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شاه وقتی به سلطنت رسید یک جوان بیست یک ساله بود که از هر طرف هم

شاه وقتی به سلطنت رسید یک جوان بیست یک ساله بود  که از هر طرف هم توسط مجیز بګویان و تملق ګویان و مدعیان ثروت و قدرت وی را در حلقه محاصره خود ګرفته بودند و مشاورین خوبی هم بقول آقای اردشیر زاهدی نداشت  ( یا اکثر آنان واقعیت هارا از او پنهان میکردند)  تابحال هم دیده ایم که هرکسی که ادعای بهتری داشته و در خاورمیانه به قدرت رسیده است مردم را فراموش و به جمع آوری مالهای بیکران و قدرت و فساد روی آورده است. نمونه زنده آن همین قذافی است سرهنګی که معلوم نیست که چګونه تنها در یک کشور آمریکا که با آن هم میانه خوبی نداشته است بیش از سی چهار میلیارد پول نقد دلار دارد؟  دیګری همان ملک سعود است که کشورش را ملک خصوصی خود میداند و حتی نام خانوادګی خودش را هم دنبال نام کشور اضافه کرده است.  و یا شیوخ عرب کشورهای کوچک شده عربی شده مثل امپراتوربحرین که با آدمکشی ها میخواهد بر اریکه قدرت باقی بماند.  اکثر آنانی که ادعای مردمی بودن و آزاده خواهی و دادګستری میکردند هم چنان که خودشان به قدرت و ثروت و نام دست یافتند دست از دزدی و فساد و تمامیت خواهی برنداشتند و از ګذشته ګان خود اګر بدتر نبودند بهتر هم نبودند.  آیا این دزدانی که بنام های مختلف ثروتهای مردم را غارت میکنند و آڼان را در دریای خرافه ها و جهل و تفرقه غرق میکنند همه از طبقه ثروتمندان قبلی بودند  نه بسیاری آنان از طبق های محروم جامعه و یا از طبقه تحصیکرده و متوسط جامعه به آن دم دستګاه رسیده اند و اکنون جز دزدی و غارت و فساد و تمامیت خواهی و مقدس شدن و ګول زدن و شیادی کاری دیګر ندارند  و مثل همان آقای انقلابی و قهرمان خیالی دون کیشوتی رهبر لیبی با بهترین سلاحهای خریداری شده از غرب به جان ملت خودشان افتاده اند و ارتشی را که بایست برای دفاع از مردم باشد بجان همان مردم انداخته است.

  در سایر کشورهای هم تقریبا همین طور است ګروهی به غارت و جمع ثروتهای بیکران و نامشروع مشغولند و ګروهی هم در بدبختی فلاکت نادانی جهل تعصب و آتش تفرقه میسوزند.  دمیدن نفرت و تفرقه و ایجاد دودستګیها از شګردهای آنان است ګفتن مثلا فرقه ضاله به بهاییان که ظاهرا آموزه های خوبی دارند از همان نفرت و جاه طلبی ها سرچشمه میګیرد و مردم را در این وسط آواره و بیچاره کرده اند.  لج مال کردن همدیګر و لجن مال کردن دیګران ودیګر باورها بدون دلایل منطقی نیز از راه آورد های آنان است که برپایه تعصب و جهل ساخته ګردیده است.  مثلا کجای این سخن ضاله است که ای دوست در روضه قلب جز ګل عشق مکار؟  بی تفاوتی حسادت و تمامیت طلبی و فساد و دزدی اګر کاملا برچیده شود شاید ما یک قدم رو به جلو برداریم ؟

Peaceful Democratic Regime Change is a Great Joke. Ha ha.

Iran is not Poland.

Iran is not South Africa.

Iran has to deal with the Fact that it is an energy Giant and this clouds its politics all the way.  Oil gives rise to Dirty Politics.

Just $24 billion dollars of Iranian Natural gas, exported to the country that purchases it produces over $50 billion dollars in tax income for the purchaser country on the first level, then as a result of economc expansion resulting from the energy the economy grows by $300 billion dollars causing an additional $100 billion in taxes.

