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(BREAKING NEWS)Ongoing Rebellion in Fereydunkenar! (IRAN)
Satelite Stations/SMCCDI & Peykeiran ^ | March 13, 2004 | Peykeiran/SMCCDI/and Satelite Stations

Posted on 03/13/2004 3:10:40 PM PST by faludeh_shirazi

WHERE IS THE MASS MEDIA? SOMETHING IS IN THE WORKS! FREEDOM IS COMING! This Chehar Shanbeh Suri and NoRooz (New Year) is going to be one that lives in History - SUPPORT ALL IRANIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS - LONG LIVE A FREE IRAN and may THE IRANIAN PEOPLE FIGHT BRAVELY AND SUCCEED!

Ongoing Rebellion in Fereydunkenar! MOST RECENT PHOTOS FROM UPRISING:

The demonstrations began some hours ago. Fereydunkenar is a small town in the northern province of Mazandaran. The people attacked and were able to liberate a building used by the Islamic Republic's security forces (Sentry Post #2). They then started moving to the city of Babolsar, but were soon confronted by Mazandaran's provincial security forces. They've been pushed back into Fereydunkenar and the latest news I've heard is that the small town is now divided between the rebels and the security forces and the scene of fierce street battles.

At least 5 people have been killed and scores injured.

NOTE, THIS UPRISING IS STILL CONTINUING.





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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; turass
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To: faludeh_shirazi
Dear Faludeh, You are very right about how the Iranian people will react after the fall of the regime. They are disgusted with the Europeans (the British especially, for some reason). Everywhere there are billboards advertising various French-made goods. Iranians, however absolutely adore American-made goods. People driving a thirty year old Buick or Chevy have more prestige than someone with a brand new Peugeot. Iran will be after the regimes fall an excellent market for Ameican goods and the people will never forgive the Europeans.
261 posted on 03/14/2004 11:16:16 AM PST by SusanTK
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To: SusanTK; F14 Pilot
Bump

S_TK, thank you for this well written story of so many Iranian hearts.

The smell of freedom in the air, brings courage to men's souls.

(thanks for the PING F14 Pilot)
262 posted on 03/14/2004 2:21:48 PM PST by XHogPilot
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To: Godebert
The students were an important part of the revolution that overthrew the Shah. Many groups helped Khomeini because they believed they would have a real democracy. The Mullahs systematically eliminated all these competing groups, often by executing their leaders. They co-opted the revolution.
263 posted on 03/14/2004 4:22:21 PM PST by DoctorZIn (Until they are Free, "We shall all be Iranians!")
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To: SusanTK
SusanTK, thanks! I told my wife about this on the way to church, and she told me that an Iranian friend of ours confirms this.

I know there was once an Anglican presence there, up to '79. We have a moving autobiography by the last Anglican bishop of Iran, Dehqani-Tafti (also the first Iranian Anglican bishop of Iran), "The Hard Awakening," which ends soon after the revolution and the murder of his son.

Recently I discovered our Book of Common Prayer in Farsi, online (image is a link):


264 posted on 03/14/2004 5:00:52 PM PST by Eala (Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: Godebert
Correct me if I'm wrong.....but wasn't it Iranian "students" who ousted the Shah, took the Americans hostage, and put the Ayatollahs in control in the first place?

That is part of a long chain of events, but to focus on that alone is to evaluate it completely out of context.

265 posted on 03/14/2004 5:05:17 PM PST by Eala (Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: faludeh_shirazi
Even an idiot like me(please feel free to disagree) spotted the bias.
266 posted on 03/14/2004 5:43:43 PM PST by Valin (Hating people is like burning down your house to kill a rat)
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To: XHogPilot
Since went to Iran in the summer of '02, I've been dying to share some of our experiences with interested persons.
One old man in a small village told my husband "tell Agha Bush(Mr. Bush) that we don't mean it." My husband assured the old guy he would tell him his message- as if he could pass along a message to the President of the United States. But, it was so important for the old man that we relay how they really feel. Mard bar Amrika (death to America) is so far from how the average Iranian feels. My father-in-law always says "Pidar saq, Carter" which roughly translates to Son-of-a-bi**h, Carter. They hate him for abandoning the Shah. We must reelect Bush for our own sakes and for the sakes of the Iranian people
267 posted on 03/14/2004 6:04:20 PM PST by SusanTK
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To: SusanTK
We must reelect Bush for our own sakes and for the sakes of the Iranian people

BUMP

268 posted on 03/14/2004 8:15:34 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife (The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals. --- Kahlil Gibran)
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To: Godebert
...Correct me if I'm wrong.....but wasn't it Iranian "students" who ousted the Shah, took the Americans hostage, and put the Ayatollahs in control in the first place?...

Twenty-five years ago Iranian students were part of the movement to oust the Shah, they were seeking greater freedom. It is true that students took the Americans hostage. The students were part of a movement that the Mullah co-opted.

