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Shapour Bakhtiar’s Assassin to be Freed
AFP: “France decided Monday to send home an Iranian agent it had jailed for murdering the Shah’s last prime minister, two days after Tehran freed a young French academic accused of spying. Ali Vakili Rad was serving a life sentence … Continue reading
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Brazilian President on Iran’s Nuclear Program
I don’t know much about Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Da Silva, but I like what he has to say regarding Iran. He seems both reasonable and fair. See the al Jazeera interview here.
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The Green Movement’s Slogans
There are some slogans with which I can identify and there are others that I think are either politically immature or underdeveloped, but one slogan from the recent protests at Shahid Beheshti University really fascinated me. The protesters declared: ما … Continue reading
Setting the record straight on Caspian Makan (Neda’s “fiance”)
I met the journalist, Iason Athanasiadis, when I was a graduate student at Harvard. He was there through a fellowship and sat in in one of my classes a few times. He later gave me a documentary on the Lebanon war (2006) … Continue reading
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Double Standards: Comparing US Rhetoric Towards Iran and Egypt
[To my Iranian brothers and sisters who think that America supports the pro-democracy movement in Iran because of its principles: Here we have Egyptian authorities beating down pro-democracy activists and the journalists covering their demonstration in Cairo. You will not … Continue reading
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Fiance of slain Iran protestor meets Peres in Israel trip
Ha’aretz: The fiance of the Neda Soltan, a 27-year-old Iranian woman shot dead during protests in in Tehran, met with President Shimon Peres on Monday during a visit to Israel. “I came to Israel as an ambassador of the Iranian … Continue reading
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Rafsanjani Closes Ranks
Foreign Policy Magazine – Excerpt: “In exchange for Rafsanjani’s loyalty, the supreme leader appears to have given him power over a new bill that will establish a National Elections Commission to reform the electoral process. Not only is this issue … Continue reading
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Iran Tackles Marriage Issues
See the interesting al-Jazeera video here..
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Nazila Fathi at the New York Times…
Needs to get herself a clue: “Since a disputed presidential election in June set off enduring unrest, the opposition has timed some of its protests to holidays. The December protests came during Ashura, the commemoration of the martyrdom of Ali, … Continue reading
Say “Persian Gulf” or Don’t Fly Over Iran
Associated Press: Airlines not referring to the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula as the Persian Gulf will be banned from Iranian airspace, the transport minister told local media Monday. The warning was directed specifically toward the airlines of … Continue reading
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Stephen Kinzer: “Clinton clings to Bush ideals on Iran”
The Guardian: Hillary Clinton‘s sudden volley of shots at Iran marks the end of an engagement policy that never really began. She wants to convince the world that the regime in Tehran is opposed to serious talks with the west. … Continue reading
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Helicopter View of 22 Bahman Demonstrators
The number of attendees at the pro-government rallies on Thursday is staggering, STAGGERING, and serves as a wake up call to anyone who thinks that the regime does not have proponents. See the video here.
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Iran’s Failed Facebook Revolution
Foreign Policy – Excerpt: “Now, many of the greens are experiencing a sort of idealism hangover. Mohammad Sadeghi, the 27-year old Iranian-German who administers Mousavi’s official Facebook page, admits that he doesn’t know what comes next. He has always managed … Continue reading
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“Not all Iranians hate their regime”
The Guardian – Excerpt: “Anyone who has spent time in Iran and the Middle East knows about the hospitality of this region. It’s extremely disrespectful for a host not to offer a guest food or drink. To suggest that free … Continue reading
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Opposition sites hacked…
The government is trying to build on the momentum resulting from its victory yesterday…. Mousavi’s kalame.org, rah-e sabz, and other sites have been hacked (as of noon time today) by the “Iranian Cyber Army” leaving this message: « به اØترام … Continue reading