It's such a disaster Ahmadinajd 'won' in the elections... Here are some great photos of the demonstrations in Tehran.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html
6.15.2009
Amazing photos from Iran
It's such a disaster Ahmadinajd 'won' in the elections... Here are some great photos of the demonstrations in Tehran.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html
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Annie? Annie? You there?
Sorry, Bassam, but I just had to share this with Annie and I don't know where else she hangs out.
I was just reading Sandmonkey's account of Obama's speech in Egypt and this tidbit jumped out:
While leaving the University I saw a small demonstration by CODE PINK. YES, fuckin Code Pink. Cindy Sheehan's Code Pink. And they were protesting the speech and Obama over Ghaza, and how they had a letter from the Hamas leaders that they want delivered to him. Oh Code Pink, you bunch of unemployed leftist wankers, you made my day.
ROTFL! That made my day too!
Btw, Sandmonkey has some good posts about Iran too, Bassam, if you're interested. :)
Bassam, do you think the Iranian election results were correctly counted?
Many on the left are saying that they think Ahmenijad won and that the demonstrations are CIA/Mosad instigated. George Galloway, sitting member of the British Parliament, is one of these. He hosts a TV show on Iran's state run press TV.
Well, I strongly dislike Ahmadinajad and surely do not want to see him in power.
He might have won, but things are no longer the same. The Iranian youth is no longer supporting him. They don't want his regime. They no longer want him because he's destroying their country's reputation and their intention to have good relations with the rest of the world.
It is really impressive to see Muslims carry out an uprise against their leader in this bold way. I'm inspired!
I have to admit that my fellow Arabs should look and look closely and learn. Time has changed and the Arab tyrants should similarly be challenged.
Notice this poll:
http://www.terrorfreetomorrow.org/upimagestft/TFT%20Iran%20Survey%20Report%200609.pdf
It shows that 34% of Iranians backed Ahmenijad. This poll also showed that the vast majority of Iranians want more foreign investment, free trade with the US, good relations with the US, good relations with Iraq, and good relations with every country in the world other than Israel.
The poll showed that most Iranians want Iran to work with the US to help Iraq. Most Iranians are willing to stop supporting Shia militias and only support the Iraqi government as part of an agreement with the US.
52% are even willing to recognize Israel to improve relations with the US.
It is interesting that most Ahmenijad voters from this poll result disagree with him on many economic and foreign policy issues.
"Bassam, do you think the Iranian election results were correctly counted?"
As the "results" were announced only a couple of hours after the polls closed, it is unlikely that they were counted at all. This was confirmed by a man from the Interior Ministry who was involved. This man was killed the next day.
The remarkable thing about this whole affair is that the regime seems to have made hardly any attempt to make the rigged results look plausible. Mugabe did a much better job last year.
Here are some more photos from Iran:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mousavi1388/3639323604/in/photostream/
If any of you is on twitter, the hashtag is #iranElection.
Bassam,
speaking of the hashtag #iranElection
In response to our recent post, which traced the bulk of the #IranElection twitter spam back to an article in JPost rather than “Iranian Students”, the Jerusalem newspaper has removed the evidence by altering their June 14th article (luckily, we kept the screenshot). JPost has also written a response to our allegations.
We argued that the onslaught of #IranElection tweets may not have been the work of “Iranian students” as claimed but rather a group of people promoting the political interests of the right-wing of Israeli politics with the aim of magnifying the social unrest which followed the Iranian election.
In researching the origin of the thousands of tweets and retweets, we noticed that only a hand full of people were at the core of the #IranElection spam. After preforming a simple google search which sought to find when/where 2 of these people were mentioned together we found a JPost article which became the basis of our assertion.
Only hours after creating their twitter profiles, JPost ran an article which instructed their readers to follow on twitter for up to date coverage of the Iran election. JPost was the first and only major news source that posted the links to these twitter accounts which would later become the source of most of the #IranElection spam.
there are screen shots and more (the jpost response) at the link.
