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Stephen Hughes Russia No proof of military N- plans in Iran

Russia No proof of military N- plans in Iran Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:00:02 GMT Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov As Western powers batten down the hatches and prepare sanctions against Tehran, a senior Russian official says there still is no proof of an Iranian nuclear weapons program. In remarks published on Friday, deputy Russian foreign minis… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Opposition Supporters, Police Clash in Iran

Opposition Supporters, Police Clash in Iran VOA News 26 December 2009 Iranian police have clashed with anti-government demonstrators who gathered in the Iranian capital during a Shi'ite Muslim holiday. Witnesses say police confronted protesters who had gathered Saturday in the streets around the Jamaran m… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Chinas strategic alliance with Iran is off most radar screens

Chinas strategic alliance with Iran is off most radar screens By Fariborz Saremi 22 Dec 2009 Since the 1990s China has successfully been expanding its influence in theMiddle East and Iran in particular without attracting the attention of the global community. China views Iran as a significant potential ally in its attempts to counter-balance western pow… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Hizbullah launching rocket attacks in Iraq directed by Iran's IRGC

Hizbullah launching rocket attacks in Iraq directed by Iran's IRGC BAGHDAD — Dec 2009 The Iraqi wing of Hizbullah has been responsible for rocket strikes on Iraqi and U.S. military facilities in the Baghdad area. Officials said the so-called Hizbullah Brigades were operating in the northwestern part of the… Continue

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Stephen Hughes The Real Rules of War

The Real Rules of War By WARREN KOZAK 23 Dec 2009 Five years ago, a particularly gruesome image made its way to our television screens from the war in Iraq. Four U.S. civilian contractors working in Fallujah were ambushed and killed by al Qaeda. Their bodies were burned, then dragged through the streets. Two o… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Pakistani Militants Migrate to Nuke-Rich Region, Officials Assert

Pakistani Militants Migrate to Nuke-Rich Region, Officials Assert Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 A Pakistani military campaign this autumn targeting extremists in the country's South Waziristan region has pushed militants into neighboring areas that host the majority of the country's nuclear facilities, the Washing… Continue

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Stephen Hughes 1988 Mass Executions In Iran Free Report

1988 Mass Executions In Iran Free Report Introduction Sept 2009 Report In late July 1988, the Islamic Republic of Iran began summarily interrogating, torturing and executing thousands of political prisoners throughout the country. The massacre continued into the fall. Well planned and deliberately accomplished in secret, the massacre effectively eliminated any r… Continue

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Stephen Hughes A Japanese Proposal for Iran?

A Japanese Proposal for Iran? WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2009 STRATFOR.COM Diary Archives WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN ROBERT GIBBS reminded Iran Tuesday of its Dec. 31 deadline to accept a United Nations-drafted agreement to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, saying that the United States has begun taking steps… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Special Edition: Watching Iran for a Breakpoint

Intelligence Guidance Special Edition: Watching Iran for a Breakpoint STRATFOR TODAY »December 23, 2009 | 2344 GMT Editor’s Note: The following is an internal STRATFOR document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for und… Continue

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Stephen Hughes RISE OF THE ‘IRAN LOBBY’ FREE REPORT

RISE OF THE ‘IRAN LOBBY’ National Iranian American Council (NIAC) and Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Tehran’s front groups move on—and into— the Obama Administration Clare M. Lopez 25 February 2009 A complex network of individuals and organizations with ties to the clerical regime in Tehran is… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Ahmadinejad on Nuke Deadline: 'We Don't Care'

Ahmadinejad on Nuke Deadline: 'We Don't Care' Tuesday , December 22, 2009 TEHRAN, Iran — AP Iran's president on Tuesday dismissed a year-end deadline set by the Obama administration and the West for Tehran to accept a U.N.-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, and claimed his government is now "10 times stronger" than a year ago. Mahmoud Ah… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Dangerous But Not Omnipotent, Free Report

Dangerous But Not Omnipotent Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East 19 May 2009 By: Frederic Wehrey, David E. Thaler, Nora Bensahel, Kim Cragin, Jerrold D. Green, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Nadia Oweidat, Jennifer Li Following the U.S. invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Iranian thre… Continue

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JOHNNY RAMIREZ Iranian Incursion into Iraq

December 21, 2009 | 1629 GMT http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20091221_iranian_incursion_context Iranian Incursion into Iraq By George Friedman A small number of Iranian troops entered Iraq, where they took control of an oil well and raised the Iranian flag Dec. 18. The Iranian-Iraqi border in this region is poorly defined and is contested, with the Iranians claiming this well is in Iranian territory not returned… Continue

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Stephen Hughes We Are All Iranians

We Are All Iranians Nooshabeh Amiri- Hossein Bastani interview December 17, 2009 French Foreign Minister in interview with Rooz: In an exclusive interview with Rooz, the French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, discusses Europe’s preoccupations with the Ahmadinejad administration’s domestic and foreign poli… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Claim of Hidden Imam’s Appearance After Ahmadinejad!

Claim of Hidden Imam’s Appearance After Ahmadinejad! December 14, 2009 Strange Revelation by a Conservative Leader: NOTE : “The core of the Shi'ite religious world view is the Hidden Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, "The Guided One." While the stories of the first eleven Imams are historical in nature, the history of the twelfth Imam is mystical and miraculous. END… Continue

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Stephen Hughes UK FAILS TO HALT FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

UK FAILS TO HALT FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION Girls are still at risk this Christmas as 'cutters' are flown in from abroad to perform the illegal procedure here By Nina Lakhani Sunday, 20 December 2009 LIBA TAYLOR Women in Somalia being educated about the dangers of genital mutilation. Campaigners in the UK are angry that there have been no prosecutions of practit… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Stop Tiptoeing Around Honour killings

Stop Tiptoeing Around Honour killings Anyone who thinks murder is better than suffering the indignation of a community needs more than a softly-softly approach o Poorna Shetty o guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 December 2009 14.00 GMT The dust has barely settled on the case of Tulay Goren – the Turkish schoolgirl murdered by her own father. Tulay's murder will not be… Continue

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Stephen Hughes Afghanistan :The Obama Administrations Trust in Pakistan is Going to Get Americans Killed

Afghanistan :The Obama Administrations Trust in Pakistan is Going to Get Americans Killed By Barry Rubin SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009 Prediction: One day some enterprising author or former intelligence officer is going to write a best-selling book about the hunt for Usama bin Ladin. Readers will be horrified to find how the Pakistani government and military sabotag… Continue

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Stephen Hughes The Fight Against Honor Killings’: Interview With Investigative Journalist Rana Husseini

Audio The Fight Against Honor Killings’: Interview With Investigative Journalist Rana Husseini The Fight Against ‘Honor Killings’: Interview With Investigative Journalist Rana Husseini (Audio) Source: Population Reference Bureau It is estimated that 5,000 women worldwide are murdered every year in so-call… Continue

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