Iran in turmoil as president's purge deepens

[ECH1969]

Iran is facing political paralysis as its newly elected president purges government institutions, bringing accusations that he is undertaking a coup d'état.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's clearout of his opponents began last month but is more sweeping than previously understood and has reached almost every branch of government, the Guardian has learned. Dozens of deputy ministers have been sacked this month in several government departments, as well the heads of the state insurance and privatisation organisations. Last week, seven state bank presidents were dismissed in what an Iranian source described as "a coup d'état".

An informed Iranian source with first-hand knowledge of all the main political and clerical figures in the country said: "Ahmadinejad is defying everybody. He does whatever he wants and considers it to be right. This is not how things are done in Iran."

The upheaval at the highest government levels in Tehran follows the dismissal of four senior ambassadors and has raised questions about Iran's ability to conclude negotiations on its nuclear programme which are due to come to a head at a UN meeting in Vienna next week.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1645457,00.html

[FarLeftRage]

1. Now there's an example

that b*sh could follow...

[ECH1969]

3. lol good one

[okieinpain]

6. I think the iranian is copying how bush did it. next he will have a

free press

[TheGunslinger]

15. Sounds a HELLUVA lot like the last 5 1/2 years in our own gov't.

Long-timers being fired, forced to resign, or flat-out quitting so the Propaganda and his cabal can install a bunch of yes-men.

[Marie26]

19. And finally get the war both extremes want.

[bemildred]

2. Sounds like Bush.

Is it going to take 6 years to get rid of AhmandIdjit too?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Imagine how the resulting outrage could have been channelled if

Chimp hadn't fucked the already reed thin US reputation in the ME.

[orwell]

5. Sounds like...

...the "Boys from Brazil" are at it again.

Wet work anyone?

[enigma000]

7. and this nutbar will have nukes sooner or later

Isn't that wonderful?

[anakie]

12. and your nutbar already does

and has mused upon their use - in a tactical way of course.

[enigma000]

13. He's not my nutbar leader n/t

[anakie]

16. sorry

'their' nutbar leader.

[formercia]

8. And you can thank Fearless Leader for polarizing the Iranians

into voting for this kook. Remember that you have to create enemies before you can start a war.

[anotherdrew]

10. that's the family business for the bush clan, at least three generations

[anotherdrew]

9. "purges government institutions" "a coup d'état" - just like bush

"purges government institutions, bringing accusations that he is undertaking a coup d'état."

just like bush

[daleo]

11. The article just says he has fired a bunch of people

Maybe not smart politics, and perhaps destructive of the bureaucracy, but not illegal. I don't know how it differs from what happens when administrations change in America. Remember the phrase "I serve at the pleasure of my president"?

[PATRICK]

17. Preparing for

the war , subversion and divisions and betrayal that MUST be the hallmark in future American interference. Maybe they shouldn't have waited so long but Bush is weak and still threatening them.

[ConcernedCanuk]

20. Zactly - firing previous employees is not exactly a new concept

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and whether business or politics - who's gonna keep employees that don't agree with the new "company's" polices? - as long as those policies are legal

aw shit - GW's policies don't pass the sniff test up here - Iraq was such a global boo boo on the USA's part that they haven't even woke up to it yet - but the rest of the world has - - - USA's still brainwashing their citizens to grab more taxes to continue their genocides - - and the sheeples are paying . .

AND

All those trade/security agreements around the world that leave out the USA - that ain't no accident

think about it . . . .

[occuserpens]

14. This is Iranian cultural revolution (and duplicate thread)

http://tinyurl.com/7og64

[Miss Chybil]

18. Sounds like Bush. Isn't it weird countries around the globe are suffering

so many of the same problems? Mainly fighting against "conservatism" and fundamentalism? Who's really running things on this planet?

[ConcernedCanuk]

21. "Who's really running things on this planet?" - - Really want to know?

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USA is just a scapegoat for the agressors - a "base" if you want to look at it that way for global domination, envisioned in the 1700's -

Google words like "Illumitati" "Freemasons" - Masons - "global government" -

USA has the most powerful weapons, but they are not sure how all they work yet - Iraq was more target practice and a proving/testing ground for alot of their euquipment - the Hummers failed miserably, - didn't matter - a few hundred American lives and billions of taxpayers dollars is of little concern to the Warmongers in the US Admnistration - Oh, did I leave out "civilian" casualties?

Well, shit, we all know that there is no such thing as American illegal detention, invasions, murders, genocide or the like - - that's "collateral damage" and

- Them "illegal combatants", ?

- they ain't human doncha know??

If it wasn't for world opinion, and decentralized world power now, I betcha Junior and clan would be quite happy to renew the slave trade

But he has sorta already done that in the USS of A

- they are called "voters"

(sigh)

[Miss Chybil]

22. Illuminati and Freemasons? How about Exxon and Shell?

GE Capital, or any number of other corporate "persons?" How about the World Bank?

[superconnected]

23. Now watch the rw come out and say they think that's wrong for that

prez to do.

hypocrites.