Why did they run a story about 3 people who just joined twitter? “…part of an online documentation of Iranians’ reaction” does not explain why it was newsworthy to promote the profiles of 3 twitter members who just joined the site.
How did they find out about them so fast?
How were they sure that the profiles were authentic? These profiles were only hours old and had no names attached to them. They had no time to verify that these were, indeed, Iranian students.
And the latest:
Why did they remove the evidence if my allegations were so ridiculous?
does seem rather odd don't you think?
lynne, it is my understanding codepink was in cairo that day with a huge banner asking obama to break the siege of gaza, however i don't think they were protesting his speech. interestingly the egyptions let them hang there huge banner all day from some bridge or something (as opposed to the israelis authorities, that vibrant democracy had police assault code pink members, abduct the journalist traveling w/us who ended up in the hospital along w/other members of CP( with video: Israeli Police and Military Brutalize Peaceful Protesters at Netanyahu's Speech) while the ulta orthodx were allowed to hang banners of obama looking like some devil). don't know anything about cindy sheehan, it isn't her organization as far as i know. medea benjamin is a force of nature tho. our delegation was led my Benjamin and (Retired) Col. Ann Wright (author at link also included in the video) who spent 26 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves. She was a diplomat in the State Department for 15 years, serving in the U.S. embassies of Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada and Nicaragua. had it not been for wright we probably would have had a much harder time entering Gaza.
here is a copy of the letter to obama from hamas.
did you read wapo's Netanyahu Feels the Heat ?
Many on the left are saying that they think Ahmenijad won and that the demonstrations are CIA/Mosad instigated.
anand, i thought you might enjoy this 6/08 link
George W Bush 'raised $400 million for action against Iran'
The White House has been reported to have secretly stepped up covert operations inside Iran with the aim of destablising its leadership.
President George W Bush requested and received funding of $400 million (£200 million) for the plan after he made a secret appeal to Congressional leaders last year.
The money is likely to be used for operations carried out by the CIA and other intelligence agencies, according to the New Yorker magazine.
The appeal for funds "was focused on undermining Iran's nuclear ambitions and trying to undermine the government through regime change" said the magazine.
A source cited the contents of the appeal - known as a Presidential Finding - as involving "working with opposition groups and passing money".
regime change? 400 million? the neocons wouldn't do anything like meddle in irans elections would they?? nah! reminds me of that stones song..
just my imagination,
runnin' away w/me
more re the 'twitter revolution'
An Israeli envoy to the U.S. said on Tuesday that Twitter, the short messaging website,
has revolutionized Israeli diplomacy and become a leading advocacy apparatus.
David Saranga, the Consul for Media and Public Affairs, said that in the past the
diplomatic service had to wait until someone published an article presenting Israel's
standpoint, whereas today, they use Twitter to spread Israel's message to thousands of
followers at a fast pace.
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 18 June 2009 11.03 BST Contrary to the sense of chaos and violence offered in unsourced Twitter feeds, Iranian protests have been largely peaceful
The images have splashed across the screen with the intensity of a horror film. Most of these feeds are sent without confirmation of where the events took place, who is responsible for recording them or even when they occurred. Nonetheless, their gratuitous display by some of the largest and most respected news broadcasters has left the impression that Iran is either under nationwide martial law or experiencing a bloodbath under complete darkness.
i rec the whole article
Annie,
A member of Code Pink, are you? Why doesn't that surprise me? I just found it rather amusing that they felt the need to protest at an Obama event, just as they would have at a Bush event.
