leninology.blogspot.com - 6/24/2009
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Let the Iranian people solve their conflict on their own. Defend Iran -- including both sides of the conflict -- from the Western powers. Then, one day, the Iranian people will perhaps choose a man -- or even a woman -- who is truly worthy of their fidelity, someone who thinks like Arshin ...
mrzine.monthlyreview.org - 6/23/2009
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When some commentators say that what we are
witnessing is a revolution they are at best naive...
and at worst following their own destructive agenda. The dispute is about the future path of the Islamic Republic and the meaning of the revolution -- not ...
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Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, "Iran: This Is Not a Revolution"
newyorker.com - 6/28/2009
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This week in the magazine, Laura Secor, who
is a contributor and is working on a book...
about Iran, wrote a Comment about Mir-Hossein Moussavi and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei . She has also been writing regular updates on the situation in Iran for News ...
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Laura Secor: Six Essential Books on Iran
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Iran: This Is Not a Revolution, by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
Columbia University Press —
... , argues that what we are witnessing in Iran is not a revolution so much as a political struggle and cautions against drawing too many parallels with the events of 1979. (Needless to say Adib-Moghaddam’s perspective is not without its detractors. The essay was also posted on the site Lenin’s Tomb and has been the subject of a very lively discussion.) Adib-Moghaddam argues that unlike 1979 when the Shah was the clear enemy to broad segments of the Iranian population, there continues to be widespread loyalty to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and even Ahmadinejad. Moreover, while the ...
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... and here), which has enabled some very interesting discussions to unfold at Lenin's Tomb. I have also appreciated posts from Richard Estes at American Leftist, ...
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