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No way back

alexarjomand — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:11:24 +0000

For 30 years I had been under the impression that as unsophisticated and barbarous as the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) appeared, it had an uncanny intelligence for holding onto power. They had achieved this appearance by adhering to three main principles:

ترس و قدرت رژیم زیر پای اراده ملت ایران له شد

alexarjomand — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:48:38 +0000

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Pictures say a 1000 words

alexarjomand — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:54:48 +0000

The instrument of Rahbar holding on to his instrument...

Politics makes strange bedfellows

alexarjomand — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:51:12 +0000

One of the interesting features of the Iranian demonstrations in London is the division which has occurred between the vast majority of the people which stand to one side and a much smaller group consisting of the monarchists and the Mojahedin Khlagh (MKO) that stand together distinguished by their flags bearing the lion and the sun. Oddly the monarchists and the MKO seem to have put aside their differences and united as a result of the symbolic importance of the flag in their respective movements.

What we can do to help

alexarjomand — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:58:54 +0000

I am sure that many of you feel the same frustration as I in term of seeing and hearing what is happening in Iran and not being able to do anything meaningful to help. Venting on sites such as this represents an outlet for all of us and hopefully does some good in terms of sharing information and carrying the message to those who would otherwise not be as involved. But is there more that we can do?

Massacre in Tehran

alexarjomand — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:24:58 +0000

If you thought that there was a line that IRI would not cross, think again:

Some comic relief

alexarjomand — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:40:26 +0000

Some creative compatriots having fun with the coup d'etatchi

Persiankiwi

alexarjomand — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:02:07 +0000

It seems to be bloodbath in Iran. Persiankiwi has been fairly reliable up to now:

http://twitter.com/persiankiwi

United we stand, divided we fall

alexarjomand — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:56:24 +0000

For over 30 years the Islamic Republic of Iran has managed to hold on to and consolidate its power through a combination of repression, brutality, spreading of fear and remaining united in the face of their enemies. All of that changed on Friday 19 June when their supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, reduced himself to the ranks of a factional politician and took sides in Iran’s disputed elections. Khamenei’s words in support of a falsified election signalled the end of the Islamic Republic’s hard-earned legitimacy and moved the country and its people into uncharted waters. Iranians insid