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February 14, 2000
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The Iranian
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Outlook
Widen the Focus and See the Big Picture in Iran
By Stanley A. Weiss
International Herald Tribune
February 11, 2000, Friday
WASHINGTON -- In advance of Iran's parliamentary elections next Friday,
most Western analysts are under the illusion that who controls the legislature
will determine whether Iran moves from clerical dictatorship to representative
democracy. By focusing exclusively on an electoral sideshow, outsiders
miss the main event.
The prevailing vision reduces Iran's domestic scene to a convenient
plot of good versus evil, with the good guys called reformers and the bad
guys called conservatives. Oversimplification in Washington has narrowed
the dialogue with Iran to focus on the ''reformers'' alone, which helps
explain why U.S. relations with Iran never seem to go anywhere. America
has lost sight of the big picture in Iran >>>
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* Little support for revolution in Cairo
Cyrus Kadivar: writes:
DOKHI FASSIHIAN'S INTERESTING ARTICLE ON CAIRO MADE ME REALISE HOW EVERY
EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT ["Imbaba"].
WHILST I AGREE THAT CAIRO'S POVERTY IS LAMENTABLE AND THE DIFFERENCES OF
WEALTH STAGGERING I IN NO WAY FOUND IT COMPARABLE TO TEHRAN OF THE 1970S.
FIRST OF ALL THERE ARE 1-2 MILLION PEOPLE OF CAIRO LIVING IN THE CITY'S
OLD CEMETERY WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE IN TEHRAN. SECONDLY TEHRAN WAS A MORE
MODERN ALBEIT CHAOTIC METROPOLIS WITH A WEALTHIER MIDDLE CLASS AND I DON'T
RECALL SEEING PEOPLE COLLECTING TRASH WITH THEIR HANDS NOR WAS IT AS DIRTY
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* Best of iranian.com
Ramin Abhari
writes: If you ever decide to compile a "best of iranian.com"
collection and publish it under a title like, "essays from the revolution's
children," you will have to include Ms. Kalaam's piece ["For
getting without forgetting"].
* Modifying compound words
Mahyar writes: This
is just a reminder. Modifying compound words that come after the noun are
not supposed to be hyphenated. Thus, in the clause " CNN's Christian
Amanpour, who is half--Iranian," the modifying words should not be
hyphenated since they come after the noun Amanpour (half Iranian would
be accurate).
Of course you could say "the half--Iranian Amanpour," and
the hyphen could be justified. Second, apositives (words that explain or
clarify other words) need to be set off by commas. Thus, in the clause
"and her husband State Department James Rubin were at the Iran--USA
soccer match," you need two commas to avoid confusion--one after husband
and another after Rubin.
I sincerely hope that you won't find these assertions bold or irrelevant,
and I'd like to commend the kind of work that you do -- despite the fact
that you did not publish my article.
Radio: Iran elections, Washington
On February 15 at 10 a.m. there will be a foreign affairs discussion
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"Iran 's Elections: Where is the Republic Headed?" PARTICIPANTS:
Elaine Sciolino, USIP, senior writer, The New York Times; Jon Alterman,
USIP; Shaul Bakash, George Mason University and Farideh Farhi. LOCATION:
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WASHINGTON,
Feb 14 (AFP) - US President Bill Clinton said Monday the United States was
seeking a "constructive partnership" with Iran and that he was
following with interest the election campaign there. He said Washington
was watching with interest as Iranians prepare to vote in parliamentary
elections on Friday. He said he hoped reformers would not be hurt by their
desire to open dialogue with Washington. "I think it's important that
the genuine reformers there not be in effect weakened because of their willingness
to at least talk to us," he said >>> FULL TEXT
Iran candidate seeks U.S. talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - At the height of an election campaign pitting
moderates against anti-U.S. hard-liners, a leading reformist candidate has
called for talks between Iran and the United States after more than two
decades of estrangement. ``The two countries should sit and make decisions
on the basis of their national interests and this will happen,'' candidate
Ahmad Bourqani was quoted as saying by the daily Iran Vij on Sunday >>>
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Thousands of pro-reform students boo mention
of Rafsanjani
TEHRAN,
Feb 13 (AFP) - Thousands of Iranian reformers Sunday chanted slogans against
former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a longtime moderate ally who
has hitched his wagon to the star of their conservative opponents in parliamentary
elections this week >>> FULL TEXT
Key reformers risk radicals' anger by backing
Rafsanjani
TEHRAN,
Feb 14 (AFP) - Key reformist allies of President Mohammad Khatami risked
the wrath of his more radical supporters Monday to give their backing to
the parliamentary election campaign of his moderate predecessor Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani >>> FULL TEXT
Iran nixes decision on candidates
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's Interior Ministry has rejected a hard-line
council's decision to disqualify more candidates ahead of this week's legislative
elections, calling the decision illegal, a newspaper reported Monday >>>
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Minority candidate wins first-ever backing
of mainstream party
TEHRAN,
Feb 14 (AFP) - For the first time since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution,
a candidate for one of the five parliament seats set aside for minority
groups has won the backing of a mainstream party >>> FULL TEXT
U.S. blasts Iran in Baha'i case
WASHINGTON The Clinton administration criticized Iran
on Friday for sentencing to death three Baha'i men who the White House said
were condemned because of their religious faith >>> FULL TEXT
Bomb attack at house of Iran's ex-intelligence
chief: paper
TEHRAN,
Feb 14 (AFP) - A bomb attack rocked the home of former Iranian intelligence
chief Ali Fallahian, who is a conservative candidate in this week's parliamentary
elections, overnight Sunday, a newspaper said here Monday >>> FULL
TEXT
Reform paper back on newsstands
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A newspaper returned to newsstands Saturday
after a self-imposed weeklong suspension meant to calm anger generated by
its political cartoons satirizing a cleric. Azad newspaper published cartoons
>>> FULL TEXT
Iran says surging oil prices only "temporary"
TEHRAN,
Feb 14 (AFP) - Iran believes the current price of oil, surging around nine-year
highs, is only "temporary" and that the market has yet to find
its balance, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said here Monday >>>
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More on Fajr
Tehran
(Hamshahri) - More on the Fajr film festival awards: Bahman Farmanara's
"The Smell of Camphor, The Fragrance of Jasmine" won a total eight
awards, including best film >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
20 years
Tehran
(Hamshahri) - Bahman Farmanara says he had been waiting 20 years to make
a film. And Khosro Sinaie, whose "Aroos-e Arash" was voted the
people's favorite, was a no-show at the awards ceremony >>> FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
Born in Mehr
Tehran
(Mosharekat) - A review of another distinguished film at the Fajr festival:
"Motevaled-e maah-e mehr" by Ahmad-Reza Darvish >>> FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
Azizi again
Tehran (Iran Sports Press) - Azizi has cancelled his two-week-old
contract with a Turkish club and now plans to go play in the U.S. -- probably
San Jose >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
League chart
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Esteqlal has moved to the top of the Azadegan league,
but only because it has played three matches more than Persepolis >>>
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Tabatabaie
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Hadi Tabatabaie has proved to be a dependable goalie for
Esteqlal and the national team >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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I think that, you know, one of the best things we could do for the long
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the world, is to have a constructive partnership with Iran.
-- President Clinton
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February 14, 2000
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