7 April, 2009

Trita Parsi: Netanyahu and threat of bombing Iran – the bluff that …
By Trita Parsi
Netanyahu and threat of bombing Iran – the bluff that never stops giving?– The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/trita-parsi/
netanyahu-and-threat-of-b_b_183822.html

Obama Extends Cold War With Iran One Year “ Open Source Socialist …
By Little Alex
President Barack Obama followed in the footsteps of his predecessors today, renewing the annual sanctions that ban US companies from trading or investing in Iran. Obama cited the “continuing and unusual and extraordinary threat” posed …
socialistpublishing.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/
obama-extends-cold-war-with-iran-one-year/

Obama, Officials May OK Iran’s Nuclear Program “ Count Us Out
By count us out
Officials are mulling whether the U.S. will reverse course and allow Iran to carry out uranium enrichment to produce nuclear fuel only, not weapons-grade material, according to a report in London’s Financial Times. …
countusout.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/
obama-officials-may-ok-irans-nuclear-program/

POTUS: “Iran is a great civilization” “ Citizens Against Pro-Obama …
By mattie14
Nothing about Iran or the Iranian Hitler is great or even good. POTUS talks about nuclear arms ot Turkish Parliament. He can go there when Parliament is sitting but not to Canada because he knew he would have to answer questions and be …
citizensagainstproobamamediabias.wordpress.com/
2009/04/06/potus-iran-is-a-great-civilization/

Latin American Herald Tribune – Iran and Venezuela Seal 10-Year …
The signing on Saturday of the new “10-year strategic accord” capped the official three-day visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to Iran during the course of an international tour that will also take him to Japan and China. …
www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=331278&CategoryId=10717

Iranians in US Find Something to Cheer About
Wall Street Journal – USA
He’s Memphis Grizzlies rookie Hamed Haddadi, a 7-foot-2 center and the NBA’s first-ever player from Iran. Mr. Haddadi has appeared in only 13 games so far …
online.wsj.com/article/SB1239061697743
95129.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Hot Air “ Blog Archive “ NYT: This diplomacy dance with Iran isn’t …
By Allahpundit
NYT: This diplomacy dance with Iran isn’t really working out, is it?
hotair.com/archives/2009/04/06/nyt-this-diplomacy
-dance-with-iran-isnt-really-working-out-is-it/

Iranian Presidential Candidate Calls Ahmadinejad an Extremist
New York Times – United States
Instead, he said, he would try to build international confidence that Iran’s nuclear ambitions were peaceful. “Weaponization and nuclear technology are two …
www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/world/
middleeast/07iran.html?ref=world

Ahmadinejad Rival Calls For Increased Freedoms
Washington Post – United States
Mousavi gave no indication that he would seek to change Iran’s foreign or nuclear policies, matters largely controlled by the country’s unelected supreme …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/04/06/AR2009040603484.html

If Obama gambit works, Tehran’s hard-liners would suffer, Iranian says
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Political scientist Sadegh Zibakalam is an independent observer in Iran of US-Iranian relations. Rapprochement with Washington would undermine dominant …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-
fg-iran-analyst-qa7-2009apr07,0,110563.story

Global Voices Online “ Iran: The New Year Starts With a Message …
By Hamid Tehrani
using the title of Islamic republic of Iran, also congratulation to the Iran’s nation and leaders. Undoubtedly it is a historical opportunity. We can not ignore the importance of USA for Iran’s current situation. …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/04/06/iran-the-
new-year-starts-with-a-message-from-obama/

Jihad Watch: US mulling over accepting Iran’s nuke ambitions
By Robert
US officials are considering whether to accept Iran’s pursuit of uranium enrichment, which has been outlawed by the United Nations and remains at the heart of fears that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons capability. …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025547.php
Jihad Watch
www.jihadwatch.org/

Larwyn’s Link Kerplosion: Kim Jong-Il to Iran: ‘Follow me!’
By directorblue
Monday, April 06, 2009. Larwyn’s Link Kerplosion: Kim Jong-Il to Iran:‘Follow me!’ Have a great link you’d like me to review? Drop me an email! The first 70 days really does make sense: Hanson Arrogant, Dismissive and Derisive: PJM …
directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/04/la
rwyns-link-kerplosion-kim-jong-il-to.html

NYPD Secures Synagogues Against Retaliation Should Israeli Attack …
By national
NYPD Secures Synagogues Against Retaliation Should Israeli Attack Iran.
www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2009/04/05/nypd-secures
-synagogues-against-retaliation-should-israeli-attack-iran/

TigerHawk
By TigerHawk
Competence watch: Axelrod on missile defense, Iran, and the Norks. By TigerHawk at 4/06/2009 07:11:00 AM. On Fox News Sunday yesterday, Chris Wallace tossed David Axelrod the world’s most obvious question, “if the president wants to cut …
tigerhawk.blogspot.com/2009/04/com
petence-watch-axelrod-on-missile.html

A Nuke Free World Minus North Korea and Iran – Right Wing News …
Right Wing News is the best source on the net for conservative news, views,& interviews.
rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/04/a_
nuke_free_world_minus_north.php

