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Did Iranian agents dupe Pentagon officials?
2008-06-06 19:15:00 In a word, yes, several times. First Chalabi, the Iranian spy, working paradoxically with Israeli spies in AIPAC, manipulated the already inclined neocons in the Bush Administration, to lead the Iraqi invasion. McClatchy Washington Bureau Defense Department counterintelligence investigators suspected that Iranian exiles who provided dubious intelligence on Iraq and Iran to a small group of Pentagon officials might have "been used as agents of a foreign intelligence service ... to reach into and influence the highest levels of the U.S. government," a Senate Intelligence Committee report said Thursday. A top aide to then-secretary of defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, however, shut down the 2003 investigation into the Pentagon officials' activities after only a month, and the Defense Department's top brass never followed up on the investigators' recommendation for a more thorough investigation, the Senate report said.
Iranian president criticizes U.S
2008-06-04 03:34:00 ROME Shunned by his hosts and targeted by street demonstrations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday used a U.N. conference to again condemn Israel and the United States as bellicose regimes on the brink of demise.
By: Get rich
Limited US attack on Iranian Revolutionary Guards bases in sight
2008-06-03 05:25:00 DEBKAfile: Our Washington sources report that president George W. Bush is closer than ever before to ordering a limited missile-air bombardment of the IRGC-al Qods Brigade?s installations in Iran. It is planned to target training camps and the munitions factories pumping fighters, missiles and roadside bombs to the Iraqi insurgency, Lebanese Hizballah and Palestinian terrorist ...
By: 1913 Intel
Surrender Monkey Friday: Nancy Appreciates Iranian Help In Iraq
2008-05-30 14:17:00 Yes, the perpetually surprised looking Speaker of the House loves our troops and the USA so much that she cannot even give credit to either (via Hot Air through Ace. I thought about posting it on Thursday, but, Surrendie demanded that this story was his, damnitall!) (Commentary) Well, the purpose of the surge was to provide a ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Jury convicts Iranian engineer of accessing computer to use software from U
2008-05-28 13:35:00 An engineer from Iran was convicted Tuesday of illegally accessing a protected computer in the United States to use training software he obtained at a former job at a nuclear power plant in Arizona.The jury deadlocked on two other counts against Mohammad Reza Alavi: stealing protected software and illegally exporting the software in violation of the U.S. trade embargo with Iran. A retrial was set for Aug. 1.Defense attorney David Laufman said he plans to file a motion asking U.S. District Judge Neil Wake to overturn the guilty verdict."The government failed to meet its burden of proof on the main charges in this case," Laufman said.Alavi, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Iran, ran afoul of the law in 2006, prosecutors said. That is when he quit his job at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix and brought a laptop to Iran containing training software with design schematics and other details of the plant. More...
Iranian advocate for women?s rights jailed
2008-05-27 20:51:00 The reign of terrorists continues in Tehran, and the Iranian people suffer. Iranian man jailed over feminism petition: report TEHRAN (AFP) - A male defender of the feminist cause in Iran has been sentenced to a year in prison, the moderate Kargozaran newspaper reported on Monday. Amir Yaqoubali is a supporter of the “One Million Signatures” ...
Iranian nation can withstand embargos (2008/05/04)
2008-05-20 13:28:00 Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei Sunday instructed the authorities to formulate more effective plans for utilizing the enormous natural and human resources of the country and helping expand business activities."The people and authorities must advance the country to the points where foreign sanctions or embargo threats are no longer harmful. They must do the job as a national undertaking through a joint, diligent effort and upon a clear-cut timetable," Ayatollah Khamenei said in a speech to a very large assembly of nomads and other people of the southern Fars provincial city of Nourabad Mamasani.Ayatollah Khamenei then touched on different bungled conspiracies of the enemies to break the resolution of the Iranian nation, adding, "The enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran assume now that threats of sanctions could put a damper in our national resolve. Nonetheless, the great Iranian nation will withstand the conspiracies and even will take large strides as it d...
