18 May, 2009

Iran: Obama Should Have ‘Opportunity’ to Change US Policy
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Iran’s foreign ministry said US President Barack Obama should be given an opportunity to fulfill his pledge to change US policy toward the…
www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-18-voa43.cfm

Reformist media outlet closed in Iran
United Press International – USA
Iranian authorities closed the publication in 2004 for running a letter from members of the Reformist camp blasting a move by Iran’s supreme leader, …
www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/18/Reformist-
media-outlet-closed-in-Iran/UPI-12761242676754/

The rights of Iran’s women | open Democracy News Analysis
In the official political manoeuvrings around the Islamic Republic of Iran’s presidential elections to be held in June 2009, issues of women’s rights are increasingly taking centre-stage. A series of events highlights the trend. …
www.opendemocracy.net/article/the-rights-of-irans-women

Obama offers timetable for Iran talks – David S. Cloud – POLITICO.com
By David S. Cloud
Obama says he’s prepared to pursue his diplomatic outreach to Iran until the end of the year.
www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22660.html

RealClearPolitics – Politics Nation – Obama, Netanyahu Talk Iran …
By Mike Memoli
Obama said he has “deepening concern” about the pursuit of nuclear weapons by Iran. He noted that his administration has worked to reach out to Iran, but said he told Netanyahu today that “we are not foreclosing a range of steps, …
www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2009
/05/obama_netanyahu_talk_iran_peac.html

Epoch Times – Obama Says He Wants Progress With Iran by Year’s End
By Reuters
President Obama set a rough timetable for his diplomatic outreach to Iran for the first time Monday.
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/16983/

David Ignatius: Iran & the U.S. | WBUR and NPR – On Point with Tom …
By Stefano Kotsonis
We’ll talk with Washington Post national security columnist David Ignatius about Tehran and Washington and his new spy thriller, The Increment.
www.onpointradio.org/2009/05/david-ignatius-on-the-us-and-iran

Netanyahu adviser says ‘there may be differences’ with Obama …
Uzi Arad: Both countries’ goal of blocking Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capability will be &quotat the heart” of Monday’s meeting.… Lawrence Korb on why Iran is not Hitler’s Germany …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost
/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1242212397266

CHN | News
Iran Observes Omar Khayyam Day. A Statue of Khayyam. Tehran, May 18, 2009: Iran marks the 961st birthday anniversary and national day of an eminent Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam of Neyshabur. …
www.chnpress.com/news/?section=2&id=8445

Obama Not Ruling Out Stronger Sanctions Against Iran if it Pursues …
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News US President Barack Obama says he is not ruling out a range of steps to take with Iran if it pursues nuclear weapons, including “much stronger” …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-18-voa46.cfm

Iran’s spiritual leader discourages electing a pro-Western president
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
By Borzou Daragahi Reporting from Beirut — Iran’s most powerful political and spiritual leader warned voters today against supporting pro-Western …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg
-iran-election19-2009may19,0,2577929.story

Iran says Obama’s threat not in line with “change” slogan
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, May 18 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that US President Barack Obama’s threat against Iran does not go with his“change” …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/18/content_11397562.htm

Obama says he wants progress with Iran by year’s end
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama said on Monday he saw no reasons to set an artificial deadline for diplomacy with Iran, but the United …
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE54H4QX20090518

Iran’s Election: Women Behind The Candidates
MidEastYouth.com – USA
If not as important as American election, but maybe more, Iran’s 10th presidential election is to be held on June 12,2009 as one of the most debatable and …
www.mideastyouth.com/2009/05/18/irans
-election-women-behind-the-candidates/

PA wants Iran to mediate Fatah-Hamas talks
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
“We expect Iran to play a more reconciliatory role between Palestinian factions as a major power in the Middle East,” Manuel Hassassian said, according to a …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=95175&sectionid=351020202

Iran funds Ugandan oil sector
United Press International – USA
TEHRAN, May 18 (UPI) — Iran agreed to funding for the Ugandan oil sector, including considerations for building an oil refinery, following bilateral talks …
www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2009/05/18/Iran-
funds-Ugandan-oil-sector/UPI-14431242665707/

Gasoline sanctions on Iran impossible: minister
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, May 18 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said on Monday that it is impossible to impose gasoline sanctions on Iran, …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/19/content_11397713.htm