If you want to know who todays students in Iran are, join us at the Iranian daily thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/~doctorzin/
269 posted on 03/14/2004 8:32:17 PM PST by DoctorZIn (Until they are Free, "We shall all be Iranians!")
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To: Eala
Dear Eala, who is in the picture eating the faludeh? Is it someone you know? Have you been to Iran? Just curious.
270 posted on 03/14/2004 10:04:27 PM PST by SusanTK
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To: SusanTK
Since went to Iran in the summer of '02, I've been dying to share some of our experiences with interested persons.

SusanTK, I'm all ears!!

271 posted on 03/15/2004 7:47:17 AM PST by Eala (Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: SusanTK
Dear Eala, who is in the picture eating the faludeh? Is it someone you know? Have you been to Iran? Just curious.

SusanTK, I do not know who is in the picture.

I have not been to Iran. But my wife lived in Tehran in the 70s and so she includes Farsi among her many languages. She came away with a love for the people like you can not imagine, and has taught me much about them. Those I have met here have all been wonderful people.

I would very much love to see Iran for myself, though she warns me that once I see it I won't want to leave. (In her estimation -- she grew up overseas and knows a lot about ex-pat Americans who fall in love with some place and... make it their home. She thinks I would find Iran such a place.)

272 posted on 03/15/2004 8:05:27 AM PST by Eala (Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: Eala
Thanks so much for your replies and feedback. Your wife is right about Iran being an unforgettable place. But she was there in the seventies and so much has changed since then. My husband left in 1978 and when he finally got to return for a visit nearly twenty-five years later,he said "the mullahs have changed my country into Saudi Arabia"! That is the impression one gets when on the street, but in private the Persian people are as fun-loving and warm as ever. And the bazaars are full of the most beautiful things imaginable. The craftsmen of Iran do incredible work- carpets, decorative household items and the jewelry- oh the jewelry(sigh). Everywhere we went people would ask us if we knew how they could get a visa to the U.S. Even the soldiers that are posted everywhere guarding things came up to us when they figured out where we were from (for some reason they could spot me as an American from a mile away, even though I thought I would be able to pass) and would ask how they could come to America.

On numerous occasions, someone we were talking with would be complaining bitterly about the state of affairs in the country and then they would ask me "so where do you like better- the U.S. or Iran?" I would answer how beautiful I thought Iran is and how lovely the people are- but, America is home and the place I would always love most. They would seem put off by my answer but, I couldn't answer truthfully any other way. As much as they want to escape and look for a better life elsewhere, they still have alot of pride in their country. If Iran was free it would be a wonderful place to visit and live but right now it leaves alot to be desired. There is so much potential there with talented, bright, decent people but until the mullahocracy is brought down, Iran will remain a place where people are more anxious to flee than move to.
273 posted on 03/15/2004 4:55:47 PM PST by SusanTK
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To: Eala
I just wanted to add that I thought before I got to Iran that I was psychologically prepared to wear the Hijab(Islamic dress required by the regime). I wore a headscarf and a coat-like garment - not too comfortable in the Summer, but, not as bad as a chador. However, I quickly grew to resent it bitterly. To me the whole concept of having to cover my hair and dress that way was so perverted and dehumanizing. It's as if there is something inherently obscene about being female. That was the hardest part for me during our trip.
274 posted on 03/15/2004 5:12:26 PM PST by SusanTK
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To: SusanTK
If Iran was free it would be a wonderful place to visit and live but right now it leaves alot to be desired.

SusanTK, we have heard that before. Not long ago an Iranian friend (I worked with him 20 years ago) told my wife that she would not want to see what Iran has become now, under the mullahs. Not to worry -- there can be no visit until after the current regime is gone.

I am envious (in a good way *\:-) of your visit, and I for one hope to hear more of it.

275 posted on 03/15/2004 5:12:52 PM PST by Eala (Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: SusanTK
not as bad as a chador.

Interesting. My wife said she was not allowed out of the house without a chador, even in the 70s. But then her safety was paramount...

276 posted on 03/15/2004 5:17:14 PM PST by Eala (Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: DoctorZIn
One of the delivery drivers at the home improvement warehouse where I work is a native of Iran who came to America in the late 1970's, but he has never lost his love for his homeland. During our lunch hour on Saturday, he described the natural beauty of Iran with such passion and zeal that one could almost imagine that they had been there themselves.

I hope and pray that the tyrants ruling in Tehran are soon ousted so that the people of Iran might know the true meaning of freedom.

277 posted on 03/15/2004 5:36:36 PM PST by Stonewall Jackson (Eagle Scout class of 1992.)
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To: Stonewall Jackson
I have heard similar comments from Iranians.

One day I hope to visit a free Iran.
278 posted on 03/15/2004 5:42:55 PM PST by DoctorZIn (Until they are Free, "We shall all be Iranians!")
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