[FREE IRAN Project] In The Spirit Of Cyrus The Great

[Iranian Boy]

Politique Internationale
An Interview with Reza Pahlavi
Thu Jun 3, 2004 14:00


P. I. - Are you in touch with Iranians inside the country?

R. P. - My country does not live in isolation, thanks to internet and satellite dishes. My own internet site, which went online about 4 years ago, has had more than 60 million visitors, 70% of whom are from Iran. It gives me a precious window. In addition, some of my messages get across through the radio, given the many satellite dishes operating in Iran. Other communication channels, operated by our compatriots in California (7), as well as foreign radio stations, such as the BBC, VOA, and Voice of Israel, received in Iran, provide me with air time. There, many people listen to these broadcasts, and, quite often, I have the opportunity to talk to them directly. And, there is the telephone and fax. To put it shortly, the exiled opposition does communicate with the inside. Every day, my secretariat receives all sorts of communications, and myself, I have the opportunity to talk to many people who have remained inside via the phone or correspond with them via mail. Regarding this, I am pleased to see that the youth are particularly motivated. Quite often, they try to get in touch with us mainly via the internet.

P. I. - Can one count on communication alone?

R. P. - We live in the era of communication and interactivity. How do you want to maintain a country in isolation and ignorance nowadays? It is simply impossible! And Iran is in this regard, a vivid example. It is a different epoch. Years ago, making a simple phone call from there was quite a task. It is no longer the case. The country has also changed. Since the revolution, the population has doubled. Today, you have a population of more than 67 million which includes over 30 million below the age of 30. They no longer want to wait! They eagerly desire to have a job and to live a normal life. 15 years ago, when the Iron Curtain fell, those who were behind it obtained what they most aspired for: -- freedom. Do you really think that the Poles, the Slovaks, the Lithuanians, had the kind of communication means that we have today. Of course not! Nevertheless, nothing could prevent the Wall from falling. The same thing will happen in our homeland.

P. I. - Not being able to go there yourself, how can you evaluate the real impact of your ideas out there?

R. P. - According to our latest poll on Iran (, many Iranians inside have indeed received my message and support my project. I notice that there is a real progress as compared to just 4 years ago when I had the impression of talking in a vacuum. Today, it has become clear to all that change must happen but it is imperative, as I have repeatedly said, that it take place without violence. Do you know why? The reason is that violence is precisely the strongest point of this regime and its senseless lackeys in the top layers. It is precisely through the conjunction of civil disobedience and the ensuing system's economic breakdown that we will reach our goal. Not by resorting to arms!

P. I. - Therefore, your assessment is that crippling & the exhaustion of the Iranian economy would, at the end, destabilize the regime?

R. P. - At the very basis of Iran's economic problems are anarchy and the absence of justice. A country devoid of a true judicial system, where the law has no power at all, is not an ideal place to invest in. First and foremost, capital goes to where there is security. Without investment however, there will be no economic dynamism, and, therefore, no development. How long could a country so demographically dynamic remain stagnant economically?

It won't be an easy task at all to overcome an accumulated backwardness. The regime has indeed brought enormous detriments & prejudice to the economy of the country. All along its existence, the Islamic Republic has gone through diverse economic experiences, each more catastrophic than the other. At the beginning of the Islamic revolution, they tried to set up a so-called "Islamist economy". At the end, the entire country was paralyzed. Thereafter, during the war with Iraq (9), it was the reign of the "war economy": in principle, everything was state-run and centralized but, in reality, a few privileged ones (intermediaries, profiteers, selected import monopolists) profited from the situation and amassed colossal riches. We know that some revolutionary organizations (10) used their political connections to cash in easy money speculating on currency exchanges granted to them at preferential rates. In fact, in Iran, the state-run economy coexists with a variety of more or less opaque foundations, as with various charities and so on, which abide by no law and are accountable to no one (11). These organizations import goods at preferential exchange rates and then resell them at their market value. Ready to hail "Islamic justice", how is it that the rulers of the Islamic republic close their eyes on an increasingly widening gap between the haves and the have-nots? In a more general sense, is it realistic to function with an economy in which the private sector accounts for no more than 30% of the GDP? I don't think so.

