Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shuts down Iranian weekly that featured Obama on cover

The closure of the propular reformist weekly suggests that Mr Ahmadinejad is determined to silence his critics as he prepares for elections next June that could hand him a second-four year term. Where victory had once seemed assured, now he must expect a bruising contest with an uncertain outcome. Full Story »

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James Canning
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by James Canning - Nov. 12, 2008

Good quick read, helps those following evolving political situation in Iran keep up. The article might have mentioned that the IAEA has found no evidence of diversion of nuclear materials from the civilian nuclear power program, after 17 surprise inspections.

Obama needs to be much more subtle in his comments to the Iranian people. Calling Iran a supporter of terrorism is a bit much when Israel killed 1200 Lebanese civilians in 2006 in its insane smash-up of that country.

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