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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: LindyBill who started this subject12/4/2003 4:25:11 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (1) of 793896
 
A crowd was forming, but before the debate could get any hotter a policeman broke through. Summoned by reports of a foreign journalist asking political questions, the officer apologized for being obliged to take the reporter to his kiosk to wait for an intelligence officer.

It was the second such interruption in as many days. The previous evening, when Mardanian was saying how much Iraqis loved Iran's system, a slender young man brandishing a cigarette and a threatening air identified himself as a member of the Basij, an ardent pro-government militia. When no one heeded his demands for papers, the militiaman stalked away, declaring he would call the police.

Torabi, the office-supply salesman, watched him go.

"That," he said, "is why we had a revolution."


Iranians Offer Neighborly Advice
Many Cite Theocracy's Shortcomings as Iraqis Ponder Shape of New System


washingtonpost.com
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