26 September, 2009

Pajamas Media “ To Bomb, or Not To Bomb, Iran
By Joseph Puder
Few in the know doubt the fact that Iran has acquired the knowledge to produce an atomic bomb. Israeli intelligence is far more concerned with Iran’s pace of advancement towards making the bomb than American or European intelligence …
pajamasmedia.com/blog/to-bomb-or-not-to-bomb-iran/

Closing Arguments: Iran’s Nuclear Intentions – Nightline’s Daily Line
By David Schoetz
President Obama — along with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown — accused Iran today of building a secret uranium enrichment facility. This comes a day after the UN Security Council had passed its …
blogs.abcnews.com/nightlinedailyline/2009/09/
closing-arguments-irans-nuclear-intentions.html

Dealing With Iran’s Deception
Washington Post
From the American perspective, the principal item on the agenda is Iran’s illicit nuclear program. Iran’s leaders have said they are prepared to talk about …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/09/25/AR2009092503279.html

PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Sept 26
Reuters
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali-Akbar Salehi, announced the construction of a second uranium enrichment facility south of Tehran.…
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSKAL624646

Obama Says ‘Iran on Notice’ in Nuclear Standoff – Political News …
Sep 25, 2009 … President Barack Obama says Iran is on notice following the disclosure of an underground plant to make nuclear fuel that could be used to …
www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/25/
accuse-iran-building-secret-nuke-plant/

U.S., Allies Say Iran Has Secret Nuclear Facility – washingtonpost.com President Obama’s charge that Iran is constructing a secret nuclear fuel facility brought years of confrontation over the country’s alleged nuclear weapons …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2009/09/25/AR2009092500289.html

Obama talks tough on Iran and praises G-20 work
USA Today
The first question from Ben Feller of the Associated Press was about Iran and this morning’s news of a newly disclosed uranium-enrichment site. …
content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/09/68499842/1

The world picks sides ahead of Iran talks
Asia Times Online
In return, a number of developing nations, including Iran, criticized the perceived “double standards” of the nuclear-weapons states in allegedly skirting …
www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KI26Ak05.html

Clem’s Chronicles: Iran’s secret nuclear facility/Terror Plots …
By World News with Charles Gibson
US/IRAN-A day after the UN Security Council unanimously passed a nuclear non-proliferation resolution, word that Iran has built a secret nuclear…, The World Newser is the daily blog for ABC News’ World News with Charles Gibson evening …
blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/09/clems-chronicles-
irans-secret-nuclear-facilityterror-plotsleadership-pac-abuse.html

Iran: WWJMD? Same as Obama will do: The Swamp
By Mark Silva
But the revelation, corroborated by European allies, that Iran has secretly built a uranium-enriching facility underground which, according to Western estimates, goes far beyond any requirements for developing the fuel for civil nuclear …
www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics
/blog/2009/09/iran_obama_mccain.html

Arab News Blog “ “ … Iran Disclosure Is Twofold …”
By Arab News
But it also presents a clear path toward building an international consensus for sterner action against Tehran, as Obama can forcefully press the case that Iran has been caught, red-handed, in yet another violation of international …
www.arabnewsblog.net/2009/09/26/iran-disclosure-is-twofold/

The Washington Independent “ Has Iran Actually Violated Any …
By Spencer Ackerman
The disclosure of Iran’s nuclear facility under construction for years in secret near Qom — the second such undisclosed facility operated by Iran— deepens “a growing concern,” President Obama said in Pittsburgh this morning, “that Iran …
washingtonindependent.com/60932/has-iran-actually
-violated-any-specific-international-obligations-here

Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive – Evening Buzz: Iran’s Nuclear …
By Maureen
Obama has put Iran “on notice.” Mr. Obama wants Iran to come clean about it’s nuclear activities after it acknowledged the existence of an underground uranium enrichment facility near the city of Qom. It’s Iran’s second nuclear site. …
ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/25/
evening-buzz-irans-nuclear-confession/

United Against Iran, But What Now?
FOXNews
President Obama told reporters gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 Summit Friday that the reason the United States sat on intelligence that Iran was building …
whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/09
/25/united-against-iran-but-what-now/

Obama’s Charge Against Iran Could Limit Diplomatic Options
FOXNews
After nearly 30 years of no diplomatic relations, Iran and the United States are meeting Oct. 1, but the talks come amid new allegations that Iran is hiding …
www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/25/iranian-charge-
threatens-overwhelm-obamas-diplomatic-options/

