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With what would be perfect comedic timing if it weren’t so frightening, Iran erupted in protests which have been ongoing for the last four days, and the western empire is suddenly expressing deep, bipartisan concern about the human rights of those protesters.
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Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
Big protests in Iran. The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism. Looks like they will not take it any longer. The USA is watching very closely for human rights violations!
8:03 AM - Dec 31, 2017
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Hillary Clinton
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@HillaryClinton
The Iranian people, especially the young, are protesting for the freedom and future they deserve. I hope their government responds peacefully and supports their hopes.
10:49 PM - Dec 30, 2017
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Heather Nauert
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@statedeptspox
Secretary Tillerson reiterates the United States' deep respect for the Iranian people. We call on all nations to stand with us in demanding the regime respect their basic human rights. #Iranprotests
9:27 PM - Dec 30, 2017
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Boris Johnson
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@BorisJohnson
Watching events in Iran with concern. Vital that citizens should have the right to demonstrate peacefully.
8:24 AM - Dec 31, 2017
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Daniel McAdams
@DanielLMcAdams
Exact same script from Kiev, Libya, etc dusted off again. Same words. Particularly cruel when you are preparing to bomb these same citizens to pretend to care about their rights...
11:37 AM - Dec 31, 2017
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So we all know what this song and dance is code for. Any evil can be justified in the name of “human rights”.
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The rest of the world isn't going to be quite that fussy about from where they can get below-market oil, and if they can get it from illegal smugglers in Libya, they will.
This is a massive effort, courtesy of the American government, to appear that it is actually doing something about the instability generated by the assassination of Moamar Ghaddafi 7 years ago, when these sanctions really do next to nothing to get at the root of the problem.
And the root of the problem, is getting Libya stable again, with a functioning government which can protect its own people and its industries, which, unfortunately, does not appear to be happening any time soon.