There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.
AKBAR GANJIThere’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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We can certainly be on the same side and the same front with the workers and with the oppressed people of Iran. We can certainly be on the same front with them.
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They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
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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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We see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
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There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.
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The most important dichotomy that I make for a society is between those who support democracy and human rights, and those who oppose it.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
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[In] every revolution, there is a great divergence between what the revolutionaries expect and what the revolution actually accomplishes.
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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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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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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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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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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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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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