State of disorder
To hear George Bush and Dick Cheney tell it, Iranians live under the boot of a monolithic dictatorship run by fanatics. But while political repression is ever-present in mullahdom, an increasingly vibrant debate ahead of parliamentary elections next March is giving the lie to the White House's totalitarian parodies. Regime opponents hope this burgeoning national dialogue may sow the seeds of a wider reformation - and an end to talk of war.
Iranian media report numerous parties and factions scrambling to form alliances as the Majlis poll approaches. At one end of the spectrum stands the United Principle-ist Front, comprising the Sweet Smell of Service group, the Self-Sacrificers (Martyrs) Association, and the Coalition of the Followers of the Imam.… Seguir leyendo »