Tehran Again Sees Protests and Violence -- Iason Athanasiadis, Global Post
LONDON, U.K. — Iran’s opposition movement showed it may have staying power Wednesday as thousands of opposition protesters took to the streets alongside a regime-backed demonstration marking the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
A multitude of security forces and plainclothes militias cracked down violently on the protesters, shooting tear gas and leading baton charges throughout central Tehran.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The President Snubs Iran's Democrats -- Atri & Memarsadeghi, Wall Street Journal
How Iran Skirts Sanctions -- Avi Jorisch, Wall Street Journal
Buying Our Allies in Afghanistan -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Tom, Jerry ... and Karzai -- N. Arbabzadah, The Guardian
Afghanistan must stop the blame game on corruption -- Ershad Ahmadi, The Times
Karzai Regime Must Reform, or Die -- David Ignatius, Real Clear World/Washington Post
Afghanistan: Noble Fight or Loss Cause? -- A. Coyne & P. Wells, Maclean's
Pull the Plug on Afghan Surge -- C. Kupchan & S. Simon, Financial Times
A Bad Month for Mideast Peace-Making -- Rami Khouri, Daily Star
Unsettling Questions: U.S. Role In The Middle East Peace Process -- Daniel Levy, Foreign Policy
U.S. Frets over Tokyo's Drift -- Peter Brown, Asia Times
Rio Violence Reveals Brazil's Image Gap -- Eliot Brockner, WPR
Beijing's 'Marshall Plan' -- Ben Simpfendorfer, Int'l Herald Tribune