Iran in the World Press 12 Jan 2010 #Iranelection

We can bomb N-plants A US military commander responsible for the Middle East says America has developed contingency plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear facilities, insisting they ‘‘can be bombed’’. General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command, was commenting on suggestions that Iran’s nuclear facilities are heavily fortified. ‘‘The level of effect would vary with who it is that carries it out, what ordnance they have, and what capability they can bring to bear,’’ he told CNN yesterday. Herald Sun | 2010-01-12 | Australia | Page: 28 Iran probe blames ex-prosecutor over jail deaths of protesters TEHRAN – An Iranian investigation found a former Tehran prosecutor responsible of sending post-election protesters to a notorious jail where youths were killed and called for punishments to be meted out. A parliamentary committee described incidents of abuse at Kahrizak prison as a “disgrace”, news agencies reported. It singled out former hardline Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi, adding that the 147 protesters “were jailed for four days alongside 30 dangerous criminals … while they were beaten and humiliated by their jailors.” South China Morning Post | 2010-01-11 | China | Page: 7 Global terrorism’s new Avatars Nigerian Omar al Farooq Abdulmutallab’s failed attempt to blow up Northwest flight 253 near Detroit has suddenly brought into the limelight another important link in the global terrorist chain. That of ill-governed Yemen. The country has been on the Obama administration’s radar since al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) emerged as a major threat. The Jakarta Post | 2010-01-11 | Indonesia | Page: 7 Counter arms sale with tough action: Experts The United States’ plan to sell billions of dollars worth of advanced weaponry to Taiwan, announced last Wednesday, continued to evoke strong reactions, with Chinese defense analysts yesterday suggesting Beijing adopt tough counter measures — including postponement or cancellation of military exchanges — against Washington. Officials of two key Chinese ministries — foreign affairs and defense — were quick to issue as many as six statements denouncing the deal over the last five days. China Daily | 2010-01-11 | China | Page: 11 US bomb plans WASHINGTON: The military commander responsible for the Middle East region said yesterday the US had developed contingency plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear facilities, insisting that the installations ‘‘ can be bombed’’. General David Petraeus told CNN that the heavily fortified buildings dotted around Iran could be destroyed but stopped short of elaborating. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) | 2010-01-12 | Australia | Page: 15 Glencore gas move fires float rumours SPECULATION of a $35 billion (£21.6 billion) stock market flotation of Glencore heightened today, as it emerged that the secretive, Swissbased commodities trading house had stopped supplying gas to Iran to avoid fallout from US sanctions. The move will make it easier for investors with US links to buy shares in the business without fear of retribution from the American government. London Evening Standard (West End Final 2) | 2010-01-11 | UK | Page: 33 Iran ‘must release bereaved mothers’ A RIGHTS group is demanding Iran release 33 mothers detained during weekly memorial vigils for their children killed in unrest since disputed elections in June. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran says that nine of the women received emergency medical treatment after the arrests on Saturday in a Tehran park where the “mourning mothers” gather. London Evening Standard (West End Final 2) | 2010-01-11 | UK | Page: 20 Bombing Iran not ruled out ATOPUSmilitary commanderresponsible for the Middle East and the Gulf region says the United States has developed contingency plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear facilities, insisting that they ‘‘can be bombed’’. ‘‘Well, they certainly can be bombed,’’ General David Petraeus, head ofUS CentralCommand, said as hecommentedon suggestions that Iranian nuclear facilities were heavily fortified. Townsville Bulletin | 2010-01-12 | Australia | Page: 15 Malaysia, ancora violenze I cristiani vivono nel terrore La contesa sul nome vale nuove violenze, nuovi attacchi alle istituzioni cristiane in Malaysia. Nonostante gli appelli alla calma del governo e delle stesse