Chapter Three:
On page 24, the author discusses October 26th, 1967, as Coronation Day in Iran’s history of Monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi I. The author begins to be sarcastic by saying, “placing the heavy jeweled crown on his head as he sat on the Peacock Throne in the priceless gold and gemstone heart of the Niavaran.”
Why is the author saying heavy? There is no reason to use the word heavy. If the crown were heavy, it would cause the King’s head pain.
Fact: The Shah of Iran did not wear the crown daily; it was kept in Iran’s national bank and used to support its currency.
Fact: On October 26th, 1967, the Shah of Iran’s coronation day differed from any other monarchy day. In the European system, a king or queen needed the approval of a religious figure to place the crown on their head. However, the Shah of Iran believed in himself and put the crown on himself.
Fact: The author failed to mention a crucial point and presented biased propaganda. On October 26th, 1967, the Shah of Iran crowned Empress Farah Pahlavi, marking a significant moment in Iran’s history where men and women were acknowledged as equal.
The author makes a meritless charge against SAVAK for torturing people who revolted against the Pahlavi Dynasty.
Fact: This book was published in 1987, and anyone who has no ill feelings toward Iran could understand that SAVAK arrested individuals who posed a threat to the safety and security of Iran’s national sovereignty. Several times, the author mentions that she saw the heart of Khomeini, who was cruel and unusual. Furthermore, SAVAK arrested Khalkhali, who formed kangaroo courts, and the accused had no chance of due process. Even Khalkhali was taking part in the execution of a guilty person. As a result, the authors of this book play mockery out of themselves.
Let’s talk about Canadian policing, considering the author holds herself to a higher moral standard.
On October 14th, 2007, Robert Dziekański, a 40-year-old Polish immigrant to Canada, was killed during an arrest at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia. During customs processing, Dziekański became frustrated and agitated towards airport staff. When members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) encountered him in the international reception lounge, they pinned, handcuffed, and used a Taser on him multiple times, with some accounts suggesting that the weapon was used four or five times. Dziekański died on the spot from a heart attack induced by the electrical shocks.
An eyewitness, Paul Pritchard, recorded a video of the incident. The police initially took possession of the memory card containing the video as evidence, stating that it would compromise the investigation if released to the public. However, Pritchard re-obtained the footage the following month and sold it to the press, bringing additional prominence to the case.
The final inquiry report, released on June 18th, 2010, concluded that the RCMP were not justified in using a taser on Dziekański and that the officers later deliberately misrepresented their actions to investigators. The four officers involved were charged with perjury, and in 2015, two defendants were cleared of all charges, while the remaining two were sentenced to twenty-four to thirty months in prison.
In a video clip, police officers were seen running towards Robert Dziekański while calling him a Russian. This incident provided a first clue that the officers had an issue with Dziekański’s background. It suggests that Canada only accepts white people who can speak English.
Let’s discuss the case of John Nuttall and Amanda Korody. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) trained them to act like terrorists. The couple believed that they were assisting the RCMP in capturing terrorists. However, the RCMP had no intention of apprehending any terrorists; instead, they charged John and Amanda with terrorism. After their trial in British Columbia, the appeal court found them not guilty of the charges.
What RCMP did to the above couple was not any less than psychological torture as the couple did not commit any crime and wanted to help police arrest terrorists and protect Canada. They were the victim of psychological torture by police, and no one knows what happens behind those doors.
A video has surfaced online showing the arrest of David Menzies, a personality for Rebel News, who was trying to ask Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) hasn’t been designated as a terrorist organization by the government. During his attempt to ask the question, an RCMP officer physically attacked Menzies and charged him with assaulting a peace officer. However, since Menzies was a white male and the incident was captured on camera, he was not accused of any criminal offences. Following the incident, the police released Menzies from their custody without any charges being laid against him.
The mentioned incidents were captured on cameras, and it was observed that white people were able to walk away without facing any charges. However, ethnic minority groups in Canada experience racial profiling, segregation, and various forms of bigotry, which are not discussed in this book review.
SAVAK did not engage in unethical practices such as planting evidence or entrapment. However, they arrested anyone involved in terrorism to protect Iran and its citizens and ensure their safety and security.
