Posted on 12/06/2006 1:13:34 PM PST by nuconvert
Edited on 12/06/2006 1:22:06 PM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]
Today is "Students Day" in Iran, and thousands demonstrated this morning in universities across the country. Below are pictures taken at Tehran University where the crowd was estimated at several thousand.
Some of the signs read, "Death to Dictatorship", "Death to Islamic Republic", "Students For Workers", "We have nothing to lose to defend freedom", "Free political prisoners now", "Boycott the sham elections".
Police and many more vigilantes (basij) were on hand to control the crowds.
>>They demonstrate that the Mullahs believe they are so secure in their dictatorship that the demos are meaningless.<<
Sounds like the demonstrations in the US as well.
That's right. My mistake. Iran is JUST like the U.S.
Thanks for making that point.
Obviously you don't know anyone who has been arrested and jailed in Iran or you wouldn't be making light of the situation there.
I noticed you left out the part I said about the regime using helicopter gunships for crowd control. Being shot at from the air is an effective deterrent to anyone thinking of protesting again, don't you think?
And how about 10 or 12 yr olds sentenced to be whipped 30 or 40 times for attending coed birthday party? That's just like here too, huh?
>>Iran is JUST like the U.S. <<
That is what you call a straw man. You attacked him pretty well though. ;)
"That is what you call a straw man."
No. That is what you call sarcasm.
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