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07 Jun 2010 11:02

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Politics: Hillary Clinton: Iran’s gonna pull something, ’cause they always do

  • I think we’ll see something coming up in the next 24 to 48 hours. I don’t think anybody should be surprised if they try to divert attention once again from the unity within the Security Council … but we have the votes.
  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton • Regarding the sanctions the United Nations Security Council is trying to push for against Iran. Clinton is currently headed to Brazil, where she’s trying to mend fences with the country, which opposes new sanctions on Iran. It’s her second trip to Latin America in three months. source
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01 Jun 2010 10:27

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World: Weird camera angle + Mahmoud Ahmadinejad = Six months in jail

They’re not really kissing. Still, Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari got an extra six months in jail (plus 13 for covering Iran protests) for this photo that landed on his Facebook page. source
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23 May 2010 20:53

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World: Also not “Lost”: Using captured hikers, Iran wants to barter with U.S.

  • Iran wants their diplomats back! The fate of hikers Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal has been under question for months, after they were detained last summer for crossing into the country. While they got to meet with their collective mothers last week, they’re still in custody and have been denied access to their lawyer repeatedly. Hillary Clinton has been calling for their release, too, and Iran may be willing to do a prisoner swap to get back some Iranian diplomats held in Iraq. We’ll believe it when we see it. source
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18 May 2010 11:04

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U.S., World: Is the U.S. buying Iran’s uranium-enrichment plan?

  • NO it and other nations are gonna put sanctions on ’em source
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17 May 2010 09:47

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World: Iran just blew everyone’s minds with their agreeability

  • before Iran seemed close to reaching
    a deal on enriching 2,640 pounds
    of uranium that pleased the West,
    then got all grumblely. Then it
    enriched more uranium.
  • now Iran actually signed an agreement
    with Turkey and Brazil to do
    basically the same thing, which
    is surprising, but now they have
    more uranium. source
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20 Apr 2010 20:16

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World: Iranian cleric finds (earthquake) fault in promiscuous women

  • When promiscuity spreads, earthquakes increase. … There is no way other than taking refuge in religion and adapting ourselves to Islamic behavior.
  • Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazim Sadeghi • Making a statement that’s a weeee bit controversial in a YouTube video that got distributed over the weekend. But then again, it’s nothing new for a country that seems to have a controversy of some kind every single week. Iran, by the way, has a lot of earthquakes, including a huge one in 2003 that killed a lot of people. Way to play on people’s fears, jerk. source
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19 Apr 2010 12:06

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World: Iran’s getting a new nuclear site all gussied up today

  • That’s what state-run Press TV is saying. Because Iran loves annoying the U.S. and doing what they want, the country has a new nuclear site ready for construction. The country previously announced they would build two sites starting in 2011, but now one’s in the hopper as soon as Ahmadinejad gives the go-ahead. This comes in the wake of a nuclear summit the country put on to compete with the one the U.S. had last week. source
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18 Apr 2010 20:17

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Politics: Robert Gates: Believe nothing you read about me in the NYT

  • The memo was not intended as a ‘wake-up call’ or received as such by the President’s national security team. Rather, it presented a number of questions and proposals intended to contribute to an orderly and timely decision making process.
  • Defense Secretary Robert Gates • In an attempt to defuse the controversy that blew up around a New York Times article regarding his department’s Iran policy. The article, which suggested that the Obama administration didn’t have a long-term plan to deal with Iran, was rooted in a memo written by Gates. The Times’ anonymous sources said the memo shook up the entire department; The Washington Post’s anonymous sources say it wasn’t that big a deal. We trust anonymous. source
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18 Apr 2010 10:04

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Politics: McCain on Iran policy: U.S. needs to be willing to “pull the trigger”

  • I didn’t need a secret memo from Mr. Gates to ascertain that. We do not have a coherent policy… We have to be willing to pull the trigger on significant sanctions.
  • Sen. John McCain • Speaking on Fox News Sunday this morning. The senator claims that the secret memo leaked by the New York Times yesterday merely states the obvious. He wants to push for more sanctions, saying the U.S. has long held a loaded gun at Iran’s head but has been afraid to “pull the trigger.” Somebody likes using metaphors to get his point across! source
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17 Apr 2010 21:13

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U.S.: Secret memo: The U.S. doesn’t know what the #(&$ to do about Iran

  • This is according to a note sent by man, myth and legend Robert Gates. While the U.S. has a solid short-term strategy for the country (including sanctions), a memo from Gates in January hints that they might be a little lost as to what to do if those measures don’t work. The note set off a tizzy, according to sources hiding behind the shoulders of anonymity. Why? There’s a significant fear that Iran will bump up against the Nuclear Non-Prolifieration Treaty, getting all the elements of a nuclear weapon without actually building one. (Hint: That’d be really bad.) source
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