June 21, 2009 – 9:57 am
You know, it’s not so much that Obama is on the wrong side of history, regarding Iran. He’s on no side of history. Even the BBC is getting rather cynical vis a vis Obama’s reticence to become engaged The White House has so far resisted calls to speak out more forcefully in support of Iranian […]
June 20, 2009 – 3:04 pm
Via BNO News’ Twitter feed, waiting for it to come up on Reuters and other news sources Reuters: President Obama calls on the Iranian government to “stop all violent and unjust actions” against the Iranian people. President Obama says Iran must govern through consent and not through coercion to gain global respect. Earth to Sparky, […]
June 20, 2009 – 8:42 am
As I noted yesterday, the House voted 405-1 regarding Iran, H. Res. 560 Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes. Resolved, That the House of Representatives– expresses its support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of […]
June 19, 2009 – 4:35 pm
Over at The New Republic, a post by Jonathan Chaite entitled “Will the Conservatives Please Attempt An Argument? ” President Obama has taken a cautious tone toward the demonstrators in Iran, with his stated reason being that more open support would discredit their cause. This strikes me as a sensible position. The revealed preferences of both sides […]
June 17, 2009 – 7:15 pm
From yesterday But at the same time, Obama said it would not be helpful if the United States was seen by the world as “meddling†in the issue. Today Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of “intolerable” meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection […]
June 17, 2009 – 8:57 am
Now, Mousavi is not really for as much openness and reform as people may think, and certainly not on the international front, but, at this point, he may be opening a can of worms that could force major changes in Iran Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has called for a mass rally to protest […]
June 16, 2009 – 6:37 pm
The supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Hard to believe, eh? (h/t LGF2.0) President Barack Obamasays he believes supreme leader Ayatollah ali Khamenei has deep concerns about the civil unrest that has followed the hotly contested presidential election there. Obama repeated Tuesday at a news conference his “deep concerns” about the disputed balloting. He said he […]
June 16, 2009 – 8:03 am
Yes, finally, President Obama commented on what is going on in Iran, but, lest you think this was scripted, some sort of announcement as so many Obama shills seeming to be saying, um, no. From the White House blog, we find that he commented on Iran because he was asked a question from someone in […]
June 15, 2009 – 8:26 am
Don’t forget, wear green today in support of the protesters in Iran Supporters had been due to turn out en masse in Tehran on Monday afternoon, despite government warnings to stay off the streets. But this morning, a statement on Mr Mousavi’s campaign website announced that the demonstration had been postponed – although it said […]
June 13, 2009 – 3:39 pm
First of all It is impossible to know for sure how much the ostensible re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad represents the preference of an essentially conservative Iranian public and how much, as opposition voters passionately believe, it is the imposed verdict of a fundamentally authoritarian regime. Witnesses reported that at least one person had been shot […]
