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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (174443)	11/6/2005 8:54:14 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

All that imposing democracy stuff is just a front for the real objective...controlling the oil. They want "democracy" to make it safe to get to the oil. I have to grin when I see that the last two interim prime ministers were both former CIA operatives. It's clear to me that were bringing "demockcrazy" to them all right. If it wasn't the oil we'd be busy bringing democracy to Somalia, Sudan and Rwanda...right? I have to admit...that forcing democracy upon a people at the point of a gun is a little weird though. But this time it's neocon democratic "free market" free for all. Cash and blood...running in the streets. Orca

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (174443)	11/7/2005 10:14:31 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 281500

Middle East: Iran: Democracy Iranian Democracy Stats View this page with sources or definitions listed for each statistic. Civil and political liberties: 1 [118th of 141] Democratic institutions rating: 3 [88th of 141] Electoral system: two-round system Electoral system type: majority Female candidacy: 1,963 [25th of 166] Female ministers: 27.1% [23rd of 130] Female parliamentarians: 3.4% [140th of 161] Female suffrage: 1,963 [23rd of 166] First female parliamentarian: 1,963 [81st of 159] Parliamentary elections - Turnout: 0.0% (2000) Parliamentary elections - Voting age population: 41,817,400 [17th of 167] (per capita): 614.799 per 1,000 people [64th of 162] Presidential elections - Turnout: 0.0% (2001) Presidential elections - Voting age population: 32,585,700 [10th of 94] (per capita): 479.075 per 1,000 people [51st of 91] Sources: Freedom House; Polity IV Project; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; Parline Database; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003 nationmaster.com