– #A shoot from the hip –
You think that Mr Khomeini, [an] uneducated person … could have planned all this? Masterminded all this, set up all the organization? I know that one man alone could not have done it … I know that a tremendous amount of money was spent … I know that top experts in propaganda were used to show us like tyrants and monsters, and the other side as democratic liberal revolutionaries who want to save the country. (David Frost interviewing The Shah, 1980)
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Dear Reza[2],
Now ... the son of the last Shah wants to be the next Leader of Iran, right?[3]
With all due respect, are you considering another Coup d’Etat[4] to be taking effect with the United States‘ support/courtesy, figuratively turning you into somewhat of "Juan Carlos I"[5]/"Assad II"[6] of Iran?!
Nonetheless, long time no hear and how ‘s it going?
Here a few more questions at random for you as follows:
# Do you know, how your Father came of Office, 1953?[7]
# Do you remember, the killing of Benno, 1967?[8]
# Do you remember, what your Father said – and the way he phrased it – during the Mike Wallace interview, 1979?[9]
# Do you recall the numerous Protests against the Iranian Mullah Regime[10], especially those having frequently taken effect since 2010? Have you ever manifested yourself there, somehow ... somewhere?
# How are you planning to make Old/New School Islam and Democracy shake hands?[11]
That ‘s pretty much it for now and have a nice day.
Respectfully yours,
Cal Caleido
Frame of Reference
Cal's Annotations | * The Golden Age Of "Terror Forever"
Cal's Annotations | * To Whom "Kismet" May Concern In Turkey
Cal's Annotations | * Reminders On Faces Of Fundamentalist Islamic Terror(ism)
Faces Of Fundamentalist Terror(ism)
Taken Hostage: The American Experience
When Mike Wallace Confronted The Ayatollah (1979)
Aaron’s Nightmares in The Daytime!
[1] The Shah of Iran, last interview with David Frost, January 1980 in Panama - YouTube
[2] The Pahlavi Dynasty - Official Site
[3] The Son of the Last Shah Wants to Be the Next Leader of Iran - POLITICO
[4] By analogy: 1953 Iranian coup d'état (Wikiped)
[5] By analogy: Juan Carlos I (Wikiped): Franco died on 20 November 1975, and two days later on 22 November the Cortes Españolas proclaimed Juan Carlos King of Spain. In his address to the Cortes, Juan Carlos spoke of three factors: historical tradition, national laws, and the will of the people, and in so doing referred to a process dating back to the Civil War of 1936–39.
[6] By analogy: Bashar al-Assad (Wikiped): Hopes that the UK-educated Assad would bring reform to Syria and relax the occupation of Lebanon were dashed following a series of crackdowns in 2001–2002 that ended the Damascus Spring, a period defined by calls for transparency and democracy. Assad's rule would become more repressive than his father's.
[7] 1953 Iranian coup d'état (Wikiped)
[8] Killing of Benno Ohnesorg (Wikiped)
[9] Related features as follows: When Mike Wallace Confronted The Shah (1976) - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope – When Mike Wallace Confronted The Ayatollah (1979) - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope
[10] Iran protests (Wikiped) ––– related as follows: Mahsa Amini protests (Wikiped) ––– 2021–2022 Iranian protests (Wikiped) ––– 2019–2020 Iranian protests (Wikiped) ––– August 2018 uprising in Iran (Wikiped) ––– 2017–2018 Iranian protests (Wikiped) ––– 2016 Cyrus the Great Revolt (Wikiped) ––– 2011–2012 Iranian protests (Wikiped)
[11] Islam and democracy (Wikiped) ––– related (1) as follows: The Islamic World - Democracy And Development (Ac.Uk) ––– Islam And Democracy (Usip.Org) ––– Islam And Democracy (Swarthmore.Edu) ––– Islam And Democracy (Ub.Edu) ––– Islam And Democracy (Media.Gallup.Com) ––– Civil Democratic Islam - Partners, Resources, And Strategies (Rand.Org) ––– related (2) as follows: Islam And The Challenge Of Democracy (Escholarship.Org) ––– Islam And Democracy: Is Modernization A Barrier? (Diplomatie.Gouv.Fr) ––– Is Islam An Obstacle To Democratization In The Muslim World? The Debate Of The Compatibility Of Islam And Democracy Revisited (Bilig.Yesevi.Edu.Tr) ––– Is Islam Compatible With Democracy - A Critical Reexamination Of Existing Theory To Establish Renewed Potential (Culturaldiplomacy.Org) ––– Is Islam Compatible With Democracy? (Ac.Uk) ––– Compatibility Of Democracy And Islam Or The Lack Thereof - A Closer Look At Whether The Arab Spring Was Ever Capable Of Culminating Into A Viable Democracy In The Arab World (Stmarytx.Edu) ––– Islam And Democracy - Micro-Level Indications Of Compatibility (Arabphilosophers.Com) ––– Syntesis Of Islam And Democracy In The Context Of Turkish Nationalism In The AKP Turkey Era (Ac.Id) ––– related (3) as follows: ––– Islam And Democracy: An Obscure Relationship (Preterhuman.Net) ––– Who Really Wants A “Muslim Democracy”? (Esiweb.Org) ––– Can Muslims Be Democratic? Empirical Evidence On The Influence Of Muslim Religiosity On Support For Democracy (Politica.Dk) ––– related (4) as follows: ––– Political Islam And Democracy In The Muslim World (Rienner.Com) ––– Political Islam In The Middle East (Cmi.No) ––– related (5) as follows: Islamic Constitutions And Democracy (Org.Eg) ––– Democracy From Islamic Law Perspective (Centarkom.Rs) ––– Islam & Democracy - Law, Gender And The West (Aaup.Edu) ––– related (6) as follows: Democracy - A Religion (Kalamullah.Com) ––– Islam And Democracy In The Middle East - The Impact Of Religious Orientations On Attitudes Toward Democracy In Four Arab Countries (Rochelleterman.Com) ––– How Muslims Understand Democracy - An Empirical Investigation (Luc.Edu) ––– Muslim Grassroots In The West Discuss Democracy (Unaoc.Org) ––– Sharīʻa, Islamism And Arab Support For Democracy (Whiterose.Ac.Uk) ––– related (7) as follows: Authoritarianism And Democracy In Muslim Countries - Rentier States And Regional Diffusion (Dsu.Edu) ––– Why Has Democratization Bypassed The Muslim World? (Hoover.Org) ––– Why No Democracy In The Arab-Muslim World? (Gu.Se)
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