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Karzai Admits Accepting Millions in Cash From Iran
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyAfghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed that his government has taken money from the Iranian government to cover presidential expenses. Karzai said the payments -- about $1 million twice a year -- will continue as part of an arrangement to ensure "good relations" between neighbors. "They have asked for good relations in return, and for lots of other things in return. And we have also asked for lots of things in return in this relationship," he said. The New York Times reported the payments Sunday, though it had said Umar Daudzai, Karzai's chief of staff, received up to $1 million to $2 ...
Iran's Opposition Leader Accused in 1988 Massacre
By Theunis Bates - AOL News(June 9) -- This Saturday marks the first anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election, which the opposition claims was rigged to guarantee the victory of the President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. For many people across the world, the runner-up in that flawed vote, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has become a symbol of hope and dignity in the face of repression. Despite threats from the regime's enforcers, who shot dead his nephew during a street protest last December, and have arrested and tortured hundreds of his Green Movement supporters, Mousavi has continued to push for much-needed reform of the ...
'Anonymous' Captured Neda's Death, and Now the Polk Award
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyIn Farsi her name means "voice." Almost instantaneously, screengrabs of 26-year-old student Neda Agha-Soltan, shot through the heart on June 20, 2009, by the Iranian regime's hired guns, became the face of a movement. So powerful was the 40-second video of Neda dying before our eyes, the regime tried to denounce it as a fake. When that didn't work, they blamed Neda's death on unarmed protesters and the CIA. ...
Iran's Opposition Finds Imaginative Ways to Protest
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON (Jan. 13) -- The Iranian regime's efforts to crush anti-government protests by brutally cracking down on street protests and blocking anti-government Web sites have only encouraged the opposition to find new ways to spread dissent. And their latest tactic – defacing bank notes with slogans like "Death to the dictator" or illustrations insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – could be costing the regime dearly. The protest takes many forms. Some bills have an "X" inked over the word "Islamic" in the country's official name – the Islamic Republic of Iran ...
Chaos Theory - It's a Good Regime in Iran, Real Good!
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Chaos Theory - Iran: Human Rights, No! File Cabinets, Yes!
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Tehran Dissidents Counter Anti-American Government Rally
By David Sessions - Politics DailyTens of thousands of protesters tried to reassert their opposition to the Iranian government Monday by demonstrating against a state-sponsored anti-American rally in Tehran, the New York Times reports. The government event, which followed an angry speech by Ayatollah Khamenei, marked the 30th anniversary of the country's takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Iran's capital city. Despite warnings, the protesters flooded into the streets, wearing the signature green of the burgeoning opposition movement, shouting "death to the dictator" and asserting that Russia, not the United States, is Iran's real ...
Macho, Macho State: Iran's New Foreign Policy Objective
By Ria Misra - Politics DailySo, you're a politically tumultuous state fresh off of an election with widespread allegations of fraud and torture; you're building an internationally frowned-upon nuclear program; and you're on the eve of your first multinational talks, which might result in economically crippling sanctions against you. What do you do? Well, if you're Iran, you orchestrate a series of test-missile launches and start loudly issuing a public list of things you refuse to talk about. ...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Torture Not My Department
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyAhead of his appearance at the U.N. General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sat down with MSNBC's Ann Curry, who asked him about allegations that prisoners -- both men and women -- had been tortured and raped. He was expected to issue a standard denial. Instead, there was this bizarre exchange:Ahmadinejad: I'm not in a position to answer or to judge whatever you are claiming. But are you – does your heart really and sincerely go out to the people? Are you really – is that really the truth? Curry: I know people, Mr. President Ahmadinejad: I don't believe that.Curry: ...
Protests Against Iranian Regime Rock Tehran On Anti-Israel Holiday
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAn Iranian government holiday known as Quds Day, usually marked by protests of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, turned into an outlet for dissent against the country's regime Friday. Protesters disrupted state-organized anti-Israel demonstrations and even brought out the green symbols of opposition candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi. Some accounts said tens of thousands of counter-demonstrators infiltrated the government-sponsored protests in Tehran, disrupting "death to Israel" chants with "death to Russia." Pro- and anti-government demonstrators mixed it up in the streets, ...
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