By Steve Clemons

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This is an email from Tehran drafted by a young woman protester who is a friend of a friend of mine. I have agreed to run it on TWN and know that it may run elsewhere in ther intenet. I have confirmed its authenticity.

Steve Clemons standing next to statue commemorating Xu Xiake (1587-1641), who chronicled his travels throughout China during the late Ming Dynasty. This picture was taken at Liyuan Park on the edge of Lake Taihu in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.

President Obama is going to help mend the rift between African-Americans who have experienced a life of racial-profiling and misunderstood policemen with an early evening White House therapy session involving beer consumption. According to this report, Henry Louis Gates has ordered “Red Stripe”. Cambride, Massachusetts police sergeant James Crowley will have “Blue Moon”.

Just enjoy. . . Hat tip to HuffPost.

Former AIG Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg waited outside the Ritz Carlton in a very long line of well-heeled Washingtonians waiting to be allowed by the organizers to access air-conditioning and get into the event ballroom. I clicked my iPhone weather application and it was 89 degrees outside — high humidity.

China’s State Councilor and Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Dai Bingguo said last night at a large dinner in honor of the US-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue: Don’t Lose Any Sleep Over China.

  My good friend Bill Blansett used to drive this Wienermobile featured above in this dog rams house story. Just thought that this would tickle a few folks. Oscar Meyer has said that it is going to pay for the damages to the lady’s house.

This is a video clip of a public event I chaired with Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar — who was simply outstanding. Anyone interested in Arab media and current trends in the Middle East should spend some time watching this clip.

(photo credit: Andrea Neighbors) This picture of wearable Sarah Palin memorabilia was sent in by a TWN reader in Alaska. The note that came along with it said “So Long”. It does disturb a bit that some folks out there are probably wearing this shirt right now.