In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
AKBAR GANJIThe U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.
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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public.
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The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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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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I am only speaking of my own behalf.
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I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.
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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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The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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Well-to-do classes are using all kinds of obvious and not-so-obvious benefits that this regime has created for it.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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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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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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There’s all kind of evidence that there is enormous corruption in the distribution of that money. For example, they gave about $100 to $150 dollars to each of the teachers. They gave about $500 dollars to those who were getting married. Through this process.
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And amongst the lower strata in Iranian society, we are witnessing an increasing rise of the expectation and it’s clear that the regime is incapable of satisfying these demands.
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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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