July 22, 2009 – 8:21 am
And then they will spend quite a bit defending against what they should have stopped. How else to read this? US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US is prepared to bolster the defence of its Gulf allies if Iran develops a nuclear weapons programme. Mrs Clinton said if the US extended a “defence […]
June 23, 2009 – 9:16 am
Scary news from Iran (Interestingly, there is a difference between the two page and single page versions.) TEHRAN (Reuters)– Iranian authorities said they would teach an exemplary lesson to “rioters” held in the worst unrest since the birth of the Islamic Rapublic and pressed accusations that violence was being incited by Western powers. (EDITORS’ NOTE: […]
June 23, 2009 – 8:38 am
Apparently, President Neophyte is not enjoying the look of things right now. His poll numbers are slipping, John McCain, among others, made a powerful speech on Iran, and it appears as if the election result will be left to standand Ahmadinejad will be reinstalled as the Iranian president. All while Iranians plead for the U.S. […]
June 22, 2009 – 7:34 pm
Well, very cool STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rebtel, the people’s global communications company, today announced it is offering Iranians around the world a quarter of a million minutes of free calling home in support of the non-violent protesters that have taken to the streets over the disputed presidential elections 10 days ago. “No strings attached – just call […]
June 21, 2009 – 9:57 am
You know, it’s not so much that Obama is on the wrong side of history, regarding Iran. He’s on no side of history. Even the BBC is getting rather cynical vis a vis Obama’s reticence to become engaged The White House has so far resisted calls to speak out more forcefully in support of Iranian […]
June 20, 2009 – 3:04 pm
Via BNO News’ Twitter feed, waiting for it to come up on Reuters and other news sources Reuters: President Obama calls on the Iranian government to “stop all violent and unjust actions” against the Iranian people. President Obama says Iran must govern through consent and not through coercion to gain global respect. Earth to Sparky, […]
June 20, 2009 – 8:42 am
As I noted yesterday, the House voted 405-1 regarding Iran, H. Res. 560 Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes. Resolved, That the House of Representatives– expresses its support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of […]
June 19, 2009 – 4:35 pm
Over at The New Republic, a post by Jonathan Chaite entitled “Will the Conservatives Please Attempt An Argument? ” President Obama has taken a cautious tone toward the demonstrators in Iran, with his stated reason being that more open support would discredit their cause. This strikes me as a sensible position. The revealed preferences of both sides […]
June 17, 2009 – 7:15 pm
From yesterday But at the same time, Obama said it would not be helpful if the United States was seen by the world as “meddling†in the issue. Today Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of “intolerable” meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection […]
June 17, 2009 – 8:57 am
Now, Mousavi is not really for as much openness and reform as people may think, and certainly not on the international front, but, at this point, he may be opening a can of worms that could force major changes in Iran Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has called for a mass rally to protest […]
