Open Letter from Akbar Ganji

Iran's dangerous international situation and the consequences of Iran's dispute with the West have totally deflected the world's attention and especially the attention of the United Nations from the intolerable conditions that the Iranian regime has created for the Iranian people. The dispute over the enrichment of uranium should not make the world forget that, although the 1979 revolution of Iran was a popular revolution, it did not lead to the formation ... Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
3.6
by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

A strong statement. While his claims are not sourced and evidence is lacking, the endorsement of his views by the impressive list of intellectuals at the bottom of the piece give a lot of credence to the claims he makes.

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Linda Raiteri
4.8
by Linda Raiteri - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a plea for UN intervention in Iran and not, strictly speaking, journalism. It describes the government as exceedinly repressive and the threat of war from the U.S. as a further justification for more violations of human rights by the Iranian government.

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Damien Jones
4.1
by Damien Jones - Oct. 1, 2008

A well-written appeal for a departure from the tired and failed Western policies in the Middle East. (Tired and failed only in as far as one would like to achieve something more than chaos).

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David Pappas
3.5
by David Pappas - Oct. 1, 2008

It is an op-ed piece. Likely, all of the author's assertions are accurate - but no effort is made to provide a balance.

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Dave Rosso
2.8
by Dave Rosso - Oct. 1, 2008

It is interesting and informative only in that it gives a view of what is going on inside Iran. But, it is definitely one person's view. I have no reason to dispute it. I don't have a lot of reason to accept it, either.

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