Quote Originally Posted by SWJED
Read the entire article for insight on how a simple cultural intelligence study can be spun by the media...
Too true. The MCIA recently published a series of cultural intel pubs on central and southern Africa - there was no muttering about ulterior motives when those came out...

Back to Iran, here's something of historical interest:

Pocket Guide to Iran - 1943
For about 3,000 years Iran has been a battleground. Its people took turns in conquering and being conquered. After 3,000 years of it they grew tired of war; they wanted to stay neutral in this war as they did in the last. But that did not suit Hitler's program...