Friday, July 13, 2007

Iran's weak spots


Iran Curses Ahmadinejad over Petrol Rationing - Colin Freeman

[P]rotests over fuel rationing were accompanied by a stream of text-messaged jokes. "On the orders of President Ahmadinejad," read one, "those who are short of petrol can have a ride on the 17 million donkeys who voted for him."

Ahmadinejad's critics predict that his downfall may lie in the discontent of his ordinary working-class constituents...
(Sunday Telegraph-UK)


Iranian Banks Feel the Heat -Con Coughlin

Unmistakable cracks are beginning to appear in the edifice of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's autocratic regime. However much Ahmadinejad tries to dismiss the effect the sanctions are having, the fact is they have brought the Iranian economy to its knees and will continue to do so, particularly if Britain and America are successful in persuading the UN to toughen them...
(Telegraph-UK)

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