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Thousands protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow

By: The Associated Press Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the Iranian capital Thursday, chanting “death to the dictator” and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said. The first opposition foray into the streets in 11 days aimed to revive mass demonstrations that were crushed in Iran’s postelection [...]

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Tehran governor: New protests will be smashed

I was hoping that Iran’s resistence movement had not been intimidated and according to this AP report, it is still attempting to re-organize the street protests that were so compelling a few days ago. ~~John Cronin~~ TEHRAN,Iran – The governor of Tehran province warned that security forces will “smash” any attempt at protests amid calls [...]

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Regime Change We Can Believe In

Iran: Last week’s postelection protests had the makings of an uprising that might have overthrown mullah rule. The missing ingredient: well-prepared, preplanned leadership from the United States. During the 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev by Soviet hard-liners — three days that felt like an eternity — many supposed experts said the Cold War was [...]

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Mir-Hossein Mousavi ‘ready for martyrdom’ as Iranians defy Supreme Leader

The Iranian election fraud protestors and the entrenched clerics move closer to a climactic confrontation as Mousavi says he is ready to be martyred for a cause he deeply believes in. ~~John Cronin~~ Mir-Hossein Mousavi ‘ready for martyrdom’ as Iranians defy Supreme Leader By: Angus McDowall Iran’s defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi on Saturday night [...]

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Where Is My Vote? Flashpoint at Friday Prayers?

Friday, June 19 could be the flash point in the Iranian Election protests. The Supreme Leader of Iran is scheduled to make a rare appearance at the traditional Friday prayers at Tehran University in the capital city. Thursday’s memorial brought 1,000,000 Iranians into the city’s streets and main square. Obviously, emotions are running very high [...]

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Riot police caught by crowd – Protests in Tehran after election

What a great tool YouTube has become for spreading information throughout the world in defiance of the dictators who deny human rights to oppressed peoples around the globe. Here is one of those videos that shows the ugly face of totalitarianism as the Iranian police state tries to push back the forces of Democracy. ~~John [...]

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Ahmadinejad Confirmed Victor; Violent Protests Erupt in Tehran

I am shocked, shocked, I tell you, that Ahmadinejad & Co. rigged this election.  Too bad Jimmuh Carter wasn’t there to oversee the election, this never would have happened. (sarcasm on). ~~John Cronin~~ Ahmadinejad Confirmed Victor; Violent Protests Erupt in Tehran By FARNAZ FASSIHI TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei annointed President Mahmoud [...]

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