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Obama pays tribute to Iranian demonstrations in Nobel speech

AFP, Oslo, Dec 10, 2009 – US President Barack Obama on Thursday paid tribute to anti-government demonstrators in Iran, in advance excerpts of his Nobel Peace Prize lecture released by the White House.
Obama said that America would always stand on the side of those who sought freedom including in Iran, Myanmar and Zimbabwe, according to the excerpts.
’We will bear witness to the quiet dignity of reformers like Aung Sang Suu Kyi; to the bravery of Zimbabweans who cast their ballots in the face of beatings; to the hundreds of thousands who have marched silently through the streets of Iran,’ Obama said.
’It is telling that the leaders of these governments fear the aspirations of their own people more than the power of any other nation.
’And it is the responsibility of all free people and free nations to make clear to these movements that hope and history are on their side.’

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