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timesonline.co.uk - 2/10/2009
Iranian mob attacks moderate ex-president Mohammed Khatami on anniversary
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s former president was set upon by an angry stick-wielding mob today amid celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on the streets of Tehran. The attack on Mohammed Khatami came just two days after the reformist cleric announced he would be running against the hardline ...
Khatami throws his hat in the ring
blog.foreignpolicy.com - 2/9/2009
Khatami throws his hat in the ring
— blog.foreignpolicy.com — The Iranian elections just got a whole lot more interesting. Mohammed Khatami, the reformist former president, has... announced that he'll be challening Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June. Nasser Karimi for the AP: Khatami's decision to run against ... (more) Khatami throws his hat in the ring

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Mohammad Khatami to run in Iran's presidential election - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 2/8/2009
Mohammad Khatami to run in Iran's presidential election - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from Tehran -- Iran's former president, Mohammad Khatami, a moderate, announced Sunday that he would run... against incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a critical election in June that is shaping up as a referendum on the performance of the ... (more) Mohammad Khatami to run in Iran's presidential election ...

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time.com - 2/10/2009
Iranian President Says Talks with US Possible
— time.com — (TEHRAN, Iran) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he welcomes talks with United States but they must... be based on mutual respect. Ahmadinejad spoke Tuesday at celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. He says ... (more) Iranian President Says Talks with US Possible

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Former Iranian President Attacked By Stick-Wielding Mob
Gateway Pundit — The Iranian regime celebrated its 30 Year Anniversary today. So much for hope and change... Obama got torched again. (ISNA) At the ceremony in Tehran an angry mob of hardliners attacked former President Khatami with sticks. Khatami announced this past week that he would run again for president against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Times Online reported, via LGF: Iran’s former president was set upon by an angry stick-wielding mob today amid celebrations of the 30th anniversary ...

Mohammed Khatami Almost Attacked By Angry Mob At Anniversary Celebration
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... An angry, stick-wielding mob tried to attack Iran's ex-president Mohammed Khatami during a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, the Times of London reports. Khatami had recently announced he would run in June's presidential election. ...

Mohammed Khatami Almost Attacked By Angry Mob At Anniversary Celebration
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... An angry, stick-wielding mob tried to attack Iran's ex-president Mohammed Khatami during a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, the Times of London reports. Khatami had recently announced he would run in June's presidential election. ...

Don't Stand So Close to Me
Obsidian Wings — ... ) take care to measure our reactions and avoid being seen as publicly championing Khatami.  Our overt support could end up being a kiss of death for Khatami.  A reminder, today, of the zeal of certain anti-American elements: ...

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Theo Spark — ... Iranian mob attacks moderate ex-president Mohammed Khatami on anniversary. The hardliners have got to be removed by any means necessary. ...

A Teaching Moment
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — This is how reformers are treated in Iran: Iran's former president was set upon by an angry stick-wielding mob today amid celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on the streets of Tehran. The attack on Mohammed Khatami came just two days after the reformist cleric announced he would be running against the hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June's presidential elections. Mr Khatami, then a little known cleric, came to global attention when he was elected to the presidency in 1997, capturing almost 70 per cent of the vote. Succeeded in 2005 by Mr ...

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