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Source: http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/03/iran-revolution-anniversary-opinions-contributors-ramin-ahmadi.html
Iran's Revolution at 30
[Forbes] Ramin Ahmadi - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, a depressed opium addict whose poor health has made daily rumors of his death the most popular national sport after soccer, is clinging to the hope that whatever doesn't kill his regime will make it stronger. Contrary to the predictions of Western analysts, street protests have continued. Since foreign correspondents are not free to report on the protests, the pictures of thousands of university protesters all across the country last week were not seen on any major television news network, but the Facebook faithful could still get a glimpse of widespread unrest. The writer is the co-founder of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.