Anonymous Iran

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laxatives in the drinks. a classic. people should do this more often, very effective.

Machiavelli

He wasn't.
The NSDAP was the largest party in parliament, but they were still far from a majority. When one coalition failed, Hitler was tasked with the formation of a new government by Hindenburg - the senile, conservative president.

Only when Hitler ALREADY controlled the executive and the mass media (backed by Hindenburg) did he win a majority in elections.

Substitute Hindenburg with Khamenei and you are in the present.

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Why no mention of the latest developments regarding Taraneh's burned corpse being found? This should be considered a top line item imho....

ایرانیان چپ Iranian Leftists - Taraneh was raped and killed by security agents

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Haha... France tries to kiss Iran's ass and Iran turns around and insults France. Haha, gotta love France, mostly for being the western world's asshole.

NiteOwl

I mentioned it yesterday. The problem with that story is, there's only one source to it. I can hopefully confirm or debunk it tomorrow. I just need some more time on this.

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Don't fret, NightOwl, these are difficult times. You are doing a lot to help. You touch people from around the globe (I'm in Honolulu and RT you daily@kmita3). Eat, sleep, breathe. Take care, friend, and God bless.

rupert

TOTAL kicked out of oil/gas negotiations last week, wth China getting lions share,so can we be surprised at French pragmatism to commerce!

JKShalmani

"[His speech comes at a time when] Gholam Reza Aghazadeh – the head of Iran’s nuclear program – tendered his resignation yesterday which was promptly accepted by the government. Aghazadeh led the agency for more than a decade and is a close associate of Hashemi Rafsanjani and Hossein Mousavi."

It was reported throughout various western media yesterday that Mr Aghazadeh submitted his retirement about 3 weeks ago (e.g. BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iranian nuclear chief steps down), lateron I heard that it was accepted only yesterday and that's why the news came out at this time.

Which one is true?

JohnDoe

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Government / International

11. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a trip to Mashhad today and spoke at the Imam Reza Shrine in the city. He delivered a speech calling the Iranian election of the freest in recorded history. He continued to denounce foreign intervention in Iranian affairs and called on Western nations to apologize for interfering in its affairs. He also said that the Iranian nation had disappointed the West by voting for him and that even though Iran wanted negotiations, it had been cleared that the West didn’t.

12. The crowd gathered at Imam Reza Shrine was mostly composed of government employees, security forces personnel and people who’d been brought to Mashhad by buses from the countryside. It has been confirmed the number of clerics who attended the speech was extremely low. Ayatollah Va’ez Tabasi – one of the senior-most clerics of Mashhad – didn’t even greet Ahmadinejad into the city. It is worth mentioning that he had come out to greet every president before Ahmadinejad who had come to Mashhad after their reelection.

13. Outside, massive preparations were in place to ensure the President-Select’s security. The door of the shrine remained closed for much of the speech. His speech comes at a time when Gholam Reza Aghazadeh – the head of Iran’s nuclear program – tendered his resignation yesterday which was promptly accepted by the government. Aghazadeh led the agency for more than a decade and is a close associate of Hashemi Rafsanjani and Hossein Mousavi.


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Thanks again Niteowl.

So it certainly looks like the clergy are not supporting him. It's really big news that Ayatollah Va’ez Tabasi did not even welcome him to the city. That is surely a huge insult.

Smart thinking that person in Shiraz Although in a way it's a shame it's been publicized, for now they will not want to accept refreshments from people.

NiteOwl

Well, he has tendered his resignation and it has been accepted. That seems to be certain at this point.