Weekend Opinionator: Qadaffi’s Bombast, Iran’s Bombs
New York Times
Just as WC Fields is said to have warned against sharing a stage with a child or a dog, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, the usual headliner for this …
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/
weekend-opinionator-qadaffis-bombast-irans-bombs/

A Cryptic Note From Tehran Ignites Days of Urgent Diplomacy
New York Times
European officials urged speed, saying that Mr. Obama should accuse Iran of developing the secret facility first thing Thursday morning, when he presided …
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/middleeast/26intel.html?hpw

Clinton Warns Iran Over Nuclear Program
CBS News
(AP) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that Iran’s refusal to prove that its nuclear intentions are peaceful has “profound consequences” …
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/25
/ap/cabstatepent/main5340490.shtml

Iran’s Leader Mocks West’s Accusations
New York Times
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR UNITED NATIONS — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran was all bluster on Friday afternoon as he made light of the Western accusation …
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/middleeast/26iran.html

G20 Leaders Talk About Economy — and Iran
Voice of America
Those five plus Germany have been preparing to meet with Iranian negotiators on October first to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. On Friday, there were new …
www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2009-09-25-voa4.cfm

Russia won’t put missiles in Kaliningrad: Medvedev
Washington Post
Dealing with the issues of the US missile shield, Iran and nuclear disarmament are major elements of attempts by Medvedev and Obama to reset thorny …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/09/25/AR2009092503203.html

Iran faces sanctions, which could include targeting gasoline imports
Kansas City Star
By KEVIN G. HALL The announcement and confirmation Friday that Iran has constructed a secret underground plant to enrich uranium raises the prospects that …
www.kansascity.com/444/story/1470964.html

democracyarsenal.org: Obama, the Gap Band, and Today’s Iran’s News
By Patrick Barry
President Obama as the long-lost member of the Gap Band? Definitely seems that way after he lobbed this bombshell revelation of Iran’s efforts at constructing a secret enrichment facility, buried under a mountain near the Holy City of …
www.democracyarsenal.org/2009/09/obama
-the-gap-band-and-todays-irans-news.html

Is Iran trying to build a nuclear bomb? – Short Sharp Science …
By Rowan Hooper
In what might be described as a bombshell, the International Atomic Energy Agency has announced that Iran had informed the agency earlier this week that it has a covert underground uranium enrichment plant in addition to the one known …
www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharp
science/2009/09/iran-admits-secret-nuclear-enr.html

The Washington Independent “ Liveblogging the Obama/Brown/Sarkozy …
By Spencer Ackerman
I’m not in Pittsburgh, but I do have al-Jazeera English on my TV, so here’s the announcement from the leaders of the U.S., the U.K. and France, revealing the existence of (another) heretofore undisclosed nuclear facility in Iran. …
washingtonindependent.com/60848/liveblog
ging-the-obamabrownsarkozy-iran-announcement

With Iran, ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis in Slow Motion’
Washington Post
Obama said Iran will be “held accountable” for its actions. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that unless Iran changes its nuclear stance by December, …
voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/09/
with_iran_the_cuban_missile_cr.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Why Iran Could Be Obama’s Defining Moment
FOXNews
If President Obama is unable to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, it means he will be unable to stop any country from getting nuclear weapons.…
www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/09/25/
kt-mcfarland-iran-nukes-obama-secret

Iran Nuclear Revelation Reinforces Sanction Determination in US …
Voice of America
By Dan Robinson The revelation that Iran has been constructing a second uranium enrichment facility has reinforced the determination of the US Congress to …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-25-voa52.cfm

Israeli PM: Iran a Threat to World Peace
Voice of America
By VOA News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons poses a great danger to the world. In a speech Thursday before …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-24-voa54.cfm

25 September, 2009

Ahmadinejad Denies Iran Concealed Nuclear Facility
Washington Post
Ahmadinejad’s remarks came hours after President Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown accused Iran of pursuing a …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/09/25/AR2009092502720.html?hpid=topnews

Iran fallout scenarios: ‘Political damage’ or diplomatic gains?
CNN
By Moni Basu, Melissa Gray and Joe Sterling (CNN) — Iran’s admission that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant and the West’s blunt …
www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/25/analysis.iran.nuclear/

