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A woman attends a ceremony marking the 32nd anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's return from exile at Khomeini's mausoleum in Tehran on Feb. 1. Bells chimed across Iran to mark the anniversary.

Iranians mark the 32nd anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's return from exile

By David R Arnott, NBC News

Writing on BLTWY, historian Geoffrey Wawro has some advice for U.S. policymakers as they respond to current events in Egypt:

The Obama team should be looking closely at Washington's awful mismanagement of the Iranian revolution of 1978-79 to make sure they do not repeat the errors of the Carter administration.

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Comment author avatarWilliam K Hobaugh

Egypt is a hole

    Reply#1 - Tue Feb 1, 2011 3:36 PM EST
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