http://blog.z-word.com/2009/07/more-on-amia/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 http://blog.z-word.com/2009/07/more-on-amia/#comment-5684 ganselmi Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:16:47 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1350#comment-5684 Great piece. It reminded me why some starry-eyed Western observers have been foolish to look to the Rafsanjani clan as a source of moderation. And genuine reformers inside Iran can't line up behind him either. Khamenei could easily crush him and the Iranian people wouldn't be even slightly pained. They'd remember him as Iran's single most corrupt theocrat and nothing more. Great piece. It reminded me why some starry-eyed Western observers have been foolish to look to the Rafsanjani clan as a source of moderation. And genuine reformers inside Iran can’t line up behind him either. Khamenei could easily crush him and the Iranian people wouldn’t be even slightly pained. They’d remember him as Iran’s single most corrupt theocrat and nothing more.

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