THE NEW YORK TIMES: WASHINGTON — President Obama harshly condemned the Iranian crackdown against demonstrations on Tuesday, declaring the rest of the world “appalled and outraged” and dismissing what he called “patently false and absurd” accusations that the United States instigated the protests.
In his sharpest and most expansive comments on the crisis in Tehran since the June 12 elections that the opposition called rigged, Mr. Obama deplored the violence that has killed some protesters, including a young woman whose death was captured on a video that has been played around the world.
“While this loss is raw and painful,” the president said, “we also know this: those who stand up for justice are always on the right side of history.” >>> Jeff Zeleny and Peter Baker | Tuesday, June 23, 2009
