Whose Side Are They On? Dept: Iran's Election

Joe Katzman, WindsOfChange.net:

Gateway Pundit notes that leftist American think tanks are fawning over the mullahs' phony election. Take a pratfall of shame, Institute for Policy Studies. Because, you know, when woman-hating, gay-bashing, crony capitalist Islamofascists veto vast numbers of candidates, rig what's left, and lie about voter non-attendance - it's time for every good leftist to swallow that at face value, talk about the positives, minimize anything too blatant to deny, and bash America.

Note, too, that IPS begins its latest Iraq talking points with "Anti-war organizing that began within days of September 11th and kicked into high gear in the run-up to Bush's war in Iraq is paying off...."

Anti-war? No. Just on the other side.

I should note here that I had added the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to this post. An analysis at their site has merit on second reading, but their quoted spokesperson in Gateway Pundit's article seems to be way off the beam. Trouble is, I need the news link for that to see the full context. So, I've changed my stance to "reserve judgment" and written to GP.

UPDATE: Got the CEIP quote context, or at least the news report URL, from GP, who has incorporated it into his article. On review, this is a clear example of idiotarianism, but not aid and comfort per IPS. Meanwhile, here's an article that adds further weight to the idea that the CEIP's written analysis may be on to something. So the good news, they aren't complete idiots.