By: Leader's Word
Iranian nation will revive Islamic civilization (2008/05/06)
2008-05-20 13:21:00 Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei told an assembly of top figures in the Fars province south Iran that the legacy of the Iranian nation encompases precious talents, national motivation, faith, and historical heritage."Considering these factors, the prospect of the Iranian nation is very bright. The great nation by God's favor will revive Islamic civilization at this very juncture," Ayatollah Khamenei said.The IR Leader described innovation as an essentiality for the country, defining the notion as a means to pave the way for talents to emerge and for thoughts to flourish and to review the past to expedite pace of progress and build a brilliant future."This is the great responsibility of the nation, the elites and the authorities," he added.Ayatollah Khamenei said the Islamic Republic could be distinguished from any previous systems dominating Iran in the past in that it converted individual authority into a system of national resolution."In God's favor, the n...
By: Leader's Word
[MIDDLE EAST] Iranian Oil minister denies crude output cut
2008-05-15 07:23:00 Oil Minister of Iran, Gholam-Hossein Nozari denied on Tuesday reports about Iran's decision to reduce its crude oil output. Speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of a high-level managerial meeting at the ministry, Nozari said Iran usually decided about prices of its crude oil and exports based on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: ENERGY BLOG
The U.S. Should Oppose Hezbollah and its Iranian and Syrian Masters in Leba
2008-05-13 18:10:00 As President Bush prepares to travel to the Middle East, Lebanon's survival as a multi-ethnic, multi-denominational state is at stake. Hezbollah, the Shi'ite terrorist army "made in Iran," demonstrated its force by occupying the capital, Beirut....(read more)
Iranian Energy Sector a Political Pitfall for Some, New Opportunity for Oth
2008-05-13 15:56:00 Iran?s energy sector has again proved to be a point of controversy as both Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.A, RDS.B) and Spain?s Repsol YPF SA (REP) have withdrawn from one of Iran?s largest natural gas projects after being pelted with political pressure from the United States. Shell and Repsol will no longer aid Iran in the development of phase 13 of the country?s South Pars, the world?s biggest gas field, the Financial Times reported. They did, however, leave open the possibility of working with Iran to develop phases 20 and 21, but it may be 10 years before those blocks are operational.…SHARETHIS.ad-dEntry({ title: "Iranian Energy Sector a Political Pitfall for Some, New Opportunity for Others", url: "http://jutiagroup.com/2008/05/-13/iranian-energy-sector-a-poli-tical-pitfall-for-some-new-oppo-rtunity-for-others/" });
By: Jutia Group
Iranian terrorists fighting alongside Hezbollah
2008-05-12 19:50:00 Debbie Schlussel has an exclusive from one of her sources about Iranian Revolutionary Guard members being detained by the Lebanese Army. EXCLUSIVE From Lebanon: Iran Revolutionary Guard Caught Fighting for Hezbollah Although Hezbollah has retreated–by its own choice (and it could easily return and retake)–from Beirut, the Iranian/Syrian-backed, Lebanese terrorist group is fighting in the surrounding hills. My ...
Hizballah received 35 new Iranian speedboats shortly before current crisis
2008-05-12 10:29:00 DEBKAfile’s military sources report that three weeks before Hizballah seized western Beirut, the Shiite terrorist group took delivery of 35 fast speedboats for use with explosives from Iran. The craft can threaten US Sixth Fleet and Israel Navy shipping close to Lebanese shores, reach Israel’s Haifa and Ashdod Mediterranean ports and raid its coastal oil installations.The speedboats were tailor-made for Hizballah by Iranian Revolutionary Guards shipyards at Bandar Abbas as the only marine terror fleet operating in Mediterranean waters. Our military sources report the boats are capable of carrying chemical, biological and radiological weapons systems.They were delivered in mid-April by an Iranian freighter at the Syrian port of Latakia and trucked to Naimah port south of Beirut. There they were hidden in the subterranean hangars belonging to Ahmed Jibril, head of the Palestinian Liberation Front-General Command. Today, the PLF-GC is financed and directed by the Revolutionary Guar...
New Iranian Law requires death for Apostates
2008-05-09 18:49:00 Hey, what’s the big deal? This is Islam… US News Leaving Islam for another religion, or apostasy, has long invited reprisals from the Iranian government, forcing the likes of Illyas and his family into absolute secrecy, practicing their new beliefs only in the privacy of their home. In Iran, Christians are prohibited from seeking Muslim converts, although ...
