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  • Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-us rally - Reuters

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    NewsHourIran says over 100 people detained at anti-us rallyReuters Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election. The turmoil after the June 12 vote was the worst in Iran in the past three decades. Authorities deny vote-rigging.Iran frees Canadian, Germans detained during protestsMonsters and Critics.com109 arrests at Iran protests: Tehran police chiefThe News InternationalHeard In Iran - Embassy Seizure Anniversary Brings Anti-Regime ProtestsSpero NewsNewsHourall 38 news articles »

  • The Week in Review - theTrumpet.com

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:08 pm
    BBC NewsThe Week in ReviewtheTrumpet.comIran ships weapons by the shipload, Lisbon is law and the American economy “bounces back.” Afghan President Hamid Karzai has become the de facto winner of America Performs Its Familiar Role of Propping Up a DictatorTruthdigall 883 news articles »

  • Group Documents Sexual Assaults in Iran Postelection Crackdown - New York Times

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:03 pm
    WHDH-TVGroup Documents Sexual Assaults in Iran Postelection CrackdownNew York TimesMehdi Karroubi, a former speaker of Parliament who ran in the presidential election and is part of Iran's pro-reform camp, said in the summer that he had Rights group: Iran covered up rape of detaineesThe Associated PressWhat Does Iran's Green Movement Want From Obama?RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyDeath to No Onetruthoutall 99 news articles »

  • We need more Erdogans - Al-Ahram Weekly

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:07 pm
    New York TimesWe need more ErdogansAl-Ahram WeeklyCommenting on Iran's nuclear conflict with the US and Europe, the Turkish prime minister has slammed the West for being unfair to Iran and applying double Netanyahu Has Succeeded at Subjugating the US Yet AgainTop Palestinian Rules Out Race for Re-electionNew York TimesNext, Locusts?The Weekly StandardSyria News Station - محطة أخبار سوريا -Ha'aretz -Examiner.comall 1,161 news articles »

  • Iranian student dares to criticise Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to his face - guardian.co.uk

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:20 am
    Washington PostIranian student dares to criticise Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to his faceguardian.co.ukVahidnia has remained unmolested since his 10-minute critique, which condemned the recent brutal post-election crackdown and denounced the state broadcaster 30th Anniversary In IranVoice of AmericaHe challenged Iran's supreme leader in public … could he be the bravest man in Scotsman (subscription)Student stands up to Iran's supreme leaderBoston HeraldThe Associated Press -Bangor Daily Newsall 222 news articles »
 
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  • Karzai declared president of Afghanistan

    Kari O'Rourke
    2 Nov 2009 | 1:56 pm
    President Hamid Karzai has been declared president of Afghanistan  after election runoff was cancelled by officials, according to the BBC. Karzai’s only opponent, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, dropped out of the race on Sunday out of concerns that the votes would not be fair or free. The United States and its allies congratulated President Hamid Karzai on winning a second term Monday, Fox News reports. Many Twitter users were not as quick to dole out their congrats: chadlavi (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Karzai didn’t win so much as his only opponent dropped out of the race. I…

  • Socialist party’s George Papandreou wins Greek election

    Fahad Zuberi
    4 Oct 2009 | 3:27 pm
    George Papandreou of the Socialist PASOK party has won the Greek elections. Reuters reports that the socialists’ victory in Sunday’s Greek election is good news as the change brings in a strong government, which is needed to get the country out of an economic crisis. Twitter users in Greece and around Europe are happy to hear about the change. iamyianna (Athens, Greece) The Greek elections turned out just the way it should be. Congratulations to Papandreou!! Hope u bring some kind of change. GREECE NEEDS IT! 04 Oct 2009 from web anthonypainter (London, UK) PASOK’s victory…

  • Angela Merkel elected as German Chancellor for second term

    Lauren McTigue
    27 Sep 2009 | 5:47 pm
    Angela Merkel was re-elected for another four years as Chancellor of Germany on Sunday. With this win also came the announcement of forming a new coalition with her own Christian Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party.  She said her former coalition with the Social Democratic Party would not lead her to the goal of repairing Germany’s troubled economy as reported by The Chosun Ilbo. This center-right coalition has reform as its number one priority as the Free Democratic Party is known for proposing “lower taxes and less regulation.” The Twitterverse seemed mostly…