More Rumors on Vali Nasr’s Travel to Iran – Michael Rubin – The …
By Michael Rubin
This should not be a problem; I also visited Iran as a private academic and had a rewarding experience there. What Kelly does not say, however — and what no journalist asked — was whether Vali Nasr visited Iran using a United States …
corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODlkY2U4YjJh
NDVjMDExZDQ0MDhiNmQ5ZmQ1NWZmZWU=

Mossad’s hidden successes against Iran so far – but they are not …
By mediablog@nationalreview.com
“The Israeli intelligence community,” says Bergman, “has penetrated enemies like Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Hezbollah and Hamas. Yet despite former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s willingness to authorize highly dangerous operations based on …
media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTYzNDM2OD
I0ZTYxYWJkOTJkMWFiYTFhOWFjYWRiMjg=

The Herald | HeraldOnline.com – Iran leader: Don’t vote for pro …
Iran’s supreme leader urged the public Monday not to vote for pro-Western candidates in the June 12 presidential election, though he gave no clear indication of whether he is supporting hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
www.heraldonline.com/wire/world/story/1349685.html

Obama White House tells Netanyahu it understands urgency of Iran …
By Laura Rozen
In a background conference call Saturday, senior administration officials emphasized that the Obama administration was committed to trying to pursue direct diplomacy with Iran, but not without seeing results. …
thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/18/obama_white_
house_tells_netanyahu_it_understands_urgency_of_iran_threat

Iran to mass produce long-range missiles | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
Israeli estimates: Teheran to develop 500 missile launchers, 1000 missiles in next 6 years.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1242212398670

“Iran postpones security meeting with Afghan, Pakistan presidents …
By Sindh Today
Tehran, May 18 (DPA) Iran has postponed a security meeting scheduled for Tuesday with the presidents of neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan, ISNA news agency reported Sunday. The presidential office Saturday had announced that President …
www.sindhtoday.net/pakistan/97507.htm

Jeffrey Goldberg, Willing Tool of Israel’s Perception Management …
By Richard Silverstein
Here and in Comment is Free I wrote, based on deep sources, about the Israeli perception management campaign here in the US to persuade us that war with Iran.
www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/05/17/jeffrey-
goldberg-willing-tool-of-israels-perception-management
-campaign-leading-to-iran-war/

Obama Emphasizes Iran ‘Threat’ on Eve of Netanyahu Visit — News …
By Jason Ditz
On the eve of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Obama has given an interview in which he claims to “understand why” Israel considers Iran an existential threat. Though the full text of the interview …
news.antiwar.com/2009/05/17/obama-
emphasizes-iran-threat-on-eve-of-netanyahu-visit/

netwmd – Analysis: Iran-Syria Alliance in Harmony
By publisher
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and President Bashar Assad of Syria reconfirmed the close alliance between their two countries during the Iranian president’s visit to Damascus this week.
netwmd.com/blog/2009/05/17/4052

Israel News: What it will cost to live with a nuclear Iran
By News Service
Today, nobody is willing to touch Iran when they are about to make a nuclear weapon. After they have this weapon, it is obvious that nobody will be ready to take on Iran no matter what they do. Iran’s puppets, the Hezbollah, …
zionism-israel.com/israel_news/2009/05/
what-it-will-cost-to-live-with-nuclear.html

RealClearPolitics – Bad Cop-Good Cop, Netanyahu Can Help Obama
By David Paul Kuhn
To succeed, Obama must convince Iran that its current trajectory ensures confrontation. That would leave Iran with two choices. Option one, Israeli hawks. Israel framed as bad cop. Option two, reciprocating Obama’s diplomatic outreach. …
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/18/bad_
cop-good_cop_netanyahu_can_help_obama_96542.html

Barak to force Iran expert Lubrani out
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By YAAKOV KATZ After a career spanning half a century, longtime Defense Ministry official and Iran expert Uri Lubrani appears to be on his way into forced …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=124221239
8664&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Netanyahu and Obama Have a Shared Interest in Iran
Wall Street Journal – USA
By REUEL MARC GERECHT Can the United States and its European allies peacefully prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons? And if not, would Israel try to …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124260085181828313.html

