Katel, Peter. "Middle East Tensions." 1627 OCT 2006 18 SEP 2007
< http://library.cqpress.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2006102700&type=hitlist&num=1& >.
I found this article using CQ researcher in the library database. Reading it you can see that it is very in depth and seems well researched. Also I have been finding confirmation of it's material in other sources. All this combines to give me the impression that this is a reliable source. This article helps answer many questions about relationships between Middle East countries as well as useful bits on the Iran situation, Iranian government, and the Iranian military. Information from this source will definitely go into my research.
Bahgat, Gawdat. "Iran and the United States: The Emerging Security Paradigm in the Middle East." Parameters 15 MAY 2007 19 SEP 2007 < http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/07summer/bahgat.htm >.
This is an article from an army sponsored journal that I found through usa.gov. While I may have my reservations about the army (haha) I still believe this to be a reliable source. Not least because I'm finding alot of information in it corresponding with other sources. That is pretty much what I'm using this information for. To confirm and expand on information I've gotten from other sources.
Kazemi, Farhad. "The precarious revolution: unchanging institutions and the fate of reform in Iran: Iranian politics is a system made by the clerics for the clerics, and for their supporters who prossess a near monopoly on the spoils of the revolution and the country's resources." Journal of International Affairs 57.1 (Fall 2003): 81(15). Academic OneFile. Gale. Mesa Community College. 20 Sept. 2007
< http://find.galegroup.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/itx/start.do?prodId=AONE >.
A very long but extremely useful article. I found this article using Academic OneFile in the library electronis resources. This article basically goes into great detail on the history and structure of the Iranian government, with a particular focus from the 1979 revolution and up. After reading this article I have a much better understanding of the workings of the Iranian government which is a strange mix of democracy, religious based systems, and dictatorship. Took awhile to get through but definitely worth it.
"Guards Have "Length And Breadth" of Gulf Covered: Iranian Commander." Agence France Press 15 AUG 2007 20 SEP 2007 < http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2970882&C=mideast >.
This is a fairly short article that I found at DefenseNews.com. The website seems pretty reliable and it's a pretty recent article but definitely must be taken with a grain of salt as the artice is bassically the commanding general for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard boasting of his military's capabilities. Some of his assertions seem possible and others seem very unlikely but I'll primarily be using this information to know where to check up on the Iranian Millitary with other sources. It is essectially a outline of some things I need to investigate as far as their capabilities go.
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