Pres. highlights Iranian engineering capability - IranMania News
2008-05-09 08:48:00 LONDON, May 7 (IranMania) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad highlighted Iranian engineering capability, IRNA reported. He said, in a message to the fourth National Congress on Civil... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Pres. highlights Iranian engineering capability - IranMania News
2008-05-09 08:47:00 LONDON, May 7 (IranMania) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad highlighted Iranian engineering capability, IRNA reported. He said, in a message to the fourth National Congress on Civil... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Why You Won?t See Iranian Weapons We?ve Captured in Iraq
2008-05-09 00:32:00 Great post today from Bob Owens of Confederate Yankee: Starting over a year ago with the discovery of a new kind of roadside bomb?EFPs or explosively-formed projectiles?American commanders in Iraq began believing that Iran was supplying weapons to militants in Iraq. That belief grew as more munitions were captured, including 34 unfired rockets captured on July ...
Iranian nation resists all threats, sanctions (2008/04/30)
2008-05-07 11:53:00 Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the Iranian nation is determined to resist any threat or sanctions.Ayatollah Khamenei made the remark in an address to thousands of enthusiastic people in Shiraz who had gathered to welcome their aramount Leader on Wednesday.The Iranian nation will turn all threats imposed by the enemies to opportunities and bring development and pride for the country, said the Supreme Leader.Ayatollah Khamenei said that pious Iranian nation with reliance on their historical and cultural honors have made the Islamic Revolution victorious in Iran and attained their independence, national dignity, welfare and prosperity.Any nation should tolerate difficulties to attain its prime goals, and aspirations, underlined the Supreme Leader, citing eight years of sacred defence, fight against terrorism, resistance against threats as well as economic sanctions as parts of hardships tolerated by the Iranian nation on th...
By: Leader's Word
John Bolton: US should bomb Iranian camps
2008-05-06 19:11:00 That’s internet speak for: Pls bomb teh Iran now, kthxbai John Bolton, America?s ex-ambassador to the United Nations, has called for US air strikes on Iranian camps where insurgents are trained for war in Iraq. Telegraph Mr Bolton said that striking Iran would represent a major step towards victory in Iraq. ...
Indonesian and Iranian firms to halve capacity of planned refinery in Java
2008-05-06 02:39:00 Jakarta: PT Pertamina, Indonesia’s state oil company, and National Iranian Oil Refinery & Distribution Co will halve the capacity of a planned refinery in western Java because of limited crude supply. The refinery in Banten province will be able to process 150,000 barrels of crude a day compared with an earlier plan of 300,000 barrels a ...
By: Indonesia First
Former Iranian President Accuses Regime of Exporting Terrorism
2008-05-06 00:00:00 Woah!... Former Iranian President Khatami says the hardliner regime is exporting terror in the Middle East!Khatami said the Iranian Republic is using terrorists to "sabotage" the region.Iranian women read "Kayhan", a pro-conservative newspaper in Tehran. Ex-president Mohmamad Khatami was under fire from hardliners on Monday after comments interpreted as accusing ...
By: Pakistan News
Iranian Leader Defies Western Powers
2008-05-05 09:17:00 Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, responded to UN and western offers regarding his nation’s atomic energy program, by telling a rally “the enemies of the Islamic system imagine that by hatching an economic plot and threatening with sanctions they can undermine the perseverance of Iranians. But the great nation of ...
Can Iranian nukes save American democracy?
2008-04-28 20:01:00 Go ahead, call me a traitor — that is, if your definition of a traitor is someone who doesn’t go along with whatever our politicians tell us. If that's the case, you can go fuck yourself anyway. Otherwise hear me out. If, at the end of this post, you still think I’m a traitor, then you can still go fuck yourself. Now, before I discuss the link between Iranian nuclear weapons and American democracy, I have to say a bit about the incompatibility of democracy and imperialism. No country in human history has ever had both democracy and empire at the same time for very long. The ancient Romans gave up their democracy to keep their empire. Julius Caesar proved himself so skilled at invading other lands and sending home slaves and treasure that the Roman Senate — the richest Romans, who also needed slaves to work their estates — decided to turn over the entire country to him. Caesar was killed as a tyrant, but it was too late — representative government was out for good, a...
