Iran stiffens stance against protesters
June 23rd, 2009 . by TexasFredCAIRO (AP) — Iran’s rulers stiffened their stance against protesters Tuesday, firmly rejecting demands to annul the election over fraud allegations, setting up a special court for detained demonstrators and keeping troops in riot gear on the streets to break up any gatherings.
Iran also expelled two British diplomats Tuesday after bitterly accusing Britain of meddling and spying.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it expelled the two Britons for “unconventional behavior,” state television reported, and Britain announced it was sending two Iranian diplomats home in retaliation.
Tensions between Iran and Britain, which has urged the Islamic regime to respect human rights, have soared in recent days.
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Iran stiffens stance against protesters
The U.S. president, and the world are “appalled”. Obama: World ‘appalled’ at Iran, and then there is this: Clerical Council in Iran Rejects Plea to Annul Vote, and therein lies the problem. As long as Iran is ruled by Islamic Clerics, as opposed to a real and FREE Republic, this will continue to be their fate.
On November 4, 1979 I developed an attitude concerning ALL of Iran. That was the day our embassy was taken over by Iranian STUDENTS.
On April 24, 1980 I lost my faith and I have never fully regained it. That was the day of the failed rescue mission under the incompetent administration of one Jimmy Carter. Operation Eagle Claw
Since January 20, 1981 I haven’t give a DAMN about what happens to Iran, or anyone in that POS place. That was the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in and the hostages were freed. And to this very day, I am fully convinced that the only thing the leadership of nations like Iran understand is this: STRENGTH.
They knew that Reagan was about to unleash the hounds of HELL. That is why the hostages were released.
Ronald Reagan was the last U.S. president that had BALLS and wasn’t afraid to take a stand on issues, damn the world opinion.
Maybe I’m wrong regarding Iran, but what I see is one group of America haters fighting another group of America haters, and once they get it all worked out amongst themselves, shortly thereafter it’s right back to *DEATH TO AMERICA*. Just sayin…
I’m with you on this one. While I am sorry people are dying, my question is why are they dying? Since that dipwad in the black robe with the towel on his head hand picked the ‘candidates’, what difference does it make which one is declared the winner?
I see people changing their avatars to shades of green in ‘solidarity with the Iranian people’, how many of them could really stand shoulder to shoulder with someone screaming “Death to America”? I don’t get it.
We mustn’t forget either that it’s Iran that’s equipping and training the Iraqi insurgents with IED’s. Thousands of our military have been killed or severely injured because of Iran. What makes anybody think these protesters or the other presidential candidate would be friendly to the US? Bottom line is the Mullah’s run the country and they hate the US.
Kate, every time I see a green avatar on Facebook, or anywhere else, all I see is a bleeding heart f*cking IDIOT that is looking for a *cause*…
They have a damned funny way of picking their causes, I gotta tell you…
Bob, as always, HOME RUN!!
Trust me, Fred and all his readers:
There are only three things that the males of Islam even REMOTELY understand and that is BRUTE FORCE, VIOLENCE and DEATH.
Islam is a religion consistening only of the embracement of death, destruction, violence, oppression.
There is only ONE thing Islamists RESPECT: that is STRENGTH.
It IS that simple. You are ignorant, naive, or stupid if you do NOT understand and embrace that concept.
BZ
Americans either have very short memories or many of them are just plain stupid!
Back in the days of the Iran–Iraq War, Iraq was OUR ally because Iran was our hated enemy because of the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
This Iranian Freedom BS is just as ludicrous as was Iraqi Freedom, we didn’t go to Iraq to FREE anyone, we went to kill Saddam, freedom was a secondary after thought and freedom in it’s truest sense is still not an assured thing in Iraq…
Why in the hell should I care what happens to a bunch of ragheads that are going to go right back to hating us, and plotting new ways to KILL us once they are done killing each other?
So what do they want us to do? Send our American soldiers over there, spend billions of dollars (what the hell) and make everything better. Give me a flipping break.
If we go over there today and fix everything and spit shine their shoes on the way out, they will HATE us before the door hits our American ASS. America can’t afford a snow cone right now, but the world still has its hand out. Green Avatar. Yippiiiiii, that’s going out of their way.
We save them and then they kill their sisters on the same day because of an Honor Killing. They are a bunch of idiots. Send the Liberal Democrats over there with American shirts on and we’ll see how long they last. They Hate America. And I don’t give a shit. I liked the old days when we had to wait till 6pm to see the daily news. Americans have no idea.
rest assured Fred THEY WILL go back to hating the US but first
they will let the stupid ass Americans go about re building their country with hospitals, embassies, roads, airports, and getting rid of saddam at the costs of hundred of billions of dollars and thousands of lives lost. Then, they will tell us to get the F*%^ck out ( they already have) and then with political correcteness stuck in their asses by the news media/politicians, our Warrior’s will once again leave not really knowing whether they won a war or not. The WARRIORS did all the fighting and dieing and helping the people and the g’dammed douche bag politicians will take all the credit. Makes me want to vomit.
In my opinion - we should simply get out of the way. Let them have at each other. Sooner or later we will have to go after Iran. The fewer there are, when that day comes, the more enhanced our chances for victory. Just being practical… you understand.
JDL
Yes, Vigilante are are right. The drooling hyena’s are seeing dollar signs $$$$$$$$$ for their spouses and themselves. We see the blood that will be shed by our Military, but not the Crooked assholes in Washington. Makes me sick too.
Now see? I’ve been thinking the same thing for a while, J.D. If they want to kill each other….let ‘em have at it.
Longstreet and I of of the same mind on this one. Let them kill each other off in as great a number as they are able to.
IF? And I think it really is a big “IF” they want freedom and Liberty, not just another regime change. Let them do it the way America did. With their own blood…
My good friend, Zelda, at the Urbain Grind pointed out that Mir-Hossein Mousavi was prime minister of Iran during the early 1980′s and was most likely behind the bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut. He was also one of the founders of Hezbollah.
She sums it up as this: these riots in Tehran are nothing more than Iranians angry that one religious fanatic leader was chosen over the other.
Zelda is an Iranian Jew.