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  • silenced iranian journalists

    The 70% of the Iranian population under 30 wants to bring back the Iran of 30 years ago. And they'll succeed.
    Posted to Dispatches by david wayne osedach on August 13, 2009

  • Iranian Opposition are Stooges of the CIA and Neo Cons

    Timmerman’s organization, Foundation for Democracy, is funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) for the explicit purpose of promoting democracy in Iran. According to Timmerman, NED money was funneled to “pro-Mousavi groups who have ties to non-governmental organizations outside Iran that the National Endowment for Democracy ...
    Posted to Foreigners by Usama3 on June 23, 2009

  • Symbols of protest?

    I'd just like to bring attention to two of the supposed ''symbols'' of protest Mr. Newman mentions, namely ''Allahu Akbar'' and ''there is no god but god'' (in Arabic it would be roughly spelt as ''la illaha ilallah''). He says that the former is used to provide ''protection'' to the protestors and to gain the favour of clerical elite. The latter ...
    Posted to Foreigners by Horatio Hufnagel on June 17, 2009

  • American Conspiracy to Dethrone the Mullah Regime

    Im curious to see how much influence America has had in supporting the Iranian opposition. America has legally stated that is seeks to oust the Iranian regime of Khamenai and the Islamic republic and replace it with a secular republic/democracy. Seymour Hersh of the New Yorker reported that America has been supporting insurgent groups in Iran, ...
    Posted to Foreigners by Usama3 on June 16, 2009

  • Iran's election

    Iran's elections on world stage is a lot better than no elections. Or rule by a dictator for life. Or even like rule in Saudi Arabia. The next election will be even better.
    Posted to Foreigners by david wayne osedach on June 15, 2009

  • two tehrans

    Despite the rioting which will soon be extinguished Ahmadjinejad is securely in as the new President of Iran. It will be the same-old same-old anti-Americanism.
    Posted to Dispatches by david wayne osedach on June 15, 2009

  • Elections in Iran

    First, Who is Shmuel Rosner? Secondly, as long as the United States gives preferential treatment to Israel, there will never be peace in the Middle East. Thirdly, it is important to note that Iran was on of the least extremist of Muslim nations. If you can recall, a covert CIA coup took place in 1953 against a legitimate, democratically elected ...
    Posted to Foreigners by fbfray on June 14, 2009