To: DoctorZIn
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?
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!")
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
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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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