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Reza Pahlavi of Iran's statement at the National Press Club
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RezaPahlavi.org
It is nearly impossible to discuss with you the issues pertaining to Iran, without considering the unfolding crisis in the Middle East and its effects on, and relations to, the Theocratic regime ruling my homeland - a land that, for millennia was known for its civility, tolerance, and contributions to humanity.
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Reza Pahlavi wants to be 'catalyst' of change in Iran
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IranMania
Reza Pahlavi, "I believe the Iranians are today capable of taking care of their own destiny, provided the international community tells them it is with them not against them in this quest."
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Several killed and tens of injured and arrested in new bloody clashes in Ferdows
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SMCCDI
At least 6 demonstrators have been reported as killed and Tens of other injured, in the City of Ferdows, following a bloody crackdown made, yesterday, by the Islamic republic's Special forces sent from Mashad and Sarakhss.
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Iran shelters 800 Kurdish insurgents
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MENL
Ankara -- Turkey has determined that Iran is sheltering about 800 Kurdish insurgents along their border frontier.
A Turkish intelligence report asserted that despite Iran's pledges Teheran continues to grant shelter and aid to the Kurdish Workers Party. The PKK waged an insurgency campaign against Turkey from 1983 to 1998 in which 30,000 people were killed.
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Iran executes worker who strangled 16 women over 2 years
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The New York Times
Tehran -- A man who strangled 16 women with their head scarves in the northeastern city of Mashad was hanged early this morning in the prison compound, state radio reported.
Saeed Hanai, 39, a construction worker, was sentenced to death after he confessed that he had strangled 16 women, many of whom had criminal records for drug abuse and were said to have worked as prostitutes.
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Singapore doctor says innovative fund raising needed to help conjoined twins in Iran
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The Associated Press
Singapore - A Singaporean surgeon known for separating baby Siamese twins who were joined at the head says a pair of similarly joined twins in Iran can be helped — but it will take some creative fund raising.
After 27 years of shared life, Laleh and Ladan Bijani have asked for international help to surgically separate their joined heads, which force them to share most things including the same headscarf.
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Ex-king returns to Afghanistan, vows never to leave
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Reuters
(Radio-Canada)
Kabul -- For three decades, the former king of Afghanistan (news - web sites) waited patiently in exile in Italy, dreaming of the day he could return home.
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Kabul joy as ex-king returns
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BBC World
(Radio-Canada)
Former Afghan king Zahir Shah has returned to Kabul from Italy amid tight security after 29 years in exile. Delegations from all over Afghanistan - holding flowers and pictures of the former king - greeted him at the airport, overjoyed at his return, the BBC's Kate Clark reports.
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Iraq - Iran for increased cooperation
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Arabic News
Iraqi Charge d'affaires to Tehran Abdulsattar al-Rawi in a meeting with the Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mohsen Mirdamadi Wednesday discussed the developments in the occupied territories, IRNA reported today.
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The three Islamic faces of suicide bombing
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The Los Angeles Times
By Amir Taheri
Does Islam promote suicide bombing? Three answers seem to be circulating in the Muslim world.
The first could be described as "yes-yes." It comes from the groups that recruit and use suicide bombers. Their argument is: Because we regard Israel as evil, we not only have a right but also a duty to fight it even in ways that are otherwise evil.
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Reform fervor cools in Iran as leaders seek social truce
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Associated Press
Tehran -- A speaker at Tehran University finished his tirade against the immense power of the ruling clerics. The few listeners quickly drifted away and the activist went back to his cup of rapidly cooling tea.
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CIA: China remains key missile supplier to Iran
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MENL
Washington -- The CIA has determined that China, despite its pledge, remains a key supplier of missile technology and components to Iran.
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Iran's Zoroastrians celebrate ancient feast with dance, fire
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The Associated Press
Pir-e-Herisht -- Dressed in white to symbolize purity, the priest carried a torch down the steps of the temple and set fire to a pile of wood to end the celebration of one of the world's oldest religious rites.
Sadeh, or the feast of creation of fire, has been observed by Zoroastrians since ancient times, when their religion was the state belief in the powerful Persian empire. This year, it took on new vigor in Iran thanks to a growing enthusiasm among the now-minority religion's young members.
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The crowd's distraction
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US News
The crowds that have taken to the streets of Arab cities are good spectacle. In one view, they must be conciliated lest the Arab world's ruling regimes be swept aside. Out of concern over the violence of the crowds, we are told, was launched the mission of Colin Powell, the secretary of state. It was believed in Washington that Jordan's monarchy was on the verge of collapse. But in truth, there is no conceivable diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinians that can conciliate the crowds. A political culture that ... more
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Where is Osama, and how did he get there anyway?
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National Review
I see where somebody in the Pentagon has "informed" the Washington Post that they have "concluded" that Osama bin Laden escaped to Pakistan during the battle of Tora Bora last December. To be sure, if you read down to the bottom of the Post piece, you will find that our top guys don't believe it and actually say there is no information whatsoever to prove that. But it's today's story and it's good reading, and hey, ... more
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Europeans critical of Bush on Mideast, 'Terror War'
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Reuters
Washington -- Europeans oppose President Bush's Middle East policies and believe his conduct of the so-called war on terrorism is based mainly on U.S. interests with little regard for allies, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
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Bush hails progress of Mideast mission
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The Telegraph
President Bush insisted yesterday that Colin Powell's Middle East mission had made "progress towards peace" and attempted to switch his focus back towards "outlaw regimes".
"We're confronting hatred that is centuries old, disputes that have lingered for decades," Mr Bush told cadets at the Virginia Military Academy. "But I will continue to lead toward a vision of peace."
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Iranians seek a voice
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ThisisLondon.co.uk
Iranian cinema is as fashionable over here as a Prada veil might be in downtown Tehran, but it's doubtful that this visiting performance from Theatre Bazi will make their theatre so modish. Not that this strangely absorbing, reworking of the Helen Keller story about a deaf, blind mute doesn't deserve a wider audience. It's just that its methods are so abstruse that it is unlikely to break box-office records.
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