Scores of demonstrators take to streets of Baghdad to show their rejection of ballot-rigging in poll.Thousands of demonstrators rallied Tuesday morning in western Baghdad to protest alleged fraud in Iraq’s December 15 general elections and demand a re-run of the poll.
"No democracy without real elections", "rigged polls", "down with the electoral commission" read a number of banners.
Mullahs’ human rights violations, export of terrorism and fundamentalism must be stoppedDüsseldorf (Germany) – Friends of Humanity joined a rally in central Düsseldorf on December 27 to protest Mullahs’ human rights violations, export of terrorism and fundamentalism. Participants were particularly concerned over the clerical regime’s meddling in Iraq.
“Mullahs’ openly claim success in dominating Iraq and say that they can achieve what they failed in the eight-year war with Saddam,” said a young unemployed graduate from Tehran who recently fled the country. “Mullahs plan to dominate the Middle East after Iraq to establish their Islamic empire,” added Naser who spent two months in prison for participating in student protests in Tehran.
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I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and for those of you who sent us those little notes of love and friendship I would like to express my gratitude. As Christmas celebration was in progress, during the weekend, tensions were still rising in Iraq regarding the dispute over the election results. As pro-Iran groups are celebrating a victory, others are taking to the streets calling the elections a fraud. We have witnessed many demonstrations during the passed couple of days. If you like to introduce “StopSundamentalism.Com†to a friend or an associate, please use the link: “Please forward to a Friend†at the lower left corner of this newsletter to send them a copy. Editor
Demonstrators in Falluja reject election results Stopfundamentalism.com, 26 December 2005 The Iraqi TV channel Alshargheh reported today that on the initiative of city council and religious leaders, people in Falluja took to the street to denounce the election fraud in favor of groups backed by Iran. Demonstrators condemned Iran’s meddling in Iraq, increase of fuel prices and demanded freedom of all prisoners. At the end of this rally a statement was read which in part asked the Iraqi government to dismiss the current election commission due to the wide spread election fraud.
stopfundamentalism.com Tehran, Iran, Dec. 23 – The editorial of Iran’s leading hard-line daily hailed the outcome of Iraq’s parliamentary elections as “the creation of the first Islamist state in the Arab worldâ€, and warned against “American plots†to prevent the formation of the new Iraqi government by Iranian-backed Shiite groups. “Of the 275 seats in Iraq’s new parliament, 140 will belong to pious Islamists, 60 will be occupied by Kurds with excellent ties with Iran, and 40 will belong to Sunni Arabs, most of whom want a sovereign, Islamist stateâ€, the daily Kayhan’s Saturday editorial noted. “The new government – including the President, the Prime Minister, the cabinet, the armed forces and the judiciary – will emerge from this new assemblyâ€.
26 December 2005, Stuff.co.nz DUBAI: Bahraini police clashed with demonstrators holding a sit-in at the Gulf Arab state’s airport to protest against the arrest of a Shi’ite cleric as he returned from Iran, Al Jazeera television reported. Police dispersed the protesters demanding the release of Sheikh Mohammed Sanad, who an Interior Ministry official said was detained hours earlier on security charges as he flew back home after a visit to Iran, the television reported.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, December 27, 2005 By Paul Martin LONDON — Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr, whose ministry is accused of operating clandestine prisons where some detainees were tortured, will vacate his job shortly, security and political sources in Baghdad said yesterday. Mr. Jabr has been under pressure to step down since a Nov. 15 raid by U.S. forces of a secret prison in the Baghdad neighborhood of Jadriyah, where 166 prisoners were discovered, most of them Sunni Muslims and some showing signs of torture.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) — Iran has won a major victory in the Dec. 15 elections in Iraq, a U.S. expert told a Pakistani newspaper.WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) — Iran has won a major victory in the Dec. 15 elections in Iraq, a U.S. expert told a Pakistani newspaper.
Stopfundamentalism.com Berlin (Germany)- Friends Of Humanity co-sponsored a seminar on December 21 to expose Iran’s violations of Human Rights and meddling in Iraq.
THE WASHINGTON TIMESMr. Jabr has been under pressure to step down since a Nov. 15 raid by U.S. forces of a secret prison in the Baghdad neighborhood of Jadriyah, where 166 prisoners were discovered, most of them Sunni Muslims and some showing signs of torture.
Stopfundamentalism.com26 December 2005, Stuff.co.nz
By Bill Frist, BILL FRIST (R-Tenn.) is Senate majority leader.IRAN’S RULING mullahs have waged a 26-year campaign to suppress dissent, support terror and pursue a nuclear weapons program. In recent weeks, it has become clear that international efforts to stop Iran’s atomic program have failed to bear fruit. Unless we act quickly, the United States will have a nuclear crisis on its hands.
