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Dear friends, 
 
the attacks against Iran are not anymore restricted to the current regime. Germanys renowned "Spiegel", in its online platform featured a lengthy article full of abuse against Cyrus the Great and attempting to discredit persian pride. 
 
In particular this article 
//www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,564395,00.html 
claims that the "first human rights charta" is nothing but propaganda by the late Shah and that Cyrus the Great by no means was any close to being a humanist, a human rights reformer, etc. 
 
The authors claims in detail: 
1. The original cylinder, found in 1879, does not mention Ahuramazda, but (the "God") Marduk 
2. Cyrus was all but a role model because: 
- he let the noses and ears of disobedient citizens/rebels be cut 
- the royal palace contained a big harem 
- Opis was attacked and all babylonian captives were executed 
- honourable citizens of Priene were enslaved and/or deported after the city was sacked 
3. Contrary to "propaganda" the original text does not contain any prohibition of slavery, expropriation of land...