And from Mere Rhetoric, "Khamenei Seizes Control Of Iranian Republican Guard Militias, Installs Son As Head Thug." (Related Reference: "Mojtaba Khamenei, Revolutionary Guard, Key to Power in Iran.")
Plus, from ABC's Lara Setrakian in Iran:
tear gas & beatings, people chant "don't be afraid, we're in this together" & "ya Hussein, Mir Hussein." Cars honk in support. #iranelectionHere's video from Tehran, "Intersection of Taleghani and Valiasr. Anti riot forces attacking with teargas (6:23PM July 9th)":
Protesters are overcome by tear gas:
Second from bottom, via Rotten Gods, "we are children of war (They mean Iran-Iraq war), if you fight we'll fight back!" At bottom, people running, shouting, "death to dictator!"
Also, CNN, "Protesters in Iran Met With Tear Gas, Batons," and "In Iran, New Demonstrations Bring New Violence."
Gateway Pundit, "CRACKDOWN IN IRAN- Police Clash With Protesters On 18th of Tir Anniversary (Video)."
Plus, Reuters, "Sarkozy Urges Israel Not to Attack Iran," and Jerusalem Post, "Sarkozy: Unilateral Israeli Attack on Iran Would Be 'Catastrophe'."
See my earlier entry, "Iran Warns of 'Crushing Response' to July 9 Protests." And Michael Ledeen has more, "Today Is a Crucial Day For Iran."
Stay tuned ... rolling updates through the evening ...
1 comments:
As with my President,
I feel a twinge of concern,
in the vicinity of my left elbow,
or maybe it's just some repetitive strain injury
as I empathize with these people
who have an opinion which deserves to be heard,
yet is morally equivalent to that of the democratically elected leadership of Iran,
so roughly treated by the previous Administration,
as that Administration tried somehow to set American Power above all others in the world,
in such a rough and nuance-free sort of way,
piling angst against the US up to the sky,
like the bodies of so many protesters snuffed in ways that
sort of concern me, on those rare occasions when my contemplation of the awesomeness of the POTUS
is so rudely interrupted by the petty details of reality.
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