Iranian official warns against importing Barbie dolls
(AP)
2008-04-28 16:58:00 AP - A top Iranian judiciary official has warned against the "destructive" cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys.
Iranian Conservatives ?Win? In Elections
2008-04-28 09:07:00 iranian conservatives “won” a large majority in parliament after completion of the second round of voting. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Conservatives won 69% of the votes, reformist garnered 16% and independents obtained about 14%. Of course, it is difficult ascertaining the extent of popularity of Ahmadinejad because so few reform candidates were even allowed to ...
Iranian President reaches Islamabad
2008-04-28 00:00:00 ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad has arrived here Monday on a brief official stopover. Protocol Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has received the Iranian President at Chaklala airport. Ahmadinejad will meet President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and discuss bilateral matters, issues faced by the region and the Islamic ...
By: Pakistan News
Navy Fires Warning Shots on Two Iranian Fast Boats in Persian Gulf, AGAIN
2008-04-25 22:10:00 YES: The Iranian Revolutionary Guard is suspected of being involved in this incident, officials told FOX News.Defense officials said that typically the guard behaves in a very unprofessional and aggressive manner, using unmarked boats and uniforms, unlike the Iranian Navy. (more) Aarrrgggghhh! Reports of the incident prompted a nearly immediate spike in oil prices, which jumped $3 per ...
By: Webloggin
U.S. Navy Fires On Iranian Fast Boats ? Again
2008-04-25 20:32:00 From the AP: A civilian ship working for the U.S. military fired warning shots at two small boats that approached it in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Friday. The Western Venture was in international waters in the central Gulf on Thursday morning when it was approached by two small boats of unknown origin, said Cmdr. ...
By: The Hot Joints
U.S. Ship Fires Toward Iranian Boats
2008-04-25 20:19:00 The Iranian craft turned away from the vessels after the shots were fired. The incident occurred Thursday morning as the SS Westward Venture entered the Persian Gulf with its military cargo, according to the official.
By: Get rich
To Atom Or Not To Atom, That Is The Iranian Question?
2008-04-24 21:58:00 The on again, off again question as to whether Iran is engaged in development of nuclear energy that would lead to creation of atomic weapons continues its merry chase of who is telling the truth. International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEI) chief Mohamed Elbarrdei, has agree to work with Iranian officials in order to clarify what exactly ...
Iraq to expel Iranian ambassador?
2008-04-22 20:37:00 Looks like the good Iraqi’s trying to establish peace and a unified government are getting fed up with the Iranian backing of Al-Qaeda and the on-going insurgency. Memri A number of senior Awakening Council officials in Iraq have accused Iran of coordinating aid, including funds, weapons, and training, to Al-Qaeda in Iraq, which is acting to eliminate ...
Ralph Peters Sets the MSM Straight on Iraqi Military
2008-04-18 23:53:00 The news story was the beating the Iranian thugs and terrorists took in Basra. But there was another type of thuggery going on, too, and Ralph Peters attacks it with a righteous zeal: LIKE many Americans, I get angry at biased ?reporting? about Iraq and the spin from dishonest pundits. Usually, I get over it quickly, ...
By: Webloggin
High Court nixes Iranian man's quest for refugee status
2008-04-16 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling that had granted refugee status to an Iranian man based on his political affiliation, dismissing the man's plea to be recognized as a refugee.The Iranian man, whose name has been withheld, had filed a lawsuit seeking refugee status after he came to Japan and joined a political party that called for the overthrowing of the Iranian government. He plans to file an appeal against the high court decision. ...
Iranian vice chief ?caught in brothel?
2008-04-15 23:28:00 An Iranian police chief in charge of fighting vice in Tehran was jailed today for reportedly consorting in an underground brothel. Local media reported that General Reza Zarei was jailed after being caught with six naked women at a prostitution den in the Iranian capital. Ali Reza Jamshidi, a spokesman for Iran?s judiciary, confirmed today that ...
Amid new Iranian threat, Israel connects to America?s Ballistic Missile Ear
2008-04-15 15:05:00 This is the third time Israel has been connected to the BMEWS. The first was in 1991 before the first Gulf war and the second in 2003 before the US invasion of Iraq. Then, Israel feared Iraqi missile attack, which indeed materialized in 1991. Now, US military sources interpret the request as signifying Israel?s sense ...
