24 April, 2009

Clinton: Bush Iran Policy Did Not Work
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NU rallies for reporter jailed in Iran – Chicago Breaking News
Jesse Jackson, now in Malaysia for a peace conference, was seeking permission to visit Iran to meet with religious and political leaders and ask for her release. Saberi interviewed Jackson when she was a student, the coalition said. …
www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/04/journalist
-roxana-saberi-northwestern-iran.html

Peres: China Is Key To Iran Policy
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Israeli President Shimon Peres said Thursday that China is a vital part of international efforts to limit Iran’s controversial nuclear program.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/23/peres
-china-is-key-to-ira_n_190665.html

Israel: No peace talks until U.S. stops Iran from acquiring nukes …
By Michele McGinty
Biden the prophet warned us that Obama would be tested but I wonder if he thought that our allies would be the ones doing it: The new Israeli government will not move ahead on the core issues of peace talks… By Michele McGinty @ April …
blog.beliefnet.com/reformedchicksblabbing/
2009/04/israel-no-peace-talks-until-us.html

RealClearPolitics – Video – Clinton: Bush’s Iran Policy Was A Failure
AP: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the Bush administration Thursday for what she called a failed eight-year effort to isolate Iran
that has only increased concerns about Iranian influence. …
www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/04/23/
clinton_bushs_iran_policy_was_a_failure.html

Iran (the Islamic Republic of) Attempts to Muzzle Human-Rights …
Neuer and Bayefsky had the temerity to ask out loud just what the Durban conference had done for victims of racism and hatred in Iran, Cuba, Burma, Sudan, or anywhere else. Both also noted how Ahmadinejad’s speech did not enhance the …
corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZjVkNGMwYjJjM
WNmN2IyN2NjNGJkMWM5MWI1Y2I2YTU=

PoliGazette “ George Stephanopoulos in Iran
By Michael van der Galien
Stephanopoulos says that he and Ahmadinejad had a couple of heated exchanges about 9/11, U.S.-American relations, Saberi, the holocaust and Iran’s nuclear program. If this is true, it would be a good thing: American journalists have …
www.poligazette.com/2009/04/23/george-stephanopoulos-in-iran/

Hot Air “ Blog Archive “ Netanyahu to Obama: You take care of Iran …
By tips@hotair.com (Hot Air Network, LLC)
Netanyahu to Obama: You take care of Iran, and then we’ll talk.
hotair.com/archives/2009/04/23/netanyahu-to
-obama-you-take-care-of-iran-and-then-well-talk/

JURIST – Paper Chase: DOJ moves to dismiss Iran hostage suit
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] has filed a motion to dismiss [text] a lawsuit brought against Iran by hostages from the 1979 hostage situation [backgrounder] in Tehran. The class-action lawsuit, …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/04/doj
-moves-to-dismiss-iran-hostage-suit.php

Iran: a faith on trial | open Democracy News Analysis
By Bernd Kaussler
The Bahá’í’s in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority, have faced intense persecution and discrimination ever since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The arrest of seven Bahá’í leaders in 2008 and their impending trial before a …
www.opendemocracy.net/article/email/iran-a-faith-on-trial

Iran warns of ‘mock assassination’ ring
By admin
Tehran’s governor says a foreign-backed group intends to stage mock assassinations to disrupt Iran’s pre-election political climate.
www.prisonplanet.com/iran-warns-of-mock-assassination-ring.html

Left I on the News
By Left I on the News
I’ve been pointing out for years how Iran would be foolish to fall for the West’s claim that they would be happy to see Iran with nuclear power, if only they would agree to import all their nuclear fuel from, e.g., Russia.…
lefti.blogspot.com/2009/04/blackmailing-iran.html

Campaign For Liberty — Clinton: Stopping Iran a Top US Priority
Not to mention that legally Iran is allowed to pursue nuclear energy. Weapons probably not under some UN rule but there is no evidence they are making weapons. Furthermore even if they had nuclear weapons what are they going to do with …
www.campaignforliberty.com/wire.php?view=4403

YID With LID: WAPO WRONG—Israel Didn’t Demand Iran Issue Fixed …
By Sammy Benoit
The new Israeli government will not move ahead on the core issues of peace talks with the Palestinians until it sees progress in U.S. efforts to stop Iran’s suspected pursuit of a nuclear weapon and limit Tehran’s rising influence in …
yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2009/04/wapo-
wrong-israel-didnt-demand-iran.html

Iran warns Arabs against having a “big mouth” – AYATOLLAH
By AYATOLLAH
Iran ripped pro-Israel Arab countries for having a big mouth. Egypt and Saudi Arabia were slamed for speaking on.
ayatollah.blog.co.uk/2009/04/23/iran-warns
-arabs-against-having-a-big-mouth-5994853/

23 April, 2009

‘China has large role in stopping Iran’ | Israel | Jerusalem Post
Peres meets Chinese FM, who urges resumption of peace talks, says Holocaust&quotunassailable fact.”
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JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710768503

Harsh new Afghan law linked to Iran – World – Macleans.ca
By Michael Petrou
Canada’s only national weekly current affairs magazine.
www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/harsh-new-afghan-law-linked-to-iran/

