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04/27/2003 Archived Entry: "IRANIAN REGIME WORRIED BY PEOPLE’S PRO-AMERICANISM"

I'D BE WORRIED: The Iran Press Service reports that the Iranian regime is real worried about their people expressing so much support for America.

Iranian officials are worried. Worried of the American presence next to their doors, on the East as well as to the West, worried of the invasion of Iraq "with so little popular resistance", worried of the fast fall of the Baghdad regime, worried of the sidelining of the UN, worried of the total disillusion of the Iranian people that, since the beginning of the Iraqi crisis, has resulted in a fierce pro-Americanism of the population... but, especially, worried of the vox populi, that asks for "a change of the regime with the help of the American marines", the daily "Le Monde" wrote.

Noah Feldman observes in his new book, After Jihad, that Arab/Muslim people's real animous towards the US is because of that country's support of autocratic leaders. The reason why Iranians are so in love with the U.S. is because the West won't deal with Iran's mullahs. The lesson? The U.S. should shift it's policies to only support democratic movements in Muslim nations. Feldman was yesterday named head of the constitutional team with the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) in Iraq. It will be the team's responsibility to oversee and advise on drafting the constitution for a democratic Iraq. After Jihad is a really good book...you'll see my review of it Sunday night midnight (EST).