Word: dissenters
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...military, means they will still have much political power even if they lose the Majlis. "Even though the conservative clergy dominate, they have to pay attention to the will of the people and the positions of other power centers," says Dowell. "Last summer's riotous protests against repression of dissent by the conservatives served as a sharp reminder that there's a delicate balance of power in Iran, and that Iranians when pushed too far are capable of rebellion, as they showed...
...against John Burton. Conrad quotes Leonard as saying that "John Burton epitomizes everything the average student hates about the council." What gives Leonard the right to speak for 'the average student,' and with such vehemence? Is it all right if we corroborate? Or all right if we do not dissent...
...editorial dissent by Robin S. Lee ("Too Much Money, Too Late") is as inaccurate as it is self-contradictory. It is strange that Lee laments the U.S. efforts as too late at the same time he praises "developed nations such as Italy" for starting late and doing little to prepare. It is unclear whether he would have preferred us to follow Italy's path, and do very little very late, or to take his own advice and begin preparing two decades...
...DISSENT: Too Much Money, Too Late...