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Obama Should Congratulate Ahmadinejad

Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D. | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

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There are several good reasons why president Barack Obama should join dozens of other world leaders who have extended congratulations to Iran's duly re-elected president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Taking the Long View on Iran

Ajay Singh Chaudhary | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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In Iran, these periods of quiet should not be interpreted as meaning that this movement has died off or that aspirations have folded.

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The Unconstitutional Un-Islamic Republic of Iran

Melody Moezzi | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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With increasing accounts of rape, torture, forced confessions and skewed judicial proceedings, the Iranian government is losing any credibility it had left, including any legitimate claim to Islam.

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Salon: Is Sarah Palin America's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Salon | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palin Resignation, Populism, Globalization, Sarah-Palin-Farewell, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Katie Couric, Sarah Palin, Mavericks, Alaska, Juan Cole, Politics News

Aug. 3, 2009 | Is Sarah Palin America's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? The two differ in many key respects, of course, but it is remarkable how similar they are...

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Iran at the Crossroads of History: Will This Regime Fall Like the Shah's?

Abolhassan Bani-Sadr | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

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The regime's own cadres oppose Ahmadinejad, and the economic crisis has both deprived the regime of resources and spurred further public discontent. This provides the opening for Iranians to determine the outcome of the struggle.

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Iran's Red Tulip Revolution

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

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With each death at the hands of the regime, a martyr is born, and with each martyr, the seed of revolution is planted.

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Western Hubris Won't Reform Iran

Kevin Sullivan | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Tehran, Iran, Green Wave, Ayatollah Khomeini, Barack Obama, Iranian Revolution, Nuclear Weapons, Iranian Election 2009, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News

A genuine reform movement in Iran will likely take years, if not decades, to foment and prosper. The courageous youth in green may yet win the day, whenever that day comes.

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Voices of Protest: The Iranian Word

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

There is an old saying in Persian, that every Iranian has written at least one line of poetry in their lifetime -- one can only imagine how many millions of lines have been written this summer alone.

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The Basij Are Cordially Invited to Join the Opposition

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.25.2009 | World

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Thanks to their new duties, which include increasingly violent and inhumane acts, reports of Basiji taking protesters up on their invitations to join the opposition movement are growing.

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Becoming a Green Girl

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

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I resolve to march again soon. Because I can. Because I want Iranian women to be able to do so safely. Because I want to take my American son to Iran one day.

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Shahpour Kazemi, Mousavi Brother-In-Law, Arrested In Iran

AP | NASSER KARIMI and LEE KEATH | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — The wife of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said Thursday that her 62-year-old brother is among the hundreds arrested in Ir...

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Iran, Protest, and Intelligence: Why Strategic Reports Often Get it Wrong

Jamsheed K. Choksy | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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Revolutions are accurately designated as such only after the fact, not when protests begin. The protests in Iran are not yet and may never become a revolution.

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Hey DJ Rafsanjani, Play Us Some Ayatollah Khomeini

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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At the heart of Iran's Islamic Revolution was a stencil duplicator and a tape recorder. These were the Ayatollah Khomeini's Facebook and Twitter.

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What Should A New American Policy Toward Iran Look Like?

Sam Sedaei | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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From one of many emails received post-elecion: "President Obama: Thank you for being mindful and not wanting to meddle... But why would we write our protest signs in English if we didn't want the West's help?"

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Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, Iranian Nuclear Chief And Mousavi Ally, Resigns

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad railed against the U.S. in a speech Thursday, showing little indication of embracing Washin...

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The Rape of Taraneh: Prison Abuse of Iran's Protesters

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

The strategies and ultimate goals are the same for any kind of torture: to humiliate, disembody, extract confessions and permanently terrorize the victims to prevent further 'disturbances'.

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A Cabal in the College of Mullahs?

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

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With growing resentment directed against Ali Khamenei by his own peers, how ironic would it be that the first political casualty of Iran's election dispute turned out to be the supreme leader and not Ahmadinejad?

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Juan Cole on Iranian Protests and the Reform Movement's Future

ZP Heller | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

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Cole said that while Obama administration can't intervene to the point that they enable a reformist victory, they must continue engaging Iranian hardliners if the current regime remains in power.

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Exhibit A: Word From Iran

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.09.2009 | Media

Reporters keep complaining about the difficulty of getting information out of Iran, but communicating with Iran is far from a challenge. I frequently get through on the first try.

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Iran Will Never Be the Same Again

Meir Javedanfar | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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The fact is, even with an Ahmadinejad victory, the regime -- and Iran itself -- will never be the same again. The emergence of a mass protest movement, reminiscent of 1979 itself, is a sure sign that a new path has been set.

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Iran's Underground Railroad

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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The Iranian Underground Railroad isn't meant to move people from one area of the country to another, it is an attempt to create shelter and make way for freedom.

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Biden Israel-Iran Statements Cause Storm Of Regional Responses

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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The effects of Vice President Joe Biden's recent remarks during an interview with ABC's "This Week"--where he implied that Israel has a sovereign righ...

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Khamenei: West's Meddling In Iran's Affairs Will Damage Relations

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi made his first public appearance in a week Monday, vowing to continue his campaign ...

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Mousavi A US Agent: Claims Iranian Hardliner

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 08.04.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — A top aide to Iran's all-powerful leader has accused the country's main opposition leader of being an American agent who should b...

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The Iranian Revolution Didn't Die with Michael Jackson

Sam Sedaei | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

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Make no mistake about it; the revolution in Iran has passed a tipping point and entered into a new phase. In this period, the worst thing that the Western media can do is to allow itself to get distracted.

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