5 July, 2009

FBI says Saddam’s weapons bluff aimed at Iran – Yahoo! News
Saddam Hussein believed Iran was a significant threat to Iraq and left open the possibility that he had weapons of mass destruction rather than appear…
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/ts_nm/us_iran_saddam

San Francisco Sentinel “ Blog Archives “ LEADING CLERICS DEFY IRAN …
By The San Francisco Sentinel
The most important group of religious leaders in Iran called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday, an act of defiance against the country’s supreme leader and the most public sign of a major …
www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=33747

Israel Matzav: Saudis to let Israel flyover to attack Iran?
By Carl in Jerusalem
The Sunday Times of London is reporting that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that it will look the other way if the IAF overflies its country on a mission to remove Iran’s nuclear capability. …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/07/
saudis-to-let-israel-flyover-to-attack.html

China Confidential: Iran’s Clerical Establishment Splitting
By Confidential Reporter
Sunday, July 05, 2009. Iran’s Clerical Establishment Splitting. Click here for the story. There is light at the end of the tunnel; this is the beginning of the end. Eventually, the entire clerical fascist system will be swept away, …
chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/07/
irans-clerical-establishment-splitting.html

US Republicans Call for Stronger Position on Iran
By gophumek
Following the Iranian Election and its Aftermath on Twitter * (and other issues)
trending.zachshouse.org/?p=347

Obama to block Iran sanctions at G8 summit “ Goodtimepolitics
By goodtimepolitics
Obama is another Jimmy Carter when it comes to dealing with Iran! These countries such as Iran and NK is laughing at the weak boy Obama! America is weak because of a weak president! …
goodtimepolitics.com/2009/07/04/
obama-to-block-iran-sanctions-at-g8-summit/

Obama has right strategy for Iran
Cherry Hill Courier Post – Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
I stand fully behind Obama as he takes initial diplomatic steps to ratchet down the tension in US-Iran relations. The American people, and Congress,…
www.courierpostonline.com/article/
20090705/OPINION/907050326/1047

UK to press Iran on embassy staff
BBC News – UK
UK officials will continue to lobby Iran for information about the chief political analyst from the British embassy in Tehran. The Iranian man’s lawyer has …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8134813.stm

The Spirit of Man: GOP with Iran
By Winston
Winston is a pen name for a Canada based Pro-America, Pro-Israel Iranian neo-conservative who is seeking regime change in Iran! Winston is also a fierce supporter of the War on Islamic Terrorism & has supported President Bush’s policies …
thespiritofman.blogspot.com/2009/07/gop-with-iran.html

NewsDaily: Hard-line Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial
By Fredrik Dahl and Hossein Jaseb
An editor seen as close to Iran’s leadership said on Saturday opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi should go on trial and a lawyer said other reformists had already been accused of acting against national security.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/l4465952-us-iran/

Marathon Pundit: McCain on Iran and July 4th
By John Ruberry
McCain on Iran and July 4th. While President Obama has been taking baby steps expressing support for Iranian pro-freedom protesters, John McCain, in the weekly Republican radio address, is much more forceful. Which is not surprising. …
marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2009/07
/mccain-on-iran-and-july-4th.html

Alliance for Kurdish Rights “ Iran jails two Kurdish journalists
By Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Iran has been battling separatist rebels in its western Kurdish-populated areas. It has repeatedly accused the United States of seeking to stir up ethnic unrest by providing material support to rebels, who have bases in neighbouring …
kurdishrights.org/2009/07/04/iran-jails-two-kurdish-journalists/

Iran: 12 More Martyrs | Enduring America
By Scott Lucas
The Latest from Iran (4 July): Breaking the Reformists? Not So Fast… Receive our latest updates by email or RSS- SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEED Human rights.
enduringamerica.com/2009/07/04/iran-12-more-martyrs/

Iran hangs 20 drug traffickers in mass execution | World Military …
By ThunderBolt
TEHRAN— Iran on Saturday hanged 20 people for drug trafficking at a prison in Karaj, west of the capital, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Fars.
www.armybase.us/2009/07/iran-hangs
-20-drug-traffickers-in-mass-execution/

