Let me begin by saying not only you can’t have democracy with $75 million. You can’t even have it with $750 billion.
AKBAR GANJIRecently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
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Recently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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When I say that I am opposed to this budget, everyone says, “Well, what do you think the United States should do?” My response is, “Why should the United States do anything?”
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Iran is going to get between $50 to $55 billion in oil revenue, which is unheard of in the history of the revolution.
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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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I could witness that as a result of Ahmadinejad, they lived in a dream. They believed that paradise is around the corner and that all their demands shall be met.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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But I know one thing for sure: That we, the Iranian people, are much more in line of danger than the West.
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The difference between us and the other side is that they use populist and…kind of slogans that are…they fool the people.
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Revolutions invariably don’t solve the issue of justice, and in its place, suppression and limiting freedom replaces that idea.
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The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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It began early in the revolution. It was a process that was unfolding on a daily basis. We expected the system to be dispensing justice, but every day that passed by.
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Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.
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The solutions to the problems of the distraught lower strata of society are problems that can only be solved in the context of an overall political, cultural, economic development.
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The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. [In the] legal realm.
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