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Topic started on 9-2-2010 @ 12:55 PM by paradiselost333

Italian Embassy in Iran attacked by dozens of protesters


www.jpost.com
About 100 Iranians protested Tuesday in front of the Italian embassy in Teheran, shouting "Death to Italy, Death to Berlusconi, " Italy's foreign minister said. Protests were also held outside the French and Dutch embassies.

The protests came a week after Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced — in Israel — that Italy was scaling back its economic dealings with Iran and wanted tighter sanctions against the Teheran leadership. Italy has long been Teheran's biggest trading partner in the EU.

Television footage of the protests shown on Sky TG 24 showed protesters throwing stones and eg
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reply posted on 9-2-2010 @ 01:34 PM by riley
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So do they think chanting death threats is going to improve trade relations?



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reply posted on 9-2-2010 @ 01:47 PM by freetree64
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Maybe they should try; " Up with the Iranian economy " or " Death to poor quality control on Iranian product's "


reply posted on 9-2-2010 @ 03:12 PM by OpenSecret
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I totally agree. The "Death to (target country here)" chant makes the world take them LESS seriously - I know I do. It's conterproductive because they don't communicate their anger in a rational logical manner - which, since they're dealing with the Western world, is a necessary skill.
Not to mention the fact, since they don't put a high value on the lives of others, others will not put a high value on their lives.



reply posted on 9-2-2010 @ 03:37 PM by Dock9
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I humbly stand corrected

and agree that your version is the superior and more correct one


reply posted on 9-2-2010 @ 03:46 PM by hippomchippo
Originally posted by OpenSecret
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post by freetree64



I totally agree. The "Death to (target country here)" chant makes the world take them LESS seriously - I know I do. It's conterproductive because they don't communicate their anger in a rational logical manner - which, since they're dealing with the Western world, is a necessary skill.
Not to mention the fact, since they don't put a high value on the lives of others, others will not put a high value on their lives.

If it had been dozens of people talking to the italian embassy we probably wouldn't have heard about it.


reply posted on 9-2-2010 @ 04:31 PM by OpenSecret
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True, but what is all their chanting going to get them? the respect of the world? it's more like watching a train wreck, those get a lot of attention too - but not in a good way


reply posted on 9-2-2010 @ 05:33 PM by john124
Iranian militia attacks French, Italian, possibly Dutch embassies

In a well-coordinated offensive, pro-government Basijj militiamen in civilian dress hurled rocks and eggs at the Italian and French embassies in Tehran Tuesday, Feb. 9, shouting death to their respective leaders. Some reports say the Dutch embassy was also targeted. debkafile's Iranian sources report the attacks appear to have kicked off the campaign for "stunning" the West - as threatened by spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, or "crushing" the West - in president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's words this week.

Our sources expect the government-instigated violence to escalate up to and including Thursday, Feb. 11, the start of anniversary events marking Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. They are designed to raise international tensions around Iran to fever pitch to deter opposition leaders from staging their planned mass protest demonstrations lest they be accused of treason and collaborating with the Islamic republic's foreign foes.

The Iranian regime has a long score to settle with French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his ministers. They are the most outspoken of any Western critics of Iran, often citing intelligence input to prove Iran is running a military nuclear program and building a nuclear bomb.

Sarkozy also warns that Israel will not stand by and let this happen without resorting to a military offensive that will generate a major war drawing Middle Eastern and other nations into the conflict

Tehran's grievance against The Hague stems from the suspicion that the Dutch BVD national security service maintains the farthest-flung network of agents inside Iran of any other agency and the high quality of its intelligence on happenings inside the Islamic republic:


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