Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used to be a popular guy - not anymore. Students who once were the power base of his reform movement are turning against him in ever increasing numbers.
Hundreds of Iranian students expressed their anger over a government crackdown on activists in a protest Sunday at Tehran University, the second such demonstration in less than a week, witnesses and state radio said.
Last week, a group of left-wing students said 33 students and activists including four women were detained Tuesday after they staged a protest on the Tehran University campus.
About 100 students staged a rare protest in October against Ahmadinejad, calling him a “dictator” as he gave a speech at Tehran University marking the beginning of the academic year.
The president faced a similar outburst during a speech in December 2006 when students at Amir Kabir Technical University called him a dictator and burned his picture.
Ahmadinejad’s popularity has fallen since he was elected in 2005, with critics saying he has failed to fix the economy and has hurt Iran’s image internationally.
I can’t think of anyone else who has done so much to alienate so many so quickly.
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