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U.S. policies may have contributed to Iran revolution, study says
The following report shows that Ahmadinejad is in a pre-revolutionary stage. That is "Revolution may be coming as it did with the Shah's regime". A report based on declassified documents suggests that the Nixon and Ford administrations, angry with the shah for his support for raising oil prices, worked to curb his ambitions.
By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
5:25 PM PDT, October 16, 2008
The examination of pre- revolutionary Iran has special relevance today. Cooper said Iran's economic situation just before the revolution resembled its current state, this time with big-spending President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad banking on high oil prices to sustain his power.
"Ahmadinejad's fiscal recklessness is eerily reminiscent of the shah's, with Iran's inflation rate running at approximately 30% and Iran's current deficit approximately $12 billion -- not to mention widespread underemployment and unemployment," Cooper said in an e-mail.
see: Power Struggle in Iran
U.S. policies may have contributed to Iran revolution, study says
The following report shows that Ahmadinejad is in a pre-revolutionary stage. That is "Revolution may be coming as it did with the Shah's regime". A report based on declassified documents suggests that the Nixon and Ford administrations, angry with the shah for his support for raising oil prices, worked to curb his ambitions.
By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
5:25 PM PDT, October 16, 2008
The examination of pre- revolutionary Iran has special relevance today. Cooper said Iran's economic situation just before the revolution resembled its current state, this time with big-spending President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad banking on high oil prices to sustain his power.
"Ahmadinejad's fiscal recklessness is eerily reminiscent of the shah's, with Iran's inflation rate running at approximately 30% and Iran's current deficit approximately $12 billion -- not to mention widespread underemployment and unemployment," Cooper said in an e-mail.
see: Power Struggle in Iran
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