Margaret Thatcher Dead At 87

April 08, 2013

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Another one of the World’s great ones has passed away this morning… Britain’s very on… “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher. She was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May, 1979 - November, 1990. Mrs. Thatcher was 87 years old.

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In memory of…

She will be missed.

AubreyJ………

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Image Credit: Margaret Thatcher Foundation

NASA Astronaut Neil Armstrong passed away today at the age of 82

NASA Official Photo - Neil Armstrong

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Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to step foot on the moon, passed away today at the age of 82. Mr. Armstrong's family released a statement today saying he had died from complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures performed on August 8th, just three days after his 82^nd birthday.

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NASA Administrator Statement on Neil Armstrong's Death

RELEASE # 12-601 - Saturday, August 25, 2012

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    The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82.

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    "On behalf of the entire NASA family, I would like to express my deepest condolences to Carol and the rest of Armstrong family on the passing of Neil Armstrong. As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind's first small step on a world beyond our own.

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    "Besides being one of America's greatest explorers, Neil carried himself with a grace and humility that was an example to us all. When President Kennedy challenged the nation to send a human to the moon, Neil Armstrong accepted without reservation.

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    "As we enter this next era of space exploration, we do so standing on the shoulders of Neil Armstrong. We mourn the passing of a friend, fellow astronaut and true American hero."

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Additional information about Armstrong is available on the Web at:
http://www.neilarmstronginfo.com

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Bob Jacobs/David Weaver
NASA Headquarters

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* FOX News has a great write-up and 6 minute video HERE on remembering Mr. Armstrong’s life.

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We do truly mourn the passing of another true American Hero. Mr. Armstrong, thank you for all you have done for this great country of ours throughout your life. Not a bad ride, sir… not a bad ride at all.

AubreyJ………

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Norway Bombing, Mass Shooting Leaves At Least 16 Dead

Norway Bombing, Youth Camp Shooting

Leaves At Least 16 Dead

Friday, July 22, 2011

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A massive bomb rocked downtown Oslo on Friday and a gunman opened fire on a youth camp run by a political party in twin attacks that killed at least 16 people... The explosion in the Norwegian capital occurred near Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's office, shattering glass and littering the streets with documents and other debris...

Read the full report by LATimes.com HERE

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- Oslo Bomb Attack - After Blast -

About Video: Amateur footage captures the eerie moments directly after blast hits central Oslo, Norway, wrecking the Office of the Prime Minister and setting fires in the Norwegian Oil Ministry opposite. Many people reported killed...

This raw video posted on YouTube by Channel4News

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UPDATE:

Norway attack: at least 80 die in Utøya shooting, seven in Oslo bombing

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Post UPDATE:

Saturday, July 23, 2011

. Image below left from Wikipedia - A Facebook photo of Anders Behring Breivik, prime suspect in Norway attacks

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* Guardain.co.uk brings us the following report and it begins like this... Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused of the murder of at least 92 Norwegians in a bomb and gun massacre, boasted online about his discussions with the far-right English Defence League and other anti-Islamic European organisations... The Norwegian Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, said Norwegian officials were working with foreign intelligence agencies to see if there was any international involvement in the slaughter. "We have running contact with other countries' intelligence services," he said... Breivik was arrested on Utøya island where he shot and killed at least 85 people, mostly teenagers, at a youth summer camp for supporters of Norway's Labor Party after bombing Oslo's government district just hours before... Dressed as a police officer, he ordered the teenagers to gather round him before opening fire...

Read the full report at link below...

Norway attacks: Utøya gunman boasted of links to UK far right

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AubreyJ.........

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BP’s Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Disaster - One Year Later

BP’s Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Disaster

- One Year Later -

BP’s Semisubmersible Drilling Rig ‘Deepwater Horizon’ Exploded, (and later sank,) One Year Ago - The Rig Was In The Gulf of Mexico, In Mississippi Canyon Block 252, Around 41 Miles Offshore Off The Louisiana Coast

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling platform sinks during Gulf Oil Disaster

File photo by DoE

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I would post all about this event, one year later... But sadly, you know the drill.