As to the Iranian situation, you are a fool if you think what is going on there is the work of the United States or the Israelis. This has been simmering in the pot for some time. It has nothing to do with foreign interference. But I will say this, the Iranian regime's actions in response to the demonstrations for Iranian civil rights we have been seeing has proven George W. Bush right in his assessment of them.
lyn, i am not a member of any group however when i heard they were visiting gaza at the invitation of the UNWRA, i contacted them and signed up. it was an amazing trip. w/regard to 'feel the need to protest' as i stated earlier i don't think they were protesting his speech. they were demonstrating in support of breaking the siege of gaza. perhaps from your little perch in minnesota demonstrating seems useless to you but i think it is valuable americans were present in egypt that day. from what i heard they got a great reception from many egyptians.
you are a fool if you think what is going on there is the work of the United States or the Israelis.
well that is amusing lyn, considering the 400 million dollars raised to undermine the government through regime change". i think perhaps it is you who are a fool if you think neither the US or israel has offered their 2 cents worth of complicity. btw, i will assume you feel lots of sympathy towards iranians fighting for their rights. maybe we should be focused on those oppressed on our dollars thru fictions on the ground.
Bassam, my sympathies for devastating news from iraq lately.
"Bassam, my sympathies for devastating news from iraq lately."
Thanks, Annie! I appreciate it.
Annie,
i will assume you feel lots of sympathy towards iranians fighting for their rights.
Yes, Annie, I do. And so should you, if you were really so concerned with that kind of thing.
Regarding your Guardian article dated 6/18/09, it is my understanding that the Moussavi demonstrators were trying very hard to maintain peaceful demonstrations. I rather think the Iranian government's decision to impose a media blackout seems to follow their increasingly violent reaction to those demonstrations.
Oh Annie, do you really think that this started with George W. Bush and his paltry $400 million? Bush wasn't even around when Khatami was in office, for heavens sake. The reformist factions in Iran have been operating for a long time. Does your hatred for your own country blind you so much that you can't recognize a civil rights movement that is for real? Or is it just your seemingly obsessive hatred for Israel that blinds you so?
P.S. I notice that the Basij militia seem to have the same taste in clothing that the extremists in Iraq were fond of. But, then, they are of the same ilk.
Bassam,
My sympathies as well, Bassam, on the recurring violence in Iraq. I had hoped that the Iraqi security forces would be up to the task of keeping the peace. With Obama in office it is doubtful that the withdrawal of our forces will be delayed.
"Or is it just your seemingly obsessive hatred for Israel that blinds you so?" I think this might be a large part of it.
Annie seems to hate global capitalism in all forms and thinks that there is some large global Jewish corporate conspiracy to do something. What, I am not sure.
Lynn, I would imagine that Annie hates the large Chinese and Japanese HQed multinationals as much as she hates the large US HQed multinationals.
Annie, you embody a form of self important pretentious arrogance . . . what some call the "Ugly American" syndrome. You like to think that everything in the Universe is determined only by you and your people. In practice, America only has a fifth of global income and isn't nearly as important as you want to believe. I am sorry if it hurts your feelings to hear this.
Lynn, so far Obama has slowed the withdrawal of US troops in Iraq versus the Bush plan. Because of the drop in oil prices, the GoI (Gov of Iraq) cut the MoD (Ministry of Defense) and MoI (Ministry of Interior) budgets. This has delayed standing up the IA and IP by several years. President Obama has agreed to slow the withdrawal of US troops to cover for GoI spending cuts.
Most large equipment procurement has been delayed or canceled to save money. The IA and IP also have hiring freezes and have discontinued basic training in an effort to meet the MoF (Ministry of Finance) budget allocation.
Obama has proven committed to training the IA and IP, and standing by Iraqis. This is one reason I admire him so much.
do you really think that this started with George W. Bush and his paltry $400 million?
arguing strawmen lynn?
Does your hatred .... Or is it just your seemingly obsessive hatred
you are such a blowhard lyn. go wash yer mouth out.
Annie seems to hate....I would imagine that Annie hates....I am sorry if it hurts your feelings
double yawn. clean up your act guys.
Yes, Annie, I do. And so should you
ok, what about these demonstrators lynn? should i care? should our news cycle go viral over this? how about some none stop 24/7 attention? will we be treated to dueling gop senators weighing in on whether obama should do more?