President leaves America vulnerable to Iranian ICBM attack
Examiner.com
Three years ago in response to growing threats from Iran, the Bush administration developed plans to install a missile defense system in Eastern Europe to …
www.examiner.com/x-19303-Dayton-Crime-Examiner~y2009m9
d25-President-leaves-America-vulnerable-to-Iranian-ICBM-attack

US lawmaker to push Iran gasoline sanctions bill
Reuters
US lawmakers are calling for tough action against Iran after it told the United Nations nuclear watchdog it was constructing a second uranium enrichment …
www.reuters.com/article/gc08/idUSTRE58O68020090925

Analysis: Obama welcomes help in confronting Iran
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — The image of President Barack Obama standing alongside the leaders of France and Britain to denounce Iran left no doubt that he confronts …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hQfTXa78pt8Ghl8Uf_tqqy9p9CxQD9AUHP900

eu’s Solana: Iran must engage at October meeting
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The European Union expects Iran to use a scheduled October 1 meeting with global powers “to engage fully in order to resolve the …
www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE58O4PR20090925

Can Sanctions Work Against Iran?
New York Times
By The Editors Don Emmert/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said on Friday that the United States, …
roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/can-sanctions-work-against-iran/

US and Canada Ask Iran to Grant Access to Detained Nationals
Bloomberg
25 (Bloomberg) — The US and Canada urged Iran to provide access to Americans and Canadians who are being detained by Iranian authorities and explain what …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=aEI4wPZTBBrY

NYMEX-Crude up, seesaws on demand worries, Iran
Reuters
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – US crude futures retained modest gains in seesaw trading on Friday, stoked by fresh tensions over Iran’s nuclear program, …
www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2550855220090925

Analysis: For Obama Administration, Iran Disclosure Is Two-Fold
Washington Post
By Glenn Kessler The disclosure of a second uranium enrichment site in Iran is at once a setback and a way forward for the Obama administration. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2009/09/25/AR2009092502231.html

Russia puts pressure on Iran over uranium plant
Reuters
By Oleg Shchedrov PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday that Iran’s construction of a second uranium enrichment plant violated UN Security Council …
www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE58O45720090925

Iran Nuclear Site Could Pose Test to US, Israel Ties
FOXNews
Iran’s disclosure that it has been building a secret nuclear site ratchets up already simmering tensions between the Islamic Republic and Israel, …
www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/25
/iran-site-disclosure-pose-test-israel-ties/

Officials: Obama shared info on Iran nuke site with Russia, China
CNN
By Ed Henry and Dan Lothian WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama recently shared sensitive intelligence with Russia and China about Iran’s newly unveiled …
www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/25/iran.diplomacy.obama/

Obama Missile Move Gets Russians Closer To Iran Sanctions
NPR
Now the New York Times reports that the Russians seem more willing to talk about potential sanctions against Iran than was previously true. …
www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/09
/obama_missile_move_gets_russia.html

US officials say Iran’s nuclear plant is no secret to them
Los Angeles Times
President Obama and the leaders of France and Britain rebuked Iran over the nuclear plant this morning, warning of new sanctions if Tehran does not open the …
feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/mostviewed/~3/npzVqwZ8kYs/
la-fg-iran-nuclear-site26-2009sep26,0,1423460.story

Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Program
Washington Post
25 at Noon ET to discuss Iran’s disclosure of a second uranium processing facility. James Acton is an associate in the Nonproliferation Program at the …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
discussion/2009/09/25/DI2009092501605.html

Oil prices up after stern warning to Iran
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Oil prices rose for the first time in two days as tensions escalated over Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/
ALeqM5i4_q7DtiEHvUTVNlJoaJ9ufkd1kgD9AUENG80

China Says Sanctions Won’t Deter Iran’s Nuclear Agenda
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China is reiterating its stance that sanctions are not appropriate for deterring Iran from a nuclear weapons program. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman …
english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/09/25/2009092500368.html

Obama, Sarkozy, Brown rebuke Iran over secret nuclear plant
Los Angeles Times
Speaking at the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, Obama says Iran is‘threatening the security and the stability of the region and the world.…
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg
-g20-iran-nuclear26-2009sep26,0,1346355.story

