Eerie parallels between Iran 1979 and Egypt 2011

Michael Ledeen has some eerie - really eerie - parallels between Iran 1979 and Egypt 2011. First of all is prostate cancer. The shah was dying of it and Mubarak is afflicted with it. We know Mubarak’s got it. We didn’t know the shah had it. One of the effects of the disease and its treatment seems to be that the person has difficulty making tough decisions, and it inevitably forces him to