SAVAK arrested the same terrorists that they were active in Canada:
The Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) was a Quebec separatist organization that aimed to create an independent and socialist Quebec through violence. The Canadian government designated it as a terrorist group. The FLQ was established sometime in the early 1960s and carried out numerous attacks between 1963 and 1970. These attacks resulted in over 160 violent incidents, which claimed eight lives and injured many more individuals.
The biggest attacks were the Montreal Stock Exchange bombing in 1969 and the October Crisis in 1970. The October Crisis began with the kidnapping of British Trade Commissioner James Cross, and during the negotiations that followed, a cell of the FLQ kidnapped and murdered Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte. These events outraged the public, who demanded action from the government. In response, the government cracked down on the organization, resulting in a significant loss of support for the FLQ. Some members of the FLQ were granted refuge in Cuba.
FLQ members practiced propaganda of the deed and issued declarations calling for a socialist revolution against oppressors identified with Anglo-Saxon imperialism. They sought to overthrow the Quebec government, establish Quebec’s independence from Canada, and create a French-speaking “workers’ society” in Quebec. Until 1970, the organization had the support of many left-leaning students, teachers, and academics, who went on public strikes in solidarity with the FLQ during the October Crisis.
After the kidnapping of Cross, nearly 1,000 students at the Université de Montréal signed a petition supporting the FLQ manifesto. However, public support for the FLQ vanished when the group announced that they had executed Laporte in a public message that ended with an insult to the victim.
The KGB had contacted the FLQ before 1970 and later created false documents to portray them as a CIA false flag operation. This story gained limited traction among academic sources before declassified Soviet archives exposed the ruse. Most of the imprisoned FLQ members had been paroled or released by the early 1980s.
The means of revenue, “Bank robbery,” is illegal and should never be considered a viable option for generating income.
I do not feel safe in Canada due to fear of becoming a victim of police brutality. I think that the country has a deep-rooted hatred towards anything or anyone different, and this has left me feeling marginalized and unsafe.
On page 26, the author discusses the 1953 Coup and claims that the CIA was involved. As a researcher and author, I found the CIA documents posted on my blog and published them in my books. The CIA never took part in the 1953 Coup in Iran. You can click the link below to read the CIA documents, which did not include anything.
Why is the West so eager to take credit for the CIA’s role in the 1953 Coup?” one might ask. By claiming responsibility for the coup, Western powers aimed to persuade Iranians that they had control over their hearts and minds and that the Iranians themselves had no say in their future. And the Western countries determined the fate of the Iranians.
At this time, the left-wing factions in Iran wanted to hand over Iran to Russia, and the religious faction wished to have a republic state. They allied, becoming known as an unholy alliance of reactionary red and black.
The Western media, with the approval of their political leaders, spread false information that Western countries backed the Shah of Iran. However, it was never confirmed that the Shah of Iran had the support of Western countries.
During World War II, when England and Russia invaded Iran, the country declared itself a neutral state under the Pahlavi Dynasty. Despite this, no one came to Iran’s rescue. Reza Shah the Great’s wise action saved Iran from destruction. Even if oil was at stake, why should anyone think that the US acted in good faith towards Iran?
The Shah of Iran faced tough boxers with soft and hard power in the boxing ring. Western politicians have practiced the art of Machiavelli and Hobbesian politics for centuries. They acted with smiling faces in front of the Shah of Iran, sharpening their draggers behind him.
On page 26, the author says that Jimmy Carter was lost in politics and domestic affairs because people were agitated by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi I’s policies.
On New Year’s Eve 1977, US President Jimmy Carter raised his glass of champagne to toast his host, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. Carter spoke warmly of the Shah: “Iran, because of the great leadership of the Shah, is an island of stability in one of the more troubled areas of the world. This is a great tribute to you, Your Majesty, and to your leadership and to the respect and the admiration and love which your people give to you.
After US President Jimmy Carter visited the Royal family, Yaser Arafat’s terrorists entered Iran and began to create disturbances. President Carter was aware of the situation in Iran and kept broadcasting his support for the Shah of Iran. Unfortunately, his actions led many Iranians to feel that their country lacked independence and was merely a satellite state of the US.
To Be Continued…
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