Iranian of the Day

Good analysis, JJ. For an observer outside the country.

I guess with this consolidation of the thugs power - albeit as you put it, slight - repression is closing ranks behind Khamenei. 

Might be wishful thinking, but lets see where its goanna get them. Not too far, I hope. 

It took Iran-1979 and 30 years for the Americans to finally figure outhow to do it right.

Of the 3 earlier experiments - Iran, Nicaragua, Philippines - andthey way they turned out, American foreign policy strategy put in place injimmy Carter time finally started to work.

This, as it is known as Cyrus Vance doctrine (from the tail end ofthe cold war era), states that for 3rd world countries to belong tothe 1st world instead of the Communists, their populace should wantto be on our side instead of the communism. He argued, to achieve this, UnitedStates foreign policy should discourage dictatorships and promote Democracy.Hence, Iran, Nicaragua, and Philippines.

Although it s too soon to tell, Arab World transformation maybe happening the way it was originally intended for Iran back in 1979 .

 Mamane-Omid

It's time Rafsanjani to go back behind bars where he once was...

before 1979. The rest of the Akhoonds such as Khemeni, Khatami, Kahrroubi, et al should follow him....

امامزاده بی معجزه

 من که فکر نمی کنم کسی به این امامزاده دخیلی بسته بود.  

اهل قبور!

در یک مجلس مردگان چه تفاوتی می کند کدام مرده ای رییس باشد!
این چگونه مملکتی است که خمینی در ۷۹ سالگی رهبر انقلاب ؟؟؟ آن میشود و خامنه ای زوار در رفته رهبر معظم آن؟؟؟

اندر مبحث خبرگان!

Great News, No More Fence-Sitters

 His downfall is good news for forces of democracy, he was trying to play it both ways, recently he was even calling the greens "fetneh" to get on the good side of Khamenei. With him outof power (or most of it), the calls for Regime Change become louder.

 A corrupt regime that cannot even tolerate
mild criticism from its own former top officials is unlikely to listen
to tougher criticism from the masses. Look out for the regime attacks on Khatami next. With Mousavi, Karrubi, Rafsanjani and Khatami out of picture,the option of "reform" within the system is dead. Iranainan won't accept anything short of a regime change and they don't need any of these leaders to reach their goal.

روباه پیر

این روباه پیر نباید بمیرد،او و خانواده دزدش باید در دادگاه مردمی محاکمه بشوند. 

well said Jeesh Daram

در  تمام حکومتهایی که دولت انگلستان سر کار میگذارد چند قانون همیشه پیروی
میشود.  دزدان، بی ناموسان، مادرفروشان، وطنفروشان، خائنین و مفسدین، و
وابستگان ایشان زمانی که نوسط رژیم وقت کنار گذاشته میشوند، اینها در طبقه
بندی قهرمانان آینده ، "اپوزوسیون" آینده، و فتوی دهندگان آینده و  مشاورین
رژیم های آینده قرار میگیرند. 

 Akh keyf kardam,

Stop Execution and torture of Iranians in Islamic regime Prisions

JD: Damet garm. Gol gofti.

JD: Damet garm. Gol gofti.

Mehraban jan

And Faezeh Lideri?

I don't why but I find that very funny...lol

رفسنجانی و مانند او قهرمانان آینده تراژدی تاریخ ایران

The shark

The old cunning shark is on the loose.

Stop Execution and torture of Iranians in Islamic regime Prisions

HG jann

there will be no other rahbar the islamic republic is finished

Are kids in Iran taking bullets

To make Rafsanjani king?  And Faezeh Lideri?  

I am sure under these two we could do a lot more under hejab ejbari.

one garbage out many more to go

he can enjoy his time off for now.  He shall be brought to justice in due time.

i wonder if this is a step

i wonder if this is a step down for him or up?  it's widely known that khamenei, with his many reported illnesses, is on his way to hell.  with rafsanjani out of the khoftegan committee and the responsibility to select the next rahbar, he can deflect criticism for whoever gets selected.  not to mention that there is an outside chance of being selected himself! 

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Kani is 80 year old octogenarian.....he can go any moment! Pretty soon, they will need another successor! Lets see if he can make thru 2011!

He looks defeated and

He looks defeated and disgusted; disgusted with himself.

End of an era

It is the end of another era. His departure will send him farther away from the center of power and actually increase his popularity as an outsider. But not by much. It is much too late for this old fox. He's done too much damage. Too much blood on his hands. Too wishy washy. Too corrupt. Always siding with the establishment, rather than defending the interests of the people.

Choosing Mahdavi-Kani as Rafsanjani's successor is an interesting move. He is not a radical and quite close to the Rafsanjani faction actually. But his loyalty to velayat e faghih is rock solid and he's going to sit in the background without making any waves -- just the way Khamenei likes it.

You gotta admire Mulla Billionaire

When push comes to shove, he can always be relied on to tow the line. After all, there there is nothing of more interest to his kind than self-interest.