Summary $24 billion approximates to $150 billion in taxes and a growth in economy of $300 billion, this makes getting and controlling the energy resource a vital interest for most countries.  So countries are competing with each other to control iran and suppress it's economic and social development.

Reflect on current history, Ai-Quaeda & Taleban are CIA, Mossad, Pakistan intelligence. 

Muslim Brotherhood is MI6. Khomeini was MI6/CIA and all those around him. 

Radicalism/terrorist groups are brought in to take over countries, whether Al-Qaeda to remove Saddam, Muslim Brotherhood to kill Sadat (for helping the Shah in his hour of weakness), Muslim brotherhood to remove Mobaraks Egypt, Al-Qaeda/Taleban to remove Libya's Ghaddafi.

The West Just Loves Islam for the people of the middle east and they are not going to give up on finding Iran a new group of fundamentalists to replace the ones they brought to Iran and have over time lost control of.

Reza Pahlavi's Is a creative leader.  He will never be allowed to unify Iranians to be able to stand up to the West.  A Freedom/Democracy based peoples movement under Iranians Control does not serve their primary motive.

They really don't care about civilians/democracy/freedom at the human level for the middle east and we shouldn't expect them to focus their energy on uniting Iranians in the way they did, say when they backed Khomeini and communists to overthrow the Shah in 1979.

Their primary goal in destroying the shah, through betray of carter, was to stop the freedom and development of Iranians.  And then to control their resources and economies development.

On a Positive note, One thing great about what Reza Pahlavi by standing for democracy and peaceful change is doing is what we call, calling the bluff of the West. 

Once Reza Pahlavi's vision for peaceful democratic change is completely defeated by the west, which will never support it, inpursuit of their real neocolonialist agenda, then that door will be closed for good.

Reza Pahlavi is in a way helping to enlighten the masses of easily manipulatable iranians, who don't understand the west is using their legitmate desire for democracy to send them to their graves.

Soon Iranians will be one step closer to bringing the Regime in Iran and Fundamentalist Islam to an end. The correct way and the only way left will be organizing Iranians within the country who can clearly see the real agenda of the west, after it shows little support for a democratic change in Iran, to come to arms and restore a secular monarchy. 

A movement with a Leader, based on tradition and with a proven history of bringing about progress and development.  The majority of Iranians will welcome it.  But first we have to remind and reveal to all Iranians what the west is really about, how they are being manipulated and what the west really thinks of peaceful democratic change from with in, away from fundamentalism.

Iran

Iranians do not deserve a democratic regime !!! They deserve nothing better than khamenei. Even he is too good for them! They need a taliban style regime.

Unforetunately 50 ( if not more)  out of 70 million Iranians are nothing but a whole bunch of animals , stuck in the middle ages.

Here is your answer Deev

The only vocal person for Islamic democracy:

سید محمدحسین کاظمینی بروجردی

 For an Islamic democracy

As RP said himself

He is just a "Tool" for us Iranians to use to get our freedom - if we have the required "Orzeh".    I believe him and I consider one of the best tools at our disposal in our fight against IR - and IR knows that, hence the constant attacks on him. 

Get informed first

The title of your article is a major general statement.All Iranians do not think alike. For the love of God watch a few interviews with him and then state your opinion of him.Get informed please.

آخه این آدم میتونه بد باشه؟؟

میگه ما حتی باید هوای بسیجی گول خورده را هم داشته باشیم

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGDHvgrrB_Q

یادداشتی بچه گانه

حیف از اینکه در صفحه اول ایرانیان  دات کام چنین یادداشت بچه گانه ای است! مثل دعواها بچه ها کودکستانی می مونه. نویسنده حتا جرات نکرده نام کاملش رو بنویسه! نه استدلالی برای انقاد نه مثال درستی... حیف

Shirin Ebadi, the real advocate for democracy

"Please provide a name of a person who has a good resume for Iran?"

Shirin Ebadi

Here's why: //iranian.com/main/2011/feb-27

You criticize him for what exactly what makes him acceptable!

       Granted here and there (specially on Iranian.com :-0) one can still find some delusional folks, disconnected from the reality and stuck in history who long for the days of the kings and emperors!

     For rest of us though, that is just a bad dream we rather forget. If Reza Pahlavi has any legitimacy it is because he has distanced himself from his Daddy's regime and the conduct the eventually brought his demise.

