An Iranian doctor who went public with reports of tortured protesters he treated at Tehran's most feared detention facility dies, amid conflicting reports of a heart attack, a car accident or suicide Or all three! "I've decided to kill myself!"
"Look out!" [CRASH!]
"[GASP!] My heart!"
-- raising opposition accusations that the 26-year-old was killed.
Revelations that protesters detained in Iran's postelection crackdown were tortured, some to death, were a deep embarrassment to the country's clerical rulers. Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani was pressured to change the death certificate of one of the most well known victims and later spoke to a parliament commission investigating the abuse, opposition Web sites reported.
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Shot himself in the back of he head twice, I presume.
Should be good for this year's brushoff and another bomb.
Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday said his country would not export its enriched uranium for further processing, effectively rejecting the latest U.N. plan aimed at preventing Tehran from building nuclear weapons.
Instead Manochehr Mottaki said Iran would consider a nuclear swap inside Iran as an alternative plan.
[Al Arabiya Latest] The United States and China agreed that Iran faced "consequences" if it resisted greater openness on its nuclear program, U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday after talks with China's Hu Jintao in Beijing.
Obama told reporters in a joint address to reporters that he and Hu "agreed that the Islamic Republic of Iran must provide assurances to the international community that its nuclear program is peaceful and transparent."
"On this point our two nations and (other global powers) are unified. Iran has an opportunity to present and demonstrate its peaceful intentions, but if it fails to take this opportunity, there will be consequences," Obama said.
China and the United States are among six world powers seeking a negotiated end to Iran's nuclear programs.
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Rolled by Putin.
Rolled by Ahmadinejad.
Rolled by Brown and the Scots leadership.
Rolled by King Fahd.
Rolled by Gen. McChrystal.
Rolled by Pelosi & Co.
Rolled by Government Sachs.
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Lest we fergit, and I'm sure ISRAEL hasn't, TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > VARIOUS > IRAN WILL HAVE ENOUGH URANIUM FOR ONE NUCLEAR BOMB IN 2011.
ARTIC = Iran's alleged plans for low-level, NUCNEREGY-ONLY E-U stockpiles at its BUSHESHR Nucplant may not be enuff for Iran to possess a large or huge E-U stockpile after first 90 years at Busheshr, BUT WILL BE ENUFF = "SUFFICIENT" FOR IRAN TO PRODUCE ONE URANIUM BOMB AT RATE OF ONCE A YEAR [IOW, 90-yarn Nucycle = minima 90 uranium bombs for Iran after 90 yarns or come Year 2100-2110]. FIRST URAN BOMB can be as early as Year 2011???
[Iran Press TV Latest] Iran's judiciary has issued verdicts for more than eighty people arrested during the post-election events in the country.
The verdicts include death sentences for five individuals convicted of carrying out terrorist activities, including bombings, across Iran, a statement from the legislative body said on Tuesday.
"Around 81 people have received prison sentences ranging from 6 months to 15 years with three of them getting suspended jail terms," it said, adding that three people have been cleared from all charges.
The verdicts can be appealed, the statement concluded.
[Asharq al-Aswat] I always recommend reading Hassan Nasrallah's speeches rather than listening to them, because reading one of his speeches unemotionally allows one to read between the lines. The latest speech given by the Hezbollah leader was as if he were trying to compete with Mr. Amr Musa for the position of Secretary-General of the Arab League. In this speech, Nasrallah spoke about Lebanon, the Arabs, and the world [at large], and offered his opinions and his congratulations on initiatives that have been taken. The most important thing highlighted in this speech was his statements about the elections, the peace process, and Turkey, and in the process revealing [several] important issues.
Nasrallah said that following the election of [US President] Obama "Many people waited and gambled and kept watch, saying wait, for there will be big changes" but that "the reality of this mirage was soon revealed." Nasrallah then quoted a Palestinian negotiator who had told him that we have negotiated for 18 years and not achieved anything. Nasrallah said "the number 18 is an interesting number; [there have been] 18 years of negotiations whose only results are failure, frustration, loss, humiliation, and occupation. In contrast 18 years of resistance in Lebanon has resulted in the liberation of Beirut and its suburbs, the [Lebanese] mountains, Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon from Zionist occupation...and without any favors from anybody in this world." The crux of the speech can be seen when Nasrallah said "we are with 'Sunni' Turkey if it wants to defend Palestine, the Gaza Strip, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque."
This means that Nasrallah is saying that Turkey must abide by Hezbollah's positions or Hezbollah will cut its ties with the country, and this brings us neatly to our next point; Nasrallah praised the speech given by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Turkey about the resistance. However despite this, President Bashar al-Assad told a Turkish newspaper that he advised the Turks on the necessity of maintaining good relations with Israel and Europe in order to assist Syria with the peace process and the restoration of the Golan Heights.
How can we assess this?
This is not to mention Nasrallah's disdain of the peace process, and France now becoming involved in the Syrian -- Israeli peace [negotiations]. In fact, the Syrian President announced a few weeks ago that we are not far away from seeing Israel becoming [directly] involved in the [Syrian -- Israeli] peace negotiations, while just two days ago an Israeli official spoke of his country's desire to start negotiations for peace with Damascus without setting any preconditions.
Does Nasrallah's statement about Turkey also apply to Syria?
Is it reasonable for Nasrallah to disparage the peace process, and all those who want to liberate their lands without taking up arms, and then come out and commend Syria and its president?
Therefore due to the unconvincing nature of his speech, it is clear that when Nasrallah praised Syria and its president he was merely trying to disguise [his true feelings] or attempting to be clever. Nasrallah's statements about his joy at the Saudi Arabian -- Syrian rapprochement are therefore similarly doubtful, especially after he called for Saudi Arabian -- Iranian rapprochement. If Nasrallah meant what he said about the Arab world and [the importance of] good relations, why did he not talk about the necessity of Syrian -- Egyptian rapprochement, for example?
Nasrallah's speech, despite his [attempt] to be clever, revealed many important things, such as the difference in the positions of Hezbollah and Damascus today.
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[Asharq al-Aswat] I always recommend reading Hassan Nasrallah's speeches rather than listening to them, because reading one of his speeches unemotionally allows one to read between the lines. The latest speech given by the Hezbollah leader was as if he were trying to compete with Mr. Amr Musa for the position of Secretary-General of the Arab League. In this speech, Nasrallah spoke about Lebanon, the Arabs, and the world [at large], and offered his opinions and his congratulations on initiatives that have been taken. The most important thing highlighted in this speech was his statements about the elections, the peace process, and Turkey, and in the process revealing [several] important issues. 