Clerical Group Defies Leader on Disputed Iran Election
New York Times – United States
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN and NAZILA FATHI CAIRO — The most important group of religious leaders in Iran has called the disputed presidential election and the new …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/world/middleeast/05iran.html?hp

July 4 – Iran Updates “ niacINsight
By David Elliott
The newspaper, whose editor is appointed by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said there were “undeniable documents” proving that Mr Mousavi had links with foreign countries. It also accused former reformist President …
niacblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/july-4-iran-updates/

JURIST – Paper Chase: Iran conservative paper urges Mousavi be …
By Ximena Marinero
[JURIST] A prominent conservative newspaper in Iran urged in an editorial [text, in Persian] Saturday that opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi [IranTracker profile; JURIST news archive] and former reformist president Mohammad Khatami …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/07/
iran-conservative-paper-urges-mousavi.php

Atlas Shrugs: Incoming IAEA Chief Gives Iran Nuclear Pass, Paves …
By Pamela Geller
The international community is in league with the butchers. Considering the murderous execution Iran is committing against its own people, this is a disaster. The incoming head of the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog said on Friday he …
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/07/incoming-
iaea-chief-gives-iran-nuclear-pass-paves-way-for-nuclear-war.html

Medvedev says Iran, DPRK nuke issues different | Home Other …
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the nuclear issue of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) raised more concerns than the Iranian one, news agencies reported yesterday.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=
483958&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Iran Supreme Leader aide claims Mousavi is U.S. Agent | Breaking …
By Scott Swanson
Twitterers around the world are finding a claim that Mir Hossein Mousavi is a US Agent hard to believe.
www.breakingtweets.com/2009/07/04/iran-
supreme-leader-aide-claims-mousavi-is-us-agent/

Nuclear issues of Iran, North Korea different: Medvedev | Sindh …
By SindhToday
Moscow, July 5 (Xinhua) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the nuclear issues of both Iran and North Korea are different and Pyongyang’s activities have raise more concerns than that of Tehran. I believe that the situation, say, …
www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/27018.htm

Iran Rigged Election: 12 more names…
By every Iranian
10- Iman Namazi (male) 11- Mostafa Ghonyan (or Ghanyan) (male) 12- Bahman Jenabi (male) 13- Ashkan Sohrabi (male) 14- Kaveh Alipour (male). Posted by every Iranian at 12:23 PM. Labels: Iran, IranElection, Martyrs …
iranriggedelect.blogspot.com/2009/07/12-more-names.html

Israel Matzav: Tommy Hilfiger: Iran and North Korea, but not Israel
By Carl in Jerusalem
If you want to set up an online account for Tommy Hilfiger and you have an address in Iran or North Korea (the Korean Democratic People’s Republic), you can do it. But if you want to set up an account and your address is in Israel, …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2009/07/tommy
-hilfiger-iran-and-north-korea-but.html

Maryam Namazie: News Update: Iran July 4, 2009
By Maryam Namazie
78 university professors in Iran have written an open letter condemning the attacks and violence against the universities. They have supported ‘the students in their struggle for freedom, equality, freedom of expression and democracy’ …
maryamnamazie.blogspot.com/2009/07/
news-update-iran-july-4-2009.html

Rare Solidarity Campaign for Iran | Trends Updates
By Madhuri Katti
‘We Are All Neda’ is a political campaign of different kind for Iran. This one is not for votes or for voicing protest. This campaign is rare solidarity.
trendsupdates.com/rare-solidarity-campaign-for-iran/

Windows on Iran 75 (Election Special 22) “ Windows on Iran
By Fatemeh Keshavarz
Mothers of the young people killed in post election demonstrations in Iran gathered in Park Laleh in Tehran yesterday. They carried pictures of Mr. Mousavi, green flags. Their statement read “We are inviting all the people to protest …
windowsoniran.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/791/

Iran charges UK embassy staffer
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
A detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Iran has been charged with acting against Iran’s national security, his lawyer has said. …
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/
2009/07/200974111652850241.html

4 July, 2009

Report: Ahmadinejad says he wants public talks with Obama
CNN – USA
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election last month sparked global protests and unrest in Iran. Speaking at a meeting of medical school deans, …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/04/iran.ahmadinejad.obama/

