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Op-ed: Boy Scouts Must Complete the Inclusion Process to Remain Relevant

There is more work to do, say the leader of GLAAD and the lawyer who argued Boy Scouts of America vs. James Dale before the Supreme Court in 2000. read more

World View: Iran's Supreme Leader Tries to Defeat the Younger Generation

This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran's Supreme Leader tries to defeat the younger generation Charges of sorcery An ideological and generational assault Iran's Supreme Leader tries to defeat the younger generation...Show More Summary

Iran’s Supreme Leader Tightens Grip After Disqualifying Two Top Presidential Candidates

For the cleric who runs Iran, there’s no such thing as a pleasant surprise, especially on election day. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was not pleased when a librarian named Mohammad Khatami was swept into the president’s office in 1997, leading...Show More Summary

‘If Imam Khomeini were alive and he registered [for president], he would be disqualified’

An Iranian legislator named Ali Motahari wrote an open letter this week to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei protesting the decision to bar former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from running in the upcoming election. The letter, published on several Iranian … Continue reading ?

Undermining Iran’s Islamic Republic From Within

The U.S. has unsuccessfully tried to undermine the Islamic Republic for decades. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is gradually doing the job himself. Indeed, yesterday’s disqualification of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani...Show More Summary

Rafsanjani's disqualification follows tumultuous relationship with Iran's supreme leader

In the spring of 1992, the still-young Islamic Republic of Iran's latest legislative elections were getting off to an ominous start. The Guardian Council, an official body closely aligned with the supreme leader that can disqualify political candidates at will, had blocked a large number of politicians from the so-called "radical" camp. Show More Summary

Shirin Sadeghi: It's Official: The List of Approved Iranian Presidential Candidates Has a Couple Huge Disqualifications

What the huge disqualifications do tells us is that the Supreme Leader and his hardline establishment are flexing their muscles for anyone who's looking for trouble at this year's presidential election.

Karroubi’s Letter to Khamenei Denounces Security Forces

Mohammad Hossein Karroubi, the son of political dissident under house arrest since February 2011 Mehdi Karroubi, has written a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei decrying the continued confiscation of personal items security forces took in February 2013.

Nicaraguans Defend Law Against Violence Towards Women

In April a campaign entitled "I Support Law 779" began on social networks demanding that the "Integral Law Against Violence Towards Women" be respected before numerous reforms that religious leaders and members of the Supreme Court of Justice proposed.

Gearing Up For The Green Movement

Mohsen Milani walks through the Ayatollah’s plan to prevent another uprising this election season, which includes preempting dissent and ensuring voter turnout: [Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei has made a concerted effort this time around to discredit potential protesters before they take to the streets. Show More Summary

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER: NEXT PRESIDENT SHOULD BE PIOUS AND RELIGIOUS

Rafsanjani’s Candidacy Undermines Supreme Leader’s Election Plan

An election that was supposed to be full of Khamenei loyalists could turn into a horserace.

Why everything you know about wolf packs is wrong

The alpha wolf is a figure that looms large in our imagination. The notion of a supreme pack leader who fought his way to dominance and reigns superior to the other wolves in his pack informs both our fiction and is how many people understand wolf behavior. But the alpha wolf doesn't exist—at least not in the wild. Read more...

Ahmadinejad’s Departure Favors Khamenei Loyalists

The Iranian president is likely to be replaced by a supporter of the supreme leader's.

Useful Contact Details

Lots of readers from South Lanarkshire have been in touch asking for the contact details of the SNP Group Leader - Anne Maggs - who has called upon South Lanarkshire Council to abandon its FOI appeal to the UK Supreme Court. Now I haven't...Show More Summary

Quoted: Dennis Rodman asks Kim Jong Un for a favor

“I’m calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea, or as I call him, ‘Kim,’ to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose.” - Dennis Rodman attempting to call in a chit with his new friend, North Korean … Continue reading ?

Dennis Rodman: 'Do me a solid' Kim Jong Un and 'cut Kenneth Bae loose'

Rodman tweets, "I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him "Kim", to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose."

The First True Test Of Dennis Rodman-North Korea Diplomacy

Dennis Rodman made headlines with his trip to North Korea earlier this year. Now his special relationship with Kim Jong-un is being put to the test. The former Chicago Bull just tweeted: I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him "Kim", to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose. Show More Summary

King Jong-un Looking at Things

Like father, like son. This photo blog follows the new supreme leader of North Korea as he performs the regal task of inspecting things. Our favorite has to be the Kim Jong-lookception. Hat Tip Link

Capriles to contest Venezuela poll in court

Opposition leader to make formal appeal to Supreme Court over result of election as president brands him a "cry baby".