The J-Walk Blog: Pre-Teen Runs For President Of Iran
By walkenbach@gmail.com
Pre-Teen Runs For President Of Iran. Middle East news: 12-year old boy registers for Iran presidential election. A 12-year-old Iranian boy, Kourosh Mozouni, has registered for the upcoming presidential election with a campaign promise …
j-walkblog.com/index.php?/weblog/posts/
pre-teen_runs_for_president_of_iran/

Eye On The World: In Iran 80% of petitions for divorce filed by women
By pounce_uk
(TEHRAN) A survey in Iran has found that not only are divorces up in the country but that 80% of them are instigated by women. Yet instead of asking just why the women folk in Iran are taking it out against their men folk,…
eye-on-the-world.blogspot.com/2009/05/
in-iran-80-of-petitions-for-divorce.html

A Very Heavy Stone: Obama and Iran
By marcel
Obama and Iran. Israel is in a state of trepidation and unease as their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes to Washington for demonic guidance not divine guidance. There is much fear and doubt among those who only look to their idol …
averyheavystone.blogspot.com/2009/05/obama-and-iran.html

Obama Care Blog Center “ Blog Archive “ Disarm Iran or Israel?
By admin
bit.ly/12UnPt obama admin trying to disarm israel while placating
iran #iran #israe #news #world #obc1. This entry was posted on 18. May 2009 at 00:54 and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry …
blog.obamacare.tv/2009/05/18/disarm-iran-or-israel/

The Magnes Zionist: Bomb, bomb, bomb! Bomb, bomb, Iran!
By noreply@blogger.com (Jerry Haber)
But there should be little doubt that, by the end of this year, if no progress is made, Mr. Netanyahu will seriously consider attacking Iran. His military advisers tell me they believe an attack, even an attack conducted without …
themagneszionist.blogspot.com/2009/05/
bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-iran.html

Iran’s Pres. Candidates Recognize the Web as a Go-To to Win
ABC News – USA
It’s Iran, in the Persian calendar year 1388. And it’s a sign of a critical election heating up in an increasingly tech-connected society. …
abcnews.go.com/Technology/Mideast/story?id=7605453&page=1

17 May, 2009

Obama says Afghanistan was hardest call
Houston Chronicle – United States
On Iran, Obama said he could not guarantee his outreach to the government in Teheran will work in deterring that country’s leaders from pursuing a nuclear …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6428400.html

Obama talks Iran before Netanyahu’s visit “ niacINsight
By David Elliott
A few people are getting impatient and frustrated, wondering why Iran hasn’t responded more clearly to Obama’s overtures. Others, like Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), never put much stock in Obama’s engagement …
niacblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/
obama-talks-iran-before-netanyahus-visit/

Israel Matzav: What Netanyahu will tell Obama about Iran
By Carl in Jerusalem
Success must be defined as the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program and enrichment capability. While Iran obviously will not abandon its program unless forced to do so, it is still possible to avoid military action by imposing the …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-netanyahu-will-tell-obama-about.html

RealClearWorld – Articles – Obama, Netanyahu on Collision Course?
By Samuel Chi
In short, Netanyahu needs to be explicit about which direction he is headed on the Palestinian issue, and Obama needs to level with Netanyahu on how he views U.S. policy toward Iran in the event that diplomacy fails. …
www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05
/obama_netanyahu_on_collision_c.html

The High Price of Deterring Iran
Wall Street Journal – USA
By EMANUELE OTTOLENGHI As Iran’s presidential elections near, there is renewed optimism that some sort of great bargain could be struck with Tehran. …
online.wsj.com/article/SB124259185503527891.html

Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Making a smart connection
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By ODED ERAN AND EMILY B. LANDAU A message coming from the Obama administration in the past few weeks is that dealing effectively with Iran’s nuclear …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=12422123980
93&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

PoliGazette “ Iran Elections Coming Up
By Michael van der Galien
Iran to vote ‘The Iranian government urged the media on Sunday to spur“enthusiasm” for the June 12 presidential election but warned it against breaking cultural and ethical guidelines of the Islamic republic’ Breitbart reports. …
www.poligazette.com/2009/05/17/iran-elections-coming-up/

BlueOregon: Divest from Iran? Bad policy and horrible symbolism.
By BlueOregon.com
By State Representative Larry Galizio (D-Tigard). What do Richard Perle, Frank Gaffney, and Douglas Feith have to do with the Oregon Legislature, the state treasurer’s office, the PERS Fund, and Iran? A lot; especially if you’re a …
www.blueoregon.com/2009/05/divest-from-
iran-bad-policy-and-horrible-symbolism.html

