Misreading Iran's unrest
The troubles that have followed the Iranian presidential elections have been generally misread by the Western media and policymakers. What we are witnessing is not a frustrated East European-style "color revolution"; nor is presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi's movement an uprising of liberal, Westernized sympathizers against the principles of the Iranian Revolution -- although there are surely some who are hostile to the revolution among his ... Full Story »
Posted by Leo Romero
Although Mr. Crooke offers great insight into the events in Iran, however, in my opinion, he falls short of outlining the entire range of possible scenarios and I find his conclusion to be the least plausible of outcomes.