Month: May 2007

Crackdown & Arrests At Tehran's Amir Kabir University

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Iranian students at Amir Kabir University held protests this past week on campus until regime thugs came in and beat them with chains.Iran continues to persecute the university students in Tehran and arrested another student leader on Friday.ADN Kronos reported:A student of top Tehran university Amir Kabir Polytechnic was arrested Friday amid campus rallies.

Like America France Will Decide Between Socialist & Conservative

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France politics mimics America…Today the French will decide between a strong socialist and a more moderate conservative candidate for their next president.The two rivals, socialist Segolene Royal and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy, are bidding to succeed Jacques Chirac after 12 years of failed Leftist policies that has left the country in shambles.

Nazanin Afshin-Jam Releases Debut Album "Someday" Dedicated to Iranian Freedom

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Nazanin is the voice for the voiceless…Iran Press News (Farsi) posted this amazing video by the beautiful former Miss World Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam.Born in Tehran during the turmoil of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Nazanin’s family was forced to leave all their worldly possessions behind and flee to freedom, when her father had been jailed and tortured by the Revolutionary Guard under the new regime.

Milblog Conference: "Supporting the Troops"

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The final panel at the 2007 Milblogger Conference discussed the different ways that the troops in the field are being supported by the American public.”Support is more than just a Bumper Sticker”The panelists included (Left to Right): Moderator Chuck Z.

Milblog Conference: "Rapid Fire" Discussing Media Bias

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The third panel at the 2007 Milblog Conference included an invigorating discussion on bias in the media.Mark at Eagle Speak- covers maritime security issuesMurdoc- Murdoc Online- Started in 2003- Blogs about military issuesNoah Shachtman of Wired Magazine- an MSM employee with interest in bloggingSlab from OPFOR- a popular military blogCaptain Anthony Deiss from CENTCOMNoah Shachtman talked about the media representation.

Liveblogging the Milblog Conference: "All in the Family"

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The second panel this morning at the 2007 Milblog Conference consisted of family members of soldier’s who are serving in the military:Panelists included: Moderator Andi of Andi’s World, Rachelle of Army Wife Toddler Mom, Sarah of Trying to Grok, Becky of Military Families Voices of Victory, and Carla of Some Soldier’s Mom.Q and O has a terrific roundup on the panel discussion.One segment from the panel was particularly moving…Robert Stokely, the parent of a fallen soldier Mike Stokely, gave a very moving talk on his son who died while serving in Iraq three months after he was married.Michael, then 8, helped bake a cake for his father’s birthday.

Liveblogging the 2007 Milblog Conference

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-Live at the 2007 Milblog Conference-The 2007 Milblog Conference started off with a bang this morning with a very positive message from President Bush to the milbloggers.It is posted HEREMudville Gazette’s Milblog Website has a live video stream from the conference.Mary Katharine Ham and Lorie Byrd are here in attendance.(Thanks to Musing Minds for cleaning the picture.)Rear Admiral Mark I.

President Bush Addresses the 2007 Milblog Conference

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-Live at the 2007 Milblog Conference-The 2007 Milblog Conference started off with a bang this morning with a very positive message from President Bush to the milbloggers.The president noted the important work of the milbloggers in this War on Terror.Here is that message from President Bush:As you can tell from the applause- The statement by the president was very much appreciated by those in attendance at the conference.** HERE is the direct link to the video if you want to post it.

Republican Senators Release Statement in Support of Milbloggers

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Republican Senators Norm Coleman, Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint released a letter today showing their support for the military bloggers and expressing concern over the revised Army regulations on blogging that were reported yesterday:HotAir has much more on the developments surronding the announced crackdown on military bloggers.See Jane Mom has the latest and says the “Army climbs down off their censorship position.”** I’m sure it will be a hot topic at this weekend’s 2007 Milblog conference.Which I will be attending, by the way.I plan on liveblogging the event in Washington DC tomorrow.

Lost: Nuclear Material… If Found: Call 0-800-Pakistan

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Pakistan has misplaced some nuclear material.Now they are advertising for any information leading to the discovery of the material.Not surprisingly, the ad is garnering some attention.A Pakistani ad for “lost or stolen” nuclear material.Pakistan says there is really no cause for concern.Dawn Internet reported:Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority has said there is no cause for concern after it published advertisements in newspapers for information on ‘lost’ radioactive material.The advertisements urged members of the public to inform officials if they found any ‘lost or stolen’ radioactive material.They were published in major Urdu-language newspapers.According to a report on BBC Online, a spokesman for the authority said that there was a ‘very remote chance’ that nuclear materials imported 40-50 years ago were unaccounted for.Officials on Wednesday were keen to reassure the outside world that no radioactive material had been stolen, lost or gone missing.But officials say they need to heighten public awareness of nuclear issues to ensure that decades-old nuclear material is fully accounted for.

Iran Officially Approves Democrat's Surrender Plans

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Today, Iran officially joined with democrats.After a few days of beating around Bush and bragging that it was Iran that pushed the US to surrender, the regime joined democrats and condemned the US actions in Iraq earlier today.Anti-war democrat, Rep.

