TagsTagsHere’s a thread to discuss President Obama’s news conference, now beginning ... UPDATE at 6/23/09 10:12:31 am: Here are Obama’s opening remarks on Iran, for the record: The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, beatings, and imprisonments of the last few days. I strongly ...
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]
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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 ...
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Courtesy of MEMRI TV, a bizarre Iranian CGI propaganda film starring “John McCain” with co-star “George Soros.” This was aired February 5, 2008 on Iranian TV. [Video]
Here’s a good round-up of links to videos from Iran, at YouTube and Facebook: June 20-21 Protests in Iran from YouTube.
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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 the ...
Just posted a little while ago (hat tip: justdanny): [Video]
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Five minutes on a Tehran street this afternoon. WARNING: near the end, you see a protester apparently shot to death. [Video]
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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]
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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 demand ...
A congressional resolution to condemn Iran’s brutal crackdown on demonstrators was passed by a nearly unanimous vote—405 to 1. And of course, the lone dissenting vote was cast by Uncle Ron. The only vote against the resolution was cast by Representative Ron Paul, who although a Republican considers himself a political ...
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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 Khamenei regime ...
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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 responsible ...
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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 of ...
How close is Iran to having nukes if even the UN’s blind watchdog is starting to acknowledge it? Iran wants nuclear weapon technology -ElBaradei. LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Iran wants the ability to build nuclear weapons to gain the reputation of a major power in the Middle East, the ...
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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. Five ...
A video shot from a moving car shows a street scene in Tehran as protesters are beaten by riot police. Watch as a woman is clubbed to the ground by two police with batons, but bounces right back up and starts giving them hell again... [Video]
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More huge demonstrations in Tehran today, as the mullahs seem to be starting to concede to the demonstrators. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi marched in Tehran on Tuesday following a disputed poll prompting the biggest street protests since the 1979 Islamic revolution. On ...
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Striking high resolution images from Iran, at Boston.com’s Big Picture: Iran’s Disputed Election.
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The amazing thing about all the footage we’re seeing from Iran is that, in nearly every photo and every video clip, you can see people recording the scene with digital cameras and cell phones and camcorders. And then a lot of those people connect to the Internet and use web ...
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Protesters in Iran are laying plans for more demonstrations tomorrow. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian demonstrators called for more mass protests on Tuesday, a day after hardline Islamic militiamen killed a man during a march by tens of thousands against a presidential election they say was rigged. The Iranian capital has already ...
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Video of the Iranian Basiji militia firing with AK-47s on protesters in Tehran: [Video removed...]
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At least one person is dead in Tehran after the pro-government Basiji militia opened fire on the crowd. TEHRAN, Iran – Gunfire from a pro-government militia killed one man and wounded several others Monday after hundreds of thousands of chanting opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marched in central Tehran to ...
An eyewitness account of the clashes between protesters and the Iranian Basiji: Hatred, chaos and savage beatings in Tehran. For eight chaotic hours I saw the two sides clash throughout the streets of Tehran. These were Iranians versus Iranians, but the two sides were worlds apart in appearance, ideology and ...
You say you want a revolution — well, it may be happening in Iran, as civil unrest seems to be spreading. And from the look of this video, it isn’t just a few people. [Video] But the mullahs and their hardline supporters still have the guns, and a major crackdown could be ...
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