Regime Change in Iran?

Amir Taheri provides the evidence that regime change in Iran is essential - but do we have the stomach to do it?

The Islamic Republic has been and remains one of the worst violators of human rights in the world. Proportional to its population it holds more prisoners of conscience than any nation. It also tops the list of nations in terms of the number of people executed, for political reasons but on false charges of moral and other "deviations."

The Islamic Republic denies the Iranian people the right to form trade unions and political parties, and to field candidates of their choice in elections. It limits the nation's political life to a few hundred individuals who, despite personal rivalries, belong to the same ideological stable.

The Islamic Republic's oppressive policies, however, are not limited to the political domain but also affect cultural, religious and economic aspects of the nation's life.

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