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...Iranian TV shows pictures of President Ahmadinejad's supporters gathering in Tehran. It's estimated that about 10,000 people are on the streets. His opponent Mousavi, according to al-Jazeera, has just urged his own supporters not to protest until after the partial election recount agreed to earlier Tuesday by the Guardian Council is completed...
...lack of information. Iranian TV stations are readily available in Iraq, and the Arabic news channels like al-Jazeera and al-Arabiyah have provided in-depth coverage of the election. And since 60% of the Iraqi population shares Iran's official Shi'a faith, you'd expect an avid interest in the political drama unfolding in Tehran. But many Iraqis say they have not been paying attention. "It's happening next door, but it feels very far away," says Hadi Hussein, a Baghdad shop owner. (See pictures of Iran's presidential elections and their turbulent aftermath...
...Lahore. Vowing revenge for the Pakistan army's punishing month-old assault on its fighters, Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud warned of further attacks across the country. Other likely suspects include al-Qaeda. On June 3, a voice believed to be that of Osama Bin Laden's railed against President Barack Obama's administration. Specifically citing the military operation in the Swat Valley, the audiotape broadcast on Al-Jazeera accused Washington of "having planted new seeds to increase hatred for and revenge against America". The Marriott attack is believed to have been orchestrated by Usama al-Kini, a senior al-Qaeda...
...always maintained that any voice from the [former] no-fire zone cannot be an independent voice. When somebody was talking from the small area under the Tigers, it was not an independent voice. There was a pistol pointed at the head when they are talking to BCC, CNN or al-Jazeera," Samarasinghe said, with his index finger firmly pointed at his temple...
...special-forces guys, they hunt men. Basically, we do the same things as Christians. We hunt people for Jesus.' U.S. MILITARY CHAPLAIN, in a video posted on al-Jazeera showing a 2008 sermon in Afghanistan, where soldiers had stacks of Bibles in the local languages...