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Cyrus Kar (b. March 18, 1961 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born American film director, part-time professor at the University of Phoenix, and now-vindicated alleged terrorist who was captured by United States forces in Iraq on May 17, 2005, while filming a documentary on the life of Cyrus The Great.〔(From Filmmaker in Los Angeles to Iraq Detainee ), ''New York Times'', July 6, 2005〕 On July 10, 2005, he was released from custody after his family sued, accusing the U.S. government of violating his civil rights and detaining him after his clearance by the FBI. He was accused of smuggling washing machine timers for use in improvised explosive devices in a taxi he was riding into Baghdad. ==Early life== Although born in Iran, his family moved to Germany when he was two and then to America when he was five where he was brought up in the American culture. He returned to Iran at the age of nine, where, barring one year in Germany, he lived until returning to America at the age of 14. He attended kindergarten and elementary school in Utah, high school in Washington and subsequently entered the Navy, attaining the rank of Third Class Petty Officer.〔(The strange case of Cyrus Kar ), ''BBC'', July 7, 2005〕 After leaving the Navy, he attained degrees from San Jose State University and Pepperdine University. He also worked in Silicon Valley for 13 years before embarking on a film career. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cyrus Kar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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