Word: ahmadinejad
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...surprising gesture of white knighthood, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to the aid of Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist detained in a Tehran prison on spying charges. Known more for being a regular sparring partner with the United States, Ahmadinejad made a rare intervention into Saberi's case on Sunday by declaring that she should have the legal right to defend herself...
...Iranian appeals courts review both matters of law and fact (they are more like a retrial than an American-style appeals system), the appeals court could reduce or overturn Saberi's sentence on procedural grounds, charge her with lesser offenses, or even declare her not guilty. (See pictures of Ahmadinejad's visit to New York...
...even if recent events bode well for Saberi, and if Ahmadinejad's intervention in a judicial matter appears to be a diplomatic overture to the U.S., the entire episode still dampens hopes raised by the Obama Administration that Iran and America might resolve 30 years of disputes and restore diplomatic relations...
...Reformer Withdraws Former President Mohammed Khatami dropped out of Iran's presidential race on March 17 to avoid splitting the pro-reform vote in upcoming elections. Khatami, the West's favored candidate, has thrown his support behind fellow reformist Mir-Hossein Moussavi, uniting the opposition against incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the current front runner...
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