Oil rises above $66; Iran tension supports
Reuters
By Ikuko Kurahone LONDON (Reuters) – Oil rose above $66 a barrel on Friday after heightened tension between the West and oil exporter Iran partly offset the …
www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE56T3EA20090925

US, UK, French heads demand Iran nuke site opened – Yahoo! News
Armed with the disclosure of a secret Iranian nuclear facility, President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain demanded Friday that Tehran …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/
ap_on_go_pr_wh/g20_summit_obama_iran

Iran acknowledges second nuclear facility – CNN.com
Iran has acknowledged the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant in a letter sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a spokesman for the …
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/25/iran.nuclear/index.html

Obama, Brown, Sarkozy to Iran: ‘J’accuse!’ – Political Punch
By ABCNews.com
This morning President Obama, French President Sarkozy, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will accuse Iran of building a clandestine underground nuclear fuel manufacturing plant, which Iran’s leaders have hidden from weapons …
blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/
09/obama-brown-sarkozy-to-iran-jaccuse.html

Obama Calls Out Iran and GITMO Will Still Be Open Come January …
By George Stephanopoulos
As first reported by the indefatigable David Sanger, the President will call out Iran and demand an immediate… ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos reports on politics, the White House, and Congress for his online column, George’s Bottom …
blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/09/obama-calls
-out-iran-and-gitmo-will-still-be-open-come-january.html

Hot Air “ Blog Archive “ Iran admits to secret uranium enrichment …
By Ed Morrissey
Iran admits to secret uranium enrichment facility; Update: Built near Iranian holy city.
hotair.com/archives/2009/09/25/iran-admits
-to-secret-uranium-enrichment-facility/

Iran’s ‘line in the sand:’ U.K., U.S., France: The Swamp
By Mark Silva
President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy today presented a united front in a stern demand for Iran to start complying with international nuclear regulation, with the French leader …
www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/
blog/2009/09/irans_line_in_the_sand_uk_us_f.html

NewsDaily: Obama accuses Iran of building secret nuclear plant
US President Barack Obama and other Western leaders accused Iran on Friday of building a secret nuclear fuel plant and demanded Tehran immediately halt what he called a “direct challenge” to the international community.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/sum000115-us-nuclear-iran-obama-statement/

The Gaggle : Obama and Allies Accuse Iran of Building Secret …
By Holly Bailey
President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France accused Iran Friday of building a secret underground nuclear facility that had hidden from the world for years. The US had reportedly been tracking the plant, but Obama and his …
blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/09/25/
obama-and-allies-accuse-iran-of-building-secret-nuclear-site.aspx

Shocker! Obama Says Iran Trying To Build Nuclear Weapons! : Stop …
By William Teach
Just listened to President Sparky speak regarding the new information on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, so, while waiting for a transcript (some was good, some was rather weak), MSNBC provides some context …
www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/09/25/shocker-
obama-says-iran-trying-to-build-nuclear-weapons/

Iran Accused Of Secret Nuclear Facility
By Joe Weisenthal
NYT: President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France will accuse Iran Friday of building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel, saying it has hidden the covert operation from international weapons inspectors for …
www.businessinsider.com/iran-
accused-of-secret-nuclear-facility-2009-9

Iran reveals existence of a second uranium enrichment plant …
Iran has revealed the existence of a secret uranium-enrichment plant, officials told The Associated Press Friday, a development that could heighten fears about Iran’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon and escalate its diplomatic …
www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/ap/ap-newsbreak-iran-rev
eals-existence-of-a-second-uranium-enrichment-plant-officials-say.html

Sarkozy gives Iran December deadline
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says Iran faces possible new international sanctions if it doesn’t come clean on its nuclear program by …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeq
M5hCkN5Se_-fgd1MVCcVmI3MqtMT5wD9AUBT2G2

Obama’s Retreats Send the Wrong Message to Iran
Town Hall
We have also learned recently that Russia will supply Iran with sophisticated S-300 air-defense missiles. Russia is officially denying this, but a Russian …
townhall.com/columnists/PaulRohrer/2009/09/25/
obama%E2%80%99s_retreats_send_the_wrong_message_to_iran

Obama: Iran’s secret nuke facility ‘inconsistent with a peaceful …
USA Today
President Obama opened G-20 summit day with a bang this morning, condemning Iran for hiding the existence of a secret nuclear facility and demanding that it …
content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/09/68499808/1