P. I. - You consider that the Iranian regime is not a legitimate interlocutor and that it will, in any event, collapse. But, as you just showed your concern, the international community continues to talk with Tehran. Do you think that western governments will end up adhering to your opinion and adopt a firmer attitude toward the Islamic republic?

R. P. - Despite everything, I remain confident. The world ought to realize that it is impossible for this regime to respond favorably to the aspirations of the Iranian people for openness. To them, it would amount to shooting themselves in the foot! But the West should be the more clear-sighted that the regime has an extraordinary ability to lure international public opinion. Witness to this is the now famous "constructive dialogue" (12) which some European countries, notably France, Britain and Germany continue to pursue with the Islamic republic.

No one ignores the fact that these countries have some economic interests in the region. This implies that these countries would accommodate the persistence of those regimes so long as the latter poses a promise to "advance toward democracy." The clerical regime in Iran, which perfectly understands the situation, has become an expert in this little game: it keeps promising reform, openness and democracy. It will promise anything you want to hear. Meanwhile, the Iranian people endure the dictatorship. But, one day or another, the people of Iran will remember the complacency which certain big powers showed toward their plight. That day, the people of Iran will demand accountability. The international community will have to respond to the question: "where were you when we needed you?" That's why I would like to close the discussion with this appeal: if Europeans want to dialogue with Iranians, they should do it with the people of Iran and not with their oppressors!


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Long live the memory of Shahanshah Aryamehr.
Long live Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi
Long live Reza Shah II

[stefania]

I still cannot figure out why when one write the number 8 , this is what appears online :
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Referendum AFTER Regime Change

"I'm ready to die for you to be able to say your own opinions, even if i strongly disagree with you" (Voltaire)

[patriot]

Iranians love his majesty Cyrus Reza Shah II 100 percent!

Because the free gate between His majesty and it s people is the heart of patrionism!

We are all proud of every single word of Reza Shah II because his speeches have always the sprite of peace,friendship and the glorias future for Iran.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shahineazadi

patriot
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I am Babak Khoramdin

[Iranian Boy]

A poll in www.iran-mihanam.persianblog.com shows that 77% of the iranians wish a constitutional monarchy, most visitors of that site live inside Iran. I believe the day the referendum comes 70-80% will vote for a CM.
It is fantastic how only a few pro Pahlavi media in California have made people love their imperial family while there are dozens of coward and independent and socialist radios etc. This shows Iranian people can judge who is saying the truth.
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Long live the memory of Shahanshah Aryamehr.
Long live Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi
Long live Reza Shah II

[ARYAI_NYC]

a glorious future for iran includes niether, restoration of the corrupt throne or the inhabitants of mullahs running rapid, bestowing their dogma upon civilians and their lives...it lies in a new system.
it is so funny how the shah was so obsessed with "westernizing", yet he believed in a monarchy and that women were not sufficien enough to govern, as he stated to barbara walters in 1978, ironically, 1 year before he was overthrown
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FREEDOM IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING NEXT TO HEALTH

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It seems like Aryai_foul mouth has very little understanding of what a Monarchy is...you can not compare RP with MRP it is two different eras....If you think every monarchy in the world is corrupt from Europe to Japan then you have a skewed & biased picture of what a monarchy is. A democratic constitutional monarchy is practiced in most European countries and Japan.. and with our great history and tradition it is best suited form government for us.

[Saman]

[Spenta]

Actually these are also the countries that have the best distribution of wealth, and additionally the least amount of division between the have's and have nots.

[patriot]

please join Reza shah iI and leave your message for him

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shahineazadi
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I am Babak Khoramdin