Morning Newsdome: Calmly defying ban
June 15, 2009 at 11:25 am by Alejandro A. Leal in News- Tens of thousands of Iranian protesters defy ban to march in the streets of Tehran after Friday’s disputed election… meanwhile, opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi makes an appearance at a rally after days of de-facto house arrest, and calm was urged by the country’s supreme leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he orders an investigation into Moussavi’s claims of vote rigging.
- But: There are reports of leaked election results data show Ahmadinejad came in third.
- You can do it! President Obama takes his health care reform message to the American Medical Association.
- Yes but: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now embraces the “idea of a Palestinian state.”
"End the Occupation" protest photo from a demonstration earlier this year in front of the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.
- Up and down: U.S. stocks are sharply lower this week amid drop in commodities.
- EU agrees to take in some former Guantanamo Bay detainees.
- WTF: Miami “cat-killer” arrested – he allegedly mutilated over 15 cats.
- Whadayaknow: Glacier in southern Argentina continues to expand despite global warming. (Photo by Joeff Davis)
June 15th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
fascinating/graphic twitpic photostream of the protests:
http://twitpic.com/photos/madyar
god/allah help iran.