Moderate Clerics Denounce Iran’s Election
The pro-reform Clerics groups said in a statement that the Guardian Council, Iran’s top legislative body, no longer had the right to judge in the case.
The group, Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars, said in a statement that some members of the Guardian Council had ” lost impartiality & credibility in the matter”.
Is Operation “Strike Of The Sword” The Right Strategy in Afghanistan?
Operation “Strike of the Sword” is the name of the massive offensive launched two days ago by US Marines in south Afghanistan’s Helmand province. About 4,000 Marines, as well as 650 Afghan troops are involved with logistic air support provided by NATO planes.
Mousavi Urges Supporters To Keep Fighting
Today, Mousavi urged his supporters to keep working for “the right of the people,” in his first statement since the Guardian Council validated the result of the contested election.
Mousavi is still under a De facto house arrest, and some close to him fear he could be arrested in a matter of days.
New Protests In Iran, Police Beats Protesters
Various sources including NPR, AP & Al Jazeera confirmed that as many as 3,000 protesters gathered outside the Ghoba Mosque in Tehran.
UN To Hold Gaza “War Crimes” Hearings
The members of the independent fact finding mission, set up by the UN Human Rights Council, are holding public hearings in Gaza and Geneva starting today.
