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Whatever the election result in Iran, the US long ago decided that the country needs "opening up," so even proven solid democratic backing for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would not be enough.
"Democracy" for many in the US and Britain means the "free market," which is not a free market at all, just the opening of a nation's resources and peoples to utter exploitation by vast multinationals.
Unbelievably, Ahmadinejad's victory is being described as a "coup," another twisted meaning if indeed he has been properly elected as leader by the Iranian population - and it has yet to be demonstrated otherwise.
The twittering middle classes in Iran predictably make up the body of support for his rival Mir Hossein Mousavi. This should surely set alarm bells ringing for anyone who is genuinely concerned about Iran's future.
This is the minority that stands to gain from the neoliberal agenda, at the expense of the vast majority of the population in Iran.
Three million people on the streets of London was not enough to change anything at all in our "democracy," so perhaps we need to know exactly what we mean by this much-abused word before we decide on the models other nations should adopt.
Unfortunately, this represents a discourse about power rather than "rights" and the West holds the material advantage in the global balance of power.
Iran is next on the list for Western "assistance" in helping it seek and gain the right path. There will not be no satisfaction until the whole region is studded with military super-bases and puppet governments.
The US has most definitely not departed from Iraq and has no intention of loosening its grip on the vast geopolitical advantages and material wealth of the region, despite the media and political rhetoric and any misguided relief felt by the left. WENDY TOOMEY

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