Iran: Roxana Saberi speaks, aftershocks continue… “ 4WardEver UK …
By 4WardEver Campaign
Iran: Roxana Saberi speaks, aftershocks continue… 17May09.
Roxana-Saberi4_519081a originally published: 12th May 2009. Thin and pale, but nonetheless overjoyed, Roxana Saberi today made her first public appearance since her release from …
4wardevernewsvine.wordpress.com/2009/05/17
/iran-roxana-saberi-speaks-aftershocks-continue/

12-Year-Old Iran Presidential Hopeful Wants to Move Israel to …
By Matzav Editor
iran A 12-year-old Iranian schoolboy who hopes to unseat hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed that, if elected, he will resettle Israelis in Hawaii, The Scotsman reported on Friday. “I will buy Hawaii, Obama’s birthplace, …
matzav.com/12-year-old-iran-presidential
-hopeful-wants-to-move-israel-to-hawaii/

Islamic Middle East Blog : For Netanyahu Iran is “Amalek”
By Ted Thornton
Posted by Ted Thornton on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at 11:42 am . Filed under Foreign Policy, Iran, Israel, Middle East. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog. …
imeb.nmhschool.org/2009/05/17/for-netanyahu-iran-is-amalek/

Soccer Dad: Netanyahu Meets Obama: Be Careful What You Wish For
By daledamos
Netanyahu rejects linking the Palestinian issue to Iran. His view is that Iran is a nuclear existential threat to Israel and Arab states via terror proxies and must be stopped now at all costs. Period. The Palestinian conflict predated …
soccerdad.baltiblogs.com/archives/2009/05/17/netanyahu
_meets_obama_be_careful_what_you_wish_for.html

Oman Navigates Between Iran and Arab Nations “ Cervantes
By abluteau
As Iran finds itself locked in an escalating cold war-style conflict with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations, the quietly influential Sultanate of Oman has accelerated its cooperation with Tehran, nurturing an alliance that …
abluteau.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/oman
-navigates-between-iran-and-arab-nations/

Obama to free four Iranian “diplomats” in swap for U.S. journalist …
By creeping
Our intelligence sources stress that the Obama administration’s willingness for this kind of swap goes partway toward admitting to Tehran’s charge that Roxana Saberi performed services in Iran for the United States. …
creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/obama-to
-free-four-iranian-diplomats-in-swap-for-u-s-journalist/

Obama On Afghanistan, Cheney And Spock
CBS News – New York,NY,USA
On the issue of Iran and the situation in the Middle East, the presdient that the United States is going to “reach out to them and try to shift off of a …
www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/05/17/politics
/politicalhotsheet/entry5020610.shtml

Palestinian official: Iran should go between Hamas, Fatah
Xinhua – China
TEHRAN, May 17 (Xinhua) — The Palestinian ambassador to Britain called on Iran to go between Hamas and Fatah to bring them together, the official IRNA news …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/17/content_11390811.htm

Obama says Iran war not off the table
President Barack Obama says the US has not taken military action against Iran over its nuclear program off the table ahead of the Israeli premier’s trip to Washington.
www.prisonplanet.com/obama-says-iran-war-not-off-the-table.html

Caroline Glick
Since taking office, President Obama has made it clear that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is not a major concern for him. Rather, he strives to open diplomatic relations with Iran in the inexplicable hope that Iran can …
www.carolineglick.com/e/2009/05/glick_in_the_philadelphia_inqu.asp

Roxana Saberi’s reporting | UN-Truth
By Marian Houk
Before her arrest, she was pursuing a master’s degree in Iranian studies and international relations and writing a book about Iran … Roxana Saberi is a U.S. citizen, born in New Jersey, raised in North Dakota and educated in Minnesota. …
un-truth.com/blogging/roxana-saberis-reporting

MWC News – A Site Without Borders – – Counterfeit ‘Persian Gulf …
By hostilely insisting that the name of “Persian Gulf” should be dropped from the medals and promotional materials of the 2009 Islamic Solidarity Games which was slated to be held in Iran, Arab states demonstrated again that their …
mwcnews.net/content/view/30611/26/