     His appeal to the new generation of Iran if any is because he has distanced himself from the hubris of "shaahan". His defence of Mojaahedin's human rights in Iraq, despite their established crimes against Iranian and Iraqi people alike, was a sign of maturity and sincerity and has to be applauded.

If he continues on this current path of distancing himself from his dad's legacy and advocating a free, independent and democratic Iran, he will have a legitimate right to stand election next to other eligible candidates for a political post in Iran's future.

   That may take a while. In the meantime the writer of this blog and those few who may share his/her reactionary views may find time to educate themselves and step into 21st century.

Resumes????

For those that are asking for resume,  how about this no blood on his hands and worked for democracy in iran for 32 years.

yes, his resume is empty of killings, rape, and torture.

Please provide a name of a person who has a good resume for Iran?????  I am sure you will come up with some IRI with blood all over his hands.

Pandora's Box

Azadeh, your arguments are valid, Reza has staunch supporters outside of Iran but is a laughing stock back home, people romanticizing the old regime worship him for the accomplishments of his father and grandfather and hence can't see anyone question his empty resume so they try to rip you to shreds and tag you as a regime supporter. Wrote a critical article a few months ago and all the Pahlavi-Basijis came out full force so enjoy battling the new Savak, cheers...

//iranian.com/main/2011/jan-27

Complete Fabrication.

First and for most I declare that (mr./ms.) Azadeh is either incapable or unwilling to see the truth for what it is. However he/she is free to be of such opinion, but one must not talk for us all. Reza Pahlavi has made himself crystal clear as to where he stands, and that is against the current criminal regim occupying IRAN. He has stated many time in which he strives towards a Democratic/secular future for IRAN, and he has been quite repetitive in which PEOPLE of IRAN should decide what type of governing body they want in a FREE and FAIR election. So as far as I am concerned Reza Pahlavi has chosen his side, he has shown that he has chosen the side of the PEOPLE of IRAN. I for one as an Iranian living outside Iran have much respect, appreciation and admiration for all his efforts. so my question to you mr./ms. Azadeh is: have you chosen your side.Yet.

Yaa Hagh

p.s. all this being said, I do believe Reza Pahlavi would benifit greatly if he would surround him self with younger advisers.(withallduerespect)

Faryarm, excellent advice

Thanks.  RP has done more than any of us for IRAN so far.

Consider and accept him as JUST another vocal Iranian...

Let us please consider and accept him as JUST an eloquent Iranian...with a platform, deserved or not; a platform he uses to bring attention to the need for unity and dialogue about plight of his fellow iranians..

He is and has been vocal about the mistakes of his father's regime and is realsitic about the challenges facing Iran.

Accept him as a valuable voice with a platform,(for whatever reason)  who wants a better future for Iran, even if you hated his father. 

Thank you

I thought you were a pro MKO. Maybe I was mistaken.

Souri

As much as I hate to admit it, yes Rajavi is a good leader.  Now me and you don't care for his omati style ideas and his islmo marxist vision or what ever he is selling now and days ,neverless fact of matter is he is a great leader.

Again when your house is destroyed you need a house builder, you don't need an interior decorator, that can wait!

