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Showing posts with label Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Show all posts
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. The New York Times Blog continues to track the Iranians massive street demonstrations and is consistence on keeping us up-to-date with their postings… Click it out HERE Above link full of info, photos and videos. ………………………………………………………………….. . THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release June 20, 2009
. Statement from the President on Iran . The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.
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As I said in Cairo, suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion.
Martin Luther King once said – “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I believe that. The international community believes that. And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples’ belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness. Taken from The White House website . ……………………………………………………………………….
. Note: I will be waiting until this evening to update this post with the latest videos and news out of Iran. Be sure to check back! . OK… Not much on the news or videos out of Iran tonight. I’ll try again in the morning… See you then…
Up Yours Khamenei! . Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned reformist leaders yesterday against taking to the streets in protest over the election. So how did the people of Iran react to his warning?
. Well… Thousands upon thousands of them came out in mass and demonstrated anyway... Up yours Khamenei! . Where are MEN like President Bush/Reagan, the champions of freedom, when the Iranian people need them most? At least we KNOW they would have the Iranian Peoples backs, in EVERY possible way. . President Obama… WAKE UP and SPEAK UP for the Iranian people who are on the march. TRUE leaders for freedom loving people would have done so LAST WEEK!!! . AubreyJ……… Saturday, June 20, 2009
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On Ground Updates: Iran Friday, June 19, 2009 . * Ayatollah Calls For Calm *
About above News Video: Iran's Supreme Leader has insisted there was no fraud in the recent presidential poll and warned that protests about the result must end. Above News Video posted on LiveLeak by ubdumb . ************************** . * Guardian.co.uk has this report posted on their website this early Friday afternoon and it starts off like this…Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggered a diplomatic row today when he publicly singled out "evil" Britain as the foremost enemy of the Islamic republic… Gordon Brown responded swiftly by condemning Iran's "repression and brutality" in the strongest language used by the UK yet about last week's disputed presidential poll. Previous public comments have been deliberately restrained to avoid fuelling Iranian accusations of interference in its internal affairs… Iran's Ambassador to London was summoned to the Foreign Office after Khamenei's remarks during midday - Friday prayers at Tehran University, where the cleric referred to Britain as "the most evil" of foreign powers. The U.S. and Israel were also attacked… Read the full report at link below… Iran's supreme leader Khamenei issues verbal attack on 'evil Britain' . Also from the Guardian website today… Frail but fierce, Iran's supreme leader Khamenei answers his critics . * TimesOnline.co.uk reports…Iran’s Supreme Leader dramatically raised the stakes in his country’s political crisis today by demanding an end to the massive street demonstrations and warning of a violent crackdown if they continued. He also accused "treacherous" Britain of leading a western conspiracy to destabilize the Islamic Republic by fomenting the protests… Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s uncompromising speech raised fears that he could unleash his formidable security forces on a mass protest as early as tomorrow, when tens of thousands of opposition supporters are expected to defy him by joining a Tehran rally organised by reformist clerics… His words caused widespread alarm. European leaders meeting in Brussels demanded the regime “refrain from the use of force against peaceful demonstrations”. Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, urged Iran not to go “beyond the point of no return”. Navi Pillay, the UN human rights chief, feared the “illegal use of excessive force”… Speaking for the first time since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s hotly-disputed re-election, Ayatollah Khamenei sided firmly with the president, denied the vote was rigged, and accused foreign powers led by Britain of fomenting the protests to destabilize the Islamic Republic… Read the rest at link below… Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raises stakes as Iran braces for violence Above link has short video, slide show and lots more . * CTV.ca has this report…U.S. President Barack Obama has expressed concern about the "tenor and tone" of a statement by Iran's supreme leader, who warned of an impending clampdown on anti-government protests…Obama's comments come as Washington passed a resolutionFriday to condemn Tehran's repressive response to the demonstrations, which erupted a week ago after a highly contested election… The U.S. government drew particular attention to the violence of the crackdown in addition to the suppression of cell phone and Internet use… Read the rest at link below… Obama concerned over Iran clampdown threats
