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2005-02-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian Cleric Challenges Hardliners through Blog

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Posted by sludj 2005-02-18 3:30:42 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Which will happen first? Popcorn, please.

This is not a situation where we can simply lean back and wait and watch what happens. If the arrival of this political reformation can be made to happen earlier via external support/pressure, then the current administration should be doing everything it can behind the scenes to get that train rolling faster.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-18 4:22:56 PM|| 2005-02-18 4:22:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Bomb-a-rama. Yeah, you are right, I regretted that phrase after I posted it. My point was just that there are two opposite forces at work in Iran and I am watching events play out with fascination. The situation seems so delicate. If the Iranians view the US as the driving force, pushing the political reformation, reformist forces will lose a lot of their power to persuade their countrymen. On the other hand, we need to do what we can.

Posted by sludj 2005-02-18 4:34:42 PM|| 2005-02-18 4:34:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Iranian_Clerics = Iranian_Clerics - 1;

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Posted by AzCat 2005-02-18 10:09:50 PM|| 2005-02-18 10:09:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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