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March 1, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.nypost.com/seven/02282007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/iran__the_radical_wins_again_opedcolumnists_amir_taheri.htm

Iran: The Radical Wins Again

[New York Post] Amir Taheri - Just a few weeks ago, we were told that Ahmadinejad's star was on the wane, but he is emerging with his position in the Khomeinist establishment strengthened. Ahmadinejad has cast himself in the role of the proverbial Islamic holy warrior who will ride his white horse into Jerusalem to liberate it from the infidel. The nuclear program would not have been an issue in Iran just two or three years ago - most Iranians knew nothing about it. But today, largely thanks to Ahmadinejad's constant hammering of the theme during his ceaseless provincial tours, most Iranians are familiar with the issue. And because Ahmadinejad has presented the dispute as an attempt by the great powers to deny Iran nuclear energy, many Iranians support the regime's position.

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