Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
To bad he's no longer in power. Then I would have no problem with Iran holding a nook.
Apart from the fact that he was a brutal tyrant, who lavished millions of pounds on pathetic parties and dresses, whilst Iranians wallowed in poverty, under constant threat of kidnap by the secret police.

Don't get me wrong, I'm hardly an "Islamic Republic" sympathiser. I'm just saying that just because the current regime is bad, it doesn't mean the old was good.