One on One: ‘The revolution in Iran has just begun’
Jerusalem Post – Israel
He thinks Ahmadinejad has destroyed Iran, both internally and in terms of its foreign relations. On a personal level, he is furious because Ahmadinejad …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=12464437157
82&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Robert Taft on War with Iran “ LewRockwell.com Blog
By Laurence Vance
Here is Taft on the danger of giving Truman war power to fight in Korea:“If the President can intervene in Korea without Congressional approval, he can go to war in Malaya or Indonesia or Iran or South America.” …
www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/028886.html

Making War on God in Iran
“I want the judiciary to . . . punish leading rioters firmly and without showing any mercy to teach everyone a lesson,” said Khatami, an influential cleric close to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Based on Islamic law, …
atheism.about.com/b/2009/07/04/making-war-on-god-in-iran.htm

Middle East News – Iran Council Certifies Ahmadinejad Victory …
Two of the British embassy staff detained in Iran played a “remarkable role” and were “main elements” behind the post election unrest in Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency has alleged. Unlikely Ally for Residents of West Bank …
globalnewsblog.com/blog/2009/07/04/middle-east
-news-iran-council-certifies-ahmadinejad-victory/

The Online News Page “ Iran Hardliner Rips Presidential Loser as …
By Editor
Palin resignation ignites 2012 speculation (source: bignewsnetwork.com) ·
Costello continues six-year protest at Mater A&E (source: bignewsnetwork.com) · Hardline Iran Editor Calls for Mousavi to Face Trial (source: bignewsnetwork.com) …
www.rocketnews.com/2009/07/iran-hardliner-rips-
presidential-loser-as-us-agent-source-abc-news/

Incoming IAEA chief: No hard evidence Iran seeking nukes …
There is no concrete evidence that Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons, incoming International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said Friday, in his first public comments on Iran’s nuclear program. …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3952496

U.S. to promote democracy & human rights in Iran funding …
By editor
Washington, D.C. 04 July (Asiantribune.com): The United States will never lose interests in Iran as long as it develops the nuclear weapon and plays an influential role in the region with Iraq and Afghanistan being the major focus in …
asiantribune.com/07/05/u-s-to-promote-democracy-human- rights
-in-iran-funding-dissidentsdespite-obamas-hands-off-proclamation/

The Political Carnival: No sign Iran seeks nuclear arms: new IAEA head
By GottaLaff
“I don’t see any evidence in IAEA official documents about this,” Yukiya Amano told Reuters in his first direct comment on Iran’s nuclear program since his election, when asked whether he believed Iran was seeking a nuclear weapons …
thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/07/
no-sign-iran-seeks-nuclear-arms-new.html

Report: US Opposes New Iran Sanctions — News from Antiwar.com
By Jason Ditz
Advocates are seeking to punish Iran for its crackdown on protesters against last month’s disputed election, but US officials are reportedly concerned that sanctions on the basis of the election could actually harm the opposition’s …
news.antiwar.com/2009/07/03/report-us-opposes-new-iran-sanctions/

The World According to Melchizedik: Oh Iran-
By Edik
I am a hopeless bystander in this world who could not even offer help to my brothers and sisters in Iran. It was like a scene in my younger days when my father started to physically abuse my mother and my neighbors could not do anything …
edikdolotina.blogspot.com/2009/07/oh-iran.html

US & Iran; Solving A Needless Conflict
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Newark,NJ,USA
by Arnold Keiser It is so very important to talk to Iran, an adversary, as President Obama states. However, it is not solely that we “talk” to our …
www.nj.com/helpinghands/oic/index.ssf/2009/
07/us_iran_solving_a_needless_con.html

Hot Air “ Blog Archive “ Iran: Mousavi a US agent
By Ed Morrissey
While hard-line figures had previously demanded Mir Hossein Mousavi to be prosecuted for describing Iran’s June 12 elections fraudulent and leading demonstrations afterward, the editorial was the first public declaration that the …
hotair.com/archives/2009/07/04/iran-mousavi-a-us-agent/

Global Voices Advocacy “ Iran: Myth and reality about Twitter
By Hamid Tehrani
With journalists prohibited from doing their work and a world audience thirsty for information from Iran, citizen media has often become a primary source of information. Unfortunately, the true identity and reliability of twitter users …
advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2009/07
/04/iran-myth-and-reality-about-twitter/