  • Terrorism threats force Germany to raise alert level

    Craig Kanalley
    19 Sep 2009 | 12:04 am
    New threats from terrorist organization al-Qaeda have prompted Germany to raise its terror alert level, just prior to its federal elections on Sept. 27, CNN reports. The group specifically said it will attack if German troops are not withdrawn from Afghanistan and change in power doesn’t occur. Security will be heightened for Election Day and the following two weeks, which an al-Qaeda video specifically cited as the time frame for a possible attack, adds Spiegel Online. Many Germans on Twitter are trying to make sense of the news and its implications. dominik_schwarz (Köln, Germany)…

  • Afghanistan votes despite wave of attacks, 26 deaths on Election Day

    Craig Kanalley
    20 Aug 2009 | 8:22 am
    Reports are streaming out of Afghanistan today that many voters were not intimidated in the face of constant threats Thursday, casting their ballots in the Afghan Presidential Election. Voter turnout is expected to be down from the last election, as several polling stations were closed down due to threats and attacks, Bloomberg reports. Afghan officials say that dozens of attacks took place on Election Day and killed 26 people, yet the election was still carried out. Voice of America correspondent Steven Herman is in Kabul and has provided a series of updates on the latest numbers and…
 
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  • Ahmadinejad -- Free Marketeer

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:40 am
    [ comment ] It was hard to believe, but they were on television: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and three Iranian economists discussing subsidy policies and the administration's plan to remove subsidies within three years. As is his custom, Mr. Ahmadinejad spoke matter-of-factly in a tone that suggested no one else understood the problem as well as himself and no one else had anything of value to contribute to the debate. The three economists listened attentively to Ahmadinejad as he lectured on the waste caused by current subsidization policies and the fact that because of artificial prices any…

  • Selected Headlines

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:44 am
    US Treasury Dept. sanctions Bank Mellat chairman and Malaysian-based subsidiary USTreas.gov | Nov. 5, 2009 The United States Treasury Dept. on Thursday imposed sanctions against Iran's Bank Mellat Chairman Ali Divandari and a Malaysian-based Bank Mellat subsidiary. The US Treasury said in a statement on its website that Divandari and First East Export Bank, a Bank Mellat subsidiary based in Malaysia, have been designated as "proliferators of weapons of mass destruction" and US citizens are prohibited from doing business with them. Divandari has been sanctioned for acting on behalf of Bank…

  • Videos: 13 Aban

    4 Nov 2009 | 8:39 am
    TEHRAN Young cornered and clobbered with baton Young woman clobbered on the head, young man helping her confronted by Basiji Video of people getting beat up. Basiji dragging people away Video: Chant: "Obama, Obama, you're either with them, or with us." Video: Protesters fleeing riot police In last bit of this video, people tear down photo of supreme leader. In this video people chant, "A Green and blooming Iran doesn't need an Atom Bomb." People chant, "Khamenei is a murder, his rule is null and void." Video: Tehran University North central Tehran: Crowds at intersection of Valiasr and…

  • 13 Aban (updates)

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm
    Photo (right): Regime supporters apparently accidentally set ablaze a flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the semi-official Mehr News Agency posted it on its site. From Tehran Bureau correspondent in Tehran (translated): Metro stops for Taleghani and Ferdowsi were closed this morning, so I had to go all the way to Enghelab. But that way I did walk past the University of Tehran's gates, which were highly policed. Riot police were lined up every 20 meters or so all the way to Ferdowsi. I made it to Vali Asr and then walked North to Taleghani St. to make my way towards the old Embassy. It…

  • Fariba Pajooh, still in jail

    3 Nov 2009 | 10:14 am
    [ notebook ] A photo of this young and bright-eyed journalist first attracted me to Fariba Pajooh's case. She looked so young, almost school-girlish, and so lively that the thought of her imprisonment in the notorious 209 section of the Evin prison seemed even more incongruent than those of others. Fariba, a twenty-nine year old journalist who may have voted for Mir Hossein Mousavi, was arrested on August 22, the first day of Ramadan near Iftar time at her father's home. According to her father, Reza Pajooh, a former officer in the Air Force, she spent the entire month of Ramadan in solitary…
 
 
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  • Neda's Mother Recalls Daughter Four Months After Brutal Killing Captured World's Attention

    The Huffington Post News Team
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:28 am
    (CNN) -- The night before she was killed on the streets of Tehran, the woman the world would come to know simply as Neda had a dream. "There was a war going on," she told her mom the next morning, "and I was in the front." Read more: Iran, Neda Mother, Neda Video, Neda, Iran Election, Neda's Mother, Iran Protests, World News

  • Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey On Using Twitter For Social Change

    The Huffington Post News Team
    3 Nov 2009 | 1:17 pm
    In case you haven't noticed, Twitter has made headlines recently as a platform for passionate people to effect social change. In April, the president of Moldova ordered a recount of votes in their recent election, following a Twitter revolution that resulted in mass protests. During the Iranian elections, when news on what was happening in the country was hard to find, people around the world used Twitter to get news out, and show solidarity with the protesters. Jack Dorsey is the co-founder of Twitter, which now boasts 18 million users. Impact caught up with Dorsey at the Alliance of Youth…

  • Reza Pahlavi: Iran: With whom to engage?

