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The State of Iran's Ongoing Netwar
An anonymous reader writes "Following disputed elections in Iran, opposition groups and activists have turned conventional protests into a major threat to the ruling government. The low-intensity protest movement is rapidly becoming the first true netwar of the 21st century. Opposition protesters have shown that within a few hours or less, the information technologies that are the mainstay of modern society can become its weapons, as well.
This article examines the current situation in Iran and the part played by new media technologies and strategies, showing how far the theory and practice of netwar has advanced since the concept first emerged in the late nineties."
The shah being a brutal fascist thug and a puppet of America is what discredited him and paved the way for the Ayatollah. It was us toppling their government and installing that scumbag in the first place that caused the reaction that led to the current theocracy in Iran.
So wait.... We shouldn't have interfered in Iraq whenever almost the exact situation was going on, yet its perfectly ok to do the same thing in Iran?
Learning from history? What are you, NOT american?