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Comments on: Stumbling Over The Cliff https://whynow.dumka.us/2009/12/28/stumbling-over-the-cliff/ On-line Opinion Magazine...OK, it's a blog Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:44:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2009/12/28/stumbling-over-the-cliff/comment-page-1/#comment-50433 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:44:07 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=12688#comment-50433 In reply to Kryten42.

The only reason that Khamenei was able to make the level of ayatollah was the insistence of Ayatollah Khomeini. Khamenei is, by all accounts, an indifferent scholar and lacks the personal following that is a requirement for the rank of ayatollah. I have to believe that even his supporters among the ayatollahs in Qom are beginning to question his competency after recent events. He has apparently unleashed the Revolutionary Guard without any consideration for the long-term results.

In addition to everything else, the economy has been in turmoil for some time, with inflation running at rates up to 30%, which Dr. Cole thinks was probably the reason that banks were attacked, in addition to the basji. That means that the opposition is gaining support from groups who aren’t really interested in the political problems, but have an economic complaint. That is a major problem because many of those new people in the streets probably voted for Ahmadinejad in the elections for economic reasons. The economic component probably also explains the new cities added to the list.

This is a screw-up worthy of the Hedgemony, fueled by the same sort of arrogance.

OT: I’ll see what I can do, Kryten.

]]> By: jams O'Donnell https://whynow.dumka.us/2009/12/28/stumbling-over-the-cliff/comment-page-1/#comment-50432 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:15:07 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=12688#comment-50432 I see that the regime has also arested SHirin Ebadl’s sister and trashed the offices of Khoneneis family. The Iranian regime is staring into the abyss and what is staring back is Green!
.-= last blog ..The beginning of the end in Iran? =-.

]]> By: Kryten42 https://whynow.dumka.us/2009/12/28/stumbling-over-the-cliff/comment-page-1/#comment-50431 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:59:00 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/?p=12688#comment-50431 Yeah… really! Talk about loosing the plot. at this rate, they’ll make the Bushmoron look intelligent by comparison! That’s a feat I thought impossible.

OT: Hey Bryan… can you add an emoticon like this:
Shake Head Emoticon

It would save me some typing (and make hipparchia happy) with your blogs lately! I suspect it’ll be well used. 😆

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