At Summit, Iran Overshadows Economic Plans
Washington Post
But talk of economic cooperation has been overshadowed by concerns about Iran, which has admitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency that it is …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
content/blog/2009/09/25/BL2009092501161.html

NewsDaily: Iran tells IAEA it is building 2nd enrichment plant …
Iran has informed the UN nuclear watchdog agency that it has a second uranium enrichment plant under construction, diplomats told Reuters on Friday.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre58o1n4-us-nuclear-iran-plant/

Soccer Dad: Iran wants Uranium from the Big Satan
By Judeopundit
“Iran, in return, will offer solutions to the changes that are required. If Mr. Bush’s policies are to be continued with new language, we will not be able to achieve much… If these policies do not change, no real change will happen,” …
soccerdad.baltiblogs.com/archives/2009/09/25
/iran_wants_uranium_from_the_big_satan.html

GayPatriot “ In UN Speech, Netanyahu Condemns Iran for Subjugation …
By B. Daniel Blatt
When, however, a politically incorrect world leader of a politically
incorrect country mounts the rostrum of the United Nations and addresses the plight of the gays in Iran, it seems only the conservative gays take note. …
www.gaypatriot.net/2009/09/25/in-un-speech-
netanyahu-condemns-iran-for-subjugation-of-gays/

Sources: Iran has 2nd enrichment plant | Home Other Sections …
VIENNA (AP) – Officials have told The Associated Press that Iran has revealed the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=5085
15&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Netanyahu Leads Calls for Harsh Moves Against Iran — News from …
By Jason Ditz
Following yesterday’s comparatively brief speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, today belonged firmly to the anti-Iran crowd, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu getting the ball rolling on what was a day of calls …
news.antiwar.com/2009/09/24/netanyahu
-leads-call-for-harsh-moves-against-iran/

‘Frontline’ to Work With Upstart Site Focused on Iran – DealBook …
By By DealBook
Tehran Bureau, an upstart news Web site that earned must-read status amid the postelection protests in Iran in June, has found a backer in“Frontline,” the PBS investigative journalism series.
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/
frontline-to-work-with-upstart-site-focused-on-iran/

Iran Reveals Second Uranium Enrichment Plant
Voice of America
By VOA News The diplomats say Iran sent a letter to the United Nations nuclear watchdog earlier this week disclosing the existence of the second plant. …
www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-25-voa5.cfm

The Subject Was Nuclear Weapons
New York Times
In defiance of its orders, North Korea has tested two weapons and Iran continues to churn out nuclear fuel. The resolution commits all member states to a …
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/opinion/25fri2.html

Analysis: Movement but no grand bargain with Iran
The Associated Press
Those stirrings of motion may be what are now emerging with international efforts to ensure that Iran does not build a nuclear bomb. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM
5itVAEn685-_5kQcQNRMJragq1lbQD9AU72P80

Iran tells IAEA of 2nd enrichment plant: diplomats
Reuters
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has informed the UN nuclear watchdog agency that it has a second uranium enrichment plant, diplomats told Reuters on Friday.…
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE58O1N420090925

US to Accuse Iran of Having Secret Nuclear Fuel Facility
New York Times
By DAVID E. SANGER PITTSBURGH – President Obama and the leaders of Britain and France will accuse Iran Friday of building a secret underground plant to …
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/middleeast/26nuke.html

Hero in daring EDS raid in Iran faces SEC inquiry
Dallas Morning News
At the time, EDS was establishing one of its first overseas offices in Tehran to help the government of Iran modernize its rudimentary social security …
www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/
stories/DN-perot_25bus.ART.State.Edition2.4c045bf.html

With Bush Gone, Chávez Smells No Sulfur, While Netanyahu Assails …
New York Times
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel displayed concentration camp plans in attacking the Holocaust denials of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/world/25nations.html

China: Sanctions not the way push Iran on nukes | Home Other… BEIJING (AP) – China rejected the idea yesterday that more sanctions would pressure Iran to give up its nuclear program.
www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=
508481&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Russia and Iran, a secret history | The Next Right
By Franklins Nephew
While the right often lapses into analyzing Russia as a mischief maker, trying to expand its sphere of influence through the established means of corruption and destabilization, the reality of the Russia Iran connection grows not from …
www.thenextright.com/franklins-
nephew/russia-and-iran-a-secret-history