More Surrender Postcards for Delivery

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Here are a couple of other democratic “Surrender” Postcards for you to send to your democratic representative or senator.First from Cornhusker:Click to EnlargeAnd, here is another from Tom K.:If you need an address for your surrendering senator they are listed HERE at a previous postcard post.

Zogby Poll Shows Parents Prefer Abstinence Education 2 to 1

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A new poll was released today shows that parents overwhelmingly prefer abstinence education for their children.The National Abstinence Education Association reported:The National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) today released a new survey from Zogby International showing that when parents become aware of what abstinence education vs.

Liveblogging the United Nations "World Press Freedom Press Day" Panel

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May 3, 2007 1:15 PM ESTIt is “World Press Freedom Press Day” at the United Nations.The US Mission to the United Nations is hosting a panel today at the UN titled “The Citizen Journalist: The Internet as a Tool for Freedom of Speech.” The following speakers will present a status report on blogging worldwide today and the state of free expression online and will be available to answer questions:- Tala Dowlatshahi, New York Director, Reporters Without Borders- Nora Younis, Egyptian and Activist- Watson Meng, Founder, Boxun News – Frank Xie, Chinese , Boxun News (Assistant Marketing Professor, Drexel University)- Jeffery Krilla, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor – Moderator: Bridget Johnson, columnist and blogger LA Daily NewsModerator Bridget Johnson blogs at GOP Vixen and today has an important post explaining the oppression of journalists throughout the world:”Democracy and the hunger for free speech are creeping across repressive societies, and the revolutionaries leading this charge are often the unlikeliest of soldiers – lone thinkers with minds for change and keyboards as their weapons.

Announcement: US Kills Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq!

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Abu Omar al-Baghdadi was killed in fighting Wednesday night!US and Iraqi forces have killed the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, it was announced today!W-Zip has a photo of the dead al-Baghdadi via Iraq Slogger.The US also released photos of another Al-Qaeda leader killed in Iraq.Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, the Al-Qaeda senior minister of information, was behind the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll.A portrait of Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri (R) is presented by U.S.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Blasted For Breaking Sharia Law!

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“The Kiss”It was a sweet gesture, kissing the hand of his first grade teacher, but now its backfiring on the Jew-hating madman.Was the peck on the hand staged?Kamangir thinks so.Regardless…

Iranian News Announces Release of American Robert Levinson

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Bazteb News is carrying a report tonight from “usually reliable sources” that American Robert Levinson was turned over to American officials in Iraq:Usually reliable Iranian sources(?) say that detained American, Robert Levinson, was turned over to American officials in the last 24-hours.

Iranian Workers Protest Regime- Chant "Death to Oppressors!"

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Yesterday, several hundred Iranian workers took to the streets of Tehran to protest against the brutal regime.The protesters chanted, “Death to the Oppressors!”The workers hoisted a coffin symbolising their demands which the police then tried to break.Clashes ensued with the police after that.The police then shut down the rally.Here are pictures from that worker’s protest from the Iranian news (via Winston):The Spirit of Man has more thoughts on the rally.Previously:Violent Clashes at Iranian Labor Protests!

President Uribe's Popularity Soars After Snub By Gore

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President Alvaro Uribe, the capitalist savior of South America, will be in Washington today to fight for a trade deal and continued US aid amid growing accusations of scandal back home in Colombia.

Wolfowitz Releases Statement

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Shaha Riza and Paul Wolfowitz released official statements to the World Bank.Clarice Feldman posted copies at The American Thinker.Hat Tip Larwyn

CNN OK's Racial Slurs Against Conservative Latinos

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Slinging racial epithets against conservatives cleared at CNN.It was no surprise that Leftist blogs repeated the slur.Update: Add to that the the Left’s shameless attacks on minority religions.

McCain Proposes League of Democracies

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John McCain is proposing a “League of Democracies” today in a speech in California.Powerline thinks it could work.Captain’s Quarters takes a close look at the proposal.Actually, when you consider the number of dictatorships and regimes making decisions at the UN and consistently voting against the US, (and Israel) the proposal makes sense:Click to EnlargeThese charts were taken from Freedom House’s Annual Global Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties (2006).

Regime Beats Students With Chains- Arrests Student Leaders

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MORE NEWS on the student protests and the violent crackdown by the pro-mullah supporters yesterday is being reported today…An Iranian website, Autnews, posted this call for the regime to release Amir Kabir University student leader Babak Zamanian who was arrested last week by the regime!Student protesters were severely beaten by pro-Ahmadinejad thugs yesterday while holding a protest for the release of Babak.

Rumors: Al Qaeda in Iraq Leader Al Masri A Dead Terrorist!

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Al Qaeda in Iraq Leader Al Masri May Have Joined Al Zarqawi…In hell?Al Masri entered Iraq in 2002, before al-Zarqawi, and may have helped establish the first al-Qaida cell in the Baghdad area- Before the US invasion of Iraq!