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21 Jun 2009 11:37

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Politics, World: Iran’s parliament speaker calls out the Guardian Council

  • Although the Guardian Council is made up of religious individuals, I wish certain members would not side with a certain presidential candidate.
  • Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani • In statements critical of the Guardian Council, some members of which are transparent with their preferences of who wins (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad). • source
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21 Jun 2009 11:26

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World: Need a little background on Iran’s post-Islamic Revolution era?

How did things get to this point? CNN has a fairly thorough timeline of the events leading up to the current protests up. source
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21 Jun 2009 11:16

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World: Wow. In this protest video, the cameraman was beaten.

  • This is scary. The protest starts out peaceful, than the riot police comes, and one of the victims is the guy holding the camera. (For those with weak stomachs, the violent action happens off-camera.)source
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21 Jun 2009 11:07

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World: The current state of Tehran: Unease between military, protesters

  • After a long Saturday, things have (temporarily) quieted. On Saturday, we learned two things about the nature of the Iran protests: One, the government is no longer willing to accept peaceful dissent; and two, protesters are willing to risk their lives in the fight for the rights of the country’s people. Today, things have calmed down, but are expected to heat up again later in the day. Even if the protests calmed down after today, deep political wounds are now out in the open – something the Iranian government will struggle with easing. source
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21 Jun 2009 10:56

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World: Great Britain takes punch after punch from Iran’s leadership

  • Great Britain has plotted against the presidential election for more than two years. We witnessed an influx of people before the election. Elements linked to the British secret service were flying in in droves.
  • Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki • Regarding the real reason why Iran’s government is currently facing massive protests – because the U.K. planned the fallout. Uh, sure. British MP David Milliband, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, wouldn’t take the bait: “I reject categorically the idea that the protesters in Iran are manipulated or motivated by foreign countries.” • source
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