tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post5371946735323011005..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Why Did Khatami Withdraw from Presidential Race?Nader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-17118452274002895062011-09-08T13:53:33.183-04:002011-09-08T13:53:33.183-04:00Certainly, Khatami got to know that the regime was...Certainly, Khatami got to know that the regime was steadfast in its plans to rig the election, if in need. It was clear from the beginning that Ahmadinejad had to be "re-elected". The regime could not afford losing Ahmadinejad after the US had elected Obama. I suppose that the only hard evidence that the 2009 presidential election had been rigged can be found in Khatami and his withdrawal.Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284544475682248201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-4981789949818609502009-04-15T03:11:00.000-04:002009-04-15T03:11:00.000-04:00Khatami has the same loyalty as Mousavi. He is a c...Khatami has the same loyalty as Mousavi. He is a close friend to the leader behind the media made curtains. Mousavi does not have such a relationship. However, Khatami's followers are more radical and the system (including Khatami himself) feared that he could not control the flow of new demands. Mousavi has promised to control his followers, as he has shown in this early stage. <br /><br />There seems to be a great energy in the mob, beyond the control of anybody, but we are not expecting any action from this now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-63899583937801610802009-04-13T05:04:00.000-04:002009-04-13T05:04:00.000-04:00“Reformist” is a relative term. No one in Iranian ...“Reformist” is a relative term. No one in Iranian politics is talking openly about separation of church and state, for example, or even contemplating it seriously. The "reformist" camp apparently calculated that Mousavi had the best chance of winning. While it is highly desireable to change this current regime the time is just not right. Ahmadinejad is the product and the defender of a deeply ingrained strain in Iran’s political culture, which tends, historically, toward absolutism. That is why he will be reelectedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-14094616036960942682009-04-12T17:59:00.000-04:002009-04-12T17:59:00.000-04:00Is it possible that the reformists themselves were...Is it possible that the reformists themselves were unnerved by the response they were getting? Whipping up public support is obviously the goal of any candidacy, but inspiring heated talk of a "revolution" is a good way to provoke a preemptive coup on the part of the hardliners. <BR/><BR/>The reformers themselves might have concluded that a more centrist candidate would be safer. After all, in other nations' elections, the parties strive to find a balance in their candidates; they want a strong emotional response, but also one that is palatable to the moderates that are the balance of power. Whatever the failings of the Iranian government, there is a middle class that is doing well enough that it will respond negatively to promises of radical change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com