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.
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Bsalamati: Radio caller: heavy clashes in Sadeghie b/w ppl and IRGC forces #Iranelection
less than 20 seconds ago from TweetDeck
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Hopefully the “Greens” will all come out in force,,,
Only chance they’ve got...
let’s hope so.
Amedi the midget was claiming during his speech that they already had 20% enrichment and could do “80%” if possible but they won’t. Another comment said BS, they had a molybodum (spelling?) contamination problem so Amedi was full of it. Also something to do with ‘lazers’
crowds were fed cake for cheering him
green crowds are tearing down the loudspeakers that are broadcasting death to the usa, death to UK, death to russia (!) - crowds are responding with ‘death to dictator’ and ‘death to Khomeni’
green crowd 10K strong now at prison - looks like they may try to take it
hmmmmmmmmmmm
Hmmmmmmmm was what I just said when ABC News did a report on Iran a minute ago. The crowd shots didn't look right - - some were obviously many years old (black and white clips). I figured they were clips the Iranian gov't. was allowing to be shown, not current clips.
twitter posts say the tv stuff is old, and they are using green filters to make protestors look like regular supporters.
persiantechie Official gov image is complete B.S. Not even from today. #iranElection
RT @JoanneMichele : RT @smokyhead : RT @IranStreets Throughout the speech, chants of Liar! Liar! could be heard several times. #iranelection #22Bahman
#22bahman report : Basijis shooting in the air in panic at Enghelab Sq. #iranelection
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Yes, I caught those posts after I saw the piece in TV.
I’m praying hard for those folks in Iran right now as I follow this thread. It’s ugly over there.
RT @iran88 Tr @manic77 Heavy clashes Azadi sq. following AN speech. Plain cloths & guards have entered the streets
Confirmed: Clashes In Tehran Have Greatly Escalated - Basij Attacking Unarmed ppl
guita
Storming of Evin Pple r 2kms of Evin for hours fighting with Basiji 10,000 (evin is the prison)
omid67 RT isleyconst RT oxfordgirl
RT @IsleyConst : RT @oxfordgirl : Ahmadi is out of control, believes he is greatest Iranian leader ever, according to source in Tehran #iranelection
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AN and his minions must realize that they have sons and daughters too. In time, some may say too bad. Patience, in some quarters is a virtue.
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Sooner or later it’s gunna be “payback” time...
Another tweeter said the Iranian TV station used a filter to hide the fact that the crowd was wearing green.
greenquran 10000s ppl are moving from Aryashahr toward Evin prison #iranelection #22bahman
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RT @IranStreets: Throughout the speech, chants of Liar! Liar! could be heard several times. (amedi speech)
RT @oxfordgirl : Source in Tehran: As Basij attacked woman he said “you want to take bread out of my kids mouth’. They r there 4 money
RT @GreenQuran : huge clashes reported in Satarkhan
RT @oli2be : Mobile service disconnected in certain parts of Tehran /
Tr @manic77 Special security force are controlling and have closed car routes to IRIB and Evin Prison
PARIS Ignoring United States threats of more stringent sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday as saying Iran had produced a first batch of uranium enriched to a level of 20 percent that it was capable of achieving much higher levels of purity.
Iran was now a nuclear state, Mr. Ahmadinejad told a huge rally of supporters on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, The Associated Press reported.
RT @freedommesenger presstv, irna, irib and farsnews have all been brought down #iran #Iranelection
babadamus RT mikverbrugge RT @MikVerbrugge : #22bahman Aryashahr ppl clashed & repelled Basijis earlier. Many fighting women took their scarves off. #iranelection
In Jallal Al Ahmad, Basij came with min-bus and are in severe clash with the people
RT @iraneema People chanting “Death to Dictator” on Naderi st, in Ahvaz
Heavy clashes at Mosadegh St. Many ppl arrested.
Radio: report that ppl are leaving main streets & are going in side streets whe basij have been waiting
Vanak & 7Tir squares are becoming tense #IranElection #22Bahman #NO2IR
ahura3
Vanak & 7Tir squares are becoming tense
Basijis and sec forces severely beat ppl in Ariashahr
TR @manic77 Sec forces trying to scatter ppl.Heavy clashes in Fatemi,Satarkhan, Vesal, Kargar st., Vanak&Kaj Sq.
VIVA AZADI !
laylamca RT bsalamati RT austinheap
RT @Bsalamati : RT @AustinHeap Source in #Iran : almost every satellite channel still jammed #IranElection #22bahman
dutchguy22 RT rezaazad7 RT @rezaazad7 : chinese antiriot cars were deployed today in front of evin prison #iranelection thank you china
Communications blackout in Iran. Gmail blocked, texting crippled.
Vehicles have hot-water cannons which are being used on the people.
13:23 clashes continue Vanak sq,7 tir, Sadeghieh sq, Vesal St, Ashrafi Esfahani st, Starkhan St in Tehran
buses filed with gurads are standing at the west field (Saadat Abad) & east field (Shahr Bazi) of Evin prison
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