Neda Agha Soltan, killed on camera by a sniper’s bullet, became the symbol of opposition to Iranian President Ahmadinejad this summer. Her boyfriend, Caspian Makan, who has just fled the country, talks to Arash Sahami and Angus Macqueen …
Tags: x27, arash, iranian president, neda, agha, soltan, metafilter, macqueenLate Friday, the Obama admin quietly announced that they would be meeting with Iran, with no pre-conditions, just as Obama promised during the first part of his never-ending c ampaign. … Unfortunately for Obama, it seems that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad understands how to move from “c… … ell bent on developing nuclear weapons (were Iran simply looking to create nuclear power, that would be acceptable under the Non-Proliferation Treaty. … Ahmadinejad is also taunting Obama, as the AFP points out. Copyright (c) 2009 Pirate’s Cove….Less than 48 hours after Washington and its allies reluctantly accepted an offer of face-to-face negotiations from Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, i…
Tags: iranian president, c ell, s cove, mahmoud ahmadinejad, c ampaign, non proliferation treaty, nuclear weaponsNewsweek editor Jon Meacham in a New York Times op-ed article has called for a protest inside the United Nations against the Iranian president over the detention of the magazine’s Tehran correspondent and acclaimed documentary film …
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Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former rival of Ahmadinejad, established Islamic Azad University. Hard-liners have long wanted to come after the university as a possible tool of undermining Rafsanjani, …
Tags: akbar hashemi rafsanjani, protestors, iranian president, ali akbar hashemi, islamic azad university, Akbar, ali akbar hashemi rafsanjaniThe Don Burroni Puppet Show IRAN`S ELECTION 2009 Politics and such Iranian president MoMo …
Hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was formally sworn in for a second term on Wednesday as Iranian president after weeks of protests against his re …
TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office, amid protests by opposition parties over alleged irregularities in the June 12 presidential elections, …
Tags: iranian president, ayatollah ali khamenei, supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei, president mahmoud ahmadinejad, supreme leader ayatollah, ali khameneiAhmadinejad was sworn in as Iranian president as riot police broke up opposition protests over an election that triggered the worst turmoil in the Islamic republic’s history. Framed pictures are portraits of Iranian ‘martyrs’. …
Tags: mahmoud, hashemi, riot police, opposition protests, judiciary chiefFormer Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, casts his vote in Tehran June 12, 2009. Bill Maher:’So you would agree that even if a billion people believe something it can still be ridiculous?’ Dr. Andrew Newberg: ‘Absolutely’ …
Tags: holy roman empire, sempiternity, iranian president, dr andrew newberg, bill maher, imperialist, roman catholic, akbar hashemi rafsanjani“Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters say Iran should be required to stop developing its nuclear weapons capabilities before a meeting is allowed between the Iranian president and the president of the United States” …
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