Why Iran Freed Roxana Saberi
Daily Beast – New York,NY,USA
Mohammed Kheirkhah, UPI Photo / Landov As a former prisoner in Iran, Haleh Esfandiari can relate to recently imprisoned journalist Roxana Saberi. …
www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/
2009-05-17/why-iran-freed-roxana-saberi/

Israeli PM Begins US Visit for Talks on Mideast Peace, Iran
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News Israel’s new prime minister is in Washington for talks with US officials on Israeli-Arab peace prospects and Iran’s nuclear program. …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-17-voa4.cfm

Iran urges media to trigger ‘enthusiasm’ for poll
AFP
Since 2005 when hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became the president, Iran has seen tighter restrictions on newspapers and media organisations. …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5gD_bbF91NeHmnG—XXM3p9UQuB6A

Obama: Iran existential threat to Israel | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
US president stresses he isn’t naive, does not take any option &quotoff the table” with respect to Teharan.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1242212390277

Pat Dollard | Young Americans | Blog Archive “ It’s All About Iran
By Pat Dollard
But on key questions about the tactics and timing of dealing with Iran’s nuclear program, the two men have deep differences, almost certainly more than even an Oval Office meeting and an intimate lunch can fully resolve.…
patdollard.com/2009/05/its-all-about-iran/

“Israel would be insane to attack Iran: ElBaradei “ Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Jerusalem, May 17 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency’s outgoing chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said that Israel would be “utterly insane” to attack Iran. In an interview with German daily Der Spiegel, ElBaradei said: “That …
www.sindhtoday.net/world/97322.htm

Israel would be insane to attack Iran: ElBaradei
Israel would be insane to attack Iran: ElBaradei – The International Atomic Energy Agencys outgoing chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said that Israel would be utterly insane to attack Iran. – AndhraNews.net.
www.andhranews.net/Intl/2009/May/17/Israel-would-6523.asp

In Iran, The Politics of Holocaust Denial | One Jerusalem …
By Allen
From the headline,”Rival Criticizes Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust Denial”, one might get the mistaken impression that one of Ahmadinejad’s challengers for President of Iran has denounced the anti-semitic incumbent and declared the historical …
www.onejerusalem.org/2009/05/in-iran-the-politics-of-holoca.php

Will Israel atack Iran’s nuclear facilities without the U.S.’s …
Debate about Will Israel atack Iran’s nuclear facilities without the US’s consent and aid?: Sure, why not? or No Way!
www.createdebate.com/debate/show/Will_Israel_atack_
Iran_s_nuclear_facilities_without_the_U_S_s_consent_and_aid

Washington has abandoned its obligations | Philadelphia Inquirer …
Even if Iran refrains from using the weapons directly against Israel, a nuclear-armed Iran will accelerate its efforts to destabilize and destroy the Jewish state by using its proxies in the Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Syria, …
www.philly.com/inquirer/currents/20090517_Washington_has
_abandoned_its_obligations.htmlwww.philly.com/inquirer/currents/

The West’s Or Obama’s Oil Weapon | IsraelSeen.com
By steve@israelseen.com (Steve Ornstein)
More specifically it can be used by the West to neutralize Iran’s nuclear threat without military action. The accepted wisdom is that Iran is immune to serious sanctions or military action because it is a major oil exporter and any …
israelseen.com/2009/05/17/the-west%E2%80
%99s-or-obama%E2%80%99s-oil-weapon-2/

MICHAEL GOODWIN: Obama, Israel and Iran — What’s the President’s …
FOXNews – USA
In more accurate terms, the demand is that Israel be the guinea pig to test Iran’s willingness to make peace. Neither Obama nor his minions will put it so …
foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/05/17/goodwin_obama_iran/

The Bomb Iran Faction | Mostly Water
By blackandred
There is clearly a faction of the power elite that is, and has for some years been pressing, for a U.S. military attack on Iran. It is not advocating a war, at least openly, or an occupation of that vast nation; rather, it is advocating …
mostlywater.org/bomb_iran_faction

Minnesota to divest from Iran under new law – TwinCities.com
By Associated Press
Minnesota to divest from Iran under new law.
www.twincities.com/news/ci_12387530?source=rss

Soccer Dad: Iran: Israel out to “derail” hope and change
By Judeopundit
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says a new Middle East peace plan that is going to be presented by President Barack Obama in future days “is probably a deceptive initiative” proposed by Israel itself in order to derail the ‘change’ …
soccerdad.baltiblogs.com/archives/2009/05/17/
iran_israel_out_to_derail_hope_and_change.html

