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Iranian diaspora  WikiLeaks Cables Fuel Skepticism Ahmadinejad
Faces in Tehran  by ALI CHENAR in Tehran  30 Nov 2010 10:229
Comments  Will a wakeup call be heeded?  [ comment ] Iranians
love conspiracy theories. They use them to explain almost any
unexpected and unusual political event. So it is only natural to
ask, "What is behind the WikiLeaks cable dump?" For the average
Iranian, it is not conceivable that such an enormous volume of
official documents could become accessible so easily,
particularly as they divulge the secrets of a superpower. They
are scratching their heads, trying to figure out why this
information is out there. They wonder if there is a message for
Iran in these leaked communications.  For one thing, many
Iranians are realizing the seriousness of the threat of military
action. The reports of talks about aborting Iran's nuclear
ambitions via an attack on her nuclear installations have
stunned many. The official cables that have be