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Originally posted by NY Madman:
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Originally posted by Weasel:
[b]Im pissed that the moderate movement in the Middle East is now officially dead.

Those young people within Iran and Lebanon who only a few years ago were so vibrant and energized are now irrelevent because the orgy of violence.
What makes you think that the pro-democracy movement in Iran is dead?

The Islamo-facist rulers of Iran squashed the protests, arrested thousands, and outlawed further protests.

That doesn't mean the movement is dead or that many people don't want the mullahs out of control.[/b]
Well, I agree that the sentiment for "democracy" still exists, but the official movement has certainly taken many leaps backward in the past two-plus years. IMO, it's going to take outside force to remove the leadership structure. [Uh Oh !] I just cannot see it coming from within in the current Mid East climate.