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Many have compared those "moderate Syrian rebels" the U.S. keeps looking for to unicorns. The U.S. now thinks it has a new set of tools to scare the unicorns out of hiding, and to tell the nasty terrorists from the good terrorists: psychological evaluations, biometric checks and stress tests.

What the huge disqualifications do tells us is that the Supreme Leader and his hardline establishment are flexing their muscles for anyone who's looking for trouble at this year's presidential election.

How do we as concerned citizens of this planet rationalize free and unfiltered access to any written or spoken communication? This is giving access to enemies of all types and forms. Unacceptable!

We have entered the surreal world of Republicangate, where distortions of truth and contempt for the law saturate the Republican brand.

In a society where about 70% of the university population is female, the election vetting process is a sad comment on the true condition of Iran's girls and women: second-class citizens.