Ian Chappell's Australian side in the 1970s is remembered as comprising unkind cricketers. It's a myth, confirmed by Chappell's acts of honesty and generosity.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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