http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ahmadinejad/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:01:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416669/posts Mideast: As the death of a dissident cleric spawns renewed protests, Sen. John Kerry seeks to make nice with the oppressors of those who truly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. How about regime change, Senator? The death toll from the brutal suppression of the latest round of Iranian protests against their government has reached double digits. We wonder if the senator still wants to be the highest U.S. official to visit Tehran since U.S. hostages were held for 444 days by the very same regime. To Kerry and this administration, the problem is one of mistrust and misunderstanding. Come, let... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416669/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:01:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416137/posts TEHRAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned the West that it must not assume that Iran is a divided society as the country faced some demonstrations following the June presidential election. "The Western politicians think something happening in Iran and Iran has become weakened. That is a mistake. They do not know Iran. The people of Iran are united and they would certainly defend rights and interests," Ahmadinejad explained. The president also added the West must not think that Iran's position has been weakened in defending its legal rights as it faces some opposition at home by some groups. "There... Tehran Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416137/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:49:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416085/posts Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) is reporting for duty again and again it is a task for which he is woefully unqualified. The former presidential candidate has suggested becoming the first high-level US emissary to make a public visit to Tehran, Iran since that country's 1979 Islamic revolution. While the Obama administration seems to be in favor of such a trip, the people of Iran who are risking their lives to protest the regime Senator Kerry wants to meet with have a very different opinion. continued TalkingSides.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416085/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:06:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415967/posts Here is video of the nephew of Iranian opposition leader Ali Mousavi, reportedly laying on the ground shot in the back on Azadi Street, or Freedom Street, during clashes in which security forces reportedly fired on demonstrators. There were protests all across Tehran today against the thug Ahmadinejad's regime. A crowd in the Southern city of Sajin also fought police today to try and rescue two prisoners who were being hanged. . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415967/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:02:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415781/posts Another month, another fissure within the Islamic Republic. In the six months since Iran's fraudulent presidential elections brought protesters out into the streets en masse, the Iranian regime has weathered a profound and sustained domestic crisis of confidence. The latest sign of this discontent began on Dec. 7, when tens of thousands of students clashed with regime security forces on university campuses throughout Tehran in days of unrest. This protest and numerous others like it serve as a telling reminder that the rift between the Iranian people and the thuggish theocracy that rules them remains as deep as ever. Still,... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415781/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:13:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415670/posts Tens of thousands of anti-regime protesters took to the streets throughout Iran last week to mark the death of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a leader of the 1979 revolution who later became one of the mullahs’ chief critics. Such protests, which are reportedly growing ever more strident in their rejection of the Islamic regime, have been a persistent fixture of Iranian life ever since the stolen presidential elections in June. “Death to the dictator” — a reference to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (and, increasingly, to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei) — is seemingly as popular a chant as “Death to America”... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415670/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:37:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414782/posts Last Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not just reject President Obama's latest feckless floating nuclear deadline. He spat on it, declaring that Iran "will continue resisting" until the U.S. has gotten rid of its 8,000 nuclear warheads. So ends 2009, the year of "engagement," of the extended hand, of the gratuitous apology — and of spinning centrifuges, two-stage rockets and a secret enrichment facility that brought Iran materially closer to becoming a nuclear power. We lost a year. But it was not just any year. It was a year of spectacularly squandered opportunity. In Iran, it was a year... