FWIW, from the "glass is always more than half empty" camp:
Alexandre Leroi-Ponant, "Iran's New Power Balance," <http://mondediplo.com/2006/12/04iran>. Jehan Lazrak, "The Pasdaran's Private Empires," <http://mondediplo.com/2006/12/05empires>. -- Yoshie <http://montages.blogspot.com/> <http://mrzine.org> <http://monthlyreview.org/>