ElBaradei: Strike on Iran would be insane
By thejerusalemgiftshop@gmail.com (News from…
ElBaradei: Strike on Iran would be insane. Atomic Energy Agency chief urges Tehran to engage with US, negotiate over nuke program; attacking Iran‘would turn region into one big fireball, Iranians would immediately start building bomb,’ …
www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com/israelnews/iranian-threat/58
-iran-threatens/1219-elbaradei-strike-on-iran-would-be-insane.html

Weasel Zippers: ElBaradei: Israel Would be “Utterly Insane” to …
By ZIP
How dare da Joooos try and resist the Hitler wannabes in Tehran… Israel would be “utterly insane” to attack Iran, outgoing International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said in an interview with German daily Der Spiegel …
www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/05/elbaradei-israel
-would-be-utterly-insane-to-attack-iran.html

Iran: Following Up the Roxana Saberi Case | Enduring America
By Scott Lucas
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, freed on appeal after an 8-year sentence for espionage, is now far from Iran. Her drama will now disappear from.
enduringamerica.com/2009/05/16/iran-
following-up-the-roxana-saberi-case/

Iran needs 200 billion dollars investments for oil and gas projects …
By admin
Nicosia, May 16 (ANI): Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi has said that his country will need investments amounting to 200 billion dollars in.
silverscorpio.com/iran-nees-200-billion-
dollars-investments-for-oil-and-gas-projects/

China Confidential: Videos Tell the Story of the Betrayal of …
By Confidential Reporter
Saturday, May 16, 2009. Videos Tell the Story of the Betrayal of Iran’s Shah; Is Barack Obama the New Jimmy Carter? What we did to the Shah of Iran is a black page in the history of America. -Ronald Reagan …
chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/05/
videos-tell-story-of-betrayal-of-irans.html

No Nuclear Weapons. Why Not?
New York Times – United States
Why do countries like North Korea and possibly Iran seek to join the nuclear club? Unless we want to fight endless wars of prevention, we have to abolish …
www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/l17nukes.html

Obama, Netanyahu to Meet at White House
Washington Post – United States
Obama has stressed his belief in the creation of Palestinian state and in pursuing diplomacy with Iran on its nuclear ambitions, while Netanyahu is highly …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/05/16/AR2009051602170.html?hpid=topnews

US to Israel: Tone down rhetoric on Iran | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
Threats against Teheran could only strengthen Ahmadinejad ahead of elections, officials say.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1242212388407

Snuffysmith’s Blog: Here’s how Israel would destroy Iran’s nuclear …
By Snuffysmith
Haaretz – 16/05/2009. Here’s how Israel would destroy Iran’s nuclear program. By Reuven Pedatzur Israeli government ministers and Knesset members who will help make the decision about whether to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities do not …
snuffysmithsblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/
heres-how-israel-would-destroy-irans.html

Pedestrian Infidel: centerSmuggling Alcohol to Iran/center
By Mark
Smuggling Alcohol to Iran. Posted by Mark at 5/16/2009 10:52:00 AM …
Caliphate Websites – Know Your Enemy. Al-Jazeera · Arabnews.com · Gulf News (UAE) · IRNA — Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency. Counterjihad Bookshelf …
pedestrianinfidel.blogspot.com/2009/05/smuggling-alcohol-to-iran.html

Iran: Plutonium or Uranium? Does it matter? Part 2 | 1913 Intel
By Matt
Arak Reactor Heavy water reactors can convert uranium to high grade plutonium through a variety of physics we won’t discuss here, unless you suffer from.
www.1913intel.com/2009/05/15/iran-
plutonium-or-uranium-does-it-matter-part-2/

Apostasy and Baha’is as Apostates in Islam | Iran Press Watch: The …
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Documenting the Trials of the Baha’i Community in Iran.
www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/05/apostasy/

View from Iran
Of those 20 Maryam continued at least four have non-Iranian husbands I am willing to be that as time passes that number will go way up Most of my Iranian women …
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At odds with Obama, Netanyahu heads to US
Reuters – USA
At the top of Netanyahu’s Washington agenda is halting Iran’s nuclear program, which Israel calls a threat to its existence, and a new approach to peace …
www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE54F2J920090516