The editor of Kayhan newspaper, which is close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, believes that Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani "submitted" to the encouragement of "seditionists" around him to run for the presidency.
While Colonel Qaddafi's foreign minister, Moussa Koussa, defected to Britain three weeks ago — where he was treated leniently, as an encouragement to others around the Libyan leader to change sides — there have been no prominent defections since.
A bully, without the support and encouragement of those around him or her, quickly loses their nerve and bravado, and the coward within is thereby exposed and vanquished.
In our pre-launch research, and in working closely with Hispanic educators, parents and students across the nation, what we heard from them was the need for, validation, encouragement, and excitement around much-needed resources.
Most visible have been a string of student-organized events, of varying size and scope; as well as a series of do-it-yourself posters -- emblazoned with the yellow visage of a smiley face and statements of encouragement -- plastered around campus.