Jihad Watch: Iran arrests blogger who suggested Ahmadinejad has …
By Marisol
The “Jewish Ahmadinejad” dispute even spread beyond Iran, when Bahrain’s oldest newspaper, Akhbar al-Khaleej, was briefly shut down by the governing authorities two weeks ago after it published an article recycling the claim. …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026834.php

Instapundit “ Blog Archive “ “SMART DIPLOMACY?” Report: U.S. to …
By Glenn Reynolds
July 4, 2009. “SMART DIPLOMACY?” Report: U.S. to block Iran sanctions at G8 summit. Posted at by Glenn Reynolds at 3:38 am. Get the Pajamas TV– V2.0 widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! …
pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/81296/

AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Iran …
By Chris in Paris
News and opinion about US politics from a liberal perspective.
www.americablog.com/2009/07/iran
-officially-charges-british-embassy.html

NewsDaily: Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial
A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran’s top authority said Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed “terrible crimes” which should be tried in court.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/dah430466-us-iran-mousavi-editor/

Iran ends text message blackout | CyberLaw Blog
By admin
Iran ends text message blackout: Three weeks after election day Iran’s ban on SMS texting has been lifted for the first time since the country’s disputed.
cyberlaw.org.uk/2009/07/04/iran-ends-text-message-blackout/

Iran Reformers Admit to Making Mullahs Look Like Despots
By Scott Ott
Iran Reformers Admit to Making Mullahs Look Like Despots. by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · No Comments · · Print This Story. (2009-07-04) — The official Iranian news agency reports that “uncoerced confessions” from leaders in the reform …
www.scrappleface.com/?p=3916

New IAEA Head: No Evidence Iran Seeking Nuclear Weapons — News …
By Jason Ditz
In particular, Amano noted that going through the IAEA’s documents he didn’t see any evidence that Iran was trying to develop nuclear weapons. The IAEA had repeatedly certified that Iran was not diverting any of its civilian program’s …
news.antiwar.com/2009/07/03/new-iaea-head
-no-evidence-iran-seeking-nuclear-weapons/

The Political Carnival: My Tweet Spot: Froomkin, Correspondents …
By GottaLaff
Today’s episode consists of various Tweets about Dan Froomkin, the White House Correspondents Awards Dinner, Iran, Meghan McCain, and who knows what! I do three per show every Friday. Podcasts here. Hope you like it! Bookmark and Share …
thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/07/my
-tweet-spot-froomkin-correspondents.html

IRAN: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘APOSTATES’ SCRAPPED …
By Particular Kev
LOS ANGELES, June 29 (Compass Direct News) – A member of Iran’s
Parliament reportedly revealed last week that the country’s Parliamentary Committee has stricken the mandatory death penalty for those who leave Islam from proposals for an …
pbaptist.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/iran-
mandatory-death-penalty-for-apostates-scrapped/

Fintan Dunne Independent Journalist and Broadcaster: Iran: A …
By FintanDunne
Respected investigative journalist and ‘Devil’s Game’ author, Robert Dreyfuss was in Iran for the elections. His go-to, singular account of recent events in ‘The Nation’, paints an unflattering picture of a government abandoning all but …
fintandunne.blogspot.com/2009/07/iran-regime-built-on-sand.html

Iran vs. Honduras: The Hypocrisy of the Mainstream Media | RaceWire
By Guest Columnist
On Sunday, June 28th, major media news outlets were still occupied with the topic of Iran’s sham election results, while a tedious insult against democracy was taking place in Central America. A small segment of the Honduran army, …
www.racewire.org/archives/2009/07/
iran_vs_honduras_the_hypocrisy_1.html

McCain Discusses Iran in Weekly Republican Address “ S E N A T U S
By senatus
McCain Discusses Iran in Weekly Republican Address. July 4, 2009 by senatus. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) gave the weekly Republican address today and said that “Iranians who’ve protested the results of their country’s presidential …
senatus.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/mccain
-discusses-iran-in-weekly-republican-address/

Top Iran Hardline Paper Calls for Mousavi Treason Trial
Voice of America – USA
By Edward Yeranian Iran’s conservative Kayhan daily newspaper is calling opposition leader and defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi a“US …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-04-voa14.cfm

