As early as 1800s, however, Armenian insurgents began to foment unrest to wrest themselves from Ottoman rule.
They knew how demagogues work, that they ignore rationality and exploit and foment public concern to serve themselves.
Most strikingly, non-Islamists reversed the pattern of the parliamentary election, outpolling Islamist candidates by a clear margin.As in the earlier polls, the disparate groups who united to foment last year's revolution now find themselves shunted aside.
Conservatives perpetuate the notion that conspiratorial powers still foment strife inside Iran; reformers try to convince themselves that the resurgence of vigilante groups is an aberration.The reality is rather different.
Some refugees themselves harbor concerns that the Iranians will foment armed unrest against the American occupation forces by using the Badr Brigades.
And Mr. Plouffe, in his memoir, denigrated Republicans as "a party led by people who foment anger and controversy to make a name for themselves and to make a buck".
"It was foolish on the part of the western interests to do this because they themselves are preaching that we should be more democratic, but they come in and foment this kind of trouble.
Holding on will only foment more instability.
Administration officials deny trying to foment trouble.
It was, he replied, to foment doubt.
