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| Clinton: Iranians deserve same rights as we saw in Egypt |
| 2011-02-15 |
| [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 |
| #6 Make no mistake. This is more Hillary than it is the administration. Obama is gutless and feckless and will sell the Iranians out in a heartbeat. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-02-15 13:19 |
| #5 Why does the phrase "willing suspension of disbelief" seem so appropriate here? /rhet question |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-02-15 12:12 |
| #4 I hope the Iranians do not take this to heart. It is only hot air. This administration will sell them out without a thought. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2011-02-15 08:15 |
| #3 The 2012 election campaign begins? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-02-15 03:34 |
| #2 She spoke of the "hypocrisy" A topic on which she can most certainly speak at the expert level. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-02-15 02:27 |
| #1 Little late for that, Secretary Clinton. You should have spoken up when things were going tough for the protestors a year or so ago. People remember your and your boss' silence on the matter then. They do not forget, and it is hard to garner trust after betrayal. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2011-02-15 00:52 |