Iran

Another democratic showdown seems to have dragged the whole western world towards the Middle-East. Just like the Georgia 'David versus Goliath' Russia conflict, the recent revolts in Iran receive anxious reporting from most journalists. 'Will the democratization of Iran finally get through', 'Shall the evil conservative Muslim finally bow before the ever growing power of our great democratic political system' and 'When Mir Hossein Mousavi will take over Iran, we might consider a European Union membership, just like Turkey.'

Of course this is a bit over the top, but I cannot escape the feeling that the general reporting on the issue has a slightly democratic flavoured excitement in it. To be sure: I'm happy with my democratic government and the freedom it provides me with (some beg to differ on this issue). The thing with these fragile 'democratic' states is that they don't need excessive support from their big brothers and sisters. It gives the people fighting for their rights a false sense of hope and on top of it, gives a wrong signal to the other party, in this case the followers of Ahmadinejad. According to these people (as voting for Ahmadinejad can be counted as fairly conservative) the West will only interfere to change their lives and customs. This feeling of thread only moves more people in conservative, isolating politics.

Recent political development, apart from these elections, already prove that the political leaders of Iran were moving away from dialogue and towards isolation. Therefore carefulness is required in handling the elections internationally. Not only our political world leaders, but also the world press should act a little less invasive and let Iran find its own dynamics. International action would suffice only in the face of excessive crimes against humanity..