Iran again
Iran's Quds day becomes another day of division. Thousands protest in Tehran with some of the bravest gathering outside Ahmadinejad's speech at the University.
Reports as before are conflicting. There appear to have been incidents around both Moussavi and Khatami, although the level of "attack" seems highly debated. There are also varying reports of clashes with security forces and arressts, but I think we're going to have to wait awhile to sort it all out.
The Guardian is (sort of) liveblogging the day.
Also on Iran, there's a new leaked IAEA "report" on Iran's nuclear program saying that the Iranians did tests on the explosion mechanics of an implosion bomb.
The timing makes me skeptical on this one. Its "leak" seems too well timed to both the missile defense change and the Iran talks which makes me think it's a selectively released work copy or a speculative "worst case" that was never vetted for publishing. This is an anti-Iran somebody playing games.
Reports as before are conflicting. There appear to have been incidents around both Moussavi and Khatami, although the level of "attack" seems highly debated. There are also varying reports of clashes with security forces and arressts, but I think we're going to have to wait awhile to sort it all out.
The Guardian is (sort of) liveblogging the day.
Also on Iran, there's a new leaked IAEA "report" on Iran's nuclear program saying that the Iranians did tests on the explosion mechanics of an implosion bomb.
The timing makes me skeptical on this one. Its "leak" seems too well timed to both the missile defense change and the Iran talks which makes me think it's a selectively released work copy or a speculative "worst case" that was never vetted for publishing. This is an anti-Iran somebody playing games.
posted by mikevotes at
6:49 AM
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Apparently the next NIE report says nothing has changed.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/215529
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Anonymous, at 8:49 AM
Yeah. I think I may have linked that a couple days ago.
That's why this smells like someone playing politics by leaking selective intel reports.
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mikevotes, at 10:09 AM
AP are good at that.
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Anonymous, at 11:05 AM
Because the AP has so many reporters (or through locals)so many ways in that one of them is sure to bite.
Plus, they lack the editorial control you see in newspapers.
That combination makes them ripe for manipulation.
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mikevotes, at 1:33 PM
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