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Clashes erupt at Iranian opposition rally

By The World ⋅ September 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
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iranrally-9-18-150Thousands of opposition supporters have clashed with security forces during a government-sponsored rally in Tehran.Iran’s reformists had been warned not to try to turn the pro-Palestinian ‘Jerusalem (Quds) Day’ marches into anti-government protests. Reports say opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and former President Mohammad Khatami were attacked. The opposition has been banned from holding rallies since the disputed presidential election in June. As part of the Quds Day events, President Ahmadinejad delivered a speech in which he repeated his view that the Nazi Holocaust was a myth. Laura Lynch reports.

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  • David Sabatene

    Having just heard Laura Lynch’s report on Iran, the only description I could give her report would be Pure Propaganda. How would Ms. Lynch describe the “defiance” of the Obama administration by the Right Wing and some participants at Town Hall Meetings? Would that also be described as “struggling to hold onto power”?? Can’t people make up their minds whether or not Iran is a democracy? And what is taboo about the views of the duly elected President of a country about another country (i.e. Israel)? Is it taboo to criticize the brutal behavior of the State of Israel against the Palestinians? Is it taboo to question the crass political manipulation of Jewish suffering in World War II to give the State of Israel a blank check? I mean, The World ought to be much more sophisticated in covering these issues instead of being sophomoric in presenting propaganda. And I am an American Jew speaking. So no one can accuse me of being an “anti-semite”!!