Iran row escalates
I thought this quote rather interesting: IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei told Newsweek magazine that after three years of intensive work, he is still not able to conclude that Iran’s nuclear programme is...
View Article'No progress' from EU-Iran talks
It looks like deadlock. We will have to wait and see. A UK diplomat said the EU3, the foreign ministers of the UK, Germany and France – had not heard anything new. The Iranian official, Javad Vaeedi,...
View ArticleColbert on fire
This is the best ‘Word’ segment I have ever seen. Colbert discusses the drum beat for war with Iran. Gotta love the Star Wars clip – perfect. Money quote: Everyone knows that Cheney’s fondest pipe...
View ArticleWhat's going on with Iran?
Mr Hersh is talking about Iran again. Kevin Drum points to a good Q&A by Laura Rozen over at Mother Jones. Danny Postel points to this interesting piece in the Economist. It does not make for...
View ArticleOperation Iranian Freedom
Back to Iran again. Geoffrey Kemp writing in the National Interest is hoping that for the sake of America’s interest, Israel is not planning to strike Iran. Could or would Israel try to drag the United...
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Ahmad Batebi
In July 1999 the man on this cover of the Economist, Ahmad Batebi, was arrested by Iranian authorities. He was tortured and told he would be killed. During his interrogation he was blindfolded and...
View ArticleBush to establish Iran diplomatic mission
The Guardian have a story that George Bush will establish a US diplomatic mission in Tehran for the first time in 30 years. The Guardian has learned that an announcement will be made in the next month...
View ArticleIran protests
A 6 minute graphic video with music. Some very graphic scenes. It portrays the first week or so of protests. It is interesting: all recorded by amateurs, produced and edited and put online for the...
View ArticleIran protest footage
This appears to be fresh out of Iran via BBC Persian. It appears to show Basij militia firing on unarmed protesters. It’s pretty raw footage, so viewer discretion is advised.
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