An opposition supporter at a rally for Mir Hussein Mousavi in Tehran before the general election last year. Such rallies were suppressed after the contested results emerged. Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/ReutersIran And The 'Freedom Recession' -- Fouad Ajami, Wall Street Journal
Facebook had no answer to the pro-regime vigilantes who ruled the streets. And the U.S. president, who might have helped, stood aside.
Three decades ago, before his final flight to exile, the Shah of Iran had drawn a line: He would not fire on his people. He was a king, he said, and not a dictator. The army had not yet cracked; there were loyalists keen to make a stand against the revolutionary upheaval. But the man at the center of the storm had boarded a plane, with his immediate family, in search of a country that would have him.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Beyond Iran Sanctions, Plans B, C, D and ... -- David Sanger, New York Times
All Silent on the Lefty Front: Why haven’t progressives mounted more of a challenge to the war in Afghanistan? -- Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic
Our longest war -- Rep. Michael Honda, Washington Times
Who to credit for Asia's extraordinary rise? -- Tom Plate, Japan Times
Hearing the Screams (In North Korea) -- Michael Gerson, Real Clear World/Washington Post
Hamas deserves a truth bomb -- Anath Hartmann, Washington Times
Obama's diplomatic flop -- Washington Times editorial
Budget cuts in the euro area -- The Economist
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ending Poverty -- Sebastian Mallaby, The Atlantic
Seeing The World Through Soccer -- Lee Sheppard, Forbes
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