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2009-06-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Jailed Iran reformists tortured to confess foreign plot

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Posted by Fred 2009-06-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Obama's total silence for almost a week on the murderous Iranian dictatorship, was a green light for Tehran's tyrants to continue in power.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2009-06-28 05:40|| 2009-06-28 05:40|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think the regime would have responded to any external stimuli short of bombing runs on Qom, Tehran, and key Republican Guards bases, once it became clear the peepul were serious, Mark. This is about the tyrants' survival. The only result of a strong and timely statement from President Obama would have been to hearten the protesters.

In the medium term serious sanctions, including blocking banking activity by those holding power, will have an effect on their decisions, but short term only direct violence from outside would impact the mullah's response to this popular uprising, not words that the mullahs have learnt have few teeth.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-06-28 12:28|| 2009-06-28 12:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Its a great time for President Obama to be pulling troops out of Iraq. I wonder what the Supreme Thug would think if we started increasing the number of troops in Iraq while maintaining Barry's highly nuanced silence on the carnage across the border.

Posted by Don Vito Crolutle2068 2009-06-28 13:05|| 2009-06-28 13:05|| Front Page Top

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