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 If reading anything out there on the web, from an author of the Left persuasion... you’ll read that everything is still going to hell in a hand basket.

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 If reading from and author on the Right, you’ll read that all is well, pretty much and that it has been one of the fastest recoveries ever.

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I find that the true, as always, is riding somewhere in the middle of the two. With that said... Today is not and should not be about the politics brought on by this tragic event one year ago but should be about the lives we lost that day.

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May god bless all 11 men that we lost that tragic day and also, Lord... Please be with all their families, friends and loved ones who have soooo suffered from their losses...

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Our thoughts and prayers still go out to all those affected by this tragic accident from one year ago.

In memory of...

AubreyJ.........

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The Japan Quake - One Month Later - April 11, 2011

The Japan Quake - One Month Later

It’s been one month today since Japan suffered that massive, deadly earthquake and tsunami. Today we reflect on that tragic day and all the heartfelt pains and joys that have been so much part of the story all these days later

Monday, April 11, 2011
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.About above file photo: A fishing boat crashed against a building after being swept ashore during a massive tsunami that hit the Japanese fishing port of Ofunato, Japan, March 11, 2011. The town was devastated by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that triggered the destructive tsunami.

U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Bradley

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- On March 11, 2011, an earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, churning up a devastating tsunami that swept over cities and farmland in the northern part of the country and set off warnings as far away the west coast of the United States and South America. Recorded as 9.0 on the Richter scale, it was the most powerful quake ever to hit the country. As the nation struggled with a rescue effort, it also faced the worst nuclear emergency since Chernobyl...

Read more HERE from New York Times

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- The actual number of collected dead bodies as of 7:00pm April 11, 2011, Japan local time is 13,013 with a total of 14,608 still missing.

Read more HERE from Gather

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* JapanToday.com brings us the following report early this Monday afternoon and their report starts off like this... Sirens wailed and people bowed their heads and wept along Japan’s devastated northeast coast Monday as they marked a month since the tsunami that killed up to 25,000 people and unleashed a persistent nuclear crisis... With thousands of bodies yet to be found, a tsunami-flooded nuclear power plant still spewing radiation and more than 150,000 people living in shelters, there was little time for reflection on Japan’s worst disaster since World War II...

Read the rest at link below...

Sirens, tears mark one month since tsunami; over 14,000 still missing

- Also from JapanToday is this heart ripping report...

Mother accepts kindergarten graduation certificates on behalf of missing daughters

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* The Washington Post has this troubling report today and their report starts off like this... Japan won’t stop shaking... Monday, one month after the horrific March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the island was rattled anew by an aftershock, this one measuring at magnitude 6.6. It was hardly a major temblor, but it was strong enough to knock out electricity briefly at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. Four days earlier, a magnitude 7.1 quake led to four deaths and widespread power outages. With soldiers still looking for the bodies of thousands of people who vanished a month ago, Japan is coping with the painful reality that it is sits in a seismic bull’s eye...

Read the rest at link below...

Strain from Japan earthquake may lead to more seismic trouble, scientists say

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* Also from The Washington Post is this report today and it goes in part like this... In the month since an epic earthquake and tsunami destroyed Japan’s northeastern coast, evacuation centers have transformed from places where people can stay into places people wish to leave. Most shelters now feature heat and running water and three good meals a day. But they don’t offer privacy, a place to grieve or an opportunity to rebuild. The problem is, few evacuees have found other places to go...

Read the full report at link below...

One month after disaster, evacuees struggle to leave shelters

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* LATimes.Com has Complete Coverage of the Japan Earthquake at the link below...

