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16 Aug 2009 09:20

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World: Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans a female-friendly cabinet

  • 3 of Ahmadinejad’s six ministers (at least) will likely be women source
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04 Aug 2009 10:36

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World: A torrent of rockets descend on Afghanistan’s capital

  • 8 rockets slammed into Kabul today in a pre-election attack source
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03 Aug 2009 10:42

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World: Ahamadinejad: Sure, Supreme Leader, I’ll be Iranian president!

It’s official. Ahmadinejad is president of Iran again. All those protests and stuff couldn’t stop it. source
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28 Jul 2009 19:07

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World: Need more proof Iran felt the effects of #iranelection, guys?

  • 140 prisoners freed. 140 characters in a tweet. Coincidence? source
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28 Jul 2009 12:36

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World: Hamid Karzai’s peeps say one thing, the Taliban another

  • The government is pleased A mouthpiece for Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai said a ceasefire has been negotiated in northwestern Badghis province for the election. It’s a first, and they’re calling it a model for maintaining the peace across the country. Score! source
  • The government is pleased A mouthpiece for Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai said a ceasefire has been negotiated in northwestern Badghis province for the election. It’s a first, and they’re calling it a model for maintaining the peace across the country. Score!
  • The Taliban is coy Afghan journos talked with a local militant, and he confirmed it all. The catch: one of the Taliban’s main spokesmen, Yousuf Ahmadi, vehemently denied the truce, saying, “With the government, we have no ceasefire.” That’s awkward. source
  • The government is pleased A mouthpiece for Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai said a ceasefire has been negotiated in northwestern Badghis province for the election. It’s a first, and they’re calling it a model for maintaining the peace across the country. Score!
  • The Taliban is coy Afghan journos talked with a local militant, and he confirmed it all. The catch: one of the Taliban’s main spokesmen, Yousuf Ahmadi, vehemently denied the truce, saying, “With the government, we have no ceasefire.” That’s awkward.
  • The election is happening This leaves us with an election that is still happening August 20 and may or may not involve some sort of deal with the Taliban. Maybe. If it did, that would be sweet. If not, then some polling stations might be havin’ some major issues. source
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23 Jul 2009 17:46

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World: Hamid Karzai is a big no-show in televised presidential debate

  • If he can’t face the nation then he obviously has no plans for how he will govern for another five years. He has to explain what’s gone wrong in the country.
  • An Afghan translator • On Hamid Karzai’s absence from the country’s first ever televised presidential debate. His excuse? He still hasn’t published his platform and, well, the TV station hosting the event is biased anyway. Understandably, a lot of people were pretty choked and opted not to watch.  • source
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19 Jul 2009 22:09

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World: Apparently some terrorists had it in for Mousavi, but not anymore

  • 1 foiled attempt to assassinate Iran’s
    Mir Hossein Mousavi source
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19 Jul 2009 16:08

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World: Iran’s vice president, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, resigns amid criticism

  • He apparently wasn’t hard-line enough for leadership. Just days after getting into office, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei has decided to step down from his post. Mashaei, a top aide to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, found himself under a lot of political pressure due to his moderate stance on Israel. When Ahmadinejad named him as his vice president, the furor could be heard from miles away. Now we could be wrong about this – and let us know if we are – but is someone who isn’t hard-line enough really the problem that Iran has right now? (Oh, FYI, expect more protests this week.) source
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19 Jul 2009 11:21

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World: Still a major sticking point in Honduras: Zelaya’s return to power

One side will only agree to putting Jose Manuel Zelaya back in power. The other side will agree to anything but that. Ah, impasses. source
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17 Jul 2009 10:38

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World: Iran’s Rafsanjani on the election: “All of us have suffered”

  • We could have taken our best step in the history of the Islamic revolution had the election not faced problems. We are in doubt today. Today, we are living bitter conditions due to what happened after the announcement of the election result. All of us have suffered. We need unity more than anytime else.
  • Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani • Describing the political climate around Iran in the wake of the election during a prayer service today. Rafsanjani, a Mousavi supporter and former Iranian president himself, also said protesters in prison should be freed: “We should not keep so many people in prison,” he said. “We should free them to take care of their families.” • source
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