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Iran: Moving To Another Revolution?

These kinds of predictions are perilous to make, but it is difficult not to conclude that something interesting is amiss when one reads Robin Wright’s account of the formation of an opposition manifesto:

In Iran, The Word Of The Day Is “Isolation”

We see how the regime is increasingly getting isolated from the civilized elements in Iranian society:

Seriously?

Reading this, one cannot help but to cringe in embarrassment.

There Is No Head Of The Iranian Opposition Movement. And That Is A Good Thing.

Those who analyze the protests that have gripped Iran since the perpetration of voter fraud in the country oftentimes point out that while the Islamic regime has a definite leadership class, the opposition movement is relatively leaderless.

Smothering Any Semblance Of Freedom

Just when one thinks that it cannot get any more oppressive in Iran . . .

The New Iranian Intifada

Yup, the protest genie is out of the bottle:

Another Day, Another Round Of Protests In Iran

Remember when people thought that the dissident community in Iran had been suppressed?

More Protests And Clashes In Iran

And to think that some people thought the protests were going away:

As Usual, John Kerry’s Timing Is Awful

Consider this story:

Passions And Rage In Iran

The recent death of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri has brought about yet another uptick in protests in Iran. The protests centering around Montazeri’s death, and what he meant to the reform movement, do not appear to be going away. Neither does the generalized resistance to the regime’s totalitarian tendencies:

Cheap And Petty

I guess the rule is that if one opposes the efforts of the Islamic regime in Iran to steal votes, and effectively disenfranchise millions, one cannot head a cultural institution.

The Wages Of Hossein Ali Montazeri’s Death

Renewed protests against the regime in Iran:

- March 12, 2010 -

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