Saturday, June 27, 2009

VIDEO --- IRAN'S NATIONAL POET - 82-YEAR-OLD SIMIN BEHBAHANI

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Video below:


(1) Dedication to people of Iran; (2) Dedication to "Neda"





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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Ahmadinejad's Remarks in Closed Door Session in Holy City Of Qom with Ayatollah Mesbah and other Clerics - on June 20, 2009

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This is quite unbelievable. You don't just walk into the Holy City of Qom and take a video of Ahmadinejad speaking before Ayatollah Mesbah and other clerics behind closed doors and then turn right around and post it on the internet!

Click on the link below:



http://ghthirdeye.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104%3A2009-06-22-07-25-53&Itemid=3&lang=en

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Ahmadinejad is not exuding a lot of confidence here.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

BLOODY RALLY REPORTED OUTSIDE IRAN'S PARLIAMENT

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BLOODY RALLY REPORTED OUTSIDE IRAN'S PARLIAMENT
Shooting Reported In Baharestan Sqaure... Read Accounts Of Today's Rally... State Media Floats Neda Conspiracy Theories... Khamenei Vows No Retreat... Analysis: Could Crisis End In Power-Sharing Agreement?... Video Below: Woman Tells Police "Beat Me"



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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY ON IRAN

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FROM HUFFINGTON POST - TODAY - JUNE 23, 2009


OBAMA: WORLD "APPALLED AND OUTRAGED" OVER IRAN VIOLENCE
Report: Khamenei Extends Deadline For Election Complaints... Iran Expels British Diplomats... Analysis: More Cracks In The Regime Emerging.... Iran Council Rules Out Vote Annulment... Video Below: HuffPost Asks Question From An Iranian At White House Press Conf.






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NIGHT TIME CHANTS IN IRAN

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Monday, June 22, 2009

VIDEO --- MELODY MOEZZI - THE MEANING OF NEDA --- CNN-YouTube

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VIDEO ---


Young Iranian-American Interviewed on CNN - referencing the death of the 27-year old Iranian woman, NEDA.

She also has family back in Iran and is quite concerned for them.





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GOOGOOSH - FAMOUS IRANIAN FEMALE VOCALIST - HER LATEST VIDEO - IRANIAN UPRISING

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In the 1970s, Googoosh was considered the most famous recording artist in Iran.





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Saturday, June 20, 2009

AND NOW, FROM APPLE - THE --- Le MACTINI --- WORLD'S SMALLEST COMPUTER --- STRICTLY HUMOROUS

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And now for something --- quite funny!!!


The Mactini [World's Smallest Computer - from Apple]



Just Double-Click The Link Below:

http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=r7tkeaefi6lc


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SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY - POLICE BRUTALITY - AGAINST - VEILED WOMEN

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12:42 PM ET -- The world is watching. The people fight back against the Basiji (the citizen-militia)





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IRAN - FIERCE CLASHES IN TEHRAN ----- 5-MINUTE VIDEO INSIDE!

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VIDEO - via BBC


Someone's "Putting the Hammer Down" --- But It Ain't Gonna Be By The Iranian Security Forces.

No, I Believe The Fury Of The Beast For Change Has Been Aroused - FOR GOOD! --- The Crowd (There's Simply Too Many Damn Demonstrators - Will Force The Authorities To Knuckle Under In The End - That & World Attention!]





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Thursday, June 18, 2009

IF IT'S THURSDAY - WE MUST BE IN TEHRAN

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VIDEO - a grainy video of good street coverage of the march to Imam Khomeini square in Tehran






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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

IRAN - THEN (1979) --- & --- NOW!

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1979 ---



















2009 ---


















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IRAN - "WHERE IS MY VOTE" --- SOUNDS LIKE 2000 & 2004 - USA!!!

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Image - Lots of Folks In The Street
















1st VIDEO ---

Signs reading "Where Is My Vote" - [What Happened Here In The U.S.A. in 2000 AND 2004?]






Image - The Young Man Who Climbed The Freedom Tower --- ("Detained" By Police)




















2nd VIDEO --- The Young Man Who Climbed The Freedom Tower - Tehran






3rd VIDEO --- The Shock Troops - Billy Club Swinging Tehran Police - Clubbing Even Women






4rd VIDEO --- Doctors & Nurses Protesting






5th VIDEO --- Tehran's Garbage Men Join the Demonstrations




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Monday, June 15, 2009

PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS OUT ON IRAN THIS AFTERNOON

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Image - Freedom Tower/Tehran - Protester Climbing Up Its Side



















VIDEO - President Obama's Statement On Iran - Monday/June 15, 2009



IRAN - SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL --- 5-MILE LONG MARCH THROUGH TEHRAN

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This Blog Has 2 "Images" & 5 "Videos".


The number "hundreds of thousands" of street demonstrators doesn't quite do justice to what is happening in Iran today, Monday, June 15, 2009. Put the number more closely in the "millions" - give or take!


Image - War Memorial/Tehran



















Image - Mir Hossein Mousavi - The Reformist Candidate & Apparent Loser To President Mamoud Ahmadinejad - Up In The Middle Of Large Crowd in Tehran - Monday - June 15, 2009
















Video - Mir Hossein Mousavi Speaks To The Crowd - Monday - Tehran - June 15, 2009






Video - In Front Of The War Memorial/Tehran ---
8-Minutes Long - BUT --- Great Footage of the Memorial - "Fast-Forward" If You Must!






Video - Iranian Citizens Are Risking Arrest Just By Being Out In Large Numbers In The Street - The Government Warned Them To Stay Home!






Video - Millions Protest In Iran






Video - As You Can See - One Gets The Impression That The Entire City of Tehran Is At A Virtual Standstill - People Just Milling About In The Streets During Mid-Day!


Sunday, June 14, 2009

IRANIAN PROTESTORS - SHOUTING THEIR DEFIANCE FROM THE CITY'S ROOFTOPS - SUNDAY!

This video of Iranians shouting their dissent from Tehran's rooftops was published to YouTube on Sunday, June 14, 2009.


DAY 2 - THE NEW FACE OF IRAN - THE SAGA CONTINUES! - (7 VIDEOS)

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7 Short Videos To Follow Here:


Night Time Protestor Gathering






Another Night Time Protestor Gathering






VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN - ON "MEET THE PRESS" - THIS MORNING/SUNDAY









Also, here's video of protests at Khaje Nasir University in Tehran from today, via reader Alex:






Appears That The Protestors Are Slowly Forcing Police Backwards -
Esfehan After Iranian Election - Riot Police - RUNNING AWAY!!!:





A Young Woman Is Clubbed By One Of The Iranian Police "Storm-Troopers":

Saturday, June 13, 2009