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Weekly Standard editor William Kristol on the Iranian crisis, and how poorly American media has covered it.
HH: Joined now by Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard. Bill, thanks for joining us on short notice. What do you assess are the chances of getting rid of this regime in Iran this evening? BK: I don’t know, probably less than 50-50, but you know, these situations are intrinsically so ...
Turmoil In Iran: News Via Twitter, ABC's Jim Sciutto, The Corner, Andrew Sullivan and Juan Cole
hughhewitt.townhall.com — The key twitter feeds --#iran and #iranelection-- are full of reports of rioting and arrests. ABC's Jim... Sciutto is doing his best via Twitter: @jimsciutto. If the Iranian people have the courage of the electorates in Ukraine, Lebanon and ... (more) Turmoil In Iran: News Via Twitter, ABC's Jim Sciutto, ...
Op-Ed Columnist - Ballots Over Bullets
nytimes.com — Beirut I confess. I’m a sucker for free and fair elections. It warms my heart to watch... people drop ballots in a box to express their will, especially in a region where that so rarely happens. So I came to Lebanon on Sunday to watch the Lebanese hold ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Ballots Over Bullets
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Hugh Hewitt: Ledeen and Kristol On Iran
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... Hugh Hewitt | Mike Gallagher | Michael Medved | Mary Katharine Ham | Kevin McCullough | Matt Lewis | Radio Blogger | Your Blogs Directory [image] Townhall.com The Blogspot for Political, Conservative and Republican Blogs and Bloggers Monday, June 15, 2009 Ledeen and Kristol On Iran Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 10:06 PM Transcript of interview from today's show with Michael Ledeen is here. Transcript of interview with Bill Kristol, also from today's show, is here . The ex-pat ...

Duane Patterson: When Iranian Hope And Change Is Meddling
Radio Blogger's TownHall Blog — ... is not meddling. It's the right thing to do. [image] Supporting the people of Iran is not a hard call to make. In fact, using the bully pulpit to speak out against the Iranian theocracy and calling for small d democratic ideals like free and fair elections is the kind of hope and change one would expect from the American president. Remaining silent in order to save the possibility of future negotiations with the Iranian regime is what's actually 'not productive', as Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said on Hugh's program Monday night. Well, what’s the point of engaging? ...

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