JDG wrote:
>
>> Also, I would exclude Iran in the
>> group of "rogue nations" because they have free elections
>
> But the elected officials are nearly powerless.
>
A small detail. Fidel Castro might argue that the
USA is less democratic than Cuba because the elected
president of the USA has less power than the elected
president of Cuba.
> The Ayatollah still remains the "supreme leader". He cannot
> be overruled, and dissent is not tolerated. Iranians have
> no democratic method of altering his power.
>
Isn't it like the Supreme Court?
> As such, I don't think that the strength of Iran's democracy
> gives it a free pass.
>
Which country has a totally free press? If I were a printer
in the USA, could I print and sell 1000 editions of
Glory Season [*]?
Alberto Monteiro
[*] hmmm... IIRC, the last chapter was due two weeks ago...