SOME GREAT POINTS

پهلوی سوم!
احمد وحدت خواه

يکی از منابع خبری با سابقه که عليرغم فوران سايت های جديد و جوان گرا پس از پيدايش جنبش سبز هنوز منبعی برای خواندن تحليل های منطقی با زبانی روشنگرانه و روزنامه نگاری حرفه ای است سايت «پيک نت» می باشد که ظاهرا توسط بخشی از هواداران حزب توده اما با گرايش انتقادی به بعضی از سياست های دربست روسی آن اداره می شود.
با اين حال به علت چپ گرايی گردانندگان اين سايت و مخالفت پرسابقه آنها با پادشاهان پهلوی در گذشته، و حال، گاه به مقايسه های تاريخی بی پايه ای در صفحات اين سايت بر می خوريم که تفاسير معقولانه و منصفانه اين هم ميهنان ما را هم به زير سئوال می برد. از جمله چاپ تصاوير تمام قد رضا شاه و محمد رضا شاه و علی خامنه ای در کنار هم و هر سه را به عنوان «سه ديکتاتور معاصر ايران» معرفی کردن!
ناپلئون زمانی گفته بود تخت سلطنت چيزی بيش از يک صندلی چوبی آراسته به پارچه ای مخملی و زيور آلات نيست، مهم آن است که چه کسی روی آن بنشيند و تاريخ درباره کردار و ميراث او چه قضاوتی بکند.
قضاوت تاريخ در مورد پادشاهان پهلوی اگر به سليقه صادق خلخالی و حزب توده ای که از نامزدی او در اولين انتخابات رياست جمهوری پس از سقوط شاه حمايت می کرد واگذار شود ما طبيعتا با «مستبدانی» روبرو هستيم که گويا از بام تا شام و به دستور لندن و واشنگتن مشغول امضای قراردادهای اسارتبار و ضد ملی بوده اند و به تنها چيزی که فکر نمی کرده اند اندکی خوشبختی و سعادت ملت ايران بوده است.
بر همين منوال اگر قضاوت ما در مورد حزب توده و نقش آن در تاريخ معاصر ايران تنها به وابستگی بی چون وچرای رهبری آن به کرملين باشد منکر اين حقيقت خواهيم شد که بدون وجود حزب توده دو نسل از روشنفکران و متفکرين سياسی ما اصولا وجود خارجی هم نداشتند.
بسياری از مفسران و باختر شناسان معتقدند که هيچ ملتی در دنيا وجود ندارد که به اندازه ما ايرانيان بجای نگاه به آينده و برنامه ريزی برای آن دائم به تاريخ گذشته آن مراجعه و اسير آن باشد.
واقعيت آن است که هم رضا شاه، هم محمد رضا شاه و هم بسياری از رهبران و اعضای حزب توده و همه آن سازمانهايی که به نوعی از ميراث سياسی و انديشه های آن بعدها متولد شدند، به يک اندازه در خوشبختی و متاسفانه شوربختی ديروز و امروز ايران و ايرانيان سهيم بوده اند.
بسياری از کادرهای حزب توده پس از ۲۸ مرداد از رجال سياسی، و به قول غلامرضا افخمی «نخبگان و اجرا کنندگان واقعی آمال و آرزوهای محمد رضا شاه برای پيشرفت و نوسازی ايران» شدند.
دکتر اکبر اعتماد که بايد از او بعنوان پدر دانش هسته ای ايران ياد کرد در کتاب خاطرات خود می نويسد که پس از کسب درجه دکترای فيزيک هسته ای از دانشگاه لوزان روزی از روزنامه فروش سر محل خود می شنود که شاه در سفر به اروپا در دهه ۶۰ ميلادی خواهان بازگشت دانش آموختگان و متخصصين ايرانی خارج کشور برای صنعتی کردن و نوسازی ميهن خود شده است.
او پس از بازگشت به کشور با اين هدف از طريق مشاوران نزديک به شاه به او اطلاع می دهد که حاضر به هرگونه همکاری و به کارگيری دانش و تخصص خود برای دست يابی ايران به انرژی صلح آميز هسته ای است ولی شک دارد که حکومت به خاطر عضويت او در سازمان جوانان حزب توده در گذشته برای پيشبرد برنامه هايش به او اعتماد کافی داشته باشد. شاه فقيد در پاسخ مستقيم به او می گويد گذشته او متعلق به گذشته و خودش است و اگر او به آينده ايران و پيشرفت مردم و کشور پايبند است هيچ چيزی نبايد مانع کار او شود. و اين تعهد شاه تا جايی بود که به قول دکتر رضا قاسمی سفير وقت ايران در کويت در يکی از مراسم نوروزی در کاخ نياوران جمعيت سفرا و وزرا و نمايندگان خارجی و با لباسهای رسمی مدتی بيش از اندازه معمول در انتظار ديدار با شاه مانده بودند و به آنها گفته شده بود که او يک ملاقات خصوصی و مهم دارد که بايد تمام شود، که در پايان آن ملاقات دکتر اکبر اعتماد به تنهايی با چندين پرونده بزرگ زير بغلش از اتاق شاه خارج می شود و مراسم نوروزی به پيش می رود.
