Article: Middle East Beat The foco theory, THE STAR

Khairi Janbek
The Star (Jordan, Middle East)
12-03-1998
THE RECENT events in Iran, show the elections of a reforming
president in the developing world are not by themselves sufficient to preserve
stability. Suddenly crimes of a political nature targeting political figures
erupted in Iran, and goodwill delegations started being attacked in the
name of keeping certain norms in supremacy.

Since the advent of president Khatami, groups within the elite have
resisted the reform programs, that ranges from human rights, women questions,
and freedom of expression, to cultural dialogue. The majority of the Iranian
people are in favor of those changes. But there is always a pro-active
minority that tends to ...

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