The news agency Reuters quoted a French NATO spokesman as saying peacekeepers had come under automatic weapons fire, without providing more concrete details.
Annie,
arguing strawmen lynn?
No, Annie, arguing truth.
Anand,
Lynn, I would imagine that Annie hates the large Chinese and Japanese HQed multinationals as much as she hates the large US HQed multinationals.
I think you might be right on that count.
Obama has proven committed to training the IA and IP, and standing by Iraqis.
I certainly hope so.
lynn, if you are interested in truth read this. i noticed you evaded my question about the other demonstrators in my last post.
The idea behind NED was to create an organization to do overtly what the CIA had long been doing clandestinely, and the organization has developed its own history of foreign interference. “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA,” acknowledged Allen Weinstein, one of NED’s founders.
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NED is also active in Iran, granting hundreds of thousands of dollars to Iranian groups. From 2005 to 2007, NED gave $345,000 to the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation (ABF).[11] The group claims “no political affiliation” on its website, but is named for the founder of the National Movement of the Iranian Resistance (NAMIR), an opposition group to the clerical regime founded in 1980. According to the group’s website, Boroumand was murdered by agents of the Iranian government in Paris, France, in 1991.[12] The website is registered to the Boroumand Foundation, listed at Suite 357, 3220 N ST., NW, Washington, D.C.[13]
Another recipient of NED grants is the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which received $25,000 in 2002, $64,000 in 2005, and $107,000 in 2006. The 2002 grant was to carry out a “media training workshop” to train participants representing various civic groups in public relations. The 2005 money was given in part to “strengthen the capacity of civic organizations in Iran”, including by advising Iranian groups on “foreign donor relations.” The 2006 grant was similarly designed to “foster cooperation between Iranian NGOs and the international civil society community and to strengthen the institutional capacity of NGOs in Iran.”[14]
The group’s president is Dr. Trita Parsi, whose parents fled political repression in Iran when he was four. He studied for his Doctoral thesis at the Johns Hopkins’ School for Advanced International Studies under Professor Francis Fukuyama.[15]
Fukuyama wrote in 2007 that “Ahmadinejad may be the new Hitler”, but that the use of military force against Iran “looks very unappealing”, and that airstrikes “would not result in regime change”, which was “the only long-term means of stopping” Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program.[16] The NIAC similarly opposes the use of military force against Iran, and instead “supports the idea of resolving the problems between the US and Iran through dialogue in order to avoid war.”[17]
lots of info out there if you care about truth.
The Office of Iranian Affairs
In February, 2006, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice requested emergency funding from Congress to the amount of $75 million, on top of a previously allocated $10 million, “to mount the biggest ever propaganda campaign against the Tehran government”,
....
The Christian Science Monitor reported candidly on the “implicit goal” of the requested funds as being “regime change from within”,
....A former specialist on the Middle East from the National Security Council, Raymond Tanter suggested the U.S. could work with an Iranian opposition group, the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK). “If we are serious about working with groups from within,” he said, “it will have to be with the MEK, because there’s no other opposition force the regime cares about.”
Mehdi Marand, a spokesman for the Council for Democratic Change in Iran, similarly said that some in the Congress were ready to remove the MEK from the terrorist list. “If the US really wants to help the democratic forces inside Iran,” he said, “the only way is to remove restrictions from the opposition.”[21]
The problem is that the MEK is on the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations. Based in Iraq, the group came under the sway of the U.S. after the 2003 invasion that overthrew the regime of Saddam Hussein
more at the link...
"Many on the left are saying that they think Ahmenijad won and that the demonstrations are CIA/Mosad instigated. George Galloway, sitting member of the British Parliament, is one of these. He hosts a TV show on Iran's state run press TV."
HA HA well Annie thinks it's definitely motivated by Israel ... HA HA HA ... Yes, things go wrong in Country X, blame Zionists or Israel or Mossad! ha ha
Have a great day Annie!
HA HA well Annie thinks it's definitely
grow up avaram, this talk is beneath you..or is it?
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