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Entries from May 2008

URGENT ACTION APPEAL – From Amnesty International USA

May 30th, 2008 No Comments

30 May 2008 UA 146/08             Imminent execution/legal concern IRAN                   Mohammad Feda’i (m) aged 21, juvenile offender Mohammad Feda’i is facing imminent execution for a murder committed when he was 17 years old. He was convicted after an unfair trial. Iran [...]

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Michael Moore willing to attend Documentary Film Festival in Iran

May 30th, 2008 1 Comment

Tehran, May 25, IRNA – American filmmaker and author, Michael Moore held talks with the representative of Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Cinema Development Center at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival in southern France on Sunday. In the meeting, Moore voiced his willingness to take part in the Second Iran International Documentary Film Festival slated [...]

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No One Left to Lie to: The Triangulations of Barack Obama

May 28th, 2008 No Comments

As Christopher Hitchens wrote this week, “It’s somehow absurd and trivial to use the word Israel and the expression 60th birthday in the same sentence or the same breath. (What is this, some candle-bedecked ceremony in Miami?).” Nevertheless, behold the message on Obama’s web site: http://www.barackobama.com/2008/05/09/at_60_israel_has_much_to_celeb_1.php It’d be generous to say that Obama’s record on [...]

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R.I.P. Utah Phillips

May 27th, 2008 No Comments

One of the great hobos, labor organizers, union men and singer/writer/mentors Utah Phillips passed away on Friday night. He was 73 years old and I suspect any reader of Songs:Illinois will be well aware of the work of Utah. Newer fans may have heard of him first though his work with Ani DiFranco. In fact [...]

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Khamenei is buying My Life By Bill Clinton

May 15th, 2008 1 Comment

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Only in Iran

May 13th, 2008 No Comments

The conference of Quran and Health   Iranian media just doesn’t ask this girl about her views, but they also provide the response.   ===> Islamic Republic St. ===> <=== Freedom St. <===

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Peugeot Company History

May 13th, 2008 No Comments

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اول ماه مه روز جهانی کارگر گرامی باد

May 2nd, 2008 No Comments

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