Iran lawyer: reformers held on security charge
Reuters – USA
… clear what likely penalties those accused might face. The charge of acting against national security is a common charge against dissenting voices in Iran.
www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE5631HS20090704

Iran says British embassy officials will stand trial – Times Online
Jul 3, 2009 … Iran’s top legislative body announced today that British embassy staff accused of inciting post-election violence will be forced to stand …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6629514.ece

Ahmadinejad Accuses West of Steering Iran Opinion Over Election
Bloomberg – USA
Western nations tried to intervene in Iran’s elections “to divert public opinion,” Ahmadinejad was quoted as telling a meeting of mine and industry workers …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aElGh49Woa10

Iran hangs 20 drug traffickers in mass execution
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran on Saturday hanged 20 people for drug trafficking at a prison in Karaj, west of the capital, the semi-official Fars news agency reported …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeq
M5il-zhbvKBqb2ITPTeZBfdDbfpppA

Israeli submarine crosses Suez Canal with eye on Iran
Times of India – India
The move is believed to have been made as a warning to Iran of the Jewish state’s capabilities and and to show that Israel and Egypt, are cooperating…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Middle-East/Israeli-submarin
e-crosses-Suez-Canal-with-eye-on-Iran/articleshow/4738323.cms

US Republicans Call for Stronger Position on Iran
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News US Senator John McCain Saturday repeated his party’s calls for stronger support of Iran’s protesters from the US government. …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-04-voa15.cfm

GayPatriot “ Oaklander Supports Free Iran
By GayPatriotWest
Guess I shouldn’t have been so surprised to see this sign as I approached the Bay Bridge, given my left-of-center friend who was wearing green for Iran. Seems even the folks in Oakland support freedom for the Iranian people. …
www.gaypatriot.net/2009/07/04/oaklander-supports-free-iran/

The Iran Crisis (Day 23): What to Watch For Today | Enduring America
By Scott Lucas
The Latest from Iran (4 July): Breaking the Reformists? Not So Fast… NEW Video: U2's Concert Song for Iran Receive our latest updates by email or RSS-
enduringamerica.com/2009/07/04/the-iran-
crisis-day-23-what-to-watch-for-today/

Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial – Los Angeles …
By NewsFeed
Cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, foreground left, leads prayers at the Tehran University campus today. Ahmad Jannati, head of the Guardian Council,
iran.whyweprotest.net/newsfeed/6384-iran-will-put-
british-embassy-staffers-trial-los-angeles-times.html

Rotten Gods: U2 goes green, in support of Iran
By Fariborz Shamshiri
Well, we know U2 always is ready to take on issues and crisis that takes place around the globe and this time he wasn’t indifference about suppression and regime’s violence in Iran. On July 02, 2009 he sang“Sunday Bloody Sunday” in …
www.rottengods.com/2009/07/u2-goes-green-support-iran.html

Wow: Obama to block Iran sanctions at G8 Summit.
By Infidelesto
I don’t think there is any interest anymore in trying to get Iran to halt their nuke program. He’s tryingto make it look as if it’s
“unacceptable” on the surface as he’s always said, but then turning around and taking action that is …
infidelsarecool.com/2009/07/03/wow-obama
-to-block-iran-sanctions-at-g8-summit/

Who Will Stand With Iranians?
Washington Post – United States
Iran’s rulers would have the world believe that the protesters are a minority inspired by foreigners, but this denies a fundamental piece of Iranian history …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/
07/03/AR2009070301688.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Iran daily demands Mousavi be tried for treason
AFP
TEHRAN (AFP) — A leading Iranian daily called on Saturday for Mir Hossein Mousavi to be tried for treason, as hardliners stepped up their attacks on the …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/
ALeqM5h1za_rM-9F-GkFoAwL5PKhKRGNWg

Weekly Remarks: McCain-US must speak out on Iran; Obama-Happy 4th …
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
In recent week’s he has taken up in no uncertain terms the cause of Iran’s freedom demonstrators and made an emotional Senate speech about them and the …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/weekly
-remarks-sen-john-mccain-and-barack-obama.html

War Is Boring
By David Axe
Iran has flown a prototype “stealth” aerial drone, named “Pehpad,” according to Air Force commander Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi. The drone — reportedly 1/7th the size of a manned plane — is capable of bombing and reconnaissance, …
warisboring.com/?p=2356