The Japan Quake

LOTS of info/videos/photos and more at above link

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Japan Rattled by Aftershocks Month After Tsunami

About this News Video: A strong new quake and other aftershocks rattled northeastern Japan hours after the country somberly marked one month since a deadly combination of quake and tsunami laid waste to the region. April 11th

This video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress

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Tsunami in Japan [HD] 3/11 first person FULL raw footage

About this video: This is the full raw footage filmed by some Japanese people on Friday March 11th, 2011, during the tsunami which occurred in northern Japan, following the 9.0 magnitude earthquake... According to the video, it was filmed in the Miyagi Prefecture in the city of Kesennuma which has 74,000 inhabitants..
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* CNN.com:

Videos- Gotta Watch: Japan, one month later

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"It's not Impossible"

This Music Video posted on YouTube by ConceptUnderground

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* LATimes.Com:

Photos- Covering the Japan earthquake

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* Time.com:

Photos- The Calamity of Japan's 9.0-Magnitude Quake

The country reels after a catastrophic earthquake rocked its northeastern coast on March 11, 2011

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* BBC.co.uk:

In pictures: Japan one month later

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God bless all those that lost their lives from this tragic event and those who have suffered so much since that tragic day

AubreyJ.........

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Iran: On Ground Updates - December 29, 2009

Iran: On Ground Updates
A government that can only stay in power by shooting its own people in the streets and blocking their communication with the outside world is in serious trouble...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
. Iran Map by DoD-CENTCOM
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* The bloody events of recent days in Iran have demonstrated the repressive nature of the regime and the deep discontent surfacing in a country denied democratic freedoms. A government that can only stay in power by shooting its own people in the streets and blocking their communication with the outside world is in serious trouble...
Read William Hague’s full article at the Telegraph.co.uk website at link below...
There is still time to foil Iran's bomb plot
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* Our friends at the Debka.com website had the following good read posted up on their website on the 28th... Iranian sources reveal that Mir Hossein Mousavi's nephew, Ali Habib, was not shot dead during a Tehran demonstration Sunday, Dec. 27, as reported, but waylaid and gunned down as he left his home. Fresh riots followed the disappearance of the body from the hospital Monday. The episode became even more ominous when Iran's security services Chief Gen. Radan accused Mousavi of the murder to incite further violence. The opposition fears that the murder of Mousavi's nephew augurs physical liquidations of its leaders... The current upsurge of violence across Iran is the most dangerous yet because for the first time demonstrators are turning round to attack security forces, the Revolutionary Guardsmen and Basijj paramilitaries...
Read the full report at link below...
Iran reels toward popular counter-revolution
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Well... The above point a view by William Hague at the Telegraph.co.uk website pretty much sums the events up over the last so many days in Iran! Sadly... sanctions are a year or two too late and I believe only military action by Israel will bring this mess to a halt... and for at least 3 to 5 years.
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Only then will we AGAIN... have the breathing room to give the Iranian people a chance to make a Regime Change within their government... One that the west and the rest of the world can live with.
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Bottom line is there is a time when blood must be shed... Look at what is going on in the streets of Iran over the last so many days... The people of Iran have made their minds up and the time for CHANGE is NOW!
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Light ‘em up, Israel!!!
History’s calling...
AubreyJ.........

Iran: On Ground Updates - December 28, 2009

Iran: On Ground Updates
Just One Day After Deadly Anti-Government Protests, Iranian Security Forces Arrest Scores Of Opposition Figures
Monday, December 28, 2009.
* IslamOnline.net brings us the following report this early Monday afternoon and it starts off like this... A day after deadly anti-government protests, Iranian security forces arrested scores of opposition figures, Monday, December 28, sparking international outcry... “(Ebrahim Yazdi) was arrested at home and taken to an unknown place early Monday morning by security agents," opposition Rahesabz website said, referring to an opposition politician... Several aides to former president Mohamed Khatami and opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi were also reportedly arrested... "Mousavi advisors Alireza Beheshti, (Ghorban) Behzadian-Nejad and (Mohammad) Bagherian were also arrested in the morning," Parlemannews website said... Security agents also raided the office of a women's magazine, Irandokht, run by opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi's wife, and confiscated computers, according to Advarnews website... Award-winning rights campaigner and journalist Emadeddin Baghi was also arrested... "Security agents treated Baghi's family and daughters very offensively as they arrested him."... The crackdown came a day after deadly clashes between opposition supporters and security forces left eight people dead... More than 60 people had also been injured in Tehran...
Read the full report at link below...
Iran Cracks Down On Opposition, West Critical 
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Protesters killed in Iran clashes - 28 Dec 09
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About this news video: Iranian officials say five people have died in violence between opposition protesters and security forces in Tehran. The protests coincided with Ashoua, one of Shia Islam's most important holidays. Among the dead is the 35-year-old nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi... Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports.
This video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish .

