Tamer Mowafy's Library tagged → View Popular
Has the U.S. Played a Role in Fomenting Unrest During Iran's Election? | Foreign Policy Journal
Reality Is Its Own Caricature for US in Afghanistan and Pakistan by William Pfaff -- Antiwar.com
The problem with U.S.-sponsored elections in Asia and elsewhere in the non-Western world, as in Afghanistan Aug. 20, is that they are sponsored by the United States primarily to legitimize its own presence in the country
As Afghan Polls Open, Contest for Presidency Tightens - NYTimes.com
Afghanistan’s presidential race is proving tighter than expected as polls opened in an election that has become a critical benchmark of the nation’s progress for the Afghan government and the Obama administration.
Fear of the Taliban Discourages Afghan Voters - NYTimes.com
TARAKAI, Afghanistan — A group of Taliban fighters made their announcement in the bazaar of a nearby village a few days ago, and the word spread fast: anyone caught voting in the presidential election will have his finger — the one inked for the ballot — cut off.
MWC News - A Site Without Borders - - Iran reformists challenge Khamenei
Iran's former reformist parliamentarians have questioned the fitness of the supreme leader to rule the Islamic Republic, reports say
Iran: Mousavi forms new political front to continue struggle -- latimes.com
Iran's opposition leader today announced the formation of a new political front aimed at continuing the struggle against what he described as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's illegitimate government and maintaining the grassroots political movement unleashed by the nation's disputed June elections
-
Mir-Hossein Mousavi declared the creation of "The Green Path of Hope" as an attempt to institutionalize the political movement built on his presidential campaign and the outrage that followed the disputed results and the ensuing violent crackdown
Karzai election rally shows reliance on tribal alliances | World news | guardian.co.uk
Thousands of Ismaili Shias throw votes behind Afghan president after endorsement of spiritual leader
The World from Berlin: 'The Confrontation between Iran and the West Will Surely Escalate' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Most Western countries refrained from attending President Ahmadinejad's inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, but a few didn't.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad begins his second term as Iran's president | World news | The Guardian
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad formally began his second term as Iran's president today, pledging to serve his people and resist foreign powers who question the validity of his election.
-
Iran's deep domestic divisions were dramatically displayed as riot police confronted hundreds of demonstrators – many shouting "death to the dictator" – outside the parliament in Tehran where he was sworn in for four more years.
-
Reformists, including defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, ex-president Mohammad Khatami and many MPs, boycotted the ceremony.
Selected Tags
Related Tags
Sponsored Links
Top Contributors
Groups interested in elections
-
Politics not Bush...
Elections and change-effort...
Items: 1 | Visits: 20
Created by: Blue Heron
Diigo is about better ways to research, share and collaborate on information. Learn more »
Join Diigo