autorità islamiche, almeno tre chiese nel Paese del Sudest asiatico sono state colpite con bombe incendiarie mentre una quarta è stata «sfregiata» con una latta di vernice nera che ne ha imbrattato i muri e la facciata. Corriere della Sera | 2010-01-11 | Italy | Page: 15 Glencore gas move fires float rumours SPECULATION of a $35 billion (£21.6 billion) stock market flotation of Glencore heightened today, as it emerged that the secretive, Swissbased commodities trading house had stopped supplying gas to Iran to avoid fallout from US sanctions. The move will make it easier for investors with US links to buy shares in the business without fear of retribution from the American government. London Evening Standard (West End Final 1) | 2010-01-11 | UK | Page: 33 Iran ‘must release bereaved mothers’ A RIGHTS group is demanding Iran release 33 mothers detained during weekly memorial vigils for their children killed in unrest since disputed elections in June. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran says that nine of the women received emergency medical treatment after the arrests on Saturday in a Tehran park where the “mourning mothers” gather. London Evening Standard (West End Final 1) | 2010-01-11 | UK | Page: 20 Tehran prosecutor blamed for deaths of several protesters A parliamentary investigation found the former Tehran prosecutor responsible for the deaths of at least three antigovernment protesters imprisoned in the turmoil following Iran’s disputed June elections. Saeed Mortazavi was the capital’s prosecutor responsible for Kahrizak prison at the time of the three prison deaths in July. Hundreds of protesters were detained amid massive street protests over an election the opposition claimed was fraudulent. The Globe and Mail (BC Edition) | 2010-01-11 | Canada | Page: 8 TUESDAY Freedom in the world declined for the fourth straight year, according to the annual Freedom in the World report being released Tuesday. It’s the longest continuous period of decline for global freedom in the report’s 40-year history. It lists Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Vietnam among the states becoming “more repressive.” The Globe and Mail (BC Edition) | 2010-01-11 | Canada | Page: 4 Trio finds a happy place at rodeo GOLD Coast gals Megan Jones, Natalie Costa Leite and Lisa Bundell were all smiles at Sunday’s National Finals Rodeo at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. ‘‘We came here to meet a nice cowboy and we absolutely love it – there is so much action,’’ said Natalie. The girls said they were big fans of the Gold Coast’s latest tourism campaign to get people smiling. The Gold Coast Bulletin | 2010-01-12 | Australia | Page: 14 Iran’s opposition leader Karoubi says ‘threats’ will not stop him Senior Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi said on Monday threats would not stop his pro-reform path, three days after an opposition website said shots had been fired at a car he was in. In a defiant statement posted on the Sahamnews website of his party Etemad-e Melli, Karoubi said he and his family were “prepared for any disaster.” Today's Zaman | 2010-01-12 | Turkey | Page: 10 Assad’s new regional strategy creates fresh options For some time now, Syrian President Bashar Assad has skillfully developed a new regional strategy. Compensating for Syria’s military and economic deficiencies, this strategy has succeeded not only in lifting Damascus’s regional isolation, but also in creating fresh options. Two cases in point are Assad’s improving ties with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, and his new alliance with Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s prime minister. Jerusalem Post | 2010-01-11 | Israel | Page: 6 HILLARY’S GOLD MINE IN QATAR A gold mine for understanding America’s Middle East policy What could be more boring, you might ask, than a press conference after the meeting between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani? However, this exchange is a gold mine of fascinating material for understanding regional politics and US policy. Qatar, though tiny, is a very interesting country. Jerusalem Post | 2010-01-11 | Israel | Page: 1 Visiting senators say Teheran gov’t may be on the ropes Two US senators traveling in the Middle East said Sunday that opposition protests in Iran suggest this is the beginning of the end for Teheran’s clergy-led regime. Sen. John McCain, a Republican from Arizona, said the Islamic government’s days were numbered. Jerusalem