    Reza Pahlavi
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:02 am
    Last week, I had the opportunity to address over forty members of the United States Congress with the goal to encourage their recognition of the importance of engaging the Iranian people and their ongoing struggle for human rights and democracy. I began my remarks by asking, "If the U.S. is to continue to assert engagement as the path forward in the case of Iran, whom precisely should the engagement be with?" The answer: the "Green Movement" of the Iranian people. If the U.S. supports the Iranian people in their struggle for democracy -- for human rights and liberties -- it will empower their…

  • Tehran: Embassy Occupation Anniversary May See Fresh Protests

    The Huffington Post News Team
    2 Nov 2009 | 7:38 am
    A new showdown looms in Iran this week, as the regime and its intrepid opposition gear up for what may be their biggest street confrontation since the protests that followed the disputed June 12 presidential election. The latest face-off is scheduled for Wednesday, when Iran commemorates the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover by radical students. In an ironic twist, however, instead of the traditional festival of America-bashing, students across the country are being summoned to mark the event with a protest against their own government. Read more: Islamic Republic of Iran,…

  • Robert Amsterdam: Lula's Red Carpet Welcome for Ahmadinejad

    Robert Amsterdam
    29 Oct 2009 | 7:16 am
    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, affectionately nicknamed Lula, comes as close to being a global rock star as a politician can get. But like any towering celebrity, there are some troubling developments behind all the glamour. With less than a year to go before finishing his second term in office, Lula is riding a wave of popularity that is virtually unprecedented in Latin American history (75-80% approval ratings). The Brazilian economy, with the swagger of its BRIC status, has swelled over the past decade and survived the crisis, championed by many investors to be the top…
 
 
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    The Majlis: Iranian Elections (2009)

  • Today's protests started last night

    Gregg Carlstrom
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:08 am
    I guess you could say the protests in Iran actually started last night: As usual, thousands of Iranians took to their rooftops the night before to chant "Allahu akbar" and "Death to the dictator." Here's video (h/t Andrew Sullivan):

  • Live-blogging: Protests flare up across Tehran

    Gregg Carlstrom
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:05 am
    Update, 10:21 a.m. This is a pretty remarkable piece of video: Iranian protesters tearing down a giant Khamenei billboard in Tehran. It's hard to tell if this video is from today -- people are wearing jackets and warmer clothes, so it's probably recent. But even if it's old video, it's still remarkable to see Iranians tearing down this banner. 9:40 a.m.: A correspondent writes to Tehran Bureau and describes how effective the security forces were at shutting down the protests and limiting them to small areas of Tehran: Back on Enghelab nothing was happening, and no one spoke of student…

  • Here we go again

    Evan Hill
    4 Nov 2009 | 1:41 am
    A quick note before I crash: Opposition protesters have, as planned, taken to the streets in Iran in an effort to subvert the 30th anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover - a celebratory day of sorts for hardliners in Iran - to show their displeasure with their own Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Plenty of blogs will be covering the action as the West starts to wake up. In the U.K., they've already gotten started. I won't try to summarize them right now. One report to watch as the day goes on: Mehdi Karroubi may have been injured when he joined…

  • The ayatollah and the math student

    Gregg Carlstrom
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:50 am
    The Iranian regime continues to tighten the noose around reformists: Iranian police issued a stern warning today, their second in three days, that only anti-U.S. protests will be tolerated on the 13th of Aban (tomorrow). The regime also handed down a four-year jail sentence for Hossein Rassam, a British embassy employee arrested after the election, and closed down another opposition newspaper, Sarmayeh. No details on why the paper was closed, though it has reportedly been critical of Ahmadinejad's economic policies. More than 100 newspapers have been closed down over the last few years --…

  • Next round of Iran protests: Wednesday

    Gregg Carlstrom
    1 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm
    We've all spent the last few weeks focused on Iran's nuclear program; the pro-democracy movement, and the still-simmering controversy over June's stolen election, have largely fallen out of the news. That will change this week: Mousavi and Karroubi plan to hold a rally on Wednesday, Nov. 4 -- the 13th of Aban in the Iranian calendar. Wednesday marks the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran. The embassy takeover is an important part of the regime's founding mythology. It helped to undermine Mehdi Bazargan's government and, along with the Iran-Iraq war, cemented the…
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  • Honduras' ousted leader declares pact 'totally dead'

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Manuel Zelaya says the accord to end the national crisis collapsed after the de facto rulers formed a new 'reconciliation government' without him. The political crisis in Honduras deepened Friday after ousted President Manuel Zelaya declared "totally dead" a U.S.-brokered agreement that he had believed would restore him to power.

