Archive | June, 2009
Report: Massive Escalation of Violence in Iran; Updated
If even a quarter of the reports coming out of Iran this evening are accurate, there has been as major escaltion in violence between pro-Mousavi activists and the pro-Ahmadinejad militias. First up, dissident arrests. According to multiple outlets now, reformist leader Mohammad Ali Abtahi has been placed under arrest for what supporters say was called [...]
Video: The Five Mile-Long March in Tehran
15. June 2009
The resounding sound of their chants, the sheer size of the crowd, and how tightly packed they all are is a shocking display. How anyone could think that Ahmadinejad won an overwhelming victory is beyond me.
Poll: Overwhelming Majority Think Obama Too Weak on Iran
15. June 2009
And this is before his relative silence on the ongoing violence and murder in the streets of Tehran. Hint: He’s “deeply troubled” that Iranian citizens are being beat and murdered by their own government and its sympathizers in the streets. Oh, and he gave a bland statement on Iranians picking their own leader (except that [...]
State Department Refuses to Condemn Crack-Down on Iranians
15. June 2009
Despite pro-Ahmadinejad forces now having killed Iranians rallying in the streets, the U.S. State Department still refuses to condemn the crack-down launched by the government and its sympathizers. By the way, the White House is keeping silent, too. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters Monday that the United States is concerned about allegations of [...]
Breaking: Gunfire Breaks Out as Pro-Mousavi Rally?; At least One Killed
15. June 2009
Just across on BBC News. There were supposedly many tens or hundreds of thousands of Iranians present at the time. One can only hope that no one was seriously injured. A picture of the rally can be found here. Update: A photographer for the Associated Press reports that at least one person has been killed [...]
How to Help Bring Down Iranian State-Run Media
14. June 2009
Do you know what a denial-of-service attack is? If not, here’s a bit of information from Professor Wikipedia. Basically its the process of overloading servers with requests so that information can’t reach its intended targets. You end up making a website unavailable by using up its bandwidth, thereby denying it the ability to disseminate information. [...]
Panetta: Cheney Is Hoping the U.S. Gets Attacked
14. June 2009
I can understand how Rush Limbaugh’s comments about hoping for Obama to fail were misconstrued to indicate that he was hoping for Obama to fail as Commander-in-Chief. He wasn’t, of course, but I can understand how lefties could make the connection. The comment could easily be twisted. But how, in the name of all that [...]
Round-Up of Videos from Iran Protests
14. June 2009
I’ll be posting links here of videos taken directly from the protests and violence in Iran. For starters: Video 1 (untitled) Street violence in Shiraz ABC News cell phone video of protest. Gunshots in Tehran yesterday Chants of “death to dictator” Hafez bridge/burning shops post-election Protest in Mashad More to come…
Report: Dozens of Iranian Reform Leaders Arrested
14. June 2009
Jim Sciutto, the senior foreign correspondent for ABC News stationed in Tehran, reports that about 100 reform leaders in Iran have been arrested. That jives with earlier reports that supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi had been placed under arrest following post-stolen election riots.
First Iranian Riot Deaths Being Reported; Updated
14. June 2009
Despite the overwhelming silence on the 24-hour news stations, the situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran is deteriorating by the moment. Iranians on Twitter are reporting that Mousavi is being accused of having contacts with people in the United States and Europe, in an attempt to discredit him amongst Iranians as a western puppet. [...]
16. June 2009
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