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Above Video posted on LiveLeak by agharazi . ******************************** . POST UPDATE: Saturday, June 20, 2009 . * PressTV.ir brings us the following report today and it starts off like this…Iran's Security Council has warned defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi against 'the consequences' of backing street rallies… "It is your duty not to incite and invite the public to illegal gatherings; otherwise, you will be responsible for its consequences," Iran's Security Council, a body affiliated with the Interior Ministry replied Mousavi's letter in which he had criticized the law enforcement forces for failing to prevent attacks on protestors during the street rallies… Read the full report at link below… Iran council warns Mousavi against rallies . * UPI.com reports…Riot police wielding wooden batons, tear gas and water cannons battled protesters in central Tehran Saturday, witnesses said… Read the rest at link below… Protesters, police clash in Tehran battles . * YNETNews.com has the following report posted up on their site this early afternoon and it starts off like this…Reformist candidate Mousavi calls on country's highest legislative authority to annul election due to rampant evidence of tampering. Meanwhile thousands of his supporters clash with police in central Tehran, suicide bomber kills at least one at mausoleum of Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini… Read the full report at link below… Mousavi: Election fraud was planned months in advance . *CTV.ca reports…Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has demanded Iran's highest electoral authority annul the presidential vote, as protesters continue to defy government warnings… In a letter to the Guardian Council, which investigates voting violations, he said thousands of his supporters were turned away from polling stations during the June 12 vote… "The Iranian nation will not believe this unjust and illegal" act, Mousavi wrote… He also alleged that some ballot boxes had been sealed before voting began, and that fake ballots were found in mobile polling stations, according to the Associated Press… Read this report in full at link below… Mousavi ramps up demand to annul Iran vote . Thousands of defiant protesters clashed with police in the streets of Tehran on Saturday in protest of last week's presidential elections, andopposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi reportedly said he was ready for "martyrdom." Read this report in full at link below… At least 19 dead in Iran unrest, hospital sources say . ********************************* . Tear gas and water cannon used on 3,000 Iranian protesters
About above Video: Iranian riot police have reportedly used tear gas and water cannon on three thousand election protesters in Tehran. This News Video posted on YouTube by itnnews . …………..……… AubreyJ………
BBC.co.uk brings us the following report this Wednesdy evening and it starts like this…More mass protests are expected in the Iranian capital after presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi urged followers to observe a day of mourning… Mr. Mousavi called on supporters to stage peaceful protests or gather in mosques in memory of eight people killed after a Tehran rally on Monday… The BBC's Jon Leyne, in Tehran, says the government so far has no clear response to the daily demonstrations… Mr. Mousavi is calling for a rerun of last week's presidential election… Read the full report at link below… Call for day of mourning in Iran . Aljazeera.net reports it this way… Anti-government protesters in Iran are set to mark a day of mourning on Thursday for those killed in post-election clashes… State media said seven people were killed in an opposition protest in Tehran against what defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi says was a rigged election last week in favor of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incumbent president… On his website, Mousavi called on Iranians to stage peaceful demonstrations or gather in mosques on Thursday… Read the rest at link below… Iran protesters to mourn dead
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* BBC has this following article posted up on their website early this afternoon and it starts off like this…The crisis over the Iranian election has developed with such dizzying speed it is hard to take in the implications… Until barely two weeks ago, anti-government demonstrations were unheard of… Now the opposition routinely turns out hundreds of thousands of protesters on the street every day… Last weekend, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could claim that Iran was "almost completely free"… There were skeptics at the time… Now the foreign media are operating under some of the most sweeping restrictions in the world… So where is this crisis going, and what do the opposition want?...