اين محمد رضا شاه آيا در کنار علی خامنه ای جا می گيرد؟ مستبدی که در زير ولايت خونينش هزاران توده ای و غير توده ای از فرزندان ايران زمين در حال حاضر در سياهچالهای اوين و زندانهای اطلاعات سپاه تنها به خاطر اينکه مليجک او را به نمايندگی ملت ايران قبول ندارند يا در زير شکنجه و يا روی تخت بيمارستانها قرار دارند.
چه مزيتی بر داشتن يک «جمهوری» بر نظام مشروطه پادشاهی وجود داشت و دارد اگر اين «جمهوری» هيچ چيز ديگری جز جنگ و جهل و جنايت و جنون برای ملت ايران به ارمغان نياورده باشد؟
ميراث رضا شاه و محمد رضا شاه برای مردم ما حداقل اين بوده است که ايران فراموش شده در تاريخ را که فقط با گربه و فرش آن می شناختند بار ديگر به عنوان ملتی پيشرو، تاريخی و نوجو به جهان معرفی کنند و خواستار سربلندی و سعادت مردم آن بوده اند. خودشان هم نهايتا بهای اشتباهات و ناديده گرفتن آرمانهای انقلاب مشروطيت را پرداختند. نقب به تاريخ و فراموش کردن خدمات آنها و يا مترادف دانستن هميشگی مفهوم سلطنت با استبداد در واقع بستن راه آينده نگری ملت ما و اولويت های ضروری آن در اين روزگار سياه است.
امروز نکوهش و انتقاد از محمد رضا شاه ديگر هنر و افتخاری نيست. شهامت سياسی آنست که قبول کنيم که ما ارتجاع و فاشيسم مذهبی و وحشت بزرگ را به حکومت هرچند غيردموکرات اما ايرانی و همسو با اعتلا و آبروی ايرانيان او ترجيح داديم.
ايران ما می تواند و بايد با توسل به نيروی عظيم نسل جديد، روشنفکران ملی و دينی ميهن دوست، زنان و دانشجويان، کارگران و کشاورزان و همه اصناف و اقشار سراسر خاک زرخيز و مقدس خود از اين شام تاريک به سوی روشنايی و آزادی گام بردارد. اين مهم علاوه بر همت زنان و مردان آزاده به يک نماد همبستگی در اين برهه و در سطح بين المللی نيز نياز دارد.
مشکل اما در آن است که چند تن از ما حاضر به قبول و پذيرش نقش رهبری افراد و سازمانهايی که در سی سال گذشته با آنها اختلاف مسلکی و سياسی داشته ايم بر جنبش آزاديخواهی کشور هستيم؟ آيا نيروهای ملی و مذهبی ما زير بار يک رهبری چپ و سکيولار می روند؟ آيا جمهوری خواهان ما حاضر به پيروی از برنامه های مشروطه خواهان ما هستند؟ آيا نسل جوان ايران ديگر از رويای رنگ باخته «جامعه بی طبقه توحيدی» طرفداری می کند؟ آيا زنان قهرمان ما سازمانهای مذهبی و مردسالار ما را اصولا قبول می کنند؟ چه نهاد و نماينده ای بايد از سوی ملت ايران با جهان خارج گفتگو و تعامل داشته باشد و مقبول ديپلماسی آنها باشد؟
اينجاست که نقش رضا پهلوی به عنوان هماهنگ کننده همه آزاديخواهان سبز ايرانی که دل در گرو سعادت و خوشبختی مردم خود دارند در حال حاضر از اهميت بيشتری برخوردار شده است.
بايد باور کنيم که در ميان ما ايرانيان به عنوان يک ملت همبسته و تاريخی نه امروز، بلکه فردا هم تمام اين سلايق و مشربهای گوناگون سياسی و دينی و اجتماعی و گاه متضاد جاری وجود خواهد داشت و تلاش برای حذف يا ناديده گرفتن آنها از روی خودکامگی و غرور و عدم مدارا امری نه تنها نکوهيده بلکه بيهوده است.
هيچ يک از سازمانهای سياسی و شخصيتهای مبارز نيز در حال حاضر به اندازه رضا پهلوی از فرای اين طيف وسيع عقايد و مرامهای سياسی برای اتحاد و همبستگی ميان آنها و نهايتا در مسير پايان دادن به عمر نکبت بار ولايت فقيه عمل و فعاليت نمی کند.
از آنگذشته آنقدر که بسياری از فعالان اپوزيسون ما خود را در مقام های رئيس جمهوری و رهبری جنبش و غيره قلمداد و معرفی ميکنند او حتی خود را شاهزاده هم که مستحق آن است نمی خواند و برای جلوگيری از بروز اختلاف با ساير هم ميهنان خود را فقط رضا پهلوی در ميان آنها و در انظار جهانی معرفی ميکند.
پذيرش رضا پهلوی تنها به عنوان نماد همبستگی نيروهای اپوزيسيون، نه رهبری بر آنها، در اين مرحله حساس تاريخ کشور انتخاب ميان «احيای سلطنت و استبداد» در مقابل «تداوم جمهوری و دموکراسی» نيست. اين انتخابی تاريخی ميان تلاش و حرکتی معقولانه برای نجات ميهن و مردم آن در برابر پذيرش زوال هر دوی آنها در صورت ادامه حکومت ولايت فقيه است.

