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Iran's democracy movement deserves U.S. support
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February 10, 2002
Houston Chronicle
By Reza Pahlavi
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the advent of the religious dictatorship -- the first of its kind in modern era -- in my homeland of Iran. Yet the world is still trying to figure out how to decipher the multitude of mixed messages emanating out of Tehran. Two weeks ago, President George W. Bush, in his State of the Union address, accurately described the repression of the Iranian people's quest for freedom "by an un-elected few who are in pursuit of terror, both inside and outside of Iran." That statement holds true and is the opinion of the overwhelming majority of 70 million Iranians who, on a daily basis, experience that suppression.
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40,000 Basijis take part in Bahman 22 rallies
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February 11, 2002
IRNA
Tehran, Feb 11, IRNA -- More than 40,000 Basijis (volunteer forces)
have taken part in the February 11 rallies in Tehran ...
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Iranian Islamic militia say ready to die in war with US
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February 11, 2002
AFP
TEHRAN, Feb 11 (AFP) - Thousands of Iranian Islamic militants paraded in white shrouds here Monday to demonstrate their willingness to die in a war with the United States.
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Anti-U.S. protests begin in Iran
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February 11, 2002
CNN
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) --Anti-U.S. demonstrations were being held in Iran on Monday to protest against President George W. Bush "axis of evil" speech.
The protests also mark the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
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Tehran stages mass anti-US rally
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February 11, 2002
BBC
Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in Tehran in a massive show of defiance against the United States, marking the anniversary of the Iranian revolution.
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Iran Denies Terrorism Claims
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February 11, 2002
CBS
(CBS) Iran rebutted claims it is trying to destabilize the fragile post-Taliban government in Afghanistan, while the deputy foreign minister insisted Sunday no one in the Iranian government was involved in the controversial arms shipment believed bound for the Palestinians to use against Israel.
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Iran 'against all types of terrorism'
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February 11, 2002
Gulf News
A senior Iranian diplomat stressed yesterday that Iran condemned all types of terrorism, including cross-border and government-sponsored ones, and Islam did not approve of such acts as it was a peace-loving religion.
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Iran boosts Gulf monitoring in response to "US threat"
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February 11, 2002
AFP
TEHRAN, Feb 10 (AFP) - Iran's navy has boosted its surveillance activities in the Persian Gulf due to simmering tensions with the United States, state radio announced Sunday, quoting the country's naval commander.
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U.S.: Iran Making Headway on Nukes
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February 11, 2002
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iran may be just a few years away from developing nuclear weapons capability, contributing to a sense of urgency on the need for a more assertive policy toward that strategically placed country, U.S. officials say.
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A Middle East seminar at the White House
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February 11, 2002
Ha'aretz
An Israeli diplomat in Washington decribed the week in which Israel tried to present its position to the U.S. administration. The week began, he said, with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres explaining to the Americans that he had already reached an agreement with Abu Ala, the speaker of the Palestinian Parliament, and that there was nothing more dangerous than for the United States to break off ties with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Alienating Iran
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February 08, 2002
The Economist
Iran's rejection of Britain's choice of a new ambassador is a setback to efforts to coax the Islamic state into more co-operative relations with the West. It follows the accusation by President George Bush that Iran is part of an "axis of evil". Reform-minded Iranians detect provocations by the country's hardliners, determined to prevent detente
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How not to make a friend of Iran
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February 09, 2002
The Economist
PREDICTABLY, Iran responded to its inclusion in George Bush's axis of evi with a mix of righteousness, dismay and reflexive abuse. But two observations stood out. Calumnies of this kind, suggested a statement by the largest of parliament's reform factions, tend to be visited on countries whose people have despaired of the regime meeting their desires.
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EU Leaders Criticize U.S. Policy,
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February 11, 2002
Wall Street Journal
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders from right and left criticized U.S. policy in its war on terror, breaking the atmosphere of trans-Atlantic solidarity that has dominated since Sept. 11.
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Musharraf concedes rivalry renewed with Iran
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February 11, 2002
The Washington Times
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who will seek the resumption of full military cooperation with the United States during a visit to Washington this week, says his country's traditional rivalry with Iran for influence in Afghanistan has resumed.
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US probes Afghan missile strike
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February 11, 2002
BBC
US forces in Afghanistan are trying to determine who was killed when a US missile struck suspected al-Qaeda leaders in a remote mountainous area.