Incoming IAEA Chief: No Sign Iran Seeking Nuclear Weapons – Voice …
By NewsFeed
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to.
iran.whyweprotest.net/newsfeed/6472-incoming-iaea-chief
-no-sign-iran-seeking-nuclear-weapons-voice-america.html

It’s Not Iran – It’s the Obama Administration | Ft. Hard Knox
By Orlando
OurCountryPAC.Org provides a chilling comparison of Iran and the Obama administration.
forthardknox.com/2009/07/03/its-not
-iran-its-the-obama-administration/

Revolutionary Road…: 29 people to be executed tomorrow in Karaj …
By saeed valadbaygi
I dated a beautiful persian girl, so this is what propelled to be interested in Iran and its current status. A similar situation occurred like); where paramilitaries tried to take over the country.. it became a serious civil war. …
shooresh1917.blogspot.com/2009/07/29-
people-to-be-executed-tomorrow-in.html

governmentality: Iran Putting British Embassy Staff on Trial
By Allen McDuffee
Last week, when Iran was blaming the BBC and Voice of America for inciting the “riots” among Iranians, they also arrested British embassy staff in Tehran allegedly for doing the same thing. And now, al-Arabiya reports: The head of …
www.governmentalityblog.com/my_weblog/2009
/07/iran-putting-british-embassy-staff-on-trial.html

UK seeks Iran trial clarification
BBC News – UK
British diplomats are trying to establish whether Iran intends to act on its threats to prosecute staff from the UK’s embassy in Tehran. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8134134.stm

Emergent Chaos: Thoughts on Iran
By adam+ec@homeport.org
This is because the real struggle in Iran has not yet been settled, nor was it ever about the liberalization of the regime. Rather, it has been about the role of the clergy — particularly the old-guard clergy — in Iranian life, …
www.emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/07/thoughts_on_iran.html

US Lawmakers Call For Supporting Terrorists In Iran by Charles …
By Charles Davis
The lawmakers’ call for greater U.S. support for self-styled resistance groups opposed to Iran’s government comes as the Islamic regime has accused groups protesting the recent disputed presidential election of receiving Western backing …
original.antiwar.com/charles-davis/2009/07/02/
us-lawmakers-call-for-supporting-terrorists-in-iran/

The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room “ Iran to try British Embassy staffers
By Eric Zimmermann
The Obama administration doesn’t see the contradiction between calling for free elections in Honduras and staying out of the election in Iran, writes Allahpundit. And veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas went “nuclear” on the White …
briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/07/03/
iran-to-try-british-embassy-staffers/

Top Iran cleric says British Embassy staffers to be tried, accuses …
By NewsFeed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay.
iran.whyweprotest.net/newsfeed/6300-top-iran-cleric-
says-british-embassy-staffers-tried-accuses-minneapolis.html

And So it Goes in Shreveport: Bon Jovi Stands by Iran
By Pat Austin
“The technologically proficient Iranian population will make their own videos, playing the music in the background with images of the mixture of pain and hope that defines Iran today. It will be played in their homes as a form of …
soitgoesinshreveport.blogspot.com/
2009/07/bon-jovi-stands-by-iran.html

British embassy staff to stand trial | Peace with Iran
By admin2
Brushing aside British and European efforts to seek the release of local British Embassy staff members held in Tehran, the Iranian authorities indicated Friday that they planned to put some of them on trial — a move that deepened a …
www.peacewithiran.com/british-embassy-staff-to-stand-trial/

Six people were executed in Qom. 29 people scheduled to be …
By Iran Human Rights
Iran Human Rights, July 3: Six men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, on Thursday July 2, reported the state run Iranian news (…)
iranhr.net/spip.php?article1175

Clinton urged Obama to talk tough on Iran – Washington Times
Jul 1, 2009 … Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged President Obama for two days to toughen his language on Iran before he did so, …
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/01/
clinton-urged-obama-to-talk-tougher-on-iran/

Iran intelligence ministry video
BBC News – UK
Iranians who suspect their family and friends of being involved in opposition protests are urged to report on them to the authorities. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/your_news/8133510.stm