Protesters arrested at Malmö anti-Iran demo – The Local
Several people were arrested by police at a demonstration against the Iranian regime held in Malmö on Thursday morning.
www.thelocal.se/19034/20090423/

Netanyahu to Obama: No Palestinian Peace Till Iran Dumps Nukes …
By Richard Silverstein
That Bibi Netanyahu thinks he’s some smart fella. But he may be too smart by half. First he cooks up a demand that the PA recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/04/22/netanyahu
-to-obama-no-palestinian-peace-till-iran-dumps-nukes/

Iran Hands Netanyahu a Gift by Jerrold Kessel and Pierre …
By Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
JERUSALEM — Just when it seemed that the international community was gearing itself up to put pressure on the new Israel government to engage the Arab world and the Palestinian Authority seriously on peace, Iran’s president hijacked the …
original.antiwar.com/kessel-klohendler/
2009/04/22/iran-hands-netanyahu-a-gift/

Clinton talks tough as Iran says ready for meeting
news Clinton talks tough as Iran says ready for meeting 01:07 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday threatened crippling sanctions against Iran if it did not end its nuclear program after Tehran offered
talks with major…
www.euronews24.org/news/clinton-talks-
tough-as-iran-says-ready-for-meeting/

Catholic Culture : News Briefs : Iran imprisons two converts to …
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Time’s Joe Klein Harsher on Israel Than Iran | NewsBusters.org
By Ken Shepherd
Because clearly he is a better military intelligence expert than anyone in Israel, judging by his April 22 blog post on “Israel’s Iran Game” at the magazine’s Swampland blog (emphasis mine): …
newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2009/
04/22/times-joe-klein-harsher-israel-iran

Brooklyn Filmmakers Report from Iran – The World Newser
By Lauren Sher
The World Newser is the daily blog for ABC News’ World News with Charles Gibson evening broadcast. Here, you’ll get an inside look into Charlie Gibson’s newsroom, dissecting the way we build the national and global headlines for the …
blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/04/brooklyn-filmma.html

US prepares for tough Iran sanctions: Clinton – GEO.tv
WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing for “very tough sanctions” against Iran if the new US approach to Iran fails, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told US lawmakers on Wednesday.Clint.
www.geo.tv/4-23-2009/40481.htm

Iran leader sparks walkout at UN over Israel
Dozens of Western diplomats walked out of a UN conference and a pair of rainbow- wigged protesters threw clown noses at Iran’s president Monday when the …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090420/ap_
on_re_eu/un_un_racism_conference

Stephanopoulos Interviews Ahmadinejad in Iran – mediabistro.com …
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Clinton Says Iran Process on ‘Dual Tracks’ – Washington Wire – WSJ
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent nearly four hours today answering questions from members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Concerning efforts to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, she said the US isn’t just holding out a hand …
blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/04/22/clinton
-says-iran-process-on-dual-tracks/

Israel demands progress on Iran before peace negotiations | Worldfocus
By Worldfocus
Alon Ben-Meir of New York University discusses what’s behind the shift in Israel’s approach to peace negotiations and the challenges it presents for the Obama administration and the Palestinians.
worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/22/israel-demands-
progress-on-iran-before-peace-negotiations/5081/

Iran’s former IRGC chief joins presidential race | Sindh Today
By Sindh Today
Tehran, April 23 (Xinhua) The former chief of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced to run in the upcoming presidential elections, IRNA reported Wednesday. Mohsen Rezaei, who is the current secretary of the …
www.sindhtoday.net/world/90074.htm

Northwest Voices | Journalist imprisoned in Iran | Seattle Times …
Journalist imprisoned in Iran. Posted by Letters editor. Honest reporter who angered the powerful. The completely outrageous eight-year prison sentence imposed on American broadcast journalist Roxana Saberi last week by an Iranian court …
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/northwestvoices/2009/
04/22/journalist_imprisoned_in_iran.html

BBC NEWS | Europe | Walkout at Iran leader’s speech
Diplomats walk out of a UN anti-racism conference during a speech by Iran’s president in which he condemned Israel.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8008572.stm

On the Iran Nuclear Crisis – Mario Loyola – The Corner on National …
Defense secretary Gates recently raised eyebrows by virtually dismissing any possibility of using force to keep Iran from going nuclear. He was quoted as saying that military strikes would only set the Iranians’ program back a few years …
corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MWYyYzNjYWIyZ
DQwMDM5MGY0NmY4ODU0MjhmMjA4Y2U=

Clinton: Stopping Iran from getting nukes a top US priority …
In testimony for Foreign Affairs C’tee, US secretary of state says US &quotdeploying new approaches to the threat posed by Iran… with no illusions.”
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710760783

Commentary: Iran’s questionable charges against journalist | McClatchy
A conviction by an Iranian court of an Iranian-American journalist on charges of spying would be highly questionable in any circumstance. Iran is not exactly a pillar of free thought or fairness, after all. But the case of Roxana Saberi …
www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/66667.html

