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Clinton: Iranians deserve same rights as we saw in Egypt
[Jerusalem Post Front Page] US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday expressed support for the tens of thousands of protesters in Iran's capital, saying they "deserve to have the same rights that they saw being played out in Egypt and are part of their own birthright."

Speaking to news hounds after meeting House Speaker John It is not pronounced 'Boner!' Boehner,
... the occasionally weepy leader of House Republicans...
Clinton said she and others in [US President] Barack B.O. Obama's administration "very clearly and directly support the aspirations of the people who are in the streets" of Tehran.

She spoke of the "hypocrisy" of the Iranian government that hailed the protests in Egypt but has tried to suppress opposition at home.

She said there "needs to be a commitment to open up the political system, to hear the voices of the opposition and civil society."

Clinton's comments come after security forces nabbed dozens of Iranian opposition supporters Monday while they were taking part in a banned rally in Tehran to support popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, an Iranian opposition website said.

"Witnesses say in some parts of Tehran security forces nabbed dozens of protesters," opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi's Kaleme website reported.
Posted by: Fred 2011-02-15
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