leninists!

IRI: It's the work of Israel, British, Neocons, Leftists, Right wing groups, West, East, South, North, Nader Shah, Karim Kahne Zand, Cyrus the great, Ferdowsi, Rumi, Kiosk, Madona, Michael Jackson, Mohsen Namjoo, L.A. Lakers, Schwarrtzeneger, Ali Karimi, Bernard madoff, Bush, Obama, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Elvis, U2, Pink Floyd, Sharon Stone, Sean Penn, Don Juan, Elmo, David Letterman, John Stewart, NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Google, Dallas Cheer Leaders, Googoosh, Lee Iacocca, Phantom of the Opra, Luciano Pavaroti, Maria Callas, Bill Maher, That dude from Jackass, Steve Jobs, Marcel Marceau, Selma Hayek (Akh Joon), Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Catherine Deneuve, Jusus, Harry Potter, Ghandi, Porno Industry, Makers of preperation "H", Pfizer, James Bond, Dr. Mossadegh, Dr. Pepper, Mamad Booghi, Jadeye Chaloos, Chelokabab Soltani, Millions who protested, Mousavi, Neda Agha Soltan, and last but not least, USA!

Shah: God is with us!?

IRI: We invented God?! 


David ET

Look whose talking about courage: Anonymous^2 !

by David ET on

ands what was YOUR name again? 

What?

WHAT?

We can't hear you? 

You don't even have an screen name?! What?

Not even registered and questioning others not having their full name and hiding?

HuH? 

and your high school eductions?

What? We can't hear you!

Noty even your screen name is verified?  

If Iranian.com did not have the word Anonymous automatically put up there , you would have gone with only your last name:  ^2?

Or is the name that JJ gave you on your birth certificate? 

Look whose talking!!! Go back to the rock your crawled out of and come up with something better! at least a little letter, something that you practice before preaching!

Before beating us in the head with your sikh, how about sticking a needle in your own!

Meanwhile can we call you by your nick name?

An^2  ? as if we didn't have enough AN's already! 


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At least RP amd MR have

by Anonymous^2 (not verified) on

enough guts to stand out there and criticize the criminal regime of the Islamic Republic knowing that their lives are in danger unlike you guys who are hiding behind your stage names.

Let's see if you barking Seals can go out there and defy IRI in public without your hats on, sunglasses, and scarfs.

I personally despise the MKO and think of RP as a moron to even contemplating to defend your case out there in the the international arena but I bet RP has more integrity and dignity in his pinky than all of you, combined!

David ET, you don't have the guts to reveal your name in the public and yet you so presumptuously assume that you speak on behalf of millions of Iranians!? In your estimating the unpopularity of RP amongst Iranians, did you use the same polling system the IRI regime uses to gauge its own popularity!?

Dear JJ,

Please, these patrons of yours are sub-amateur. When are you going to institutionalize checking of your contributor's high school transcript before they contribute to your site? I mean, don't you care about the content in your site!?


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Yawn video?

by wtf (not verified) on

dude, that creepy video is scary

does that contain a secret message?


Parham

Davood_Banayan

by Parham on

And how did they do that?!


Davood_Banayan

Reza Pahlavi and Maryam Rajavi killed the Reform movement

by Davood_Banayan on

Americans for a Democratic Republic in Iran.

Reza Pahlavi and Maryam Rajavi killed the reform movement.

Thank you guys.

Once again the monarchists and Mujahedin Khalq have shown their true colors.

It seems Reza Pahlavi and Maryam Rajavi want an everlasting theocracy in Iran.


Parham

To all IR apologists

by Parham on