By: 1913 Intel
Iranian Boats Taunting US Ships
2008-04-12 09:57:00 Three speed boats of unidentified origin approached a US patrol boat as it transited the Gulf but stopped after a warning flare was fired, a US Navy spokesman said.The USS Typhoon, a Coast Guard patrol boat, was heading from the central to the northern Gulf when it was approached by the high-speed boats, said Lieutenant Nathan Christensen, a spokesman for the US Fifth Fleet."Typhoon issued the standard query to the incoming small boards via bridge-to-bridge," he said by telephone from Bahrain. "Upon receiving no response, Typhoon activated a flare. Small boats stopped and Typhoon continued on its way."Christensen said the small boats were of "unidentified origin."The Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Navy operate speed boats in the northern Gulf, and have played cat-and-mouse games in the past with US warships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. SOURCE
Iranian boats taunt US Warship in Gulf
2008-04-11 20:38:00 They want war…give em war WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - Iranian boats engaged in a “mild” and “taunting” confrontation with a US warship in the Gulf, CNN television reported Friday. Late Thursday the three small Iranian boats approached the U.S.S. Typhoon, the report said. “One of those Iranian boats coming within 200 yards of the navy boat,” CNN reported, ...
An Israeli view of the Iranian nuclear challenge
2008-04-11 14:58:00 My thinking on Iran is more or less mainstream thinking in Israel, what many Israelis within the defense and foreign policy establishments feel, even if they say it in a more diplomatic way. Today’s Iran is multi-layered. It is an imperial power, just as Persia was once an imperial power toward the Middle East and ...
By: 1913 Intel
An Israeli view of the Iranian nuclear challenge
2008-04-08 06:21:00 The Iranians? nuclear strategy is simple: it?s to talk and build. Why does Iran want nuclear weapons? First, as an insurance policy for the regime, which fully understands that it is more difficult to destabilize a country armed with nuclear weapons. Outsiders do not know what kind of people will get their hands on the weapons ...
By: 1913 Intel
Iranian blogger protest: Sets fire to Koran; lashes out at Islamic ?moderat
2008-04-04 01:54:00 I think this brave soul just sentenced himself to death. Hopefully they’ll never find him. Here’s why he’s doing it: I have decided to set Quran on fire as long as Islamic dictatorship of Iran: doesn’t commit to Universal Declaration of Human Rights rules; doesn’t stop executions; doesn’t free students and opposition from prison; doesn’t bring justice in ...
Human Rights Watch?s Annual Report: Silent on Plight of Iranian Gays
2008-04-03 02:10:00 While we have evidence of an Iraqi gay helping defeat the anti-gay forces of Islamofascism, Michael Petrelis alerts us to the silence of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the persecution of gays in a nation ruled by an Islamofascist regime. According to Petrelis: HRW, for unknown reasons, omits gays not just from their 2007 country ...
By: GayPatriot
61. Iranian director Jafar Panahi's "Dayereh (The Circle)" (2000): Interest
2008-03-29 19:43:00 After making two feature films and many short films on children, director Jafar Panahi made a third feature film, The Circle, where he dealt with the condition of a wider gamut of the female gender in Iran. The new canvas included a girl child, a girl toddler left behind for adoption. a wide-eyed teenage girl, a pregnant mother whose spouse has been executed, a prostitute, the only wife of an expatriate doctor, the less-preferred first wife of a husband with two wives, a grandmother who wishes for a male grandchild and a possibly unmarried mother who can no longer support her girl child in Iran. The film's structure is somewhat similar to the later films of Robert Altman, presenting a collage of separate incidents involving varied characters that are somehow connected and come together at a crucial point.The Circle begins and ends with a name of a woman--Solmaz Gholami--being called out through a door hatch. Interestingly, the film never introduces us to this character. It is appar...
