And an Iranian comment on the above article:
Expecting the authorities of the Islamic Regime to respect any democratically elcted members of the parliament is a dream beyound any imaginations.
The participants of the conference in Berlin would be shooting at stars with second world war's rifles if they have any impression of the least liniency towards any change of mind by the present regime.
The authorities of the present regime have become masters of deceit after 26 years of ruling in the most despotic style with the least competency in modern history.
They are murderers, rubbers and theifs, the most cruel and reactionary of all present leaders in the region.
Khatami was a relief valve in order to avoid any forthcomming large scale public dissent.
Khatami is not of any intellectual /leadership values despite his poetic slogans.
THE WAY FORWARD IS TO DENOUNCE, BYCOT,AND INVITE THE ENTIRE IRANIAN POPULATION TO AVOID PARTICIPATING IN THE SO CALLED ELECTIONS.
ANY ONE WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE FEB ELECTION WILL BE AIDING/APPROVING THIS DESPOTIC ANTI HUMAN BARBARIANS.
http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/040109152409.puccanol/talkback/msg_1073687893/view
Thought you might be interested in this kind of debate.
BTW, can you also warn Iraq not to let the Mullahs take too much power there as well?