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WH rescinds July 4 invites to Iranians
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 WH rescinds July 4 invites to Iranians Stephen Dinan ( Contact ) The White House has rescinded the invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at U.S. embassies around the world. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said nobody from Iran RSVPed ...
U.S. Takes Back July 4 Invitations to Iranians - Political News
foxnews.com — The White House announced Wednesday that it has rescinded the invitations made to Iranian diplomats who may... want to barbecue and watch fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. "As you all know many weeks ago the administration extended an invitation ... (more) U.S. Takes Back July 4 Invitations to Iranians - ...
Hot Dog Diplomacy: Obama Says It's Up to Iranians to Accept July 4 Invitations - Political News
foxnews.com — Iranians will have to decide whether they want to attend Fourth of July celebrations at U.S. embassies,... President Obama said Tuesday, linking their attendance to the potential for warming between the two nations. The United States and Iran don't have ... (more) Hot Dog Diplomacy: Obama Says It's Up to Iranians to ...
U.S. rescinds July 4 invites for Iran diplomats
msnbc.msn.com — The Obama administration has rescinded an offer for Iranian envoys to attend U.S. embassy Fourth of July... parties as the violent crackdown in Tehran continues. (more) U.S. rescinds July 4 invites for Iran diplomats
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"WH Rescinds July 4 Invites To Iranians"
The Corner on National Review Online — Wednesday, June 24, 2009 [image] "WH Rescinds July 4 Invites To Iranians" [NRO Staff] Here . The White House has rescinded the invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at U.S. embassies around the world. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said nobody from Iran RSVPed to come, and at this point, the invitations are no longer valid. "Given the events of the past many days, those invitations will no longer be extended," Mr. Gibbs said. ...

Kristol: The Spirit of Thomas Jefferson Lives
Weekly Standard Blog — The Washington Times reports: The White House has rescinded the invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at U.S. embassies around the world. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said nobody from Iran RSVPed to come, and at this point, the invitations are no longer valid. "Given the events of the past many days, those invitations will no longer be extended," Mr. Gibbs said. Perhaps the president found time, in between perusing Urdu poetry, to re-read Thomas ...

White House to Iranians: You don't want to come to our party, so you're not invited after all
Jihad Watch — Good going, Mr. President. Acting like a six-year-old girl flouncing away after none of her friends showed up for her tea party is certain to frighten the mullahs into giving up Sharia and their genocidal antisemitism. "WH rescinds July 4 invites to Iranians," by Stephen Dinan at the Washington Times, June 24 (thanks to Pamela): The White House has rescinded the invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at U.S. embassies around the world. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said nobody from Iran ...

Baharestan Square Massacre?
Riehl World View — ...  is accurate. (warning gruesome photo of ax wound at link) And there are multiple reports. The phone call below is simply horrific. The WH rescinded the Jul 4th invite. Big freaking whoop. This is the evil Obama couldn't wait to sit down with without pre-conditions? These are the results of his Cairo speech in his view? The Ayatolla ...

Tiananmen West, Iron Fist Falls
Blue Crab Boulevard — ... to gather at Tajrish Sq.>Protesters gatherd at Sepah Sq>More than 3 people have been shot in Baharestan’s conflict, The shooting is still continues and conflicts increasing!!!! I can see this ending very badly for the mullahs, even though they have the upper hand right now. There is a big difference between a country like Iran and one like, say, Burma. The people of Iran know that the people can throw off an unpopular regime having done so before.  On a very slightly bright note, the Obama administration appears to have withdrawn its offer of all the hot dogs the mullahs ...

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