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2007-08-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran's Revolutionary Guards control a fiscal empire

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Posted by Fred 2007-08-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Ahh, sweet tyranny.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-08-27 00:56|| 2007-08-27 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Gof/Faith-based Maoism???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-08-27 04:46|| 2007-08-27 04:46|| Front Page Top

#3 YNETNEWS < KUWAITI SHEIK GIVES IRAN WARNING. Iran is imperialist-ambitious in ways not only nuklar, but is also out to control the Arab = Muslim? identity and character.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-08-27 04:56|| 2007-08-27 04:56|| Front Page Top

#4 the organization's economic role is a breach of the original mission he helped craft for it as an associate of Khomeini: to act as a people's army, a protector of revolutionary ideals and an obstacle against any coup attempt by the regular army.

Well, just declare the Pasdaran a "living" organization. Problem solved!

Posted by gromky 2007-08-27 07:19|| 2007-08-27 07:19|| Front Page Top

#5 When a single entity, the IRG in this case, controls virtually all significant economic and development projects, one can have great confidence that quality and efficiency will be missing. This system is highly unstable, and tottering. It WILL collapse, with or without our help, but it would be nice to give it a 'nudge' so it collapses in a predictable direction. The collapse of the Weimar economy led to the rise of the Nazis - what would the collapse of the IslamoNazi economy lead to?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-08-27 07:31|| 2007-08-27 07:31|| Front Page Top

#6 At this point - unknown. Given the disorganization and lack of cohesion among the opposition, it would likely be a coalition of the less-radical mullahs and some of the intelligencia.

Posted by Pappy 2007-08-27 09:45|| 2007-08-27 09:45|| Front Page Top

#7 MUch like Himmler's SS financial empire...

Posted by borgboy 2007-08-27 11:22|| 2007-08-27 11:22|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm sure Mo would've wanted it that way, right boys?

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-27 11:25|| 2007-08-27 11:25|| Front Page Top

#9 That could be a good sign---rich people, having a lot more to lose, are more cautious. On the other hand, if that financial empire starts tottering...

Posted by gromgoru 2007-08-27 13:26|| 2007-08-27 13:26|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm sure Mo would've wanted it that way, right boys

Islam has nothing to do with it in this case. It's a long-standing Iranian... tradition (from personal experience).

Posted by Pappy 2007-08-27 21:08|| 2007-08-27 21:08|| Front Page Top

#11 The Basij are notorious strike-breakers. They do it on orders of the Ayatollahs, the top 12 of which have average net wealth of $300,000,000 each. Last December, the Basij broke a transport drivers strike, and murdered workers in the process. May day rallies in Iran, are really anti Basij festivals.

Posted by McZoid 2007-08-27 22:18|| 2007-08-27 22:18|| Front Page Top

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