Post | 2010-01-11 | Israel | Page: 2 Iran can be bombed says general – A top United States military commander responsible for the Middle East and the Gulf region says the US has developed contingency plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear facilities. ‘‘Well, they certainly can be bombed,’’ General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command, told CNN television yesterday as he commented on suggestions that Iranian nuclear facilities are heavily fortified. Taranaki Daily News | 2010-01-12 | New Zealand | Page: 8 Ex-prosecutor blamed for Iran deaths An Iranian parliamentary investigation made public Sunday found the former Tehran prosecutor responsible for the deaths of at least three antigovernment protesters imprisoned after Iran’s disputed June presidential election. Saeed Mortazavi was the prosecutor responsible for Kahrizak prison at the time of the three prison deaths in July. USA TODAY US Edition | 2010-01-11 | USA | Page: 4 Iran to hold court session in French woman’s case An Iranian court will hold its last session on Saturday in the trial of a French teaching assistant arrested on spying charges after a disputed election in June, her lawyer was quoted as saying on Monday. “I hope (Clotilde Reiss) will be exonerated of the charges,” the semi-official Fars News Agency quoted lawyer Mohammad Ali Mahdavi-Sabet as saying. Reiss, who has been out of jail on bail and staying at the French embassy, was accused of taking part in a Western plot to destabilize the Iranian government after the June 12 vote in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected. The China Post | 2010-01-12 | Taiwan | Page: 2 Tehran prosecutor blamed for prison abuse AN IRANIAN parliamentary panel has found that Tehran’s prosecutor, an ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was responsible for the beating deaths of three jailed protesters last summer, state news agencies reported. The panel’s investigative report said prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi was responsible for violence against protesters in the notorious Kahrizak detention centre, where at least three young men, including the son of a senior former Revolutionary Guards commander, were killed. The Age | 2010-01-12 | Australia | Page: 8 Tehran prosecutor blamed for deaths In this November photo, Bill Smith holds an Italian Greyhound waiting for adoption at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. BREEDING TEHRAN, Iran — A parliamentary investigation made public on Sunday found the former Tehran prosecutor responsible for the deaths of at least three anti-government protesters imprisoned in the turmoil following Iran’s disputed June elections. The Oklahoman | 2010-01-11 | USA | Page: 8 IRAN OPPOSITION HEAD ESCAPES GUNFIRE Tehran – Pro-government demonstrators opened fire on the car of one of Iran’s opposition leaders, Mehdi Karroubi, and shattered the windows, but he escaped unharmed from the rare armed attack on a top reformist, his website reported yesterday. Hardliners called last week for the execution of opposition leaders, raising tensions that could spark a cycle of political violence beyond even the government’s control. The Globe and Mail (BC Edition) | 2010-01-09 | Canada | Page: 14 Don’t bomb Iran’s hopes for change Before we left for our winter holidays, it was possible to say certain clear things about Iran. It was an authoritarian country, with a cleric at its head, but not a totalitarian country, like the former East Germany. Its protests were limited in scope and largely obsolete. Its revolutionary constitution had the respect of most people. Its nuclear program was not active. In less than two weeks, everything has changed. But we must carefully discern which of the new realities matters. The Globe and Mail (BC Edition) | 2010-01-09 | Canada | Page: 17 Josipovic the likely victor in Croatia ZAGREB — Opposition Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic, who pledges to back the government’s reform and anti-corruption campaigns, seemed well on course to win Croatia’s presidential election yesterday, exit polls showed. Josipovic, a law professor and classical music composer, had 64.6% of votes, according to exit polls on Nova TV. Zagreb mayor Milan Bandic mustered 35.4% of votes as an independent candidate. Both candidates pledged to back Croatia’s bid for EU membership, which it hopes to achieve in 2012. The Sault Star | 2010-01-11 | Canada | Page: 18 MPs blame hardliner