  • In Pakistan's South Waziristan, hopes that Taliban's exit will bring progress

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Though villagers tolerate the militants, many of them fellow Mahsud tribesmen, they welcome the Pakistani offensive, hoping it will help bring basic infrastructure to the isolated region. The Mahsud tribesmen of South Waziristan don't hate the Taliban. But they hate what having Taliban fighters living among them has done to life in their mud-hut hamlets.

  • Wildlife filmmakers focusing on endangered cats

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Dereck and Beverly Joubert, who have spent 25 years documenting Africa's most iconic animals, have teamed with National Geographic on the Big Cats Initiative in an attempt to stop their extinction. South African wildlife photographers and authors Dereck and Beverly Joubert have worked in some of Africa's most remote areas for more than 25 years, recording the life cycles and decline of some of the continent's most iconic animals, in the process winning five Emmys, a Peabody and a Wildscreen Panda Award.

  • In Afghanistan, troops attacked while searching for U.S. soldiers

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    More than 25 international and Afghan troops are injured in the fighting. The two American paratroopers have been missing since Wednesday. More than 25 members of international and Afghan security forces were injured Friday in firefights in northwestern Afghanistan during a large-scale manhunt for two missing American soldiers, military officials said.

  • Southern Africa's elephants: treasured killers

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Elephants are a harrowing threat to villagers and their crops. But they bring in tourists (and their money), and are rigorously protected -- more so than humans, critics say. Here's how to pitch this (true) story to Hollywood: Ordinary guy named John, ordinary Sunday, cycling home into a setting sun. Monster roars out of the bushes!
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  • MUST SEE, Arresting of Protesters, Tehran 4 Nov Iran

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    4 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pm
    MUST SEE, Arresting of Protesters, Tehran 4 Nov Iran Source: www.facebook.com From: freedommessenger20 Views: 6587 34 ratings Time: 04:19 More in News & Politics

  • Raw Video: Iran Test Fires More Missiles

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    28 Sep 2009 | 1:30 am
    Raw Video: Iran Test Fires More Missiles Iran state television says the powerful Revolutionary Guard has fired one of the longest-range missiles in its arsenal in a third round of tests meant to demonstrate the country's preparedness for an attack. (Sept. 28) From: AssociatedPress Views: 10436 28 ratings Time: 01:13 More in News & Politics

  • Iran Test-fires Short-range Missiles

    AssociatedPress
    27 Sep 2009 | 7:15 am
    Iran Test-fires Short-range Missiles Iran said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles during military drills Sunday by the elite Revolutionary Guard, a show of force days after the US warned Tehran over a newly revealed underground nuclear facility. (Sept. 27) From: AssociatedPress Views: 17105 53 ratings Time: 01:20 More in News & Politics

  • Could Israel attack Iran?

    RussiaToday
    16 Sep 2009 | 10:38 am
    Could Israel attack Iran? Israel's former deputy defense minister says his country will be forced to attack Iran's nuclear sites if western powers don't enforce sanctions on Iran by the end of this year. Iran's chief nuclear minister has said that Iran will engage in nuclear talks in October, but many are wondering if Iran will actually discuss its own nuclear program. So should we be worried about a potential nuclear blowout? From: RussiaToday Views: 10396 120 ratings Time: 04:54 More in News & Politics

  • Inside Story - Iran unrest prosecutions - 11 Aug 09

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    11 Aug 2009 | 11:14 pm
    Inside Story - Iran unrest prosecutions - 11 Aug 09 How should Western countries deal with Tehran? And what impact will this have on the critical issue of Iran's nuclear activities? From: AlJazeeraEnglish Views: 5915 55 ratings Time: 24:14 More in News & Politics
 
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  • The Latest from Iran (7 November): So What's Your Next Punch ...