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This article sounds like personal matter than political agenda

Our late shah was deeply in love with his beloved wife Soraya. He divorced her because she couldn't have child for our nation as a future king of our country. Seems mullah-kosh was not present in those days ask for resume. Crown Reza, the same as his late father was being trained to be leading our nation. We should never forget that historical fact or make a light out of it. He is well educated, knolwlegble and open minded. Sure, he is a right way to go for success and prosperity. Most likely, crown Reza Pahlavi didn't pay attention to Azadeh's relatives or some one who was important to her and that is the reason she wrote this literature. At one point, Azadeh clearly asks why Crown Reza don't pay attention to some people from old generation. As Sorab Sepahri, the Persian poet, says: let's trees grown over those old politicians so we can have a fresh air.

Siavash   

Unity will create right leader

What is the leader?

Who is the Leader?

Who will choose the leader?

We all Iranian have a obligation to our country if we want a democratic and free country and our obligation is to get all parties united and once we have united assembly, then we could choose the Leader who could be the spoke person for all and could relay the message and could organize the meeting and movement, if we are going to meetings with various groups, are we asking them the question, why aren't you joining with others and if these people are not willing to unite with others, I think they should be left alone and followers of the group should join the people have a understanding that single voice is not the answer, united we could be great force and we could reach to what we want and our goal is democracy and is there anyone today could say I want dictatorship? So we all have same objection and why not share the power, our people inside the country need strong voice in western countries and if they don’t have that voice, foreign powers are not going to take us seriously in order to back us up and we are not going to be able claim we represent the nation.

MRX1

You said:

"we need people like great reza shah, attaturk, general franco, people with guts, natural born leadership who will lead, fight and if needed order to kill or be killed"

How about Rajavi? Do you think he is a natural born leader?

I want your straight answer to this question.

Dear Molla Kosh

I am also all for the way of your thinking. I would love to see the young Iranians inside the country to take the lead. Especially I would like to strong Persian lionesses such as Nasreen Setoodeh to step forward for the role.

However being a leader is much more than just having the right ideas or even being brave. One also needs to be a good communicator. There is also a need for the rest of our people to take it upon themselves to promote their cause and relay their messages to the masses.  

It is also about practical issues such as having the logistical means, publicity and access to world media in order to be able to put their message across to the masses. At the moment RP claims to be a democrat and by showing appropriate reaction to different events in Iran and elsewhere he has backed up his words with action.

So instead of trying to dismiss him may be we can oblige him to prop up his help for help some of these potential leaders of the next generation in order to enable them to get their words across to the masses in Iran and to the rest of the world.  

If we are all for democracy then I do not see any problems on us demanding such things from him or any other past generation leader who has similar logistical means and claims to be a real democrat

Although not perfect RP has a reasonable package and may be more important of all he is open to democratic values. Furthermore he is not afraid of opening dialog with other members of opposition even at the expense of alienating some of his own more conservative supporters.

Hence in my humble opinion what we need here is a change the gear from negative campaigning against other members of opposition with whom we are in disagreement to positive campaigning for the ones we think more suitable.

