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Fresh protest under way in Tehran
BBC News
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tens of thousands of people have again taken to the streets in Iran’s capital Tehran in protest at election results.
It follows a call by presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi for further peaceful demonstrations.
An even larger protest is expected on Thursday, which Mr Mousavi says should be a day of mourning for the eight people killed after Monday’s protest.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected last week with almost two-thirds of votes. The opposition allege widespread fraud.
Protests have grown since his re-election was confirmed on Saturday, with huge demonstrations in Tehran and clashes between protesters and security forces.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has sought to calm tensions and called for an end to rioting.
The authorities have also promised a recount of the disputed votes – but the opposition demands a full rerun.
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Heavy restrictions have been placed on the BBC and other foreign news organisations. Reporters are not allowed to cover unauthorised gatherings or move around freely in Tehran – but there are no controls over what they can write or say.
Opposition demonstrations gathered in force in central Tehran on Wednesday afternoon.
The BBC’s Jon Leyne in Tehran says it is difficult to verify the numbers attending. Some estimates say between 70,000 and 100,000, others up to 500,000.
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June 17th, 2009 at 9:03 am
I wonder when the Iranian Army starts thinning the herd of protesters? I really hope there can be a peacefull solution to this crisis. Maybe George Soros can fund a new election to confirm the winner of the election. A do over….
I know I’am deluded dreamer…
chevs911truth Reply:
June 17th, 2009 at 11:23 am
there all in on the new world order.
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June 17th, 2009 at 9:14 am
So the Bilderberg Broadcast Cabal are pumping out the zionist wishful thinking crap still?
Here’s another take:-
“Proof: Israeli Effort to Destabilize Iran Via Twitter
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By chartingstocks
Right-wing Israeli interests are engaged in an all out Twitter attack with hopes of delegitimizing the Iranian election and causing political instability within Iran.
Anyone using Twitter over the past few days knows that the topic of the Iranian election has been the most popular. Thousands of tweets and retweets alleging that the election was a fraud, calling for protests in Iran, and even urging followers hack various Iranian news websites (which they did successfully). The Twitter popularity caught the eye of various blogs such as Mashable and TechCrunch and even made its way to mainstream news media sites.
Were these legitimate Iranian people or the works of a propaganda machine? I became curious and decided to investigate the origins of the information. In doing so, I narrowed it down to a handful of people who have accounted for 30,000 Iran related tweets in the past few days. Each of them had some striking similarities -
1. They each created their twitter accounts on Saturday June 13th.
2. Each had extremely high number of Tweets since creating their profiles.
3. “IranElection” was each of their most popular keyword
4. With some very small exceptions, each were posting in ENGLISH.
5. Half of them had the exact same profile photo
6. Each had thousands of followers, with only a few friends. Most of their friends were EACH OTHER.”
more at
http://pakalert.wordpress.com/.....a-twitter/
Snarly Reply:
June 17th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
so where’s the proof? maybe I’m just not paranoid enough.
Aussie Bob Reply:
June 17th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
I agree with you jg, there are clandestine forces agitating behind the scene…maybe CIA..?
The Iran scenario reminds of the destabilization which lead to the overthrow of the Allende Government in Chile in 1973( a recognized CIA coup).
I wonder if the outcome will be the same?
Cheers.
Aussie Bob Reply:
June 17th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I’d like to hear from ex-CIA operative, Bob Baer, to get his perspective on these happenings. Has he been interviewed on any of the cable or network channels?
Cheers.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:40 am
This Western news orgy over the protests will disappear suddenly in a week or so, just as it happened with Moldova.
I did happen to read one opinion that the West couldn’t be involved with politicians because they are screened and Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would never let a pro American politician run for Presidency. However, this opinion didn’t mention any links to the youth protesters. It is the instability that they desire and I have to disagree with this opinion.
Iran has to be commended for having an election. The protests is just a shame, whoever is behind it.
June 17th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
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June 17th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
The US is concerned that Ahmadinejad cheated. They know this because they tried to cheat first but Ahmadinejad cheated better.
They stuffed the ballot boxes and figure of Ahmadinejad still won he had to have cheated.
