Hot dogs in public, credit-taking in private: the White House’s search for an Iranian domestic strategy.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  June 23rd at 11:00 AM  | 

Question: What do these two stories have in common? Iran Unrest Reveals Split In U.S. on Its Role Abroad [snip] Obama’s approach to Iran, including his assertion that the unrest there represents a debate among Iranians unrelated to the United States, is an acknowledgment that a U.S. president’s words have a limited ability to alter foreign events in real time and could do more harm | Read More »

In Iran, the Mob stirs in its sleep.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  June 22nd at 10:47 AM  | 

This is not the Mob in Iran, awakened. Battle w/ Police – Tehran, Iran – June 20th 2009 by mightier-than You can tell by the fact that the policemen are still alive at the end of the video.