Thursday, July 02, 2009
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John Bolton: Israel Should Strike Iran Now
Mousavi Calls Regime Illegitimate, Uses 'C' Word
The split in Iran's political establishment is apparently irreparable. The reformist opposition leader is using the 'coup' word.
The Age reports:Iran's former president has joined ranks with the country's embattled reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, and accused the Iranian government of failing its people in the recent election and condemning the subsequent crackdown on protesters.
In a bold, lengthy statement on Wednesday on his web site, Mousavi said he considered Iran's cleric-led government illegitimate and demanded political prisoners be released, while saying Iran's government needs to institute electoral reforms and ensure press freedoms.
Former President Mohammad Khatami, meanwhile, lashed out at what he termed "a poisonous security situation" in the wake of violent street protests.
Khatami accused Iran's leadership of a "velvet coup against the people and democracy", and Mousavi said the government's crackdown on demonstrators was "tantamount to a coup."
Continue here.Crash Update: Air France 447 Hit the Sea Vertically
Click here. Investigators now say the plane was intact when it crashed, did not disintegrate over the Atlantic Ocean, as previously reported.
The mystery deepens. Has terrorism been ruled out? Could terrorists have taken control of the plane and plunged it into the sea?North Korea Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles
Thursday, 2 July 2009
America's former ambassador to the United Nations agrees with China Confidential: now is the time to end Iran's nuclear threat. Click here for his essay--a must read.
As China Confidential predicted, North Korea is raising tensions leading up to July 4 with provocative missile launches. Click here for the story.
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