{"id":710,"date":"2008-07-10T12:45:11","date_gmt":"2008-07-10T17:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=710"},"modified":"2008-07-10T12:45:11","modified_gmt":"2008-07-10T17:45:11","slug":"news-and-analysis-71008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=710","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/10\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" \/><meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\" \/><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 9\" \/><meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 9\" \/>\n<link rel=\"File-List\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser\/>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<style> <!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/ @font-face \t{font-family:Wingdings; \tpanose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; \tmso-font-charset:2; \tmso-generic-font-family:auto; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; 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font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/07\/10\/AR2008071000024_pf.html\">Iran      Launches More Test Missiles, Draws Rebuke From Rice<\/a> (New York Times)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6it becomes clear that the media extension of the Iranian Revolution Guard resorted to fauxtography:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com\/2008\/07\/10\/in-an-iranian-image-a-missile-too-many\/index.html?hp\">In      an Iranian Image, a Missile Too Many<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->\u00c2\u00a0<!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Rising opposition leader urges an Islamic court to further examine his accuser who might be involved in conspiracy:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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