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414782/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:55:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412053/posts One of Iran's most prominent dissident clerics, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died aged 87. Hossein Ali Montazeri was a moving spirit in the 1979 revolution which created Iran's Islamic state, and was at one stage set to become its leader. His fierce criticism of the slaughter by Khomeini in his prisons - ended in his being "banned" and theoretically "demoted". Announcing his death, the Mullah regime refused to even give him an Ayatollah title let alone his true Grand Ayatollah one, mentioning him only by his name. One of Shia Islam's most respected figures, he was also a... AntiMullah & Sources Inside Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412053/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:30:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411915/posts At the end of an hour-long meeting Sunday evening with Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stated that "Egypt has more to fear from Iran than we do." The foreign minister went on to stress that "The greatest danger in the Middle East today is Iran, which is a greater threat to moderate Arab nations than to Israel." Teheran, according to Lieberman, is "attempting to duplicate the model of Hizbullah in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen." Earlier on Sunday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak welcomed Suleiman to Jerusalem, saying that Egypt is a "central player" in the Middle East.... The Woodward Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411915/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:08:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411542/posts Tehran denies Iraqi claim to borderline oil field, says troops are 'on Iranian soil, as defined by known international borders'. Iran confirmed Saturday that its forces had taken over East Maysan oil field, located on the Iran-Iraq border. The move caused a 2.4% spike in oil prices. "The Iranian forces are on Iranian soil, as defined by known international borders. This oil field is Iran's" said an Iranian armed forces statement quoted by the Islamic Republic Arab-language television station, al-Alam. Ynet News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411542/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:10:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411544/posts Iran's president says he will soon write to the UN Secretary-General asking for his country to be compensated for World War II damages. "We will seek compensation for World War II damages. I have assigned a team to calculate the costs," Ahmadinejad said. "I will write a letter to the UN Secretary-General [Ban Ki-moon] asking for Iran to be compensated for the damages," he added, pointing out that such a move was necessary to ensure that justice was served. "During this period, the Iranian people were subjected to a great deal of pressure and the country suffered a great deal... Press TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411544/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:21:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410140/posts When massive numbers of Iranians took to the streets following the sham election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June, the regime hoped to quash the protests with intimidation and force. It has failed. The latest evidence of the democratic movement's force? Student Day earlier this month. The roots of Student Day go back to Dec. 7, 1953, when Iranian students protested the coup that ousted Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. The Shah's regime responded by attacking Tehran's Polytechnic University, murdering three students. Every year since, Iranian students have observed "16 Azar" (Dec. 7) to commemorate the three students killed by the Shah.... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410140/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:56:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409636/posts Here's one from the Department of We Are The World: Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address the U.N.'s climate summit in Copenhagen. Say what you will about these two gentlemen—the support for terrorists, the Holocaust denial, the suppression of civil liberties—at least nobody can accuse them of being global warming "deniers." On the contrary, the two leaders, who met in Caracas last month for at least the 11th time, have been nothing if not cooperative when it comes to environmentally friendly and carbon-neutral technologies. Bicycles, for instance: In 2005, Chávez directed his government to "follow seriously the project of... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409636/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:33:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409354/posts If you listen to U.S. officialdom, Iran is a pariah, cast out by the world community for its sanctions-violating, nuclear-wannabe ways. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has just warned Latin American nations that in choosing to "flirt with Iran," they should "think twice." Last month, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told the press that Iran is "choosing to isolate itself." But is Iran really isolated? Fresh from a meeting in Tehran with the head of the terrorist group Hamas, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is free to rub shoulders at the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen with a UN summit... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409354/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:44:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408817/posts Credit Obama & Crew for thumbing their nose at Israel, as has no other American presidential administration. This president has done everything but embrace Hamas openly (and that’s been close, since he’s funneled money to Palestinian organizations that are ultimately siphoned off and put to use by Hamas). We’ve seen Iran’s growing tyranny against angry citizens who want a more democratic way of life. We’ve seen its antiquated administration rig elections that left in place toxic leaders who were in turn acknowledged by Obama, even though other major powers steered clear of such affirmations. And how has President Ahmadinejad rewarded... OK, WE'RE RIGHT! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408817/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:16:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407088/posts Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes in the Second Coming of the Iranian Messiah. The Messiah will appear when the globe is in utter chaos. Spell "chaos" as meaning "nuclear blow up." The Magic City Morning Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2407088/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:26:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406938/posts Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency. During the meeting, Ahmadinejad told Mashaal that "Iran will always stand by the oppressed people of Palestine," Fars reported. