Posted on 08/07/2009 3:41:18 PM PDT by SolidWood
For brevity's sake... just compare the wiki introductions:
The Basij (Persian: بسيج) (literally "Mobilization"; also Basij-e Mostaz'afin, literally "Mobilization of the Oppressed"; officially Nirou-ye Moqavemat-e Basij, literally "Mobilisation Resistance Force")[ is a paramilitary volunteer militia founded by the order of the Ayatollah Khomeini in November 1979. The Basij are subordinate to, and receive their orders from, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
The force has been widely used in order to control the widescale protests following the 2009 Iranian presidential election. According to Iranian state-run media reports, eight of the 20 killed during the protests were members of Basij.
Consisting of young Iranians who volunteer to join this force, often in exchange for official benefits, the Basij are most notable for their loyalty to the supreme leader Khamenei. Currently Basij serve as an auxiliary force engaged in activities such as internal security as well law enforcement auxiliary, the providing of social service, organizing of public religious ceremonies, and more controversially morals policing and the suppression of dissident gatherings.They have a local organization in almost every city in Iran.
A 2005 study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., estimates 90,000 full-time, uniformed, active-duty Basij members, 300,000 reservists, and a total of one million men that can be mobilized if need be.
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ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is a community-based organization that advocates for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues.
ACORN has over 400,000 members and more than 850 neighborhood chapters in over 100 cities across the United States, as well as in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, and Peru. ACORN was founded in 1970 by Wade Rathke and Gary Delgado.
Maude Hurd has been National President of ACORN since 1990.
ACORN's priorities have included: better housing and wages for the poor, more community development investment from banks and governments, better public schools, and other social justice issues.
ACORN pursues these goals through demonstration, negotiation, lobbying for legislation, and voter participation.
ACORN is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that typically champions liberal and progressive causes. It is made up of numerous legally distinct parts including local non-profits, a national lobbying organization, and the ACORN Housing Corporation.
I hear there are plans for the hideous dude in black ammameh & his 6 brats, starting with Mojtaba. As for the fat blob next him, just stick a pin in his gut from a safe distance, he’ll burst!
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That porker next to him is "General" Seyed Hasan Firuzabadi... Chief of Staff.
Khamenei was said to have cancer at least some 3 yrs ago; he is old anyway and is a forgone conclusion. But, I hear many are betting his 6 brats don’t have cancer.
I hear there are others & their brats on the list of cancer research & treatment too.
ahh, the “porker”! Pls don’t insult pigs!
Oh My! I just saw the pic of the blob, he is quite the heavy weight! lol!
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