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Major Iranian-backed Shiite groups announced a new alliance Monday but excluded the Iraqi prime minister in a rare display of disunity among the country's majority Islamic sect. The move puts pressure on Nouri al-Maliki to strike a deal with Sunni parties if he hopes to keep his job after Janua
After it was revealed that Nokia provided the Iranian government with surveillance assistance during the post-election crackdown, Iranians are rightfully upset. One created this ad for a “new Nokia product, produced with the cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Iran” that is “capable of identifying, torturing and killing Iranian youth.”
Politics Buzz Summer's not over until waterboarding gets turned into a seasonal toy! If we know our Georgie W., things are about to get a whole let wetter in Crawford.
Friends at The AWL took a lot of crappy things going on in the world right now and turned it into something rather inspirational. Amazing.
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Does anyone else think the internet's furor over Iran is largely the result of people who just don't like their own government, and idly dream of revolution while living vicariously through people who are experiencing unimaginable oppression and violence?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/22-0
An article explaining what Iran's government was like before America swooped in and turned it into what it is now.
TV Buzz Jason Jones takes us inside Iran in a timely series called “Behind the Veil: Minarets of Menace.” Finally, some answers to the question: Why is Iran so evil?
This Iranian street art kinda looks like Goatse, no? If you're curious, the text inside the goat hole reads, “Where Is My Vote?”
Yesterday, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R., MI) tweeted that the situation in Iran reminded him of the plight of the Republicans last year when they were shut down in the House. The reaction from the Twitter Justice League has been swift and brutal. Some choice ones below.
This image, supposedly of a large Pro-Ahmadinejad Rally in Iran, has been very clearly tampered with to show more support for the current president than their actually is.
The excellent photoblog The Big Picture has some incredible images from the demonstrations in Iran. They've been updating throughout the day, so check back.
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Overnight in Iran, a whole movement and mood were vaporized, to the point that they appeared to have been a hallucination.
This is a pretty handy chart explaining Iran's political system, in case you've been as confused as I have. It's ok to admit it.
Live photos of the Iranian presidential election and ensuing riots in Tehran.
Iran is in a state of protest after Friday's presidential election. With the government declaring President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the victor, riot police have attempted to suppress protest, and shut down YouTube, Facebook and cellphone use.
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Iran's interior ministry said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad moved into a strong lead Friday with nearly 70 percent of the votes tallied so far, but his pro-reform rival countered that he has clearly won and warned of possible vote fraud.
Just don't poke him. He might get testy. But seriously, could you imagine the news stream pollution these two would conjure up?
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