No one voted for Stalin, but the Iranis actually do have elections. So like it or not, in the last elections the people spoke the way they wanted. They tried the so-called moderate, Rafsanjani for two terms, then Khatamae, the so-called reformer, and decided the original intentions of the Islamic revolution were what they really wanted. The trouble with democracy is that there are winners and always sore losers. --- Kevin White <cuitlacoche1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There's a lot of Russians horribly nostalgic for > Stalin. > > "One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is just > statistics." > ----Iosef > Valassarionovich Dzhugasvilli (Joe Stalin) > > Kevin > > > > Avis Worthington <avisworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinin, who wrote the recently > passed anti-Palestianian > bill in Congress, is violently anti-Cuban and comes > from Florida. > > Avis > > on 5/30/06 6:33 PM, L. Mirza at haq4u@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > > > Yep, there are alot of Cubans sitting in Miami > longing > > for Batista too. > > > > --- Altaf Bhimji <altafb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> New Pacifica Working Group > >> http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica > >> 'Save Our Stations!' > >> Yahoo! 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