    Scott Lucas
    7 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am
    And the opposition's communications are still running, albeit having to cope with restrictions and disruptions: both the Mousavi website Kalemeh has re-established itself, and the Karroubi website Tagheer was back up after an outage on Friday. ... So step up, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tonight the President could try to change all the calculations above with an address to the nation after 9 p.m. The limited previews, however, give no indication that he will not make a direct ...

  • Israel's Deputy FM Insists Threats to Attack Iran Sincere -- News ...

    Jason Ditz
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:14 pm
    “The one who's bluffing is Iran,” insisting Ayalon, but since Iran isn't the one who has been threatening to attack Israel's nuclear program, he wasn't very clear about what Iran was supposed to be bluffing about. ...

  • Three Foreign Journalists Reported Detained In Iran

    The Huffington Post News Editors
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:06 pm
    Iranian officials arrested a Japanese and two Canadian reporters during anti-government demonstrations this week and charged them with "unauthorized reporting," the semiofficial Fars News Agency reported Friday.

  • There's No There There: IAEA Inspects Iran Nuclear Site; Finds ...

    Nicole Belle
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm
    Iran is hardly radicalized, especially considering some of its neighbors. I invite you to watch Rick Steves' special, where he dispelled many of the myths surrounding Iran. And as far as Ahmadinejad, he does display classic narcissistic ...

  • Wonk Room » Panel: Iran Will Look To Repair Regional Appeal ...

    M. Duss
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:10 pm
    The unrest and repression in Iran following the country's controversial elections is reversing some of the regional political gains that the Islamic regime enjoyed as a result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to a panel at the ...
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  • The Daily Wrap

    Andrew Sullivan
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:16 pm
    Today on the Dish we focused on Fort Hood. We found footage here and here and first-hand accounts here and here. Major reax here. Bruce Bawer addressed the Muslim factor, Andrew warned against targeting Muslims, Greenwald grew frustrated over the media coverage, and Mark Noonan called for torture. We looked back at the other major massacre to hit Killeen, Texas, and there was another shooting today, in Orlando.Andrew took a look at the unfortunately timed right-wing rally held in DC. One reader worried about the protestors and another pointed the finger at GOP leaders, such as…

  • God's Work

    Andrew Sullivan
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm
    I missed this earlier this week. It's Jon Stewart at his best:The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c

  • Nuclear Socialism?, Ctd

    Andrew Sullivan
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm
    Yglesias responds to Frum:Even though carbon pricing ought to make nuclear power profitable on an operating cost basis, it would be prohibitively expensive to raise the capital necessary to construct nuclear plants. I think you could resolve this by having the state step in and do the financing. He thinks, I guess, that some counterfactual private utility could do it if it were far larger than any existing utility. But how would you make these mergers happen? That sounds to me like you need an active state.

  • Under The Rightwing Rock

    Andrew Sullivan
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:47 pm
    If you don't think Bush's and Cheney's embrace of torture-as-policy has not had a profound effect, check out this instant response to Fort Hood from Mark Noonan in the neocon camp:A terrible event - but I don’t want anyone to call it an “act of violence” or “a terrible tragedy”. It was an attack - one or more men decided with malice to attack a US military base. We need to get right down to the bottom of this - and, liberals, if the stories of accomplices in custody are true, this is where harsh interrogation might be needed: whoever was involved in this most…

  • "Petting Is Passé!"

    Andrew Sullivan
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:47 pm
    How to love your dog a little too much.
 
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  • Barack Obama’s Message to Iran on November 4

    IranNewsNow Admin
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    The following is a message from Barack Obama to Iran, on the 30th anniversary of the hostage crisis in which 52 Americans were held hostage in the American embassy in Tehran for 444 days: “Thirty years ago today, the American Embassy in Tehran was seized. The 444 days that began on November [...]

  • Cowardly Security Forces Attacking Women

    IranNewsNow Admin
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:37 pm
    How much longer can a regime that sanctions this kind of behavior last?: Share this item:

  • Live blogging - Student’s Day Demonstrations - Iran - November 4, 2009

    IranNewsNow Admin
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:33 pm
    [7:00AM Tehran Time] A lot of additional videos are still being posted to social media sites. The following two are particularly troubling: security forces beating women and innocents: [5:00PM Tehran Time] What a day it has been. The boldest protests yet since the rigged election took place on June 12. While thousands of people protesting [...]