June 17th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
LRRP – great comment ! Using intel documents, newspapers in Asia, Africa and Latin America are reporting how the US, with the help of the UK an Israel, conspire to stop the re-election of Ahmadinejad to the amount of $400 million. Personally, I don’t want to believe it, but I am one of the few still waiting for the WMD in Iraq. Shame on Me !
LRRP 1968 Reply:
June 17th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Yeah this time they tried to use the ballot box, strange for them. I have absolutely no doubt this whole mess was orchestrated by Langley.
duke of omaha Reply:
June 17th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
For what ever it’s worth, Bill O’Reilly had some Middle Eastern expert on his show last night stating there’s no doubt that the CIA is over there helping along the protesters with money and other things he would not specify about.
Aussie Bob Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Yeah, well reported duke,
There is no doubt that the CIA is heavily involved in events!
NB. I watch the “outspoken” Bill O’Reilly program regularly!
Cheers.
June 17th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
With the torture news and the Valerie Plame outing, the CIA is not even making any attempts anymore at hiding what their doing, business as usual.
June 17th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
The younger generation in Iran are finally changing the way they think now. Getting rid of that entire concept of violence all together.
Aussie Bob Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Good point,
Apparently more than 50% of the population is under 30 yrs old and the “mullahs” cannot stop their urge for freedom/change.
The revolution against the Shah was more than 30yrs ago and these young people have different values now.
Cheers.
June 17th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
i jus hope the people will overthrow the iranian government and not the us or israel. the issue is not just the elections its the government which is one of the worst in the world. as an iranian im sick of thoes bastards, because of them i am an imigrant living out of my country.
To Hell With You Reply:
June 18th, 2009 at 1:42 am
You a lying zionists bastard.
June 18th, 2009 at 1:03 am
MOSCOW, June 17 (RIA Novosti) – The presidential election campaign in Iran was “absolutely democratic,” a Russian analyst who observed the disputed June 12 polls has said.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected with 63% of the popular vote. However, his opponent, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and his supporters have alleged the polls were rigged.
Pavel Zarifullin, editor-in-chief of the Russian information and analytical website Geopolitika, said that opposition newspapers were published during the presidential campaign and that Iranian state television broadcast protests against Ahmadinejad.
“I have been an observer at many elections, including Belarus and Moldova, but I have never seen such democratic elections as those in Iran,” Zarifullin said at a press conference in Moscow.
Several people have died and dozens have been arrested in violent street protests in the capital, Tehran, since Saturday.
Zarifullin said however that the riots had taken place in only two regions of Tehran and that the remainder of the capital was quiet. He also said it was calm in other regions in Iran because the rest of the country had largely supported the president.
Iran’s state-run Press TV quoted Iranian authorities as saying on Tuesday they had arrested the ringleaders of in the disturbances, many of whom were in possession of firearms and explosives. The number of detainees has not been disclosed.
The country’s Interior Ministry earlier banned street rallies, warning that live ammunition could be used against protestors.
The country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has declared his support for Ahmadinejad, calling him the “elected president.”
June 18th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I was fortunate enough to view an interview by an Aussie journalist and Robert Baer last night. I have huge respect for Mr Baer’s opinions as he is an ex-CIA operative stationed in the middle-east and was in Iran during the overthrow of the Shah but even he cannot speculate what will happen next in Iran. He stated that there are two main groups struggling for control and we will have to wait and see how events play out.
Tell me, fellow contributors, does Robert Baer have credibility within the U.S. particularly in view of his previous history of CIA employment.
Cheers.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Friends,
This situation was prophesized in the 1973 movie: “Three Days Of The Condor,” starring Robert Redford, which hypothesisized ultimate events if there was possible war over oil.
In it’s closing chapters, it asked the question: “what is next…food!”
Think about it…!!
Cheers.
June 18th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Another point that Robert Baer highlighted was was that Iran had actually been a “friend” of the USA as they did nothing as the U.S. invaded both Iraq and Afghanistan thereby potentially saving many American lives.
You must listen to this guy because he has been there, lived and breathed American policy in this tempestuous zone!
Cheers.