Good Bad News from Iran

Commentary Magazine by Max Boot | Jun. 28, 2007 (Opinion)

Good news from Iran. The Associated Press reports that "Iranians smashed shop windows and set fire to a dozen gas stations in the capital Wednesday, angered by the sudden start of a fuel rationing system that threatens to further increase the unpopularity of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad." Why is this good news? Because it reveals the unpopularity of the theocratic dictatorship in Tehran, and its vulnerability to pressure.

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Iran, Bush Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Jun 28, 2007 - 9:13 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dale Penn (review), Ara Gregorian (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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 by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

Commentary from conservative site demonstrates growing discontent with the Bush Administration.

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

Not a bad opinion piece, though some of the claims made, such as Iran's support of "terrorists" in Afghanistan, are controversial to dubious, but certainly not confirmed.

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 by Ara Gregorian - Oct. 1, 2008

A commentary piece offering alternate means of action in order to bringing down the mullah's regime. It is mildly important, not for its content, but because it illustrates the rifts and frustrations of the neocon/zionist faction and the White House.

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