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Iran’s New Dark Side

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Iran

By Nir Boms and Reza Bulorchi Published July 14, 2005 Officially, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incoming Iranian “elected” president, will assume his post next month – but his presence is already felt in the political circles and the streets of Tehran. Since his election, under the banner of a renewed Islamic revolution, the clerical regime hanged [...]

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Myth of the Moderate Mullahs

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Iran, Islam and Democracy

Jan. 31, 2004 By REZA BULORCHI & NIR BOMS      Defying conventional wisdom, fresh voices of freedom appear to be coming from the Middle East of late. Assad of Syria delivers his plans for democratization directly to The New York Times. Gaddafi of Libya delivers his to Newsweek, as he claims to be an ally in [...]

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