The only party who strengthens from fighting between different opposition camps is the IRI.

So instead of spending our energy to bring each other down we need to unite around the issues we have in common without necessarily having to compromise on our own principal and leave the final decision to the Iranian people and a fair ballet box.

As long as we can have a parliamentary democracy and a government that is accountable to the people I personally do not care about the name or formality.

Porblem

Reza Pahlavi has two major problems:

1) Lacking a charismatic personality

2) not being a natural  born leader

Like it or not , accept it or not these criterias are still very imporant even  in todays political environment. In a normal situtaion, Reza Pahlavi will probably make a fantastic constitutional monarch that will make our country proud again, but we don't lieve in a normal situation. we need people like great reza shah, attaturk, general franco, people with guts, natural born leadership who will lead, fight and if needed order to kill or be killed. Basicaly You are expecting so much from an interior decorator when the foundation of the house is not even stable!

Areyo Barzan jaan

All the people you have mentioned are criminals, Banisadr, Rajavi, and Karoobi. Where do you get these people? how did you conclude from my post that I have any remote interest in any of these characters. Listen, there are a few very politically active young Iranians, the next generation, they understand democracy (small d), and they are extremely sharp, they are attending some of the best schools in the world, and their knowledge of of Iranian history is unparallel. I want to see them apply for the job, the fact of the matter is, my comment is not about RP per say, everyone must earn their position of power or symbolism in the new Iran. Just because we don't see anyone else getting the same publicity, it does not mean we have to settle for RP, or the degenerate old fools you have mentioned. I would not even allow Banisadr to clean my bathroom with his islamic economy bullshit much less run a country.

Areyo-Barzan, Thanks

for responding my comment.  However, both you two AreyoBarzan I have known have noble Ideas.

دلسوز، خوشنام، ریشه دار

Three adjectives.  I don't take a bite on that.  Where the heck are the Iranians with those characteristics?  Everybody thinks himself and his family have those adjectives.  

Do you have any alternative in your mind?  I personally don't care who his father or grandfather were and did.  It's important what he is going to do.  Does he have the proper education, mental health and non-violence approach in order to protect and encourage the life of each Iranian individual?

Dear Maryam

At First I would like to thank you for your kind remarks. It is always good to know that I am not alone in my way of thinking. However I believe there has been a mistake in my identity.  I am not to same Areyo Barzan as the one in the program you have mentioned. But I wish every success for all Iranian activists and freedom fighters . Finally I would like to emphasize that no one can pull us out of this mess except ourselves. Leaders like RP might be a help along the way , but at the end of the day it is us the Iranians who need to do the hard work and always be in alert to protect the fruit of our labour

If I respect Reza Pahlavi

It is not because whose son he is.  It is because the way he has conducted himself since the revolution.  He has proved, over time, to be a caring, patient patriot who has tried to get along with everybody, never heard him say "long live so and so" or "death to so and so".  He has shown class, vision and patience with our CRAZY population.  He has earned his leadership role in my view.

Molla Kosh Jaan

You say:

"There are far more qualified Iranians who can do that job much better".Again I ask you like I asked Azadeh:.Could you please provide us with some names and may be as you stated the resume. if by this qualified Iranians you mean the likes of Rajavi, Banisadr and Karoobi then I should inform you that not everybody’s standard is as low as you and unlike what you might like to think we do not suffer from amnesia and have not forgotten the misdeeds and collaborations of this lot with Khomeini.

However for those who are prepared to be fair  and open minded and mutual RP’s resume hold more water than all the others put together.

Does this mean that he is perfect and has not made any errors.? Not by far

that iss why we are and should always be open to criticism.

Finally to Mulla Nasredin. Firstly I like to thank you for your honesty and openness in admitting to be an IRI supporter. that is very rare noadays.

Like the rest of us you are also entitled to your opinion.

However I would very much like to know if you are so sure that IRI is not in the danger of falling any soon, then what are you doing in the site run by IRI opposition debating on the most credible and important opposition leaders. Could that be because even you are worried of the uncertain future and are looking for a way to calm your self

afshinazad, Well Said

Your comment about Rp exactly factual.  Thanks for articulating.