6 April, 2009

Global Voices Online “ Iran: Jailed cleric was released
By Hamid Tehrani
Khbarnegar Mosalman, an Iran based blogger and journalist, informs[fa] us that Iranian Leader,Ayatollah Khamenei, ordered an Iranian cleric named Ali Reza Jahanshahi to be released from prison. The blogger is surprised that Iranian …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/04/06/iran-jailed-cleric-was-released/

Iran reform candidate says open to US negotiations – Democratic …
TEHRAN, Iran – The leading reformist candidate in upcoming Iranian presidential elections said Monday that if elected, he would negotiate with the U.S but that Iran would not give up its nuclear program. …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3818165

Iran’s Ahmadinejad says waiting for U.S. policy change | Euro News 24
10:57 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday welcomed overtures by US President Barack Obama but said Tehran was waiting for concrete steps to back up his words. In a turnaround in US diplomacy, Obama has said he wants better ties …
www.euronews24.org/news/irans-ahmadin
ejad-says-waiting-for-u-s—policy-change/

Parents visit Roxana Saberi in Iran jail | Grand Forks Herald …
The parents of an American-Iranian journalist jailed for two months in Iran visited their daughter in prison today, their lawyer said. The couple from North Dakota met with their daughter, Roxana Saberi, for half an hour at Evin prison …
www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/113781/

Mere Rhetoric: Iran To Obama: Hey, How About You Dismantle Your Nukes?
Iran criticized on Monday U.S. President Barack Obama for saying Tehran posed a threat with its nuclear program and urged Washington and other countries possessing atom weapons to dismantle their arsenals. “It seems that the repetition …
www.mererhetoric.com/archives/11275547.html

Top commander says Afghan handoff ‘years away’
The Associated Press
The general also made a rare reference to Iran while speaking of a “new sense of regional diplomacy.” McKiernan spoke in a live satellite interview from …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5ikrJndEFY8kIKI-K8SCBF6MXx5dQD97D5K880

A World Without Nukes — Just Like 1939
Washington Post – United States
Obama also addressed Iran, saying that country’s “nuclear and ballistic missile activity poses a real threat,” which justifies some (limited) missile …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/04/06/AR2009040601602.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Iran’s Ahmadinejad says waiting for US policy change
Reuters – USA
By Raushan Nurshayeva ASTANA (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday welcomed overtures by US President Barack Obama but said Tehran was …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE53551120090406

US wants freedom for detained aid worker in Iran
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is calling on Iran to release an aid worker for a US organization who has been accused of trying to overthrow the …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i
Vp6OcsznLJpeFv8SenE_EhxIpmgD97D44TG0

Kazakhstan offers to host nuclear fuel bank
The Associated Press
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakhstan offered Monday to host an international nuclear fuel bank, and Iran’s leader said he supported the idea. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hvrSIeo6zhxgFQQD_T0p5uxKekIQD97D4C1G0

Iran reform candidate says open to US negotiations
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The leading reformist candidate in upcoming Iranian presidential elections says if elected, he would negotiate with the US but not over …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5gAX_VHubPenjWqChDBS0RiiabMLwD97D0K5G0

US May Accept Iran’s Uranium Pursuit
By The Huffington Post News Editors
US May Accept Iran’s Uranium Pursuit – The Huffington Post.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/06/
us-may-accept-irans-urani_n_183505.html

Iran defends NKorea rocket launch as a right “ Res Communis
By jgabryno
Iran also has a contentious relationship with the international community over its missile and nuclear programs and is believed to have cooperated extensively with North Korea on missile technology, though Iran denies that. …
rescommunis.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/
iran-defends-nkorea-rocket-launch-as-a-right/

Canadian Dimension Blog / Being gay in Iran
By Matthew Brett
Published since 1963, Canadian Dimension is a forum for debate on important issues that face the Canadian Left today; it is a source for national and regional politics, labour, economy, world affairs and art.
www.canadiandimension.com/blog/2009/04/being-gay-in-iran/

CBS Covers Torture in Iran Exactly As If Reporting from a Nation …
By davidswanson
CBS Covers Torture in Iran Exactly As If Reporting from a Nation Outraged By the Very Idea. Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2009-04-06 13:52. Media· Torture · Watch CBS Videos Online. “ Login or register to post comments …
www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/41433

North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, And Other Democrat Lies …
By Michael Eden
Here’s a December 5, 2007 headline of Democrats blasting Bush on Iran:“THE NATION – Democrats rip Bush’s Iran policy – Presidential candidates say a new intelligence report shows that the administration has been talking too tough. …
startthinkingright.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/
north-korea-iran-afghanistan-iraq-and-other-democrat-lies/

Iran’s president may deliver ‘good’ nuclear plant news
CNN – USA
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran’s president will deliver some good news this week about the country’s first nuclear power plant, a semi-official news agency …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/06/iran.nuclear.plant/

A stark question for Iran: What would the Prophet do?
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
By Asma Afsaruddin South Bend, Ind. – If Iranian leaders do not come to grips with reality soon, they will have missed an historic opportunity to make a …
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0406/p09s01-coop.html