Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman: Facing the Bushes’ Iranian Whirlwind

The parallels between the stolen Iranian election of 2009 and the American of 2000 and 2004 are tempting. The histories -- and futures -- of the two nations are inseparable. Bound up in their tortured half-century of crime and manipulation are the few glimmers of hope for lasting peace in the Middle East. In both countries, a right-wing fundamentalist authoritarian with open contempt for human rights and the Geneva Convention has come up a winner, with catastrophic consequences. In both co