http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/shah/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:53:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417622/posts Britain despatched an undercover diplomat on a covert mission to the Bahamas to convince the deposed Shah of Iran not to seek to settle in the UK. The revelation comes in official archive documents made public 30 years after they were written. The 1979 papers reveal that the British government was very concerned that Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, then in exile, would seek to live in England. But Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was upset she could not help the Shah. Mrs Thatcher told her foreign minister she was "deeply unhappy" not to be able to offer refuge to the Shah... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417622/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:53:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394780/posts DAWN.com: Rawalpindi - "SEVEN INDICTED FOR PLANNING, AIDING MUMBAI ATTACK" SNIPPET: "Anti-terrorism court judge Malik Mohammad Akram Awan charged Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Abdul Wajid alias Zarar Shah, Mazhar Iqbal alias Abu Al-Qama, Hammad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jameel Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younas Anjum with planning, arranging weapons and providing training to the attackers." SNIPPET: "The court decided to take up the case of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving 'terrorist' being tried in India, separately under section 540-A of the criminal procedure code..." DAWN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394780/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:37:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394720/posts As Mahmoud Ahmadinejad entered the Caracas airport in Venezuela, they received him by playing the Pahlavi-era "Sorood e Shahanshahi" instead of the Islamic Republic's anthem! (See video at link above) Iranian.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394720/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:50:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386473/posts TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The showdown between Iran's clerical leaders and a resilient protest movement sharpened Saturday, as opposition leaders accused the government of becoming more brutal than the shah's regime and authorities announced a new Internet crackdown. Two of Iran's top pro-reform figures said in a Web statement that police used excessive force against anti-government protesters who took to the streets last week on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386473/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:47:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1457259/posts BALTIMORE -- Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a Maryland man with conspiracy to provide information to terrorists. The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York said Thursday afternoon that Mahmud Faruq Brent, also known as Mahmud Al Mutazzim, is in federal custody in New York. He was arrested Thursday in Newark, N.J. Brent, of Baltimore, faces charges of conspiring to provide resources to Lashkar-e-Taiba, which has been linked to bombings in India, from 2001 through the current year. Federal authorities, along with the Baltimore Joint Terrorism Task Force, searched Brent's northwest Baltimore residence following the arrest. Federal... The Jackson Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1457259/posts#comment Fri, 5 Aug 2005 02:16:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378175/posts WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama noted Wednesday's 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, while insisting he wants the U.S. and Iran to move beyond "suspicion, mistrust and confrontation." Google/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378175/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:46:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357645/posts Iran activist sentenced to death for election protests Regime's opponents say forced confession was used to convict Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani An Iranian man has been sentenced to death on charges of organising mass protests against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election as president, according to reformist websites. Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani, 37, is the first person understood to be facing execution over the unrest. Ali-Zamani had confessed to plotting against Iran's Islamic system and belonging to the previously little-known Iran Monarchy Committee (IMC), which the regime regards as a terrorist group. Supporters say he was forced into his confession, which was made at a public trial... Guardian UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357645/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:51:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345624/posts Half a century ago, then Miss Farah Diba married the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who crowned her Shahbanou, or empress, eight years later. This past June, 30 years since the Islamic revolution overthrew the Shah, the Empress watched as her homeland erupted in protest against a disputed presidential election. In a rare and intimate interview with New York gallery owner and longtome family friend Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller, the Shahbanou shares her sadness, her memories and her hopes for her compatriots. First, by way of introduction, Vanity Fair writer and Reagan biographer Bob Colacello, who visited Iran three years... Avenue Mag. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345624/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:54:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345597/posts SNIP If Carter hadn't let the Shah be overthrown in 1979, "there wouldn't be this problem in Afghanistan, nor would there have been the Iran-Iraq war," Pahlavi tells Avenue magazine. "Iraq would never have dared to even send a plane over our country. The Gulf War wouldn't have happened, nor would any of the problems of the past 30 years, including the exporting of religious fanaticism." SNIP New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345597/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:27:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314940/posts Reza Pahlavi, son of the late shah of Iran, has lived in exile in the United States since 1979. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, he reveals how he has aided the recent opposition protests, why he believes Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has lost his legitimacy as supreme leader and his hopes of returning home. SPIEGEL ONLINE: Mr. Pahlavi, are you still politically active? Pahlavi: I have been politically active in opposition to the clerical regime in Iran for the past 29 years. Throughout these years, I have maintained broad-based contact with a variety of Iranian groups SPIEGEL ONLINE: So you're... Spiegel via Reza Pahlavi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314940/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:54:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304294/posts TEHRAN/BAGHDAD - On Tuesday, Iraqi soldiers and riot police stormed Camp Ashraf, where Mojahedin Khalq Organization members had been based, triggering violent clashes that left at least 260 people injured. Iraqi officials say clashes broke out as they were trying to establish a police post in the camp. “After the failure of negotiations with the Mojahedin (Khalq) to enter peacefully, the Iraqi army entered Camp Ashraf with force and it now controls the interior and all entrances to the camp,” an Iraqi military source said. An Iraqi army spokesman in Diyala said two battalions of 400 soldiers each plus 200... Tehran Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304294/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:53:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277102/posts The son of the late shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, was Monday carrying in his breastpocket a photograph of the slain protester known as Neda said to have been killed in the Tehran protests. "I have added her (Neda) to the list of my daughters. She is now forever in my pocket," Pahlavi told AFP fighting back tears, after calling at a press conference for Western media and governments to stand strongly alongside the protest movement in Iran. The former crown prince of Iran took from his left breastpocket photographs of his wife, Yasmine, and three daughters, Noor, Iman and... Agence France Presses http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277102/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:41:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277040/posts http://www.wmtw.com/video/19822260/index.html WMTW http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277040/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:28:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276582/posts Watching Iran's fierce anti-government demonstrations on TV this week, Farah Pahlavi has marveled at how familiar it all seems, and yet how different. The young protesters are the same age as those who drove her husband Reza Pahlavi from power and chant some of the same slogans -- but there's one obvious difference. She hasn't seen a single demonstrator with a long beard, the trademark of the Islamic fundamentalists who seized power in Iran in 1979. ''Look at the faces of the young people in the streets, and compare them to the people who were demonstrating against us,'' says the... Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276582/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:20:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275004/posts SNIPPET: "Qais Azimy and Hamedullah Shah, who work for the station's English and Arabic services, have been held by Afghan authorities since Sunday, the station said in a statement." (AP) via JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275004/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:40:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272393/posts The son of Iran's late shah said Monday he saw echoes of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew his father as massive crowds took to the streets against the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272393/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:07:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270685/posts NEWARK, N.J.—An Indictment was unsealed today against three individuals who allegedly hacked into the telephone systems of large corporations and entities in the United States and abroad and sold information about the compromised telephone systems to Pakistani nationals residing in Italy, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr. announced. In conjunction with the unsealing of the Indictment, Italian law enforcement conducted searches of approximately 10 locations in four regions of Italy and arrested the financiers of the hacking activity. Those financiers allegedly used the information to transmit over 12 million minutes of telephone calls valued at more than $55 million... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270685/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:52:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271308/posts Saturday, June 13th, 2009 Today the world is witnessing the demonstrated anger of millions of Iranians against a regime that denies their most basic rights, including the right to choose leaders who could improve their abysmal condition. There is no exit from this condition, so long as one man appropriates onto himself the “power of god” and controls the judiciary, the media, the security forces and, through direct and indirect appointees dictates the only candidates claiming to represent an impoverished and disenfranchised people. Today I stand united with my fellow Iranians and call for the end of the Islamic Republic,... Reza Pahlavi.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271308/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:07:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2264239/posts Note: The following text is a quote: YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report Warden Message: India Urgent Security Concerns CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS South / Central Asia - India 2 Jun 2009 U.S. Embassy New Delhi released the following warden Message on June 2: The United States Mission in India wishes to urgently remind all U.S. citizens resident in or traveling to India that there is a high threat from terrorism throughout India. As terror attacks are a serious and growing threat, U.S. citizens are urged to always practice good security, including maintaining a heightened... OSAC.GOV - Consular Affairs Bulletin - Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2264239/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:49:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264896/posts US President Barack Obama made a major gesture of conciliation to Iran on Thursday when he admitted US involvement in the 1953 coup which overthrew the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. "In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically elected Iranian government," Obama said during his keynote speech to the Muslim world in Cairo. It is the first time a serving US president has publicly admitted American involvement in the coup. (snip) Obama also said: "For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264896/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:32:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257227/posts East German Spy Shot West Berlin Martyr The name of Benno Ohnesorg became a rallying cry for the West German left after he was shot dead by police in 1967. Newly discovered documents indicate that the cop who shot him may have been a spy for the East German secret police. It was one of the most important events leading up to the wave of radical left-wing violence which washed over West Germany in the 1970s. On the evening of June 2, 1967, the literature student Benno Ohnesorg took part in a demonstration at West Berlin's opera house. Mohammad Reza... Der Spiegel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257227/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 05:26:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247444/posts ADDRESS GIVEN BY Reza Pahlavi of Iran "Iran-US Relations At a New Cross Road" University of California – Irvine Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Members of the faculty, students, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: I am very happy to be back at UCI today. It is a special privilege for me to have the opportunityof addressing you at this important crossroad in the relationship between our two countries, and the significance it has for the future of peace and stability in the Middle East. Let me begin by saying that a good university where one can study in peace and freedom... AntiMullah http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247444/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 06:29:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2240964/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Two Missouri Brothers Among Those Indicted in $4 Million Nationwide Spamming Conspiracy Millions of E-Mail Addresses Illegally Harvested from Computers at 2,000 Schools KANSAS CITY, MO—Two Missouri men and their company are among those indicted by a federal grand jury in a nationwide e-mail spamming case that victimized more than 2,000 colleges and universities in a scheme that sold more than $4 million worth of products to students, announced Matt J. Whitworth, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Amir Ahmad Shah, 28, of St. Louis., his brother, Osmaan Ahmad... KansasCity.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2240964/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:49:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230261/posts "In November 1978, President Carter named the Bilderberg group's George Ball, another member of the Trilateral Commission, to head a special White House Iran task force under the National Security Council's Brzezinski. Ball recommended that Washington drop support for the Shah of Iran and support the fundamentalistic Islamic opposition of Ayatollah Khomeini. Robert Bowie from the CIA was one of the lead 'case officers' in the new CIA-led coup against the man their covert actions had placed into power 25 years earlier. Their scheme was based on a detailed study of the phenomenon of Islamic fundamentalism, as presented by British... Payvand http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230261/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:39:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187647/posts A former FBI special agent told law enforcement and Homeland Security personnel that a network of Islamic organizations are working to incrementally implement Islamic law in the United States. During a presentation at the Bedford County Emergency Management Agency, former FBI agent John Guandolo briefed members about groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, which he claims is working with other Islamic groups to slowly implement Shariah, also known as Islamic law, which encompasses all areas of life. Guandolo worked in the FBI since 1996, including nine years as a member of its SWAT team. After 9/11, he worked in the... The Shelbyville Times-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187647/posts#comment Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:31:41 GMT