Check out the farsi media outlet Washington Prism’s coverage of NIAC at the Democratic convention!
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What We’re Reading- 'Mousavi nephew' among Iran deadThe nephew of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is reportedly among eight people killed in continuing clashes between police and protesters. However, this needs to still be verified.
- This Is No Smoking Gun, Nor Iranian BombUK Physicist says "leaked documents say" as editorialized by Times Online does not implicate Iran trying to develop a trigger for a Nuclear Weapon. The documents read more like a university research project. But hey, that's just the opinion of a physics professor.
- Iran's Worst EnemyMeir Dagan - Mossad's chief - "was leading a task force on terrorist financing in 2001 when his men told him they had discovered a European bank being used to channel money from Iran to Hamas. 'We have the address, no?' Dagan asked his intel officers, according to a participant in the meeting, who asked not to be named for fear of angerin […]
- Iran Rejects Nuclear Trigger ClaimAhmadinejad and co. deny they are making nuclear trigger after Times Online allegedly reveals secret documents that say they do. Japan is willing to engage in a more active role in the nuclear talks, especially over the deep mistrust between Iran and Western states.
- Iran Says 3 American Hikers Will Be TriedDenial of rights continues as FM Mottaki says American hikers “entered illegally with suspicious objectives” and would be “tried by Iran’s judiciary.”
- Karroubi Speaks to the BBC (video)Mehdi Karroubi talks about the latest developments in Iran and the prospect of the government arresting him.
- Throngs of Mourners Attend Funeral of Dissident Ayatollah (NYT)Tens of thousands of mourners, including Mousavi, went to Qum for Ayatollah Montazeri's funeral.
- 'Mousavi nephew' among Iran dead
August 31, 2008 at 9:28 pm
good to see the coverage…
hopefully we’ll pick up coverage on the RNC side too