You hardly knew where to look in London this week. The government didn’t fall, but a section of it sheared off, and fell into the sea.
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Ahmadinejad, in his own words
In his only print interview on his visit to the UN General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expended considerable effort to be friendly and cordial with the NYT’s Nicholas D. Kristof but inevitably had to field some prickly questions.
Ahmadinejad in the crosshairs of political assassination
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s dismissal of his intelligence minister has caused a high profile spat with supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Conservatives are seizing the opportunity to try and seal Ahmadinejad’s fate, writes Geneive Abdo.
Political snippets: Labor still fancied in Victoria
The strong performance of Greens has certainly given the two major parties plenty to think about.
Ahmadinejad: 9/11 “a big fabrication”
At the UN General Assembly yesterday firebrand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prompted a walkout by representatives of more than 30 countries, describing the September 11 attacks as an American concoction engineered to “save the Zionist regime.”
The benefits of Ahmadinejad
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gets a lot of — rightly deserved — flak from the Western media. But Esquire offers up five reasons why Ahmadinejad is good, like he could help stabilise Afghanistan and also serves as constant comedy fodder.
The master spinner from Iran
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spins a story better than most PR people. He sidesteps tricky questions by instead attacking the US, changes his answer depending on the audience and relies on a translator, making it easy to ignore interviewers’ questions.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Foreign dictator fashionistas
One of the greatest photo galleries we’ve seen in a while, wrapping up the fashion choices of the world’s most brutal leaders, from Kim Jong Il’s love of taupe safari suits to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s chic minimalistic suits.
Why Iranians should support sanctions
The fresh energy sanctions imposed on Iran are the best way the West can support the Green movement. Sanctions helped bring democracy to South Africa and they can work in Iran too.
Ministry of Truth: do you remember when Obama and Ahmadinejad shook hands?
Slate conduct an interesting experiment, doctoring photos to change historical political events and then seeing how readers’ memories measure up. Orwell’s 1984 suddenly seems a little closer to home.
It’s all over for Iran
Government repression works. For months after Iran’s elections, Green Movement protests continued in the streets. But now, the streets are quiet as all the protesters are either locked up or shutting up, reports Stephen Kinzer from Iran.
Friedman: It’s in the capable hands of the Iraqis now
The recent election in Iraq is a big deal. Iraqis overcame major sectarian disputes and voted despite the violence and bombings. This is how peace will be achieved in the region: when the citizens are prepared to fight for it. Watch out, Ahmadinejad.
What it’s really like to be a dissident in Iran
An Iranian dissident gives a first-hand account of the latest violence on the streets of Tehran since Ashura: how members of the Green Movement are capturing militiamen, the battles between police and protesters and their disappointment in the actions of Barack Obama.
Iran on the brink of civil war
It’s not a revolution that seems inevitable for Iran, but rather civil war and social breakdown as the government and opposition divide the nation along religious and political lines. Abbas Barzegar reports from Iran.
The second Iranian revolution?
Iran is moving from election protests into a full scale civil disobedience campaign, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni to blame, says Meir Javedanfar. Can Khameni save his regime or is its demise inevitable?
From the revolution to election rebellion: a history of student protests in Iran
An Iranian student looks back the vibrant history of student protests in Iran. Although today’s pulsating Iranian youth movement faces a unique set of challenges, it has the potential to change the country’s politics.
Why the West should stop worrying about Iran’s nukes
The West’s obsession with Iran’s nuclear ambitions is playing right into Ahmadinejad’s hands, says a former UN official. If we really want to help Iranians’ struggle for democracy, we need to forget about sanctions and get creative.
Iran’s radical street revolution is back
Iranian students are back out on the streets demonstrating, in the biggest wave of protests since the disputed June elections. But the movement is shifting from against Ahmadinejad to wider Iranian political complaints.
Ahmadinejad hates press freedom… but loves blogging
Online journalists in Iran are regularly jailed and shut down for speaking out against the government, even though the country’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is himself a prolific blogger. But the English an Farsi versions of his site tell two very different stories.
Iran: stay and fight or leave and live?
With the protests surrounding the Iranian elections, it raises a difficult question for young Iranians, writes Gabby Haynes, fight or flee? With an estimated 150,000 Iranians leaving every year, how can change come about if no one fights for it?
Iran’s opposition protests return: a live blog
Iranian opposition protesters are again taking to the streets, as officials mark the 30th anniversary of the US embassy in Tehran being taken hostage. Protesters are being reportedly beaten, injured and arrested. The Guardian live blogs the uprising.
Interview with Iranian blogger: stuff nuclear weapons, what about people’s lives?
Prolific Iranian blogger Mojtaba Saminejad updates the NY Times on the anger still bubbling inside Iran and why sanctions for nuclear weapons misses the human rights issues.
Reports of Ahmedinejad’s Judaism are greatly exaggerated
The weekend’s much-hyped reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has Jewish roots are incorrect, says Meir Javedanfar, who says his bloodline may in fact flow back to the Prophet Muhammad.
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Is anti-semitic Ahmadinejad actually Jewish?
A chance snapshot of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s identity card has revealed a curious fact: he was born with a Jewish surname. Are his attacks on Israel and the Jewish world all a rouse to cover his true roots?
The UN: a glorified global beauty pageant
The United Nations is nothing more than a “theatre for the absurd”, says Alex Castellanos, where “terrorists and madmen” stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the leader of the free world — and the US foots almost a quarter of the bill for the privilege.
