tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post9160313245623826800..comments2024-03-27T02:20:19.265-04:00Comments on Informed Comment: Global Affairs: Gasoline Rationing Finally Comes to IranJuan Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794922740548563607noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-28622009325010517332007-07-06T19:34:00.000-04:002007-07-06T19:34:00.000-04:00After much debate and controversy, parliamentary e...<I>After much debate and controversy, parliamentary elections are set for March 2008 and despite expected disqualification of reformist and even centrist candidates, all significant political factions/parties are taking the elections very seriously and are planning to field a sufficiently large and diverse slate of candidates to counteract the possibility of widespread disqualifications.</I><BR/><BR/>What contradictory nonsense. The author should learn more about Iranian politics before she tries to apologize for reactionary theocrats and fascists.<BR/><BR/>BehzadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-48526033828717937162007-07-05T09:03:00.000-04:002007-07-05T09:03:00.000-04:00As an aside - retail price comparisons. Real comp...As an aside - retail price comparisons. Real comparisons between countries depend on average wage and other factors. But just for the shock value: gasoline (95 o, non-leaded) in Norway now costs a bit more than US$8 per U.S. gallon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-61537751848369267882007-07-01T21:42:00.000-04:002007-07-01T21:42:00.000-04:00The rationing is being attributed to Ahmadinejad b...The rationing is being attributed to Ahmadinejad by our complicit media and spun as further evidence of his lack of popularity but I understand that he opposed it and was overruled by the Iranian parliament. In any case it was not "Ahmadinejad's" program - as Farideh Farhi finally sets the record clear, the rationing program was on the entire gov't agenda, long before Ahmadinejad's election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-37354395357486487832007-07-01T20:38:00.000-04:002007-07-01T20:38:00.000-04:00If Iran believes the US will attack, and they have...If Iran believes the US will attack, and they have good reason to believe so, they must be increasing the miltaries reserves of fuel since wars consume tremendous amounts of fuel, and rationing is a necessary step to being able to do so. Refineries would certainly be targeted in any air strikes by the US, so stockpiling fuel for future use seems logical, if not essential to Irans security needs in the current environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-89638012581266283922007-07-01T17:54:00.000-04:002007-07-01T17:54:00.000-04:00Iraq too. Must be something in the air...*********...Iraq too. <BR/><BR/>Must be something in the air...<BR/><BR/>**********<BR/><BR/>Iraq hikes prices of fuel, troubles reported<BR/>Power & Materials 7/1/2007 1:48:00 PM<BR/> <BR/>BAGHDAD, July 1 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi Oil Ministry decided to hike prices of fuel in response to calls by the International Monetary Fund and the Paris Cub, an official said on Sunday.<BR/><BR/>The general manager of the company for distribution of oil derivatives, Karim Jaafar, said in remarks to KUNA that the price of the top grade of fuel was hiked to 450 dinars per liter, while the price of the fuel of lower grade was put at 400 dpl.<BR/><BR/><B>The decision coindided with reports about riots at some fuel stations in the towns of Al-Kut and the city of Basra in the south of Iraq.</B><BR/><BR/>Jaafar alluded the decision to hike the prices of the fuel to "pressures" by the IMF and the Paris Club, adding that they urged the authorities to lift subsidies on the oil bi-products. (end) <BR/><BR/>http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1759097&Language=enAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-67288656692922109662007-07-01T17:39:00.000-04:002007-07-01T17:39:00.000-04:00I spent the last few days looking for a writer to ...I spent the last few days looking for a writer to put the events in Iran in perspective. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-81773725030808657832007-07-01T16:36:00.000-04:002007-07-01T16:36:00.000-04:00Good to see this blog. And nice to see that Iran i...Good to see this blog. And nice to see that Iran is taking Global Warming seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-27911029522448455552007-07-01T16:19:00.000-04:002007-07-01T16:19:00.000-04:00I would like to suggest that this blog add Tom Fri...I would like to suggest that this blog add Tom Friedman to its contributors, purely for the comic relief. He could be the Court Jester.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-70474408649649234302007-07-01T13:48:00.000-04:002007-07-01T13:48:00.000-04:00Thank you for an informed analysis. I agree that ...Thank you for an informed analysis. I agree that it would be a mistake to read too much into any government's attempt to manage it's own economy. At the same time, I can't help noticing that a nascent refining capacity adds vulnerable infrastructure that's bound to attract the attention of anyone looking for a "target rich" environment. Just to be on the safe side, maybe the Iranians should ask Halliburton to build those refineries.Billy Gladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770091064802428657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-19792328189242953792007-07-01T13:47:00.000-04:002007-07-01T13:47:00.000-04:00Farideh Farhi is one of the few so-called 'experts...Farideh Farhi is one of the few so-called 'experts' on Iran who actually is one - I lok forward to reading her posts in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-7371709009275062192007-07-01T12:58:00.000-04:002007-07-01T12:58:00.000-04:00Thank you... thank you... thank you...You are maki...Thank you... thank you... thank you...<BR/><BR/>You are making an excellent contribution to public discourse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275824557999662261.post-67899642227662688792007-07-01T12:41:00.000-04:002007-07-01T12:41:00.000-04:00This site is a welcomed addition to Dr. Cole's Inf...This site is a welcomed addition to Dr. Cole's <I>Informed Comment</I> on Iraq and the region.<BR/><BR/>This post, it is the first coherent analysis of the internal political pressures in Iran that led to rationing, and the possible, longer-term implications for Iran, the region and the West.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the new blog, and for the enlightenment.<BR/><BR/>James Charles<BR/>TorontoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com