I wrote for Pajamas Media a few months ago that a leaked videotape of a secret high-level meeting chaired by Ahmadinejad showed that he was planning a second Cultural Revolution aimed at cleansing the universities of dissident elements. This is indeed happening.The New York Times reports on a few recent developments:
It is implanting 6,000 Basij militia centers in elementary schools across Iran to promote the ideals of the Islamic Revolution, and it has created a new police unit to sweep the Internet for dissident voices.
A company affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards acquired a majority share in the nation’s telecommunications monopoly this year, giving the Guards de facto control of Iran’s land lines, Internet providers and two cellphone companies. And in the spring, the Revolutionary Guards plan to open a news agency with print, photo and television elements.
The IRGC also took over most of the duties of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security and is now in charge over almost all domestic security forces.
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