For Jews, there have always been two Irans (Good Article)

Iran va Jahan ^ | Thursday, November 10, 2005 | Abbas Milani

[Fred Nerks]

"But along with the benevolence of Cyrus and the wisdom of Esther, there also lurked on the horizon the evil vizier, Haman of the race of Agog, whose mind and heart were darkened by rancor and hate."

This is the Vizier of whom Velikovsky speaks in Ages in Chaos. (Page 87-88)

'The first wave of anti-Semitism in the east was spread much later in the Persian Empire by the vizier, Haman, "the Agagite, the Jews' enemy." Haman, who was the seed of Agog, the Amalekite, conspired to destroy the Jewish population in Persia and Media.'

[Wiz]

Blame Jimmy Carter and Democrats.

[Ciexyz]

Blame Jimmy Carter and the Democrats.

You got that right! And blame the MSM of the time who harped relentlessly on the "corrupt" Shah being propped up by the "blind" USA.

[USF]

Thanks Fred... I appreciate the info!

[SJackson]

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[ChicagoHebrew]

there is ringing praise of Cyrus as God's "anointed" and the "chosen" ruler

The actual word Isaiah uses is "Mashiach" or "Messiah."