Der Journalist Maziar Bahari wurde Mitte Juni verhaftet und verbrachte nahezu 4 Monate in iranischer Haft. Newsweek bringt seinen unbedingt lesenswerten und grossartig geschriebenen Bericht ueber diese Zeit, ueber sein „Gestaendnis“ in den Schauprozessen und die neue Machtfuelle des Sicherheistdienstes der Revolutionsgarden, in dessen Haenden er sich befand. Noch Fragen zum Charakter des iranischen Regimes?
Mr. Rosewater was to be my nemesis for 118 days, 12 hours, and 54 minutes. He never told me his name. I saw his face only twice. The first time was when he led the team that arrested me. „This prison can be the end of the line for you if you don’t cooperate“ were his welcoming words. The second and last time was after I was freed—and warned by him never to speak of what had happened to me in jail. If I disobeyed, he said, I would be hunted down. „We can put people in a bag no matter where in the world they are,“ he said menacingly. „No one can escape from us.“
I did not believe him. I do not believe him. But the doubt lingers, which is what he wanted—what the regime he serves wants from all of us, in fact. They are masters of uncertainty, instilling it among their enemies, their subjects, their friends, perhaps even themselves.
If he could, Mr. Rosewater would threaten me for the rest of my life. But 118 days was enough. I do not want to be his captive any longer.





