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To suggest that crowds only turned out for the 31st anniversary of the revolution to get free food and drink is western delusion

Describing the events in Iran yesterday, CNN correspondent Ivan Watson made a point of mentioning that free food and drink were handed out in Azadi Square to those celebrating the 31st anniversary of the revolution – as if the treats were part of a cunning ploy by the Ahmadinejad government.
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To speculate whether the majority of Iranians support the government or the opposition is irrelevant. First we need to understand that it's not free juice boxes and small bags of cookies bringing the Iranian masses – from either side of the political divide – out on to the street.
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