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 ...
Tweet:
MagidoThunder DONT GO IN BUSSES IRAN PROTESTERS THEY ARE LIKE DEATH TRAINS TO CONSITRATION CAMPS IN EUROPE WW2
RT @J1T2: Anxiety is very clear in the face of Basiji’s and Special forces #iranelection #22bahman
RT @J1T2: It is a very nice day & people are coming out in 6s and 7s; people coming out w high spirits #iranelection #22bahman
“marg bar” apparently means “death to”
revmagdalen @CNNIranDesk #CNNIranDesk Listen live now at http://epersianradio.com/ for the latest news & live calls from Iran (in Persian) #22Bahman half a minute ago from Twitterfall
Dominique-iran_normal DominiqueRdr RT @fahimn: Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) site hacked http://bit.ly/9WcNJF #Iran #IranElection #22Bahman
EhsanIran: RT @onlymehdi: Live From Iran: there are buses everywhere people going in and many patrols in the city near Azadi #iranelection #22Bahman
half a minute ago from web
Paid Pro IRI People Look Like Herd of Sheeps - These Are People Brought In From Villages #Iran #IranElection less than a minute ago from web
guita: The Bridge of Stkandan crowd is swelling #iranelection people are saying on Eperisan Radio.
less than 20 seconds ago from web
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Hopefully everybody brought a fire-bomb...
fpmarin Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) supports the regime of Iran:
(Video of the technology that allows Iran to monitor online use)
http://bit.ly/cueJBk via @addthis #nokia #siemens #iran
Sanctions and airstrikes are no longer viable at this point when they should have been executed at least 6 months ago.
Lawdan69: RT @AnneDanmark: RT @dominiquerdr RT @mamad2020: Radio: people are moving from Seyed Khandan bridge toward Azadi and protest sites #Iranelection
half a minute ago from web
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Here we go...
ghasses RT @aaraaz: RT @lotfan: Iran’s intelligence service sends threatening SMS messages to Iranians’ cellphones #22Bahman #IranElection
EPersianradio (unconfirmed) Bus transporting Basiji set on fire
Death 2 Dictator is chanted by the people gathered in North/NW of THR Azadi Sq,Basijis have gathered @ bus stops
LOL - Run, Basiji, Run. Or convert to Green.
Azadi100: RT @uruknet: RT @IranStreets #22bahman #iranelection large crowds of people are growing by minute, despite large # of security forces present on streets
half a minute ago from web
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I wonder what O’bammy will have to say tomorrow...
Basiji Bus burned in Aryashahr a neighborhood in Tehran close to Azadi sq (unconfirmed)
Bammy will have a double scoop ice cream cone.
News headline for him right now......clueless idiot.
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