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15 Jun 2009 04:28

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World: Here’s another video to give you an idea of the violence in Iran

  • See the peaceful crowd? Now, see the motorcycles bum-rushing the crowd? See the violence? This is not what happens in a normal election.source
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15 Jun 2009 03:38

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Tech, World: On Twitter and want to support Iran protests? Go #Green4Iran

Go Green
  • Many who support Mir Hussein Moussavi on Twitter today are going green in support of the candidate. J A Esselink, a.k.a. @Uncucumbered, has been putting in big time work to convince others to join her at a rate of hundreds an hour. Much credit to grassroots efforts. (Oh yeah, in other Twitter/Iran news, this is a great unfiltered way to read what’s happening in the country.)source
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15 Jun 2009 00:31

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Politics, World: Iran’s election crisis has made at least some things clear

  • Mr. Ahmadinejad’s victory has the merit of clarifying the situation within the Islamic Republic. The choice is now between a repressive regime based on a bizarre and obscurantist ideology and the prospect of real change and democratization. There is no halfway house.
  • Conservative commentator Amir Taheri • In a column for the Wall Street Journal, where he points out how Iran’s election has made the line between democracy and sorta-democracy clear. In other words, sorta-democracy doesn’t exist. Taheri ends his column by saying, regarding Ahmadinejad and his hard-line approach to victory, “hubris may turn out to be his undoing.” Hopefully it isn’t ours. • source
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14 Jun 2009 18:51

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Tech, World: Why did #cnnfail trend last night? Because CNN buried Iran.

  • While Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and other social media sites are both a source of unfiltered information and a venue for public discussion, we still look to CNN, the BBC and their ilk to add context and meaning to this flood of data. And when they fail us, we demand more of them.
  • Mashable blogger Pete Cashmore • Reading the lay of the land for social networking – CNN played back their coverage of Iran and Twitter, which has championed CNN in the past (unless you’re Ashton Kutcher), turned their backs on them. Just because everyone can post news doesn’t mean we don’t want that news edited. Which is why CNN is (and heck, we are) useful as resources. Keep that in mind kids. • source
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14 Jun 2009 12:07

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U.S., World: Joe Biden: We’re still figuring out this Iran election ourselves

  • We don’t have all the details. It sure looks like the way they’re suppressing speech, the way they’re suppressing crowds, the way in which people are being treated, that there’s some real doubt about that.
  • Vice President Joe Biden • Speaking on “Meet the Press” about what’s happening in Iran. He says that the White House is taking a wait-and-see approach to the election. • source
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14 Jun 2009 10:51

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World: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a cold, callous leader

  • Some believed they would win, and then they got angry. It has no legal credibility. It is like the passions after a football match. It is not important from my point of view.
  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Describing the massive protests that took place after he won the election in Iran on Friday – with many believing that the results were rigged. Here’s our question: What kind of leader, knowing he faces a number of people angry about his victory, says something like this? • source
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13 Jun 2009 20:34

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U.S., World: The U.S. thinks Iran’s election results are looking all wrong

  • The White House is worried about Iran’s irregularities. Between an official statement by The White House and quotes from Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, we know that the U.S. is not particularly happy with the results of Iran’s election. “We obviously hope that the outcome reflects the genuine will and desire of the Iranian people,” Clinton said. While publicly no White House official has taken sides, they privately hope that Mir Hossein Mousavi is the eventual victor. On two occasions (including a BIG DEAL speech in Egypt) President Obama has made overtures to Iran with no response. source
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13 Jun 2009 12:21

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World: More on Iran: Protest videos, response from Obama administration

  • Sure, a photo is one thing, but the nature of the protests in Iran is really best gathered in video form. This looks scary. By the way, the Obama administration is calling BS on the results now, too.source
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13 Jun 2009 11:52

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World: Iran election: There’s protests in the streets of Tehran

Mir Hussein Moussavi said for supporters to rebel against a “governance of lie and dictatorship,” and that’s what they’re doing. source
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12 Jun 2009 21:24

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World: There’s crazy stuff going on in Iran. Time to follow Twitter.

  • Second, @iran_alerts is doing a solid job gathering the latest news.
  • Fourth, @IranVote has been keeping an informal poll of their own.
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