Clinton: diplomacy on Iran could lead to sanctions | Home Other …
WASHINGTON (AP)– By trying to talk Iran out of its nuclear program, the US is in a better position to organize tougher international sanctions in the event that diplomacy fails, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=460
388&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Iran says West tries to muzzle criticism of Israel – KHQ Right Now …
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s president has accused European diplomats and protesters who disrupted his recent attack on Israel at a U.N. conference of trying to muzzle anyone who says “a word against the racism of the Zionist regime.” …
www.khq.com/global/story.asp?s=10228297

The Hill Blog” Blog Archive “ Family, Friends and Colleagues …
By Committee to Protect Journalists Washington…
Her fiancé, acclaimed Kurdish Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghodabi, wrote a personal letter on the website of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. CPJ posted a petition on Facebook that gained more than 10000 signatures last …
blog.thehill.com/2009/04/22/family-friends-and-colleagues-appe
al-to-iran-for-journalist-roxana-saberi%E2%80%99s-release/

Clinton: Imperative to Stop Iran on Nukes | Buzz Newsroom
By Reilly Mcshane
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is an imperative for the United States, which is taking a more active role.
buzznewsroom.com/news/clinton-imperative-to-stop-iran-on-nukes/

Iran wants ‘constructive’ talks on nuclear program | Antiwar Newswire
By admin
Antiwar Newswire · powered by mochila. Iran says it welcomes a“constructive” dialogue with world powers over its nuclear program but is refusing to halt its nuclear activities. …
wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/22/iran-wants
-constructive-talks-on-nuclear-program/

Egypt Summons Iran Envoy over Hezbollah Spat Asharq Alawsat …
CAIRO (AFP) — The foreign ministry summoned an Iranian official on Tuesday after Iran criticised Egypt’s claim that it had arrested members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah for allegedly planning attacks in the country. …
www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=16482

Iran says ready for ‘’constructive’’ nuclear dialogue – GEO.tv
TEHRAN: Iran is ready for “constructive dialogue” with world powers on Tehrans nuclear drive, local news agencies on Wednesday quoted chief nuclear negotiator Said Jalili as saying.
www.geo.tv/4-22-2009/40432.htm

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures during a news …
(Reuters) – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures during a news conference after his address to the Durban Review Conference on racism at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva April 20, 2009.
REUTERS/Denis Balibouse …
www.nbtalk.com/2009/04/21/irans-president-mahmoud
-ahmadinejad-gestures-during-a-news-5/

Tom’s “Why Iran Won’t Stop Loving the Bomb” at Esquire.com (Thomas …
By Thomas PM Barnett
Tom’s “Why Iran Won’t Stop Loving the Bomb” at Esquire.com. Find it here. It’s one of those pieces where you’re tempted to lump in all sorts of additional arguments, but I wanted to get the one simple point across. …
thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2009/04/
toms_why_iran_wont_stop_loving.html

Roxana Saberi’s Boyfriend Sends A Love Letter Plea To Iran
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The partner of jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi has written an emotional love letter in an attempt to have her freed.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/22/roxa
na-saberis-boyfriend-_n_189930.html

The Source – Iran’s President Sparks Walk Out at Geneva Anti …
By Source edit 7
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked a mass walkout when he got up to speak at the UN’s Geneva anti-racism meeting, of which the US and Israel boycotted. In his speech Ahmadinejad questioned the Holocaust and accused Israel of …
www.thesource.com/2009/04/irans-president-
sparks-walk-out-at-geneva-anti-racism-meeting/

RealClearPolitics – Video – Obama Will Continue To Seek Diplomatic …
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) discusses the Texas’ governor’s secession suggestion. Obama Will Continue To Seek Diplomatic Relations With Iran. President Barack Obama says despite appalling comments from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the …
www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/04/21/obama_
will_continue_to_seek_diplomatic_relations_with_iran.html

‘Israel puts Iran ahead of Palestinians’ | Israel | Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu gov’t deferring talks on core issues until Teheran’s clout
curbed, ‘Washington Post’ reports.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=
JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710756583

JURIST – Paper Chase: Supreme Court decides Iran compensation …
By Jaclyn Belczyk
The Court ruled [opinion, PDF] in Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that the brother of dissident Cyrus Elahi, assassinated in Paris …
jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/04/su
preme-court-decides-iran-compensation.php

Jihad Watch: Member of Iran’s official delegation at Durban II …
By Marisol
Iranian disgrace in Geneva: A member of Iran’s official delegation to the UN’s anti-racism conference verbally assaulted Shoah survivor and Nobel Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel in Geneva, referring to him as a “Zionazi.” …
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/025785.php

“ ‘Decision Time for Israel on Iran?’ Middle East Strategy at Harvard
By MESH
As Iran’s nuclear drive continues unimpeded, and the Obama administration pursues a policy of “engagement,” Israel approaches a moment of decision. Freedman explains why diplomacy and sanctions are unlikely to succeed, and considers …
blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/04/decision_time_for_israel_on_iran/

Epoch Times – Iran Says U.S.-Iranian reporter Appeals Jail Term
By Reuters
An Iranian-American journalist jailed by Tehran for spying has appealed against her eight-year sentence.
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/15697/