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I also found it curious that there was not even a inkling of insight into a possible Arab Spring with regard to Iran.
by ianhawes 11y ago
I also found it curious that there was not even a inkling of insight into a possible Arab Spring with regard to Iran.
- throwawayaway 11y agoI've been led to believe that they are persians and not arabs. correct me if I am wrong.
- thieving_magpie 11y agoAnd the Arab Spring was 2-3 years after this document was created.
- pazimzadeh 11y agoThe Arab Spring was partially inspired by Iran's Green Movement in 2009: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Green_Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Green_Movement
- thieving_magpie 11y agoWhich still predated this email.
- SEJeff 11y agoBut no US policy caused a Tunisian fruit vendor to set himself on fire, gross mistreatment at the hands of a local police chief did.