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Peaceful Regieme Change Seen in Iran [Defense Advisor Perle Asks Europe to Help w/Mullahs Removal]
Associated Press and Newsday ^ | June 17, 2003 | staff report

Posted on 06/17/2003 11:12:17 AM PDT by ewing

Richard Perle, one of United States Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's closest advisors leading up to the Gulf War, said that there is a 'good chance' for peaceful regieme change in Iran.

In an interview published Tuesday, Perle urged European countries to join the United States of America in pushing 'to replace the dictorial regieme in Iran with the help of the opposition inside the country.'

Reformists in Iran have been pressuring its hard line clerical rulers with protests.

'There is a good chance for peaceful regieme change,' Perle told the Berlin Daily Tegesspiegel.

Iran, like Iraq was included by President Bush in the 'axis of evil' that included North Korea.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bushdoctrineunfold; iran; perle; regiemechange; rummy; southasia; southasialist
Perhaps the Mullahs are closer to rolling over than we think..
1 posted on 06/17/2003 11:12:19 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ewing
The mob in Syria must be really nervous....after Iran...well....
2 posted on 06/17/2003 11:14:41 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: ken5050
Assad is probably making vacation plans..
3 posted on 06/17/2003 11:15:43 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ellery; DoctorZIn
ping
4 posted on 06/17/2003 11:16:35 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ewing
The only way Europe will get the "hint" is if they feel the Regime in Iran is in grave risk. Only then will they finally give up and pull out. Until then they'll continue sucking blood of Iranians for cheap oil.
5 posted on 06/17/2003 11:20:41 AM PDT by Persia
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To: ewing
the real problem here is the Iranian sponsored crazies in southern Lebanon...if the Iranian regime implodes, they might launch everything at Israel..the IDF will invade Lebanon first, to pre-empt this...and Sharon may decide to stop the IDF columns at, say, Damascus...
6 posted on 06/17/2003 11:22:03 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: ken5050
They are going to have to be dealt with somewhere down the road..
7 posted on 06/17/2003 11:30:30 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ewing
Peaceful Regieme Change Seen in Iran

Tell that those in the trenches.

8 posted on 06/17/2003 11:34:20 AM PDT by TigerTale (From the streets of Tehran to the Gulf of Oman, let freedom ring.)
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To: *southasia_list
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9 posted on 06/17/2003 11:58:25 AM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: Persia
"Perle urged European countries"

Now that's funny! You think France/TotalFinaElf/Chretien will go against their monetary interests?

10 posted on 06/17/2003 12:38:07 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: ken5050
The real problem here is the Iranian sponsored crazies in southern Lebanon...if the Iranian regime implodes, they might launch everything at Israel..the IDF will invade Lebanon first, to pre-empt this...and Sharon may decide to stop the IDF columns at, say, Damascus...

So what's the problem.....?

11 posted on 06/17/2003 12:49:05 PM PDT by usurper
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To: DoctorZIn
Thought this might interest you.......PING
12 posted on 06/17/2003 1:35:23 PM PDT by JulieRNR21 (Take W-04........Across America!)
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To: *Bush Doctrine Unfold
ping
13 posted on 06/19/2003 1:30:14 PM PDT by ewing
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