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presstv.ir - 7/10/2009
Iran voices 'concern' over China unrest
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Iran has voiced concern over the recent clashes in China's northwestern province of Xinjiang where up to 150 people have been killed. The policies of the government in Beijing have encouraged an increase in the Han population in the northwestern Chinese territory of Xinjiang. As a result of the ...

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The Monkey Cage:  Hello, Pot? This is the Kettle Calling: Iranian Edition

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Pot Meet Kettle

EXCLUSIVE: Israel declines to ask U.S. to OK Iran attack
washingtontimes.com - 7/7/2009
EXCLUSIVE: Israel declines to ask U.S. to OK Iran attack
— washingtontimes.com — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top deputies have not formally asked for U.S. aid or permission for possible military strikes on Iran's nuclear program, fearing the White House would not approve, two Israeli officials said. One senior ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Israel declines to ask U.S. to OK Iran attack

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huffingtonpost.com - 7/16/2009
Iran Uprising Blogging
— huffingtonpost.com — I'm liveblogging the latest Iran election fallout. Email me with any news or thoughts, or follow me on Twitter . Send me instant messages at nico.pitney@gmail.com or njpitney on AIM. Scroll down for news related to the front-page headlines. Local ... (more) Iran Uprising Blogging

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Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement
nytimes.com - 7/6/2009
Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement
— nytimes.com — President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. , in separate interviews this weekend, said that the accelerating crackdown on opposition leaders in Iran in recent days would not deter them from seeking to engage the country’s top leadership in ... (more) Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement

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Islamophobia in China
Gates of Vienna — Can you imagine the global opprobrium that would have descended on the USA, Britain, France, Australia, or any other “white” country if it closed down all the mosques in a city? But world opinion always cuts China a bit of extra slack. ...

Hello, Pot? This is the Kettle Calling: Iranian Edition
The Monkey Cage — In the “have they no sense of shame” category, Iranian Press TV is reporting that in response to the violence in China’s Xinjiang province: In a telephone conversation with Secretary General of the 56-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki voiced Iran’s support for “the rights of Chinese Muslims”. Mottaki is also expected to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi over the issue. Hat tip to Nico Ptiney at the Huffington Post, which has been providing amazing live-blogging coverage ...

Pot Meet Kettle
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — From Iranian state media: In a telephone conversation with Secretary General of the 56-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki voiced Iran’s support for “the rights of Chinese Muslims”. (hat tip: Joshua Tucker)

Gates of Vienna News Feed 7/10/2009
Gates of Vienna — For the third night in a row, “youths” are rioting in the southeastern French town of Firminy. The casus belli was the death of a young Arab in police custody, which has been officially ruled a suicide. The “youths” aren’t buying it, hence the stone-throwing and burning cars. ...

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