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Re: Iran: For peace in the region? No! For a piece *of* the region...
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Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:17:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Leonard Hoffman writes:
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> > > > And on a last note.. did you know that Iran is one of the few working
> > > > democracies in the region?
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> > > Um, not exactly a democracy. You may want to do a little more research. For
> > > starters, see this article, particularly the illustration of how power
> > > actually works:
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> > > http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_id=1522038
> > >
> > > The entire special report that this is a part of is quite good.
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> > Hmm, is there a similar report that doesn't have a cost to view?
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> Er, whoops. I'm an Economist subscriber (print edition) so it's no cost to me.
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> But the point of the article, and the diagram in particular, is that Iran is
> more of a theocracy that has some elected (but basically powerless)
> appendages, than a democracy...
The modernisers in Iran were gaining serious ground until Bush came along with
his "axis of evil" nonsense.
Scott A
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