Posted on 01/03/2018 4:21:27 PM PST by Kaslin
Pundits have marveled at what a big surprise it is that ordinary Iranians have revolted against the mullahs. It's a surprise to them, but no surprise to American Thinker's readers, whose Iranian contributors have kept us posted for years about what is really going on in Iran.
Just look at these pieces by Hamid Bahrami, Reza Shafiee, Hassan Mahmoudi, Amil Imani, and Shahriar Kia. Over and over again, these writers warned there is a problem, and now Iranians' protests against corruption, soaring prices, environmental ruin, Revolutionary Guards thuggery, poverty, and bank collapses have become the "surprise" story of the day.
One writer at Politico correctly noted that the "surprise" stems from reporters covering only Tehran's elites, not the doings in the hinterlands. The hinterlands, of course, are where the trouble started, beginning in Mashhad, and these are the parts of the country American Thinker's writers have been bringing us information on. These writers showed long ago that what we are seeing now isn't your garden-variety protests of city elites seeking "reform" or "fair elections." These protests are smaller, but they're the real kind, revolutionary ones, actual calls for the overthrow of the regime and the initiation of a new government. Protests now aren't coming from the comfortable elites who just want a little bit of tweaking.
Now with eyes on Iran, one essay, published six months ago at American Thinker, stands out: Amil Imani's piece titled "Is Reza Pahlavi the Only Hope to Overthrow the Mullahs?"
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Remember those red-dyed pistachios we used to buy in the stores back in the 1970s? Those mostly likely came from Iran.
Funny, it wasn’t different when they elected a thoughtful intelligent dude in 1952. The people there are more like us than anyone else in that part of the world except the Israelis.
It probably wasn’t too bad under the Shah (as long as you did what the tin pot royal autocrat said of course).
It’s pointless to overthrow one band of dictators to install another one.
My uncle worked at Weatherby Arms for several years back in the late 50’s and 60’s.
Crafted a jewel-encrusted rifle stock for a the Shah.
dude did like his bling
Thank you for your service.
Of the present protests, I doubt anything will happen unless a charismatic and credible politician emerges, around whom the protesters can rally. Absent that, it will be a series of fragmented outbursts which will eventually die down.
He looks just like his dad...
It was the fear of the Soviets that gave us the Shah and Pakistan. The gift that keeps on giving.
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