What if the U.S. were to turn its back on the plight of Iran's nation to embrace its government? If so, America is not about to blaze a new path. Rather, once again, as in the time of the Shah, the U.S. will align itself with those whom the nation regard as oppressors. It was precisely such an alliance that sparked the anti-imperialist fury among ordinary Iranians, which Ayatollah Khomeini exploited. That fury became the bonfire we now call the Iranian revolution of 1979.
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نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
The US is looking to play the hand...
by Ostaad on Wed Apr 29, 2009 04:00 PM PDTthat it is dealt. The present US policies vis-a-vis Iran are based on realpolitik, unlike the phony policies of the Bush administration which had no efficacy at all. Ironically depriving the regime in Iran from using the US bogeyman, will give more room to the Iranians who are more democratic to be able to claim a larger share of Iran's politics.
Fred, I did not find the title, "MD" attributed to the author anywhere in the article. Are you taking "editorial" freedom as you wish? Did I miss anything?
History repeats itself
by Sad (not verified) on Wed Apr 29, 2009 02:24 PM PDTSuch a shame for Iran!
Seems like Americans did not learn any lessons from their past mistakes, unless they were actually the ones who made the revolution in Iran through Iranian people to get rid of the Shah and are quite confident that Iranian people are incapable of revolt against tyranny on their own no matter what.