Updates From Iran: Liveblogging Post-Election Unrest

June 16, 2009 at 8:51 pm | Posted in Iran, Lifescape, Muslims | Leave a comment
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An implosion is taking place in Iran in the wake of recent elections, blamed by the opposition as having been rigged.  Here is a tell-tale account:

5:26 pm: Video of Basij firing into the crowds, which led to the attack on the Basij base mentioned below. [Warning: This video contains graphic images.]

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1184614595?bctid=26415347001

In addition, the Guardian Council’s spokesperson said on a news show tonight that Mousavi’s letter of protest is too general, and if the Guardian Council does not find fraud in the election process, then based on section 3, article 80 of the election law, Mousavi could be sentenced to 3 years in jail for “Efteraa” (libel).

Amazing. Even before the investigation begins, the threats are already starting.

4:58 pm: Larijani sets up a committee to investigate violence in parts of the country

According to Hamshahri and other news sources, Ali Larijani, the speaker of the Majlis (parliament) of Iran, has assigned a committee to investigate the recent violent events around the country including last night’s events at the University of Tehran dorms.

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7:28 pm: President Obama spoke about the issue just a little while ago:

5:57 pm: More irresponsible saber-rattling from members of Congress…
California Republican Dana Rohrabacher says on his twitter feed:
5:13 pm: A source from the Washington Times is reporting that foreign press has been “kindly asked” to leave Iran.  No word yet on what will happen if they (politely) refuse.
5:12 pm: From a relative in Iran:
1- Basij opened fire to the crowd. First blood is shed. Things are going to be more violent from tomorrow.
2- Jenati, head of Guardian Council appeared on IRIB channel 2 tonight 10.30 pm local time, and announced that he received a letter from supreme leader to investigate the election process … HE ADDED ALTHOUGH HE DOESN’T SEE A MAJOR FRAUD in the reports… he will obey the leader and will send HIM (not media) a full report within next 10 days!!!
5:02 pm: There have been shootings in the street. There are photos here, which I am not going to post here because they are very graphic.
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Obama’s time-line to Iran Talks

May 20, 2009 at 1:25 pm | Posted in Iran, Israel, Military Operations, Muslims, War | Leave a comment
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Isrrael’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu notched up positive result for him in getting President Obama set a time limit  to US efforts to persuade Iran to stop in its nuclear track towards making an Iran Bomb.

“We’re not going to have talks forever,” Mr Obama said on Monday, after a private meeting with Mr Netanyahu. “We’re not going to create a situation in which talks become an excuse for inaction while Iran proceeds with developing and deploying a nuclear weapon… If we can begin discussions soon, shortly after the Iranian elections, we should have a fairly good sense by the end of the year as to whether they are moving in the right direction”.

However, Obama was carefully vague about what would happen if the deadline passed and the country’s nuclear program continued.
The president, in fact, pointedly refrained from rehearsing that formula in his comments in the Oval Office. He said:

“We are not foreclosing a range of steps, including much stronger international sanctions, in assuring that Iran understands that we are serious.” At his briefing Mr Netanyahu added his own oracular line: “Israel reserves the right to act in self-defense.”

He contended that these veiled references to military action contributed to the potential efficacy of diplomatic and economic measures designed to persuade Iran to forgo the bomb.

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USA Is Conducting Military Operations In Iran Right Now

September 19, 2006 at 1:51 pm | Posted in Bush, Current Affairs, Current Topics, Dissection, Iran, Lifescape, Military Operations | Leave a comment

The possibility of USA declaring the exercising of military option in Iran seems to be looming nearer and near…er. Read this report:

Retired Colonel: ‘We Are Conducting Military Operations Inside Iran Right Now. The Evidence Is Overwhelming.’

Just now on CNN, Air Force Col. Sam Gardiner (Ret.) said, “We are conducting military operations inside Iran right now. The evidence is overwhelming.”

Gardiner, who taught at the U.S. Army’s National War College, has previously suggested that U.S. forces were already on the ground in Iran. Today he added several additional new points:

1) The House Committee on Emerging Threats recently called on State and Defense Department officials to testify on whether U.S. forces were in Iran. The officials didn’t come to the hearing.

2) “We have learned from Time magazine today that some U.S. naval forces had been alerted for deployment. That is a major step.”

3) “The plan has gone to the White House. That’s not normal planning. When the plan goes to the White House, that means we’ve gone to a different state.”

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