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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (189719)	6/19/2006 5:49:34 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

I dont have any problems with this post. I dont claim to know enough to talk to the motivations of reformers within iran. How you go from katami to the new pres is confusing but i guess in a sense its an expression of nationalism and anti-rafsanjani/usual suspects who ran things there for so long. I'd be interested in seeing nadines response to your post.

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (189719)	6/19/2006 5:53:02 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Unlikely...what so many people seem to not get, is that there is no support for regime change within Iran. Iranians want a change of behavior in some aspects of the regime. But that is a far cry from a regime change that is why you have not seen the kinds of riots that would please Cheney So why do the mullahs have to scrub the ballot of 3/4 of the candidates, getting rid of all moderates or reformers, before having an election? Which they they have to rig to get Ahmedinijad in? Sure, the populace wants changes in "some" aspects of the regime, like its totaliarian control over their lives and its utter failure to provide jobs. If the mullahs thought they had popular support, they would run real elections. They know better. There have been riots and unrest all over the country, it's just not getting much press.