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2004-03-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Khatami concedes defeat
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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-03-18 12:46:25 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 "The way he handled the election crisis was awful. If he wanted our support, he should have resigned then and not voted in the [parliamentary] elections."

But of course! Khatami is part of the ruling elite, so he's only going to go as far as he thinks is prudent, which obviously wasn't as far as what the population wanted. No surprise there.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-18 11:19:03 AM||   2004-3-18 11:19:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Mr Khatami, who has pursued a policy of appeasement towards the conservative opposition, has consistently excused his lack of progress in introducing reformist laws by insisting that he was powerless to stop hardliners interfering with the country’s democratic process.

The difference between the reformers and the hardliners is about the same the difference in the shades of black in their hats...
Posted by Pappy 2004-3-18 10:53:00 PM||   2004-3-18 10:53:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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