On Jun 16, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote:
> Matthias wrote:
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>> Accepting that poor Iranians know more about poor Iranians'
>> economic situation than we do, I don't see any reason to assume
>> that the majority who see Ahmedinejad as more attractive than
>> Mousavi are dupes
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> I was just looking at Dabashi's website. He's not a poor Iranian
> but I'd wager he knows more about their situation than "we" do.
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> http://www.hamiddabashi.com/biography.html
I'm a big fan of Dabashi's. Met him back in 2001 on a panel about the coming war with Afghanistan, and have kept up with him ever since. A very cultured, thoughtful, and likable guy.
Doug