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 :::: larryfooter: Please take the time to learn the history and context of the present Iranian government.  It is not a ""dictatorial regime"".  They have their own system of checks and balances, including on their supreme leader.  The majority of Iranians do support their government and nation, as evidenced by the voter turn out  the revolution itself was a POPULAR revolution, unlike the dictatorial regime imposed by the Americans, complete with roaming death squads and so on (SAVAK).   It appears that ""self-determination"" is in your mind equated with tyranny, while ""externally imposed determination"" is freedom.  This is perverse. GE 

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