US military officials say forensic evidence has been recovered at the scene and DNA tests are being carried out. A missile fired from a pilotless CIA plane last Monday reportedly hit a group of senior al-Qaeda members near the Zhawar Kili caves in south-eastern Afghanistan.
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President: Nation determined to defend country, Islamic Republic
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February 11, 2002
IRNA
Tehran, Feb 11, IRNA -- President Mohammad Khatami said on Monday
the Iranian nation is determined to defend its country, independence,
freedom and the Islamic Republic.
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Tehran Shuts Offices of Afghan Hard-Liner as Calls to Expel Him Increase
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February 11, 2002
The New York Times
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 The chorus of voices demanding the expulsion of the hard-line Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar grew louder here today, with the government shuttering all his organization's offices and indicating that he might be asked to leave. "If Hekmatyar does not comply with the security policy of Iran, it will be our right to make any decision that would serve our interests," a senior security official, Hossein Zare-Sefat, told the newspaper Iran in confirming that the offices of Mr. Hekmatyar's Hezb-e-Islami, a Sunni religious party, in the provincial city of Mashhad had been closed.
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Putin says Russia still willing to cooperate with OPEC, but warns that Moscow wants to pursue its own policies
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February 11, 2002
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin warned OPEC that while Moscow is willing to cooperate with the cartel, Russia intends to be guided by its own interests. In an interview published Monday in The Wall Street Journal, Putin also said that the Kremlin would like to see a price range of 20 dollars to 25 dollars for a barrel of oil. That is lower than the goal of 22 dollars to 28 dollars per barrel set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries when it pressured Moscow into making output cuts to boost prices. The discrepancy suggests that Moscow's commitment to the cuts may be short-lived. A barrel now costs just under 20 dollars. Putin said that Russia, the world's second-biggest oil producer, intends to ''preserve our independence to carry out our own policies.''
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Taliban are regrouping, warns Foreign Minister
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February 11, 2002
The Independent
The Taliban are regrouping, the foreign minister of Afghanistan has warned. Its leaders have formed two new political organisations "in another country" and are threatening to destabilise the interim government in Kabul and undermine international efforts to bring peace, Dr Abdullah Abdullah said.
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U.S. presence 'here to stay' in the Gulf
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February 11, 2002
Gulf News
The U.S. military presence in the Gulf is a "here to stay" and it represents "a cornerstone for peace and stability", outgoing Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command based in Bahrain, Vice-Admiral Charles W. Moore, Jr. said yesterday.
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Bush incensed, then soothed, the Saudis
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February 11, 2002
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON On Aug. 24, Crown Prince Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz, the leader of Saudi Arabia, was in his palace in Riyadh watching George W. Bush's televised news conference in Texas when the president was asked about the Israeli-Palestinian "peace process," which had again been undermined by a new round of violence.
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Shahroodi's Astonishing Criticisms of Iran's Judiciary
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February 11, 2002
Marzeporgohar
Shahroodi's Astonishing Criticisms of Iran's Judiciary The quarerly publication of 'Hoghooghi' belonging to Iran's judiciary has printed an interview with Ayatollah Shahroodi, the notorious head of Iran's judiciary, which actually took place last spring.
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Renewed unrest over Khorasan split
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February 11, 2002
RFI/RL
Shopkeepers in Sabzevar, a city in the northeastern province of Khorasan, closed their stores to protest the parliament's 3 February legislation on dividing Khorasan Province into three smaller provinces, "Jomhuri-yi Islami" reported. The new bill creates a Northern Khorasan Province, with Bojnurd as its capital; a Southern Khorasan province, with Birjand as its capital; and Mashhad, which currently is the capital of Khorasan Province, would be capital of Khorasan Razavi Province.
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Bush's words stir hope in Iran
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February 11, 2002
The Washington Times
TEHRAN — Beneath the public anger that most Iranians seem to share with their government over President Bush's "axis of evil" speech lies another sentiment heard only from hushed, anonymous voices — a hope that American pressure can force changes in Iran's government.
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Bush's Comments Bolster Old Guard in Tehran
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February 11, 2002
The New York Times
TEHRAN, Feb. 7 — President Bush's accusation that Iran belongs to an "axis of evil" has transformed the sharply divided political landscape here, bolstering old guard conservatives who had seemed on the defensive.
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