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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/30/opinion/30milani.html
The Silver Lining in Iran
(New York Times) Abbas Milani - The hottest book in Iran these days is Bill Clinton's My Life, Iranian newspapers report - the most recent indication of the overwhelmingly favorable disposition of the Iranian population toward the U.S. Ayatollah Khamenei and his allies may have unwittingly opened the door for democracy - because their hardball tactics have created the most serious rift in the ranks of ruling mullahs since the inception of the Islamic Republic.