LOL, that's probably the strangest social service I've ever heard of. Which part of Tehran? Halabi Abad? As I recall, the Shah cleaned the streets of Halabi Abad with a golden shower...
The Shah's reflex was typical of all despots: Strike first and suppress, then think it over: What next? First display muscle, make a show of strength, and later perhaps demonstrate you also have a brain. Despotic authority attaches great importance to being considered strong, and much less to being admired for its wisdom. Besides, what does wisdom mean to a despot? It means skill in the use of power. The wise despot knows when and how to strike. This continual display of power is necessary because, at root, any dictatorship appeals to the lowest instincts of the governed: fear, aggressiveness toward one's neighbors, bootlicking. Terror most effectively excites such instincts, and fear of strength is the wellspring of terror.
MEK speaker at work again?
What I see on your blog (though I haven't read all your entries)is a load of whitewashing of MEK, mixed with anti-Shah propaganda.
The latter is acceptable from Iranians, as not all loved the Shah, though they'd certainly take him over what they've had the past 27 yrs. (Though the vitriol in the excerpts you choose to include is a bit over the top for even the people who aren't crazy about the Shah.)
Your whitewashing of the MEK, sticks out like a sore thumb.
Thanks for the link