Posted on 01/07/2010 4:40:36 PM PST by Texas Fossil
Tehran will cease cooperation with the British Museum in London until it loans the Cyrus the Great Cylinder to the National Museum of Iran.
The clay cylinder is inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform with an account by Cyrus II, king of Persia (559-530 BC). The Cyrus Cylinder is described as the world's first charter of human rights. .......
Iranian officials called on the British Museum to loan the country's ancient cylinder,.....
said Hamid Baqaei
If the British Museum continues to make excuses for not loaning the artifact to the National Museum, we will, unfortunately, cease any cooperation with them, including archaeological expeditions and research, he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at presstv.com ...
And thank you for the clarifications you added to the discussion. It is obvious you are familiar with the region.
You are correct the Buddah statue was in Afghanistan not Iraq. New better, but did not state it correctly. Sorry.
Many Iranian-Kurds, as part of Iranian-Kordestan, do not want a separation from Iran. Their traditions, customs and all are embedded in Iran. They consider themselves Iranians & they are. I am not a spokesperson on Iranian-Kurdish behalf, only expressing my understanding.
Some of the Kurdish issues, In Iran, can be dealt with logically, amicably and simply. The same applies to all "ethnic" Iranians in Iran. They are Iranians, if not of Persian ethnicity. Most do Not want to & Will not separate from Iran. But, IRI is not logical nor amiable.
Democracy and Freedom Movement in Iran, IMO, in essence & reality, will NOT be possible without the active support and participation of All ethnicities & religions. So, end of the day, matters should be clear as choices must for a New & Modern Iran, all around.
Are you saying that Iran is less “tribal” driven than Iraq is?
That might seem logical remembering Iran during the Shah’s rule. They were much freer people and much more modern & western than today.
Given the complexity and makeup of ethnicities, religions, education, and so on compared to Iraq, the answer is an emphatic: Yes.
That might seem logical remembering Iran during the Shahs rule. They were much freer people and much more modern & western than today.
Much was freer during the Shah's era, no doubt. That era too had its shortcomings IMO - that's 30 yrs ago though. I don't think people now are looking for Perfection, only workable solutions. But, first IRI & its ideology must go.
Yes, all who are honest agree that IRI must go. And that will eventually happen.
But I fear for how extreme they will become toward the opposition before they exit. This would be over if the Iranian people were armed, but they are not.
Unfortunately I agree. But, hopefully what will replace IRI will be the result of a more discerning, more balanced move on the part of the people as well as "political movers and shakers". After all the pain & bloodshed so far, I'd hate to see just "an elusive change".
My opinion as a total outsider is that the citizens have received an education that should blow away all smoke concerning the “wonderful enlightened” (Sarcasm) Arab leadership they have just experienced.
Even those who were “not informed” are certainly touched by the brutality they have witnessed.
You cannot “unsee” what has been seen.
Rules = ruled. Stupid fingers.
There is a petition(although it doesn’t appear to be widely known) regarding this at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/2500year/petition.html
FWIW
If they haven’t coughed up the Elgin marbles by now, then they aren’t going to lend anything to the likes of Iran.
I can think of some metal cylinders that need to be delivered to Iran from the air.
Isn't there some future date scheduled for that, coinciding with the opening of a new museum at the Acropolis?
I guess I could just go look that up...;-)
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I agree w/ you on all accounts, especially about NEVER trusting the mullahs especially w/ something as symbolically important as this pre-islamic national treasure.
About the name Hormuzd or Hormuz, it is a common boy’s name in Iran, also Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, and it is a derivative of the word Ahura-Mazda which is the name of the Zoroastrian God. But did you notice the last part of his name Rassam which sounds very similar to Rostam which is also a common boys name in honor of the great warrior hero of the Persian poet Ferdowsi’s national epic Shah-Nameh (Letters of the Kings or story of the kings — and heros) revered by Iranians for — according to many — single-handedly saving the Persian language from arabization. So you see it is indeed very poetic that a man w/ this name should discover Cyrus the Great’s Cylinder!
Hope that wasn’t more information than you bargained for! :o) I just get too excited sometimes discussing the rich history of Iran!
BTW, Ctesiphon is the one and the same modern day Esfahan or (the more correct Persian spelling) Espahan in central Iran, and the beautiful city where I was born!
Two words:
Carter and Iranian leftists --- I guess that's 3 words, but there it is.
Leftists the world over screw up everything by being genetically stupid.
I agreed with him on most of his points as well. It's a shame that in his rush to pomposity, he failed to pay attention to who had posted what and was more interested in bloviating and trying to make himself look superior.
I'd have been more impressed had the poster ditched the attitude and just joined the conversation. Instead, he diminished himself with his sanctimonious tone and lack of attention to detail.
My pleasure.
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