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Iran's Islamists call for death of Britain's Blair Tue. 14 Feb 2006 Iran Focus Tehran, Iran, Feb. 14 - Hard-line radicals linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards rallied outside the British embassy in Tehran and called for the death of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The protestors, who threw stones and fire bombs at the embassy, were demonstrating against London's stance against Tehran's nuclear file and the publication of insulting cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in European dailies. "Death to Tony Blair", they chanted, as they set British flags on fire. They also burnt American, French, German, and Israeli flags as they chanted slogans such as "Death to Britain", "Death to France", "Death to Germany", and "Death to Israel". Several embassy windows were shattered during the attack. The several-hundred hard-liners called for the expulsion of British ambassador Sir Richard Dalton and the closure of the British embassy, which has come under several similar attacks over the past week. Prior to the attack on the British embassy, a smaller crowd attacked the German embassy in Tehran. Western officials have said that Iran's rulers have deliberately been encouraging violent protests over the cartoons. In Tehran, the embassies of Britain, France, Germany, Norway, Austria, and Denmark have all come under attack during similar protests. On Monday, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said that countries such as Iran and Syria which did not protect foreign embassies should pay the cost of damages. SECOND ARTICLE Tehran, Iran, Feb. 14 - Radical Islamists attacked the German embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, protesting the printing of insulting cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in European dailies. Dozens of members of the Bassij, an off-shoot of the Revolutionary Guards, hurled stones at the embassy building shattering several windows. They chanted, "Death to America", "Death to Israel", and "Fascist Germany is the slave of the Zionists", demanding the closure of the embassy. Several U.S. and Israeli flags were set on fire outside the embassy compound. On Friday, the German daily Der Tagesspiegel published a cartoon of Iranian football players with explosives tied to around their chests, drawing further outrage from Tehran. Germany hosts the 2006 World Cup. THIRD ARTICLE Iran says Rushdie fatwa still stands Tue. 14 Feb 2006 Iran Focus Tehran, Iran, Feb. 14 - A religious edict issued by the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the life of British author Salman Rushdie still stands, Iran's official state news agency reported on the anniversary of the decree. On February 14, 1989, Khomeini issued a fatwa calling on all Muslims to kill Rushdie for writing the controversial novel The Satanic Verses. In a statement carried by the official news agency, the government-run body Martyrs Foundation announced, "The fatwa by Imam Khomeini in regards to the apostate Salman Rushdie will be in effect forever". "The book The Satanic Verses was the incarnation of the satanic plots of the World Arrogance (United States) and the occupying Zionists which appeared through the sleeves of this apostate", the statement said. One of Iran's state "bonyads", or foundations, has offered a $2.8 million bounty on Rushdie's life. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.7/259 - Release Date: 2/13/2006 -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