Read the rest at link below… Iran investigates 646 poll complaints . * Guardian.co.uk has this report up early this Thursday afternoon and it goes in part like this…Analysts and diplomats say that the fact that Ahmadinejad has not been seen for three days as street protests and political turmoil rage suggests his position may have been weakened. Rallies backing him have been far less well attended than those organised by the Mousavi camp… "If he was feeling confident he would be more visible," said Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, of London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. "It would make sense for him to present himself as the president of all Iranians. But he appears to be a bit detached from reality. The way he reacted has seriously damaged his position."… Read the full report at link below… Questions grow as Ahmadinejad stays out of sight
…………………………………….. . Iran: Growing Anger About Disputed Election
About this news video: Supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi are set to join fresh demonstrations demanding a re-run of last week's allegedly fraudulent poll. This News Video posted on YouTube by france24english . **************************** . Iran's Supreme Leader In 'Power Struggle' June 19, 2009
About News Video: Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader has supported Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election as president… But some believe this support may be born out of necessity. Khamenei is rumored to be in a power struggle with Hashimi Rafsanjani, a former president who opposes Ahmedinejad and is chairman of the country's Assembly of Experts, which has the power to remove Khamenei from his post.Al Jazeera's Hamish MacDonald reports. This news video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish
**************************** . Amateur Video Shows 500,000 Iranians in Silent Mass Protest March Raw Video Shot Thursday, June 18th
All 15 Captives HOME AT LAST This Crisis is now Over
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The 10 Downing Street website has this report that starts off like this...The 15 sailors and marines held by Iran for almost two weeks landed at Heathrow Airport around lunchtime. Mr. Blair welcomed their return but reflected on the news that four British soldiers were killed this morning in Iraq. He paid tribute to their bravery... Read more at link below... Freed Navy crew returns to UK
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The SKY Newswebsite is on top of this story today. Here’s just a little bit of what they are reporting...BA flight 6634 touched down at London's Heathrow airport just after midday... Sky News correspondent Ian Woods, who was on board, said there was "the sound of applause coming from the front" as it landed... Read more at link below... Over Here And Overjoyed...
The MOD has for the first time confirmed the names of the 15 personnel involved They are: Captain Christopher Air RM Lieutenant Felix Carman RN Chief Petty Officer Gavin Cavendish Acting Sergeant Dean Harris Leading Seaman Christopher Coe Acting Leading Seaman Faye Turney Lance Corporal Mark Banks Marine Paul Barton Able Seaman Andrew Henderson Marine Adam Sperry Marine Joe Tindell Marine Daniel Masterton Able Seaman Simon Massey Able Seaman Arthur Batchelor Able Seaman Nathan Summers
The BBC NEWS website has this story...Relatives and friends of the Royal Navy crew captured by Iran have spoken of their relief and joy at the announcement of their release... Read this story in full HERE...
All the MSM news outlets are reporting this morning the wonderful news of the upcoming release of all the 15 British captives...
Alalam.ir website has this repot that starts off like this...Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Wednesday that his government would release the detained 15 soldiers on the Prophet Muhammad's birthday (PBUH) as a gift to the British people... He pardoned the sailors and announced their release minutes after he gave medals of honor to the Iranian coast guards who intercepted the sailors and marines, saying Iran will never accept trespassing of its territorial waters... The amnesty was granted on the auspicious occasion of birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the Christian Easter festivity... Read this report in full HERE
SMH.com.auhas this take on the story that goes in part like this..."While insisting on our rights, these 15 sailors have been pardoned and we offer their freedom to the British people," Mr. Ahmadinejad said at a news conference in Tehran... "After the news conference they can go to the airport and go back home," Mr. Ahmadinejad said... An official said later that the crew would be released to the British embassy in Tehran... Read the story in fullHERE
IRNA.ir website has this report that goes in part like this...UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday in a phone call thanked IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for pardoning 15 British naval troopers arrested for illegal entry to Iranian waters... President Ahmadinejad, too, congratulated the UN Sec Gen for his appointment at the post, pointing out that there are serious challenges at the international scene currently with which the nations are entangled... Ban Ki-moon thanks Ahmadinejad for marines' release... Read the rest at link below... Ban Ki-moon thanks Ahmadinejad for marines' release
FOXNEWS.com has this report this evening that starts off like this...British officials late Wednesday night said they expected Iran to make good on its promise to release 15 British sailors and marines, and hoped their journey back to London would begin "within hours." The British Foreign Office, meanwhile, confirmed that its ambassador to Iran had visited with the military personnel and reported that they were in good health... Read the rest at link below... British Expect Iran to Begin Release of 15 Captive Sailors, Marines 'Within Hours'