for deaths Iran’s parliament has blamed one of the regime’s most infamous hardliners for the violent deaths of three anti-government protesters, who were held in an overcrowded detention centre after the fiercely disputed presidential election in June. The MPs’ investigation said yesterday that the abuse of the detainees had ‘‘disgraced and undermined’’ the Islamic Republic, and called for Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran’s former chief prosecutor, and others responsible to be punished. The Press | 2010-01-12 | New Zealand | Page: 14 America has plans for Iran’s facilities A top US military commander responsible for the Middle East and the Gulf region says the United States has developed contingency plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear facilities. ‘‘Well, they certainly can be bombed,’’ General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command, told CNN television yesterday as he commented on suggestions that Iranian nuclear facilities are heavily fortified. ‘‘The level of effect would vary with who it is that carries it out, what ordnance they have, and what capability they can bring to bear,’’ he added. The Press | 2010-01-12 | New Zealand | Page: 14 Los etarras intentaban montar una base operativa en Portugal ETA busca crear una base en Portugal ETA y su entorno han recibido en las últimas horas varios mensajes que en cualquier otra organización llevarían a una profunda reflexión. Uno, el simple hecho de que en tres días, seis terroristas hayan sido arrestados en diferentes ámbitos. Otro, el «nítido» recado que ayer les envió el ministro Pérez Rubalcaba: «Cuando vayan a un zulo se encontrarán con que les están esperando las Fuerzas de Seguridad; se les va a ir a buscar a los zulos, a las carreteras y a sus domicilios». El Mundo Madrid Edition | 2010-01-11 | Spain | Page: 1 ETA busca crear una base en Portugal La hipótesis inicial la creación de infraestructura por parte de ETA en Portugal, la barajan en Interior y en la Guardia Civil –a la espera de poder obtener más datos–, tras comprobar el material que transportaban y la dirección que habían tomado los terroristas. Los dos detenidos, Garikoitz García e Iratxe Yañez, trasladaban una furgoneta alquilada en Francia el sábado con 10 kilos de pentrita, 10 bidones para construir zulos, una pistola, un revolver, un arma larga, placas de matrícula francesas sin troquelar, una troqueladora, sensores de luz, sensores de movimiento, relojes y documentación. El Mundo Madrid Edition | 2010-01-11 | Spain | Page: 5 Israel mata a tres miembros de un comando de la Yihad Islámica JERUSALÉN.– Seis horas después que el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, advirtiera de que cada cohete o misil lanzado desde Gaza sería castigado «con contundencia inmediata», la aviación mataba a tres miembros de un comando de la Yihad Islámica en el centro de la Franja. Este movimiento reconoció la muerte de sus hombres, entre ellos el destacado oficial Awad Abu Nasir. El Mundo Madrid Edition | 2010-01-11 | Spain | Page: 32 El Ejército de EEUU admite que Irán «puede ser atacado» Estados Unidos tiene listos varios «planes de contingencia» contra Irán en el caso de que las sanciones económicas no sirvieran para detener el programa nuclear, según advirtió ayer el general David Petraeus, al frente del Comando Central (CENTCOM), en declaraciones a la CNN. «Sería casi literalmente irresponsable si el CENTCOM no estuviera pensando en las situaciones hipotéticas y no hiciera planes ante la eventualidad de situaciones diferentes » , admitió el general Petraeus. El Mundo Madrid Edition | 2010-01-11 | Spain | Page: 28 Tehran prosecutor blamed for deaths of several protesters A parliamentary investigation found the former Tehran prosecutor responsible for the deaths of at least three antigovernment protesters imprisoned in the turmoil following Iran’s disputed June elections. Saeed Mortazavi was the capital’s prosecutor responsible for Kahrizak prison at the time of the three prison deaths in July. Hundreds of protesters were detained amid massive street protests over an election the opposition claimed was fraudulent. The Globe and Mail Metro (Ontario Edition) | 2010-01-11 | Canada | Page: 10 MPs blame hardliner for detainee abuse TEHRAN – Iran’s parliament has blamed one of the regime’s most infamous hardliners for the violent deaths of three anti-government protesters, who were held in an overcrowded detention centre after the fiercely disputed