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  • Iranian-born U.S. citizen detained in Iraq by U.S. military

    07/06/2005 8:55:23 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 11 replies · 558+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/6/05 | AP - Los Angeles
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Iranian-born U.S. citizen and Navy veteran was detained in Iraq by American forces after troops said they found a common component for improvised explosive devices in his taxi, according to U.S. defense officials. His family says Cyrus Kar, 44, was in Iraq to film scenes for a documentary on King Cyrus the Great, founder of Persia, when he was arrested at a checkpoint in mid-May. He had also filmed in Iran, Tajikistan, Turkey and Afghanistan and consulted with scholars, they said. Kar's family first learned of his troubles May 24, when he called them to...
  • Cyrus the Great in Biblical Prophecy

    10/13/2004 12:49:51 AM PDT · by freedom44 · 27 replies · 1,108+ views
    Iranian Cultural Heritage ^ | 10/13/04 | Iranian Cultural Heritage
    One of the truly astounding prophecies of the Bible is found in the last verse of Isaiah 44, together with chapter 45:1ff, (an unfortunate chapter break). It has to do with Cyrus, king of Persia. According to the historian Herodotus (i.46), Cyrus was the son of Cambyses I. He came to the Persian throne in 559 B.C. Nine years later he conquered the Medes, thus unifying the kingdoms of the Medes and the Persians. Cyrus is mentioned some 23 times in the literature of the Old Testament. Isaiah refers to Cyrus as Jehovah’s “shepherd,” the Lord’s “anointed,” who was providentially...