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Iran’s Genie Unloosed

No amount of force and thuggery orchestrated by by Iran's repressive religious dictatorship can stem the growing concern within its ranks and the rising tide of shocked and negative public opinion. The die for systemic change in the politics of Iran appears to be cast and paid for in the blood of innocent protesters.

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• Sarah Palin To Step Down as Alaska Governor / The New York Times
  Governor Palin said she will leave office before the end of the month, citing a desire to effect change outside of government. 3/7
• Court Rules Franken Has Won Senate Race / The New York Times
  Once Coleman had conceded, the White House released a statement on behalf of President Obama: “I look forward to working with Senator-Elect Franken to build a new foundation for growth and prosperity. 30/6
• Iran & The Mandela Option / Asides / Telling Thoughts
  Similarly, in seeking justice and democracy perhaps the frustrated people of Iran will one day give consideration to the Mandela option. 29/6
• Options Shrink for Opposition as Iran Tightens Grip / The New York Times
  Another analyst, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said it was still possible for the fractious elite to try to unite to avoid being pushed out of power altogether. 26/6
• Ahmadinejad attacks Obama as crackdown continues / ABC Australia
  “Mr Obama made a mistake to say those things. Our question is why he fell into this trap and said things that previously Bush used to say,” the semi-official Fars News Agency quoted Mr Ahmadinejad as saying. 25/6
• The End of the Beginning / Roger Cohen / The New York Times
  Repression will be broad and ferocious in the coming months. The acquiescent have already become the angry. You can’t turn Iran into Burma: The resistance of a society this varied and savvy will be fierce.24/6
• The Green Revolution(s / Thomas L Friedman / The New York Times
  Launching a real Green Revolution in America would be the best way to support the “Green Revolution” in Iran. 24/6
• Timeline of the 2009 Iranian election protests / Wikipedia
  Following the 2009 Iranian presidential election, protests against alleged electoral fraud are recorded from 13 June 09. 22/6
• Video Makes an Iranian Woman’s Death a Symbol of Iran’s Crisis / NY Times
  I am so worried that all the sacrifices that we made in the past week, the blood that was spilled, would be wasted,” said one woman today who came to mourn Ms. Agha-Soltan outside Niloofar mosque here. 22/6
• Death video girl ‘targeted by militia’ / BBC News
  The authorities are aware that everybody in Iran and throughout the whole world knows about her story. So that’s why they didn’t want a memorial service. They were afraid that lots people could turn up at the event. 22/6
• Mousavi’s Defying Statement to the Iranian Nation / Tehran Bureau
  The huge rate of participation in the election was, due to the efforts that were made to create hope and trust [in government] among the people, to develop a solution for the present crisis of leadership and social dissatisfaction. 22/6
• Iranian Opposition Leader Mousavi Calls for More Protests / VOA News
  In a statement posted on the Internet Sunday, Mousavi said Iranians have the right to protest what he called lies and fraud. But he pleaded with his supporters to show restraint and refrain from violence. 22/6
• Grech questioned over faked OzCar email / ABC News Australia
  This morning Australian Federal Police officers executed a search warrant at the house of Treasury official Godwin Grech, whose evidence to a Senate inquiry on Friday ignited the OzCar scandal. 22/6
• Neda Agha-Soltan / An Iranian Heroine Vale / Videos & Details
  Neda Agha-Soltan (1982 – June 20, 2009 in Tehran) was an Iranian woman whose killing, allegedly by Basij militia during the 2009 Iranian election protests, was captured on video by bystanders. 21/6
• Struggle among Iran’s clerics bursts into the open / Associated Press
  But searing images posted online — including gruesome video purporting to show the fatal shooting of a teenage girl — hinted the true toll may be higher. 21/6
• Obama to Iran’s leaders: Stop ‘unjust’ actions / Associated Press
  Obama said in a written statement. “The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.” 20/6
• Police force Iran protest off streets / The Guardian UK
  Special units of the Army of Mohammad Rasulallah, part of the Revolutionary Guard noted for its iron fist tactics, have also reportedly taken over law enforcement in the capital. 20/6
• Iran’s Top Leader Dashes Hopes for a Compromise / The New York Times
  Human rights group, Amnesty International, warned that Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech indicated that the authorities were willing to conduct a violent crackdown.20/6
• A Staff Shuffle, Signs of Obama’s Direction on Mideast / The New York Times
  Senior administration officials said that Mr. Obama values Mr. Ross, who backed Mr. Obama early on during the election campaign, and wanted the benefit of his strategic thinking nearby. 19/6
• Ruling Cleric Warns Iranian Protesters / The New York Times
  Some Iranians, who spoke in return for anonymity for fear of official reprisals, said the sermon showed that Iran was in the grips of what one person called “an all-or-nothing showdown”. 19/6
• Shadowy Iranian Vigilantes Vow Bolder Action / The New York Times
  The announcement could be the first indication that the government was taking its gloves off, Iranian analysts noted, because up to this point the Basijis, usually deployed as the shock troops to end any public protests, have been working in stealth. 19/6
• Iran Supreme Leader’s public address / BBC News / Video
  It is the first public appearance by the supreme leader since he gave his unequivocal backing to the election result and President Ahmadinejad. 19/6
• Iran’s top leader praises vote in Friday address / Reuters
  During the address to a packed hall that included President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Khamenei said that if the Iranian people did not feel free they would not have gone to the polls in such huge numbers. 19/6
• Students slaughtered in Tehran university attack / The Australian
  The regime has attempted to cover up the killings - in which the students were believed to have been stabbed and bashed - but a public split by senior members ofthe regime triggered a rare confirmation. 19/6
• Mousavi supporters gather for Iran rebellion / Times Online UK
  The crowd broke into chants, shouting “Death to the Dictator!” and “where are our votes?” as Mr Mousavi addressed them, repeating his calls for a fresh ballot to replace a result widely seen as fraudulent. 18/6