Report: Iranian, Syrian missiles to pound Israel in next war
2008-03-24 13:28:00 Hundreds of dead, thousands of injured, missile barrages on central Israel, full paralysis at Ben-Gurion Airport, constantly bombed roads, nationwide power outages that last for long hours, and whole regions’ water supply being cut off – this is what the next war could look like. A secret report recently distributed among government ministries and local municipalities details various wartime scenarios. The report deals with very harsh possibilities, including some that are downright horrifying, formulated as part of the lessons drawn in the wake of the Second Lebanon War. Read More… My Comment: This article describes the scenario that I’ve been talking about for some time. Missiles are raining down all over Israel. It also mentions that possibility of being attacked by chemical weapons. This scenario is likely to occur by 2010 to 2011. I forecast that Israel will be forced to respond with nuclear weapons to this type of attack if chemical weapons are used. Somew...
By: 1913 Intel
Iranian entanglements
2008-03-24 00:58:00 In recent weeks, two news reports have circulated about Iran’s relationship with al-Qaeda. On Tuesday, March 18, Sen. John McCain repeatedly stated that Iran was aiding al-Qaeda in Iraq. Later, however, he retracted this statement. Senator McCain was right the first time. In fact, al-Qaeda and Iran have a rather long history of cooperation. A few days before Senator McCain’s unfortunate retraction, a senior military adviser to the Barack Obama campaign, retired Air Force general Merrill McPeak, was quoted in the March 15 edition of the Washington Times as saying, “Iran is a big enemy of al-Qaeda.” To continue reading click here
By: 1913 Intel
Iranian Reformers Question Election Results
2008-03-21 18:33:00 Reform opponents of Pesident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad questioned the process by which votes were counted in the recent election that witnessed conservative candidates obtained nearly 70% of the vote. They were particularly upset that conservatives won all 19 seats from Tehran despite the presence of many young students and intellectuals who oppose the conservative regime of Ahmadinejad. Former President Mohammad Khatami and ex-parliament speaker Mehdi Karoubi, both leading reformists, called for a recount because of “worries regarding the outcome of elections in Tehran and in order to prevent any possible violation of rights.” Reformers were prevented from running their own candidates in many districts due to their nominations being blocked by the Guardian Council which opposes true reform in Iran. However, even though conservatives won an overwhelming majority, many in the conservative camp oppose the current president’s policies and want changes. Iran struggles with ...
US upset with Swiss-Iranian deal
2008-03-18 14:01:00 Switzerland angers the United States by inking an energy agreement with Iran that will see more than five billion cubic meters of natural gas piped annually to Zurich by 2011. Switzerland will be relying on Iran for a portion of its natural gas supplies under a deal that has raised concerns in the US. Swiss ...
By: 1913 Intel
Conservatives claim victory in Iranian poll
2008-03-16 15:13:00 Conservatives claimed a clear victory in Iran's parliamentary election on Sunday, but the new legislature may still give President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a tougher time ahead of next year's presidential poll.
By: Get rich
News: Iranian and US politics finally found their common ground: sex.
2008-03-16 11:07:00 A raid in one of the Tehran's brothels last Friday found police chief Reza Zarei in a bed with six nude women. Zarei was immediately removed from his post. Zarei was in charge for the "was in charge of the programme for the "moralisation of the city", including the crackdown on women "infringing Islamic dress rules". Since he came to the post six months ago, thousands of young women received warnings as their hair was visible under headscarves. (full)Spitzer, the governor of New York, spent thousands of dollars on a call girl named Kristen at a swanky Washington hotel on the night before Valentine's Day. Later details leaked from investigators alleged he was a repeat customer who spent as much as $80,000 with the high-priced prostitution service over an extended period of time. He resigned over the allegations. (full)Pictures courtesy: AP, Reuters
Gay Iranian May Escape Execution
2008-03-14 23:26:00 The UK granted a temporary reprieve from deportation to a gay Iranian teen, while they review his previously rejected asylum application. Mehdi Kazemigot, claims he will be executed upon return to Iran. While in England studying English, Mehdi got the word that his boyfriend had been hanged back home on account of his homosexuality. Before ...
Iranian Election An Exercise In Futility
2008-03-14 14:33:00 Today’s parliamentary election in Iran culminates boring weeks of campaigning in which in more commonly lackluster conservative candidates vied for votes and a smaller number of reform candidates tried to get across their message of hope. Many iranians are upset at soaring inflation and high unemployment and wanted an opportunity to vote for candidates who ... |
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