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New Protests Break Out in Iran

Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:00 am PDT

Huge demonstrations have broken out again in Iran. In a clear rebuke to the Ahmadinejad regime’s support for Hezbollah and Hamas, protesters have taken to the streets chanting, “Neither Gaza, nor Lebanon, I give my life to Iran!” — on Quds Day, Iran’s “official” day of solidarity with the Palestinians. ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests

Yon: Afghanistan Election Report from North Helmand

Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:45 pm PDT

In Afghanistan’s North Helmand Province, where Michael Yon is embedded with the Brits, the elections didn’t turn out very well. This dispatch has been dictated by satellite phone due to communications difficulties. My satellite gear has failed on election day. I do not know how well the ...

Afghanistan, Taliban, Militant Islam, Military, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Election

Ahmadinejad: Iran Will 'Bring Down' the West

Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 3:04 pm PDT

Iran’s thug-in-chief said today that his new government is going to “bring down Western arrogance.” How’s that Unclenching Initiative working out, President Obama? TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran’s re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday his next government “would bring down the global arrogance,” signaling a tougher approach toward the ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests, Barack Obama, Unclench

WSJ: Franken Stole the Election

Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 11:27 am PDT

The Wall Street Journal’s editors weigh in on Al Franken’s Senate win: The ‘Absentee’ Senator. The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of last year’s disputed Senate race, and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman’s gracious concession at least spares the state any further legal combat. The ...

Minnesota, Al Franken, Norm Coleman, Election

Iran Intends to Try British Embassy Employees

Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 11:01 am PDT

The Iranian thugocracy is holding three British Embassy employees arrested last weekend during the election protests, and a senior cleric says they are going to be put on trial. A senior Iranian cleric said today that several employees of the British Embassy in Tehran arrested in recent days would ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests, Britain

JPost: Iran Hanging Mousavi Supporters

Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:43 pm PDT

The Jerusalem Post cites unconfirmed reports from Iran that the regime has begun hanging supporters of Mousavi. As the Iranian authorities warned the opposition on Tuesday that they would tolerate no further protests over the disputed June 12 presidential elections, a report emerged of the hangings of six supporters ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests, Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Execution

Obama Officials Say Talks with Iran Still Going Ahead

Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:24 am PDT

Yesterday I asked if Barack Obama would still carry on with his naïve plans for diplomatic engagement with Iran, even as the blood of Iranian demonstrators was still warm on the streets of Tehran. Today we have the answer: Obama officials say talks with Iran still possible. Both Rice ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests, Barack Obama, Diplomacy

Ahmadinejad Mocks Obama's 'Change' Slogan

Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:10 am PDT

Iran’s thug in chief says he’s surprised at Barack Obama, in an openly contemptuous statement. Iran’s hardline president lashed out anew at the United States and President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of interference and suggesting that Washington’s stance on Iran’s postelection turmoil could imperil Obama’s aim of ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests, Barack Obama, Diplomacy

Iranian Cleric Calls for Execution of Protest Leaders

Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:55 am PDT

Senior Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami (no relation to Mohammad Khatami, who visited the US in September 2006) demanded today that the leaders of election protests be executed. Khatami, a member of the powerful Assembly of Experts, said the judiciary should charge the leading “rioters” as “mohareb” or one who ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests

Ahmadinejad Demands Apology from Obama

Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:07 am PDT

Iranian thug in chief Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is following the “belligerent tyrant” script to the letter; he’s demanding an apology from Barack Obama, and accusing Obama of behaving like George W. Bush. Meanwhile, the demonstrations are subsiding, due to overwhelming force and brutality from Iranian security forces and Basij militia. [Video] ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests, Barack Obama

'Security Forces' Ambush Iranian Demonstrators

Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:34 am PDT

The crackdown on Iranian protesters continued, as a gang of Basij and other thugs ambushed demonstrators at a Tehran square. It’s having an effect; the demonstrations are getting smaller because people are afraid to leave their houses. At least two sources described wild and violent conditions at a part ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests, Barack Obama

Iran Updates: No Election Annulment, Protests 'Dying Out?'

Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:53 am PDT

The mullahs have ruled out the possibiity that the Iranian election will be annulled. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran’s top legislative body has again ruled out any annulment of the June 12 presidential election, as demanded by two defeated candidates, state television said on Tuesday. “Iran’s Guardian Council rejects annulment ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests

Video: Iran Cracks Down Harder

Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:51 am PDT

Here’s a video report on the latest developments in Iran from Richard Engel at NBC News. Note that the Iranian regime now refers to the protesters as “terrorists.” [Video]

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Video, NBC News

One Woman's Death

Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:52 am PDT

A young woman allegedly shot to death in Iran is becoming a symbol of the protests, after her dying moments were caught on a mobile phone video camera. Wikipedia already has a page for her, identifying her as Neda Salehi Agha Soltan. The gruesome video has been shown repeatedly on ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Video

Videos from Iran

Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 4:40 pm PDT

Here’s a good round-up of links to videos from Iran, at YouTube and Facebook: June 20-21 Protests in Iran from YouTube.

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Video

Gerecht: The Koran and the Ballot Box

Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:24 am PDT

Former CIA operative Reuel Marc Gerecht has an interesting op-ed in the New York Times on the meaning of the Iranian election and the protests that followed: The Koran and the Ballot Box. In the current demonstrations we are witnessing not just the end of the first stage of ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting

Video: Iranian Student Shot to Death by Islamic Police

Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:57 pm PDT

Just posted a little while ago (hat tip: justdanny): [Video]

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Video

Video: Protester Shot to Death in Tehran

Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 2:27 pm PDT

Five minutes on a Tehran street this afternoon. WARNING: near the end, you see a protester apparently shot to death. [Video]

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Video

Video: Thousands Defy Khamenei

Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:18 pm PDT

Here’s the latest video report from NBC News on the events in Tehran, where huge crowds turned out in open defiance of Ayatollah Khamenei’s warnings. [Video]

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Video

Violence in Tehran, Suicide Bomber at Ayatollah's Tomb

Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:08 am PDT

Iranian protesters are being attacked by riot police in Tehran today, as the mullahs’ violent crackdown on dissent continues: Riot police clash with protesters in Tehran Police used tear gas, water cannons and batons Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters rallying in the central part of Iran’s capital to ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting

Krauthammer: Obama's Afraid to Take Sides

Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 9:57 am PDT

The argument in favor of Barack Obama’s current position toward Iran is that if he openly called for revolution in Iran, he could endanger the protesters and cause a violent crackdown. Charles Krauthammer isn’t buying it: Obama Misses the Point With Iran Response. All hangs in the balance. The ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Barack Obama, Charles Krauthammer

Khamenei Threatens Protesters

Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 9:37 am PDT

Ominous words from Iran’s “Supreme Leader,” threatening a major crackdown in the works: Iran’s Khamenei warns protest leaders after vote. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a strong warning on Friday to leaders of mass street protests after a disputed presidential election that they would be ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Khamenei

A Successful Election in Morocco

Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 8:41 pm PDT

While the world’s attention is focused on the fallout from Iran’s election, an election in another Muslim country gave reason for hope: A Muslim Nation’s Successful Election. It is 131 degrees Fahrenheit in Marrakesh, Morocco, yet a slow but steady stream of voters—many of whom are women—enter the schoolyard ...

Morocco, Election, Islam, Democracy

Another Huge Demonstration in Tehran

Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:51 am PDT

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Tehran today, in what’s beginning to look like an exercise in futility — because the mullahs are not going to back down, and they have the power of the Revolutionary Guard and the Basiji militias behind them. TEHRAN, Iran – Tens ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting

Iran: From Bad to Worse

Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:25 am PDT

As the crackdown on Iranian dissent continues, here’s a disturbing op-ed on Iran’s transformation into a military dictatorship: Iran’s Hidden Revolution. JUST after Iran’s rigged elections last week, with hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets, it looked as if a new revolution was in the offing. ...

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting

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