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The Iranian Uprising - July 09, 2009

The Iranian Uprising
Thursday, July 09, 2009
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* TimesOnline.co.uk had the following report posted up on their website this Thursday morning and it starts off like this… Iranian police fired tear-gas and shots into the air today to disperse thousands of demonstrators who had defied official warnings and staged a march to mark the 10th anniversary of a bloody student uprising… Protesters chanted “Death to the dictator” as they gathered in the streets around Tehran University, the epicentre of the 1999 protests, which were crushed by police and Basiji vigilantes… Today, police deployed reinforcements after a first volley of tear-gas failed to disperse the demonstrators, who continued to grow in number, according to eyewitnesses. Police then fired a second volley of the gas…
Read the full report at link below…
Police fire tear gas and bullets to disperse Tehran protests
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* YNet.com has this take and it goes in part like this… According to some reports, demonstrators were chanting "Death to the Dictator," while police helicopters were keeping an eye on them from the air… "They were about 250 people who shouted in favor of (defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein) Mousavi and made the victory sign. Police dispersed them," a witness, who asked not to be named, told Reuters… According to later reports, security forces directed live fire at demonstrators. An eyewitness told the New York Times website that a woman with a blood-soaked jacket was seen running away from a protest scene. According to a report by an exiled Iranian blogger considered credible, at least three people sustained gunshot wounds in the rallies…
Read this report in full at link below…
Iran protests resume

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NYTimes.com reports…
Iran Security Forces Move to Crush Renewed Protests
Also at the NYT today…
The Lede: Latest Updates on Iran Election Protests
Lots of up-to-date info and VIDEOS at above link
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People & Power - Iran: inside the protests

In the immediate aftermath of Iran's June 12 presidential elections, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran, the Iranian capital.
This news video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish
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AubreyJ………

3- The Iranian Uprising - June 24, 2009

The Iranian Uprising
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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* AP brings us the following report early this Wednesday afternoon and it starts off like this… Protesters and riot police clashed in the streets around Iran's parliament Wednesday as hundreds of people converged on a Tehran square in defiance of government orders to halt demonstrations demanding a new presidential election, witnesses said… Police beat the protesters gathered on Baharestan Square with batons and fired tear gas canisters and rounds of ammunition into the air, the witnesses told The Associated Press. They said some demonstrators fought back while others fled to another Tehran plaza, Sepah Square, about a mile (2 kilometers) to the north… A helicopter could be seen hovering over central Tehran, where a witness told the AP that the area was swarming with hundreds of riot police who were trying to prevent people from gathering even briefly. Thousands more security officers filled the surrounding streets, said the witness, who declined to give his name for fear of government reprisals… Amateur video posted Wednesday on YouTube showed young men and women throwing rocks and pushing barricades, one blazing, in the street. Others shouted: "Death to the dictator!"…
Read the rest at link below…

Witnesses report clashes around Iran's parliament
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* SKY NEWS has the following report posted on their website this afternoon…
'New Violence Erupts In Tehran' - Reports
Above link has lots of videos and photos
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Raw Video: Tehran - June 24, 2009

Video posted on YouTube by revolutionnow11
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2- The Iranian Uprising - June 23, 2009

The Iranian Uprising
Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
The President's Opening Remarks on Iran, with Persian Translation

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(Mr. President… This is not a debate going on in the streets of Iran… COME ON -- WAKE UP! Hell… Man UP!!! Be a Leader and take a stand with the people of Iran.)

