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		<title>The Paranoid Style in Iranian Politics</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/08/28/the-paranoid-style-in-iranian-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political polemics in Iran are replete with such terms as tuteah (plot), jasouz (spy), khianat (treason), vabasteh (dependent), khatar-e kharejeh (foreign danger), cummal-e kharejeh (foreign hands), nafouz-e biganeh (alien influence), asrar (secrets), naqsheh (designs), arosak (marionette), sotun-e panjom (fifth column), nokaran-e estecmar (servants of imperialism), posht-e pardeh (behind the curtain), and posht-e sahneh (behind the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The players in Iran&#8217;s political theatre are fluffing their lines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lilli Parvin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islamic Republic has on the whole been good at producing political theatre. Its establishment knows that politics can be a form of entertainment and that Iranians enjoy a good show. Unlike the shah, who always appeared uncomfortable with politics, the establishment of the Islamic Republic has tended to understand its utility. The sudden scandal, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guide: How Iran is ruled</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flow chart explaining how Iran&#8217;s complex political system works.  Go to article.
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		<title>Presidential Power in Iran</title>
		<link>http://www.IranNewsDigest.com/2009/06/19/presidential-power-in-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Free Iran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No incumbent has lost a presidential election in post-Revolution Iran, and despite allegations of vote rigging and fraud in the wake of the June 2009 race, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has so far avoided the historical distinction as the first. But some observers had speculated the sitting president would face a tough reelection bid, and news [...]]]></description>
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