Iranian Elections

[Hax]

The main slogans were “Baradar’e basiji chera Baradr Koshi” (”Brother basiji, why do you kill your brother?”, the speaker after Rafi was urging people to shout “death to America” and “death to Israel” people responded in mass by shouting “death to Russia” and “death to the dictator”,

Minor update, I think to the liking of Hooahguy.

[Viking]

A funny bit of information:

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to dismiss his choice to serve as vice-president, state TV says.

Appointing Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie was "against your interest and the interests of the government", the ayatollah wrote to Mr Ahmadinejad.

State news agency Irna later reported the dismissal had gone ahead, said AP.

Mr Mashaie had caused controversy in 2008 when he said Iranians were friends with the Israelis.

[...]

Mr Ahmadinejad, who is known for his own outspoken views against Israel, has previously defended Mr Mashaie, calling him modest and loyal to Iran's Islamic system.

[...]

The row over Israel broke out last year when Mr Mashaie, then minister in charge of tourism, was quoted as saying that Iranians were friends with the Israeli people, despite the conflict between their governments.

"Today, Iran is friends with the American and Israeli people," he said, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. "No nation in the world is our enemy."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8168202.stm

[Fragony]

yay

[Fragony]

This deserves bumpage. Just read something interesting on the weblog of powerpersian Afshin Ellian, looks like the violence is becomming ever more random. We know these people get arrested and murdered, but when the head of intelligence is allowed to pick up his son, obviously tortured to death, things are really falling apart. And he isn't the only high official who can bury what is left of their offspring.

It's in dutch, here is it if you speak it/know translater http://www.elsevier.nl/web/10242035/...inderen-op.htm

[Fragony]

frustrated 28 hours later: why is there so little attention for this, this might be bigger than the wall, the death of the islamic revolution exactly where it started, the mother of fails, who's going to argue with us that western-civilization is the way to go after that. The west MUST speak out it are our natural allies that are being hunted down by these savages and we have so much to gain ie the support of moderate muslims.

[CountArach]

frustrated 28 hours later: why is there so little attention for this, this might be bigger than the wall, the death of the islamic revolution exactly where it started, the mother of fails, who's going to argue with us that western-civilization is the way to go after that. The west MUST speak out it are our natural allies that are being hunted down by these savages and we have so much to gain ie the support of moderate muslims.

I think you misunderstand what is likely to come out of this. If you are hoping for a Secular state... don't.

[Fragony]

If you are hoping for a Secular state... don't.

But I do, and I don't think I am being overly optimistic here. Do you think these guys on the streets are very religious, they don't know anything but religious oppresion. And the 'death to Israel/America' has kinda been replaced by 'shame on Russia/China' when the bearded idiots there are cautiously trying to organise their spontanious protests. The people are taking the streets.

[Prince Cobra]

frustrated 28 hours later: why is there so little attention for this, this might be bigger than the wall, the death of the islamic revolution exactly where it started, the mother of fails, who's going to argue with us that western-civilization is the way to go after that. The west MUST speak out it are our natural allies that are being hunted down by these savages and we have so much to gain ie the support of moderate muslims.

The West shall be silent. Anything else is a mistake since the officials will put the blame for the protests on the West.

I think you misunderstand what is likely to come out of this. If you are hoping for a Secular state... don't.

I doubt anybody can say what will come out of this.