Underway concurrently with the biggest political upheavel in Iran since the 1979 Revolution, is a puzzling display of incompetence orchestrated by the Western main stream media. CNN, at the forefront of this phenomenon, essentially abstained from reporting the potential democratic removal of an Axis of Evil regime. Some have intrepreted this as an extension of official US policy--let them cook their own koobideh (for once)--and CNN has ridicilously defended their lack of coverage as a lack of sources. However, we ought to know better...
Fact of the matter is, the powers that be have a significant amount of psycho-political capital invested in a demonized Iran. By doing their jobs, the networks would not only compromise that, but in all probability, also confuse and alienate their audience. Even more important to absorb is that this establishment does not want to privy its public to the existence of organized protest as a vehicle for socio-economic change. This in times often equated with the Great Depression, superfluous transfers of wealth, rampant white-collar crime, unpopular wars, and incase anyone forgot, Iran isn't the only country with dubious elections.
However, the ultimate point to note is that, contrary to popular belief, (almost) the last thing the West wants is a liberal democratic Iran. There exist a plethora of reasons behind the various sanctions imposed on Iran. Chief among these are those pertaining to nuclear technology (and surely the reactor that is scheduled to come online this summer has a very important as of yet unknown role in the current turmoil). With nuclear power, Iran--possessing some of the world's largest energy resources--will actually be able to sell these on global markets. Believe it or not, this country actually imports natural gas every winter. As soon as Iran is able reap the profits of its natural resources, it will begin modernizing. What will the rapid, relatively cheap, modernization of a country of 70 million do for world commodities prices? Don't sweat, the NSA figured this one out a long time ago.
In the Islamic Republic of Iran the West has the perfect government. A highly centralized and concentrated power hierarchy, with a static society, and heads of state that are only too easy to villify. Change presents a problem, and you can bet that as soon as Western governments figure out how to mould the solution to their needs, they will apply their propaganda apparatus accordingly. But in the meantime they are only too happy to fuel a low intensity fire, seeing as they probably do not want a repeat of Hungary 1956 on their hands, especially not for regime change they don't want in the first place.
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