Comments on: Iran Roiled, Crowds Burn Banks, Police Station; Chanting against Theocrat Khamenei; But No Revolutionary Alternative Yet

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:28:31 +0000

President Ahmadinejad, meanwhile, has forfeited his claims to legitimacy as head of state, having benefited from what everyone suspects was a falsified election result in June.

Now he clings on to his high office, decked out in the rags of ultra-nationalism and irresponsibly courting collision with the US and Israel with belligerent grandstanding over nuclear power and even more belligerent rhetoric about annihilating Israel. Posing as the great patriot, his claim to be defending his embattled country against a coalition of Zionists and imperialists is his only remaining card.

We must bear that in mind when considering what our own governments should do in response to what may be a protracted, possibly agonising, struggle between Ahmadinejad and the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on one hand, and the alliance of clerical reformers and more secular-minded liberals on the other.

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-we-must-keep-our-counsel-over-iran-for-the-time-being-1852117.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:14:22 +0000

News from Iran indicates that the radical elements of the regime are preparing for more violence and bloodshed. These elements are rallying their base to support the regime and is demanding widespread crackdown on any dissent. The commanders of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have seized this call to begin surgical elimination of the opposition forces.

It is noteworthy to remember that these commanders are war-hardened military men who thrive in armed conflicts and confrontations. In the years after Ayatollah Khomeini’s death, IRGC infiltrated the political posts within the regime. As a result, former IRGC leaders and members now hold the majority in the Majles.

Also, the street fighters are preparing and organizing for an armed confrontation. The seeds for the first cells of people’s militia have already been .
sown.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:56:01 +0000

The un-representative and repressive regime in place is taking a swift downward spiral to hell where it deserves to be. . That the movement is without one organization or one leader is the most potent part of the picture. I can't help but admire the people who are expressing themselves so unequivocally and bravely in the face of such repression.
But all revolutions have the real and present potential to replace existing tyrannies with those of their own. I hope that this time, at least, that the revolution — for that is what is underway — replaces the existing tyranny with a truly freedom-oriented and people-centric structure nd process.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:54:45 +0000

Trita Parsi
CNN interview on Iranian uprising

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Lrdvsxkas&feature=player_embedded

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:53:40 +0000

Video: Reza Sayah answers questions on CNN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRaa5QLxy5k&feature=player_embedded

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:52:17 +0000

Here's the list of rallies scheduled all over the world in solidarity with the Irnaian people:

http://united4iran.com/category/related-events/

Berkeley - Solidarity with Iranian People

When: Monday, Dec 28, 2009
http://www.iranian.com/main/blog/irandokht/solidarity-iranian-ashura-demonstrators

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:41:17 +0000

Report: Body of Mousavi’s nephew stolen from Teheran hospital

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1261364524956&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:40:42 +0000

Russia' take on Iran:

This video is from a Russian-funded, English speaking braodcast channel in Europe, 'Russia Today":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Kr1vOMUkI