Posted on 02/10/2010 7:31:33 PM PST by myknowledge
Statements out of Washington and other Western capitals suggest a shift from engagement to confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme.
"What we are going to be working on over the next several weeks is developing a significant regime of sanctions that will indicate to them how isolated they are from the international community as a whole," President Barack Obama told journalists earlier this week.
The president sounded not unlike his predecessor George W Bush, who worked for years to contain Iran, a sign that Mr Obama's policy to engage with the Islamic Republic has failed.
The question now is whether a new round of sanctions would be any more successful than those imposed under Mr Bush's watch.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Pick-up trucks roaming city w loudspeakers blaring pro-Gov’t slogans
Sadeghieh: Special Forces now attacking people
RT @onlymehdi: Sadeghieh: Special Forces now attacking people #iranelection #22bahman (via @J1T2)
epersian radio caller: A group of greens trying to gather in Azadi were beating & started moving towards Sadeghie
“Prayers for their strength and success!”
Let’s all pray for them this evening!
Does anybody know of a Short Wave radio station where we can find out more?
RT @onlymehdi: Clashes in Sadeghie #iranelection #22bahman (via @iran88)
(this is a second source...I used to track Iran88 before I pared my list down)
jhod: RT @avmavm RT @IranStreets: Police have stopped 2 Basij trucks @ Saadat Abad Sq. 4 unknown reasons #iranelection #22bahman
half a minute ago from mobile web
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This is hard to keep up with,,,
No word yet of the Army...
I wonder...if the Israeli’s pounced now would half the country cheer them on?
some security forces giving V sign
It's not going to be pretty.
This was not big news on our TV stations....why?
The govt is showing news from last year’s celebration:
ember29 RT @FoxButters: RT @guita A caller said Iranian TV is pathetic showing last year celebration #iranelection
LaylaMca RT @cynthiaboaz: RT @onlymehdi: #iran #iranelection #22bahman Live From Iran: all Iranian TV station showing synced broadcast, not live footage of protests
arisan7: Regime already loosing control, beating people in Aryashahr.... #IranElection
less than 20 seconds ago from Twitterrific
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Jimmah’ will be hidin’ under a rock...
Twitter posts are coming in so fast it’s impossible to read them all.
I keep wondering how all this ties in with the west being stunned.Maybe the rulers of Iran will be no more by tommorow?
According to Iranian TV Ahmednutjob is in Azadi Square right now.
Sonja_Jo RT @AtlSafa: RT @CNNIranDesk: Ahamdinejad in Azadi Square according to Iranian TV. #CNNIranDesk #IranElection
please keep the threads going...at work...cant go to other websites. Thanks...kinda scarey.....i just wonder if our electronic devices went out...how would i reach my kids...i want to have a plan in place, but it would scare them so badly. Any suggestions?
jaccusealm: RT @JamalDajani: My source in #Tehran: heavy Basij presence at Azadi, metros to Revolution Square, and University of Tehran #Iranelection
half a minute ago from web
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Won’t be long before the shootin’ starts,,,
Tempers will flare soon...
Tymlee RT @PERSIA_NEWS: Greens showing up in Isfahan #iranelection #22Bahman /@iraneema
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