  • Source : On the Truce (between Rafsanjani, Khamenei and company)

    MikVerbrugge
    23 Sep 2009 | 9:17 pm
    This was reported by an inside source, September 21, 2009 Rafsanjani incorporated [into an agreed upon truce with Khamenei] reformist agendas such as re-establishment of Khatami’s standing and dignity, avoidance of further public attacks against him and other reformists, a return to mutual respect, and curbing of coup-like behavior of Sepah [IRGC]. In exchange, [the [...]

  • Ahmadinejad predicts his own demise

    IranNewsNow Admin
    23 Sep 2009 | 6:18 pm
    Ahmadinejad proved beyond the shadow of any reasonable doubt that he is a despot, a liar, an abuser of human rights, a murderer and a thief since the rigging of the June 12th presidential elections in Iran. This man was just given the bully pulpit at the U.N. to spew his hypocritical [...]
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  • Baradei says Inspectors found 'Nothing;' But Israeli Attack Plans not Tabled

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:49 pm
    Outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Muhammad Elbaradei, said that UN inspectors this week discovered "nothing to be worried about" at a new nuclear enrichment facility that is being built in a mountain near Qom. He added, "The idea was to use it as a bunker under the mountain to protect things. It's a hole in a mountain."Nevertheless, Rupert Murdoch's Sky News is reporting that Israel is actively making plans to attack Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities. Here is the Sky News video: France 24 reports on Iran's nuclear enrichment efforts:End/ (Not Continued)

  • Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:33 pm
    Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to stand down and he declines to run in the upcoming Palestine Authority elections. The decision came in the wake of the US failure to convince the Israelis to halt colonization of the West Bank and Arab East Jerusalem. It also followed a series of embarrassing flip-flops by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who praised hard line right wing PM Netanyahu for his efforts in favor of the peace process. Even for a diplomatic statement, this tack is is a little embarrassing in its obsequiousness toward Netanyahu, who has undermined the…

  • Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:06 pm
    The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases statements from the right wing and settler Israeli pressHighlights: Review of Israeli Right-Wing, Settlement Commentaries 16 Oct-3 Nov 09The following are highlights of reports in right-wing and settlement news websites carried by the Israeli media between 16 October and 3 November. Israel -- OSC SummaryTuesday, November 3, 2009 Posters advertising an event in memory of ultra-nationalist rabbi Meir Kahane have appeared throughout Jeursalem recently. (Jerusalem Post photo, caption) Peace Process Is 'Final Solution' Perpetrated by Knesset…

  • Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:57 pm
    Saeb Erekat, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization Steering Committee, said Wednesday that Palestine Authority president Mahmoud Abbas should be frank with the Palestinian people and admit to them that there is no possibility of a two-state solution given continued Israeli colonization of the West Bank.It is morally and ethically unconscionable to leave millions of Palestinians in a condition of statelessness, in which they have no rights (Warren Burger defined citizenship as the 'right to have rights' as my colleague Margaret "Peggy" Sommers pointed out in her new book). Therefore,…

  • Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama's Negotiating Style

    3 Nov 2009 | 10:38 pm
    The Khamenei regime in Iran commemorated the taking of US embassy personnel hostage on Wednesday, with thousands of its supporters taking to the streets. But according tot he BBC, dissidents who dispute the legitimacy of last June's presidential election staged counter-rallies. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards stepped in to disperse these protests, using tear gas. Some reports say that the authorities even fired on the protesters and eyewitnesses report seeing people covered with blood..I received this message on Facebook re: Nov. 3: "9:20Am Tehran time --huge crowds of people in TEHRAN-…
 
 
 
 
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  • Latest Updates on Shootings at Fort Hood

    By Robert Mackey
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:42 am
    Updates on the shooting rampage on Thursday by an Army psychiatrist facing deployment to one of America's war zones, who killed 13 people and wounded 30 others at Fort Hood, the huge Army base in central Texas.

  • Mass Shooting at Fort Hood

    By Robert Mackey
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm
    As many as 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a mass shooting at the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday. The suspected gunman, a military psychiatrist, was wounded but remains alive.

  • Palestinian Leader Says He Will Retire

    By Robert Mackey
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:17 am
    Aides say Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, is so frustrated by the lack of progress in peace negotiations with both the Israeli government and the leadership of Hamas that he has decided not to seek another term in elections scheduled for January.

  • Video of Protests in Iran on Anniversary of Embassy Seizure

    By Jack Healy
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:04 am
    State-sponsored demonstrations marking the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran were met today by opposition protests, which in turn were broken up by police and paramilitaries.

  • Dogs, Forensic Science and 'Scent Lineups'

    By John Schwartz
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pm
    The practice of using dogs for suspect lineups has come under criticism.
 
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