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* Telegraph.co.uk brings us the following report and it starts off like this… Relatives said images of Neda Agha Soltan, 27, who has been described as Iran's "Angel of Freedom" after she was apparently shot dead on Saturday, had been targeted by plain-clothed officials… They had removed any material commemorating the 27-year-old student that had been erected near her home by sympathizers in the Iranian capital…
Read the rest at link below…Iranian regime targets family of 'Angel of Freedom' Neda Agha Soltan
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Fiance tells of Neda's last moments.- 
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About Video: Caspian Makan, the fiance of the young Iranian woman shot last week, tells Al Jazeera of her last moments. "Neda", which is the Farsi word for voice, was allegedly shot dead by a Basij soldier in Tehran last week.

This News Video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish

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Iranian Election 2009  Protests One Week Later

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About above video: Some viewer discretion advised

This video posted on YouTube by LuvManatee

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In Memory of Neda and all of the Iranian people who have lost their lives for a cause bigger than themselves
AubreyJ………

The Iranian Uprising - June 22, 2009

The Iranian Uprising
Protesters hail Neda Soltan as a Martyr and her senseless death is sure to bring deeper unrest in Iran in the days to come…
Monday, June 22, 2009.
Iran Opposition Leader Stands by Protesters

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About this News Video: Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has vowed he will stand by the protesters whose week of defiance has deeply shaken the country. Video Date: June 22nd.
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Young girl being killed by plainclothes
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About this video: Basij shot to death a young woman in Tehran's Saturday, June 20th Protests.At 19:05, June 20th…Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi St..A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart. I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim's chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes… The protests were going on about 1 kilometer away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gas used among them, towards Salehi St… The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me… Please let the world know…
INFO/Video posted on LiveLeak by deathtokhamenei
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* FoxNews.com brings us the following report and it starts off like this… Protesters in Iran are hailing 26-year-old Neda Soltan as a martyr after graphic videos of her apparent murder at a protest in Tehran hit the Internet. Iran experts say images of her bloody death have galvanized the country and that mourning for her - which has been banned by authorities - will bring deeper unrest… "Neda," whose identity could not be verified by FOXNews.com, was reportedly gunned down by paramilitary police Saturday during protests in the capital city. Videos posted on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter show her bleeding from the nose and mouth as a crowd tries unsuccessfully to stanch the flow and save her life… The video also shows a moving clip of a man identified by some as her father or professor cradling her head and yelling out, "Neda, don't be afraid. Neda, stay with me. Neda stay with me!”…

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Read the full report at link below…

Neda Soltan, Young Woman Hailed as Martyr in Iran, Becomes Face of Protests

.* AP reports it this way… Amateur video of a young Iranian woman lying in the street - blood streaming from her nose and mouth - has quickly become an iconic image of the country's opposition movement and unleashed a flood of outrage at the regime's crackdown… The footage, less than a minute long, appears to capture the woman's death moments after she was shot at a protest — a powerful example of citizens' ability to document events inside Iran despite government restrictions on foreign media and Internet and phone lines…

Read this article in full at link below…

Amateur video turns woman into icon of Iran unrest

.* TheSun.Co.uk has this report…

Shot girl's last moments

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Above link has news video and short slideshow

.* The Washington Post has this report posted up on their website this Monday afternoon and it starts off like this… Demonstrators returned to a public square in Iran's capital Monday to protest alleged fraud in the recent presidential election and were met with beatings and tear gas from security forces, eyewitnesses said. Meanwhile, the group charged with certifying the election said discrepancies between the number of votes and eligible voters in some districts did not constitute proof of ballot-tampering…

Read the full report at link below…

Protesters Return to Tehran Streets

Above link also has a long, informative slideshow

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Sen. John McCain on Iran

About this video: Sen. McCain reads an AP article on protest crackdown but mainly focuses on the death of the woman known as "Neda," who was killed and her video posted on YouTube. He then reads another article detailing the death.
This video posted on YouTube by CSPAN
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I’ll end today’s post with this News Video from Studio B on the Fox News Channel…

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Read more from FOX at link below…
New Amateur Videos Reportedly Show Police, Protesters Clash in Iran
Great reporting FOX!
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AubreyJ………