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Week of June 28, 2009 - July 4, 2009

Iran's rulers are clearly baiting the west for reactions


A short time ago CNN TV did a "breaking" that the Iranians are broadcasting a "confession" by imprisoned Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari. I can't find anything on the net on it yet, but here's the June 21 story of his arrest.

See also at the New York Times website: Europe Weighs Withdrawing Envoys From Tehran, by Alan Cowell and Stephen Castel, 1:52 PM ET today: Diplomats said that the European Union is considering pulling out all 27 ambassadors in a dispute over Iran's detention of local personnel from the British Embassy.  There's conflicting on that, as the Times' The Lede reported at 9:25am that that may have been resolved.

Their primary intended audience is domestic, of course, as they are trying to keep complete control, save their Islamic experiment, or whatever. But it seems they would like some Great Satans to play the game with them and will keep trying.

Honduras


Gawker's Foster Kamer:

In a shallow attempt to divert attention away from their Iranian brethren (?), while you were getting out of bed today, Hondurans were having a military coup. Here's the basic rundown...

New York Times' current summary report.

Reuters: Honduras Zelaya calls for peaceful resistance to coup and
Chavez puts Venezuela troops on alert on Honduras.

Bloomberg:

..Over the past year, Zelaya has alienated Honduras's political and business elite by aligning with the Chavez-led group of socialist Latin American leaders...

Feel free to use comments for updates or discussion if a better thread doesn't appear.

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