Apologize? No, thanks

While half the world was mourning Michael Jackson’s death, two of the most solid politicians at the moment sent a message to Ahmadinejad: Go f**k yourself.

In a news conference in Washington, hosted by American president, Barack Obama, and his German counterpart, Angela Merkel, Mr. Obama rejected a call from Iranian president for an apology on his last statement about election’s aftermath in the Gulf country:

"I don't take Mr Ahmadinejad's statements seriously about apologies, particularly given the fact that the United States has gone out of its way not to interfere with the election process in Iran".

"I would suggest that Mr. Ahmadinejad think carefully about the obligations he owes to his own people [...] He might want to consider looking at the families of those who have been beaten or shot or detained”.

Obama also added that the events to come could affect the new talks ahead. Ms. Merkel went the extra mile supporting her host by saying:

"Iran cannot count on the world turning a blind eye".

This comes as a response from a claim from Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying that Mr. Obama was acting just like his predecessor, George W. Bush; pronounced during a victory party yesterday. A ceremony that ignored over a hundred MPs, including Ali Larijani, the Parliament’s speaker.

Meanwhile Iran continues the repression. The hard line calls for the “execution” of the protesters while the country reaches the top of the list jailing journalists.

But the biggest question now starts to be, where is Mousavi? The man who started all this remains isolated and unseen since last week's Thursday. With the violence escalating in Tehran streets and the absence of his leader, the opposition is thinking on going underground. The regime is succeeding in repressing the uproar but it may win the first battle to lose the war.

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