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Where Do Dictators Go? Top Retirement Destinations for the Recently Deposed

Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak insists he will end his days in his homeland, but that hasn't stopped rampant speculation about where he might end up in exile. Among the more bizarre rumors is a report, first aired on Al-Jazeera, that the Egyptian leader might spend his retirement years in Tel Aviv -- an...

Alireza Pahlavi: The Lonely Life of an Exiled Prince

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Alireza Pahlavi, the youngest son of the late shah of Iran, had lived in exile since he was 13. Captivating, glamorous and tragic, he and his family are the Kennedys of Iran. But while Pahlavi's suicide this week came as a shock to some, it is also the continuation of the sad story of a royal family...

444 Days: The Iranian Hostage Crisis Remembered

Thirty years ago today, hundreds of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iran, took 66 Americans hostage, and set off an international incident whose consequences still affect us today. In its November edition, GQ magazine presents an exhaustive oral history of the hostage crisis, gathered by 10 reporters from...

Shah of Iran News From the Web

12/16/11 Iran, oil, nuke power Source: Santa Maria Times - Santa Maria CA Recent news discussed going to war with Iran over that country having nuclear weapons.
02/16/11 Latest News : Mubarak and the shah of Iran, two clone... Source: Tehran Times - Iran The fall of Hosni Mubarak on the anniversary of the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution reminded people of the similarities between the former Egyptian president and the deposed shah of Iran. The two dictators had the following nine points in common: A glance at the events of the past few decades shows that Mubarak, like the shah of Iran, was always concerned about the interests of the United States.
01/04/11 Son of Shah of Iran Commits Suicide in Boston Source: Gateway Pundit I met Reza Pahlavi , the eldest son of the late Shah of Iran, at the The Democracy and Security Conference in Prague, Czech Republic in June 2007 .

Background on Shah of Iran

Shāh (; , ) is the title of the ruler of certain South Asian and Central Asian countries, especially Persia (modern Iran), and derives from the Persian word shah, meaning "king".

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