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406938/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:06:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406500/posts A senior official from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has recently met with Houthi rebels and Hizbullah activists in Yemen to coordinate joint military operations against Saudi positions along the border. Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, quoted on Sunday Arab sources as saying the three-way meeting also aimed at developing a plan to escalate the military situation along the Saudi-Yemeni border. Al Bawaba http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406500/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:29:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406398/posts COPENHAGEN –Iranian Prime Minister Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe plan to address negotiators at international climate talks in Copenhagen next week. The three leaders are listed in a line-up of more than 180 government officials published in a United Nations schedule of speakers. Each head of state will have up to three minutes to address roughly 700 delegates, reporter, observers and civil society groups. The assistant president of Sudan, Nafie Ali Nafie kicks off the speeches at noon on Wednesday. Nafie chairs the G-77 group, a block of developing nations pushing hard for more... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406398/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:21:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402562/posts The Iranian nut-job is at it again. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that he has proof that the United States is doing what it can to prevent the coming of the Mahdi (the 12th Imam), the Imam that Muslims believe will be ultimate savior of mankind according to Al Arabiya a newspaper in Dubai. Any mention of the 12th Imam by the Iranian despot should send shivers down your spine because Ahmadinejad believes his purpose in life is to bring about the coming of the Imam through a world-wide conflagration. “We have documented proof that they [U.S.] believe that a descendant... Al Arabiya/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402562/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 03:15:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402544/posts Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims the United States is attempting to thwart the return of mankind's savior, according to reports from Al Arabiya, a television news station based in Dubai. Ahmadinejad reportedly claims he has documented evidence that the U.S. is blocking the return of Mahdi, the Imam believed by Muslims to be the savior. “We have documented proof that they believe that a descendant of the prophet of Islam will raise in these parts and he will dry the roots of all injustice in the world,” Ahmadinejad said during a speech on Monday, according to Al Arabiya. "They have... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402544/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 02:45:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402397/posts "President Obama promised last week that America will speak out on behalf of those who live under the “dark cloud of tyranny.” Okay. That’s nice. So, thousands of those people living under the dark Iranian cloud of tyranny are protesting in Iran today. What exactly will Obama do to speak out on their behalf?... OBAMA AT WEST POINT: "” And we must make it clear to every man, woman and child around the world who lives under the dark cloud of tyranny that America will speak out on behalf of their human rights, and tend to the light of freedom,... ConservativeAmerican.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402397/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:08:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402318/posts <p>Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims the United States is attempting to thwart the return of mankind's savior, according to reports from Al Arabiya, a television news station based in Dubai.</p> <p>Ahmadinejad reportedly claims he has documented evidence that the U.S. is blocking the return of Mahdi, the Imam believed by Muslims to be the savior.</p> 12/7/09 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402318/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:25:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402111/posts Iranian security forces have clashed violently with opposition supporters in central Tehran, witnesses say. Police used batons and tear gas, according to the witnesses. There were also unconfirmed reports of security forces using live rounds. State media confirmed there had been clashes, though a foreign media ban means details are hard to verify. The violence came on the day that Iran holds an annual commemoration for the killing of three students in 1953. Early on Monday, hundreds of Iranian police were reported to have surrounded Tehran University to try to block protests. Iranian security forces, including the elite Revolutionary Guards,... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402111/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 17:16:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401046/posts Internet shut-down in Iran ahead protests thelastcrusade.org Internet access in Tehran unavailable on Saturday, two days ahead of planned demonstrations in the Iranian capital. Iranian President Ahmadinejad, citing a “crisis” has shut-down internet access in Iran. In a move that echoes the Democrat's bill S.773 (David Rockefeller), private-sector computers in Iran have been disconnected from the Internet. According to AFP: “Sources close to Iran's technical services told AFP the cut was the result of "a decision by the authorities" rather than a technical breakdown. Telecommunications ministry officials were unavailable for comment.” The internet, SMS text messages and at times... The Last Crusade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401046/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:38:38 GMT