Similar by the way, to Venezuela - where they accused Chavez of being a dictator... go there you'll hear a ear full ---- they way this anti- Iran stuff is expressed amongst the so-called "new left" (sounding more and more like the old boss) is 'cause the direction that country is taken does not jive with the usual anti-religion and specifically Islamophobic reaction that American left have had for the long time... There are a couple of interesting open letters that was written to the Reform Iran faction of Shirin Ebadi (the "noble prize winner" - who recently suggested things were better under the "Shah" -- (so I was told) - so much for the reformists... any wonder they don't get anywhere, and people who take 'em seriously are people here in the US... ) http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/pourzal270206.html http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/pourzal090306.html Altaf On May 29, 2006, at 8:17 PM, L. Mirza wrote: > That theocracy does not stop the Iran people from > either voting for the candidates of their choice and > from speaking freely. Every time I'm in Iran I get an > ear full!!!! A ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/