Posted on 10/20/2009 9:17:54 AM PDT by nuconvert
TEHRAN, Iran – A special court formed after Iran's post-election unrest has convicted an Iranian-American academic and sentenced him to more than 12 years in prison, state media said Tuesday.
Kian Tajbakhsh was the only American in an ongoing mass trial of alleged Iranian opposition members and reportedly faced charges including espionage, contacting foreign agents and acting against Iran's national security.
Tajbakhsh was arrested July 9 during a crackdown on protesters and Iranian political figures rallying against the disputed presidential elections, which critics claimed were rigged in favor of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Obama will talk the Iranians into reducing Kian Tajbakhsh's sentence down to 10 years, just you watch. Then the Nobel Peace Prize Committee will pee themselves with glee and give Obama next year's prize in advance. We're very lucky to have such a world-straddling dude for President.
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