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Ongoing LIVE THREAD- IRANIAN ELECTION & PROTEST NEWS
various | 15 June 2009

Posted on 06/15/2009 6:37:42 AM PDT by SE Mom

Time for a live thread to keep track of all the news in Iran- it's getting tough to keep up!


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; iran; mousavi; mullahs; tweet; twitter
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To: hyperconservative

and this tweet from almost.at

RT from Iran: Calling all Iranians to use Tor, anonymity online to protect selves http://www.torproject.org/ #iranelection


261 posted on 06/15/2009 7:26:46 PM PDT by hyperconservative (Freedom is worth fighting for--always.)
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To: sissyjane
They are blocking #IranElection so the Iranians are asking people to move to #Iran9:

# less than 10 seconds ago from web RT Iranian government is blocking #iranelection tags. Migrate to #iran9 hashtag instead

262 posted on 06/15/2009 7:35:12 PM PDT by calex59
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To: calex59

Thanks...I’m slowly catching on


263 posted on 06/15/2009 7:39:12 PM PDT by sissyjane
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To: spectre; All

“Especially proud of the Iranian women shown in photos.”

There was a great photo on the front page of the Washington Post, surprise, showing 4 men beating a man with rubber hoses or battons, and a woman, in islamic cover, standing about 3 feet away, waving her hands and screaming her anger. She was wearing eyeglasses.


264 posted on 06/15/2009 7:47:26 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: All

Related, interesting news:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272597/posts


265 posted on 06/15/2009 8:09:07 PM PDT by elpinta
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To: Braak

This is the perfect time to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities and knock out the mullah’s communication networks.
Pile on NOW..they won’t be able to handle it all from without and within at the same time. USA and Israel together just attack the nuke sites and missle launchers. Oh but Obummer gutless wonder is POTUS.... just my little fantasy gone awry!


266 posted on 06/15/2009 8:22:41 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: The Pack Knight; All

“What are politics like inside the Iranian military? At Tienanmen Chinese had to use distant troops to fire on students.”

I have run across several reports, Twitter and others, to the effect that Arabic rather than Persian has been heard among police. It is suggested that regime is importing Lebanese Hesbolla or Palestinians to do the dirty work. Does anyone have more definative information on this?


267 posted on 06/15/2009 8:28:02 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: tflabo
This is the perfect time to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities and knock out the mullah’s communication networks.

That would be a disaster. Many workers at those nuclear facilities are pro-reform, and the communication network in Iran is the most significant factor in letting the resistance coordinate in the first place.

If this doesn't end well, the Persian people need to have the resources to regroup and try again.

268 posted on 06/15/2009 8:40:26 PM PDT by Technogeeb (The only good Russian is a dead Russian. Rest in Peace, Solzhenitsyn.)
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To: Technogeeb

Isn’t tomorrow called for a national protest strike day? That would be an opportune time to bomb their nukes with less chance for civilian casualties.


269 posted on 06/15/2009 8:49:59 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: All
Link here to an FR article about the Washtimes, they have a story that 16 revolutionary guards men were arrested because they were attempting to join the army who are supporting the people.

Confirmed or not?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272597/posts

270 posted on 06/15/2009 9:04:25 PM PDT by calex59
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To: tflabo

RT from Iran: my dorms are being raided again plain clothe are coming with guns and threats pray please #iran9 #gr88


271 posted on 06/15/2009 9:07:42 PM PDT by calex59
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Soak clothes in water to aid in stopping tear gas. Don't through tear gas canisters barehanded, they will burn you. #iran9 RETWEET

Ok, so the guy can't spell, through=throw. Sounds rough over there.

272 posted on 06/15/2009 9:10:12 PM PDT by calex59
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To: G8 Diplomat; All

A different leaked Interior Ministry report stated the following statistics:

49 million eligible voters
42 million actual voters
19 million Mousavi
13 million Karubi, the most moderate condidate
6 million nut job
3.5 million the conservative, don’t remember name

This was reiterated by one of the comments in your “good pics” link. This person also suggested that one reason for rushing the election results, rather than following the law and waiting 3 days to give results, is that they were afraid of a runoff between Mousavi and Karubi since Mousavi did not get over 50%. The commenter favored a second suggestion that they just did not want to admit how badly nutjob had done.


273 posted on 06/15/2009 9:10:35 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: tflabo
Isn’t tomorrow called for a national protest strike day? That would be an opportune time to bomb their nukes with less chance for civilian casualties.

And give the government the perfect excuse to insist that people stay inside to avoid any radiological threat. Not to mention destroying a perfectly good nuclear facility that the new secular government would otherwise inherit.

Besides, who would do the bombing? Any attempt by Israel to do it would unite the people under the existing tyrannical government, and the United States government seems to even lack the will to give the Resistance verbal moral support.

The fact is that the existing government of the United States is too incompetent to act in any constructive way. Short of maybe preventing any outside assistance by the regime's foreign supporters (and I doubt it has the will to even accomplish that trivial task), it needs to stay out of the conflict.

274 posted on 06/15/2009 9:25:08 PM PDT by Technogeeb (The only good Russian is a dead Russian. Rest in Peace, Solzhenitsyn.)
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To: gleeaikin

I’ve seen that one as well. Seem to be conflicting reports on the actual numbers, but it’s clear Musavi got the majority.


275 posted on 06/15/2009 9:36:26 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
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To: SE Mom

bump


276 posted on 06/16/2009 4:03:50 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989
Have any of you seen this one yet? Attack on the Basij headquarters with them shooting into the crowd.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSgGXMuqJlE

277 posted on 06/16/2009 4:22:59 AM PDT by calex59
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To: All
Correction: I meant to send this to all:

Have any of you seen this one yet? Attack on the Basij headquarters with them shooting into the crowd.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSgGXMuqJlE

278 posted on 06/16/2009 4:25:30 AM PDT by calex59
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To: calex59
Ok,
Since FR was down, the feeds over twitter have been nothing short of confused and alarming:

RT@Change_for_Iran it looks they are going to attack dorms again! IRG’s chopper just passed by Yousefabad.there is noting left 2 destroy!

There is possibilty of repeating what happened in Tehran Uni dorms, where at least five students were killed & many injured on Sunday #iran

Hossein Zaman (famous singer in Iran) is arrested in Kish because he was supporting Mousavi! #iranelection

279 posted on 06/16/2009 9:28:44 AM PDT by Braak (The US Military, the real arms inspectors!)
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To: Braak

Uh oh:

unconfmd major incident at Azadi - shooting - fires - ppl running #Iranelection

https://twitter.com/persiankiwi/statuses/2194206729


280 posted on 06/16/2009 9:30:19 AM PDT by Braak (The US Military, the real arms inspectors!)
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