presidential election in June. The MPs’ investigation said yesterday that the abuse of the detainees had ‘‘disgraced and undermined’’ the Islamic Republic, and called for Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran’s former chief prosecutor, and others responsible to be punished. The Southland Times | 2010-01-12 | New Zealand | Page: 14 Nuclear plants could be bombed — military leader WASHINGTON – A top United States military commander responsible for the Middle East and the Gulf region says the US has developed contingency plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear facilities. ‘‘Well, they certainly can be bombed,’’ General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command, told CNN television yesterday. He was commenting on suggestions that Iranian nuclear facilities are heavily fortified. The Southland Times | 2010-01-12 | New Zealand | Page: 14 Un rapport du Parlement iranien stigmatise un proche du président Ahmadinejad IRAN Le rapport de l’enquête parlementaire est sans appel. Présenté hier aux députés iraniens, majoritairement conservateurs, il accuse, preuves à l’appui, Saïd Mortazavi, l’ancien procureur de Téhéran, un fondamentaliste proche du président Ahmadinejad, d’être responsable de la mort sous la torture de trois manifestants antigouvernementaux dans la prison de Karhizak, à la périphérie de Téhéran. Le Figaro | 2010-01-11 | France | Page: 6 Iransk kritik mot hårdför åklagare TEHERAN: En utredning i Iran riktar hård kritik mot att demonstranter som greps efter fjolårets presidentval låstes in i det ökända Kahrizak-fängelset i södra Teheran. Som ansvarig pekades förre åklagaren Said Mortazavi ut. Enligt utredningen, tillsatt av parlamentet, hölls 147 personer som gripits den 9 juli ”inspärrade i fyra dagar tillsammans med 30 farliga kriminella under mycket svåra förhållanden. . . samtidigt som de misshandlades och förödmjukades av sina vakter”. Goteborgs-Posten | 2010-01-11 | Sweden | Page: 18 Obama’s defensive security won’t work Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s Christmas Day attempt to destroy Northwest Airlines Flight 253 revealed one inconvenient truth: Playing defense in the war on terrorism is a losing strategy. The nation’s best hope for victory is for President Obama and his advisers to learn offense. Though Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano retracted her “the system worked” statement within a day of making it, the embarrassing gaffe symbolizes the administration’s error-prone terrorism strategy. The Philadelphia Inquirer | 2010-01-10 | USA | Page: 41 Newspaper Page Omar bin Laden said many of his siblings fled to Iran from Afghanistan and now are under guard in Iran. The Philadelphia Inquirer | 2010-01-10 | USA | Page: 20 Newspaper Page Um Projektionen, Idealisierungen und Klischeebilder rund um das Thema Rauchen zwischen den Traumwelten des Orients, der KaribikunddesWilden Westens geht es in der Ausstellung „Verrauchte Minuten“. Bob Marley bis Marlboro Man sind berühmteVertreter. AAI, Leechgasse 22, Mo-Do 8 bis 16.30 Uhr, Freitag bis 14 Uhr. Bis 31. 1. Tel. ( 0316) 32 44 34 Kleine Zeitung Steiermark | 2010-01-11 | Austria | Page: 24 Saudis mit viel Zeit fürWesterwelle Alle sind nun besorgt über die Entwicklung im Jemen. Heute wird Bundesaußenminister Guido Westerwelle dort wohl einen ungeplanten Besuch abstatten. Auch seine Visite in Saudi-Arabien sorgte für Überraschungen. RIAD — Sogar der König nahm sich Zeit. Fast zwei Stunden lang hieß Saudi-Arabiens betagter Herrscher Abdullah am Samstag Guido Westerwelle willkommen. Neumarkter Nachrichten | 2010-01-11 | Germany | Page: 4 Iran’s parliament exposes abuse of opposition prisoners at Tehran jail from Mortazavi that the prisoners had died from meningitis and acknowledged that they had been assaulted. The deaths were caused by “limitation of space, poor sanitary conditions, inappropriate nutrition, heat, lack of ventilation and … also as a result of physical attacks”, the report said. It added: “The detainees were kept for four days … in [a 70 sq m] room without proper ventilation, suitable food and sanitary conditions and also in very hard, punitive conditions.” The Guardian | 2010-01-11 | UK | Page: 18 Newspaper Page Supporters of defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran during the upheaval following Iran’s disputed election in June Photograph: Majid/Getty Images The Guardian | 2010-01-11 | UK | Page: 18

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