Epoch Times – Paterson, Giuliani, Others Stand for Freedom in Iran
By By Evan Mantyk/Epoch Times Staff
Thousands gathered outside the UN Plaza to demand freedom for all Iranians from Ahmadinejad’s oppressive regime.
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22972/

Freedom for Iran rally | Babalú Blog: an island on the net without …
By Ziva Sahl
As you know, Val is in the Big Apple to take part in today’s Stand for Freedom in Iran event at the United Nations building. Just in from El.
babalublog.com/2009/09/freedom-for-iran-rally/

Iran, Michael Jackson, and Generation X | Antony Loewenstein
By Antony Loewenstein
The violent June uprisings in Iran ricocheted around the world. While
young, old, conservative and liberal Iranians protested the stolen election
win of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the global online community rushed to
support the …
antonyloewenstein.com/2009/09/25/iran-michael-jackson-and-generation-x/

IRAN: Protesters at the United Nations denounce Ahmadinejad
Los Angeles Times
The march, organized by Voices 4 Iran, sought to show solidarity with anti-Ahmadinejad forces in Iran as the leader participates in events at the United …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/09
/iran-protesters-at-the-united-nations-decry-ahmadinejad.html

Exiles Accuse Iran of Working On Detonators
Washington Post
As did Ahmadinejad in interviews Wednesday, Iran repeatedly has denied a desire to acquire nuclear weapons and says its nuclear program is for peaceful …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2009/09/24/AR2009092404815.html?hpid=sec-world

Iran’s Relations With Brazil Have ‘No Limits,’ Ahmadinejad Says
Bloomberg
“Countries like Iran, Venezuela and Brazil are independent countries that are walking towards progress,” he said. Asked if Iran has military bases in …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aAhWVJrHnrOE

Medvedev Suggests Agreement on Iran Sanctions, but Putin Still Silent
FOXNews
When Russia signaled Wednesday in a stunning pivot that it would consider President Obama’s wish to impose tougher sanctions against Iran to halt its…
www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/24/russias-pivot-
iran-seen-possible-tradeoff-obama-shelving-missile-shield/

Council Demands ‘Serious Response’ From Iran
FOXNews
Secretary of State Clinton warns of consequences if Iran doesn’t “engage in substantive discussions.” By Anne McGinn Sept. 23: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad …
www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/23/response-
demanded-iran-nuclear-program?test=latestnews

Russia Open To Possible Iran Sanctions, Move Comes After Obama’s …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
NEW YORK — A unified US-Russian stance on sanctions against Iran would put added pressure on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to yield some ground on his nation’s nuclear program. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened the door …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/24/
russia-agrees-to-possible_n_298219.html

U.S. navigates Iran challenge – Laura Rozen – POLITICO.com
By Laura Rozen
Away from the hoopla of the UN assembly, officials have been engaged in a delicate dance over Iran.
www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27524.html

Global Voices Online “ Iran: Shiva Nazar Ahari, Iranian blogger freed
By Hamid Tehrani
Reporters Without Borders informed us that Ali Pirhasanlou (Alpar), one of the first journalists to start blogging in Iran was arrested last week. This organization adds that Iranian authorities continue to persecute the bloggers. …
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/09/24/iran-
shiva-nazar-ahari-iranian-blogger-freed/

Lawrence Cannon: Walking out on Iran – Full Comment
By Chris Selley
Here at Full Comment, you’ll find an eclectic mix of commentary on news, politics and pop culture — plus the occasional dig at a Star or Globe pundit who’s gone off the rails.
network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/
archive/2009/09/24/lawrence-cannon-walking-out-on-iran.aspx

Bill Berkowitz: Iran in Christian Zionist crosshairs | BuzzFlash.org
By BuzzFlash
In a recent Jerusalem Prayer Team e-mail, Evans, the founder of JPT — a
U.S.-based pro-Israeli Christian evangelical organization — who has consistently advocated a more muscular approach to dealing with Iran, told supporters that …
blog.buzzflash.com/contributors/2080

Iran’s final warning to Maliki – Roads to Iraq
By LadyBird
We know today that Maliki will participate in the election under the“State of Law” forming his own coalition within a week, despite the final warning sent to Maliki by Iran, as reported on Al-Quds Al-Arabi saying: …
www.roadstoiraq.com/2009/09/24/irans-final-warning-to-maliki/