One wonders what an article about the riots in Iran has to do with tales of the global economy. But according to my good friend Jalal Jhazi, a Middle East analyst for New America Media, Iran – a country that even before the beginning of the uprising as on the verge of economic meltdown – is still the backdrop for that old, familiar struggle between the haves and have nots.
This time, the dispute is between a small oligarchy, which has enriched itself at the expense of the rest of society and which is trying desperately to defend its privileges, and tides of young people who are demanding freedom, opportunities, equality, and accountability. It’s a tale of those who disseminated…
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