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Revolutionary Guards Arrested in Iran
The Washington Times ^ | June 15, 2009 | Jim Robbins

Posted on 06/15/2009 7:42:40 PM PDT by Abakumov

According to the Cyrus News Agency, Tuesday morning 16 senior members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were arrested. "These commanders have been in contact with members of the Iranian army to join the people's movement," CNA reports.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; iraniantroops; iranprotest; iranuprising; iranviolence2009; irgc; revolutionaryguard; tm
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To: Perdogg

Thank you.

The reason why I asked about the article or Timmerman’s mention is because my graduate studies is in terrorism. One of my class papers was on Iran’s long history of ignoring and violating international law; a sub-section in the paper dealth with the Iranian Republican Guard.

Thanks again for sharing what you have.


61 posted on 06/15/2009 9:09:55 PM PDT by cranked
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To: calex59

Correction to post #60: Republican Guards should be Revolutionary Guards..sorry.


62 posted on 06/15/2009 9:11:05 PM PDT by calex59
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To: Cindy; NormsRevenge; Marine_Uncle; Man50D; SolidWood
Well now i am really believeing the content of the article I posted yesterday.:

Iran: There Will Be Blood

63 posted on 06/15/2009 9:12:16 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Well it has been confirmed the Basij(sp?) have killed several and wounded many, the people burned down one of their headquarters(?) and killed the head of that particular contingent. Pics from Iran show one dead citizen, looks as if he was shot in the head, video shows the militia(Basij)shooting off of rooftops at the crowds, at least one pic I saw shows a wounded citizen with a hole through his thigh. I am sure there are many more wounded and dead but they can only send so many pics and video.

So, yes, I would say that article you posted yesterday hit the mark.

64 posted on 06/15/2009 9:17:37 PM PDT by calex59
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To: Abakumov

Terrific news!

The evil Guards need to be eliminated. The Army must be the protector of the people!


65 posted on 06/15/2009 9:20:29 PM PDT by SolidWood (Down with the islamic regime! Freedom for Iran!)
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To: Abakumov

Look at the Russian revolution, the army took the side of the people. Countless other revolutions have the army deciding that beating and killing their own people is out of bounds of their job descriptions.

I’ve heard that the leadership has imported arabs from Lebanon to help patrol the streets and beat people. I’ve seen reports that some of the attackers are speaking arabic, not farsi.

This is the last gasp of a dying regime. Let’s hope it dies quickly.


66 posted on 06/15/2009 9:20:34 PM PDT by MissouriConservative (Let the purging of the RINOs begin in 2010. - MissouriConservative)
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To: calex59
Posted this ( which to me has some interesting background on the debates before the vote)....Ahnanut and Mosavi were really going at it...:

Guest Post: Dispatches from Tehran

67 posted on 06/15/2009 9:34:25 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Abakumov

It could be a action by the mullahs to stave off further dissent among the fear inducing Republican Guard.

And a warning to others not to consider it.

The longer this goes the better for the people of Iran. The mullahs know this so expect the violence to escalate as they try to snuff this thing out fast.

The international coverage today has given Ahmanutjob a bloody nose. Let’s keep it running.

But of course we have Obama. No chance.


68 posted on 06/15/2009 9:35:17 PM PDT by romanesq
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To: calex59

Wonder who the Army reports to....some General could make a big name for himself here....real soon.


69 posted on 06/15/2009 9:38:38 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Perdogg

‘Immortals.”

Best scene of the movie. That it got the little chimp upset made it even better.


70 posted on 06/15/2009 9:39:37 PM PDT by romanesq
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To: Cindy; ConservativeMan55

Saddam in Iraq had the Republican Guards.

The Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council is a Shia group supported by Iran.


72 posted on 06/15/2009 9:49:27 PM PDT by SolidWood (Down with the islamic regime! Freedom for Iran!)
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To: MissouriConservative

The Guardian is now reporting that 12 Iranian students killed in crackdown after violent clashes

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/15/iran-students-protest-election-results


73 posted on 06/15/2009 9:51:46 PM PDT by Skywarner (The U.S. Armed Forces... Producers of FREEDOM for over 200 years!!)
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To: Skywarner

And... the Brisbane Time is now reporting an additional 7 Iranians killed in clash with military. No details yet.

This situation will get out of control, albeit briefly, once the military actively sides with the revolution.


74 posted on 06/15/2009 9:55:40 PM PDT by Skywarner (The U.S. Armed Forces... Producers of FREEDOM for over 200 years!!)
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To: Eric Blair 2084
Wrong. The Persian Iranians (who define themselves that way) are the guys who backed the Shah, who was the most modern, western and dashing middle eastern personality ever. Real, nationalistic Persian Iranians hate islamic-arabic culture and are feverishly proud of their pre-islamic culture. The animosity between Iraq and Iran go back to before 1979. We should have encouraged the Shah to take out Iraqs Baathists in 1973-75.

Saddam was a raving socialist madman who hated the US and was a buddy of the Soviets.

he would be a swell guy who hated the Shiite Persian Iranians like us.

Speak for yourself. My admiration goes to the Shah and the nationalist, westernized, secular, excellently educated Iranians. The socialist Arab thugs ala Baath had nothing on our allies who fought with us during the Cold War and saved Israel from the Arabs through vital supports of Oil and arms.

75 posted on 06/15/2009 9:58:12 PM PDT by SolidWood (Down with the islamic regime! Freedom for Iran!)
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To: Skywarner

Just d@mn.


76 posted on 06/15/2009 10:01:41 PM PDT by MissouriConservative (Let the purging of the RINOs begin in 2010. - MissouriConservative)
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To: Skywarner

I look at those students and compare them to OUR college students (vast majority) and I see them voting for THEIR freedoms while ours vote to take it away with a socialist pig in the White House.


77 posted on 06/15/2009 10:02:51 PM PDT by MissouriConservative (Let the purging of the RINOs begin in 2010. - MissouriConservative)
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To: Abakumov

God, I hope so. I’m afraid this regime has plenty of other traps to spring on its own people. It’s certainly happened before. These people would gladly kill all their children to “save” them.


78 posted on 06/15/2009 10:15:11 PM PDT by dr_who
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To: ConservativeMan55

Republican Guard.


79 posted on 06/15/2009 11:24:19 PM PDT by Always Independent
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To: Squantos; sionnsar

Please forgive me but I’m lost without my glasses at night.
They are in the shop. ;o)

Did I hear somewhere that security was sent to Rafsanjani’s home to “protect” him?

I think he supported...Lord you have me here...I can’t read well enough with my old glasses to search or c/p...A’s opposition.

Is that correct?

If so...dang!


80 posted on 06/15/2009 11:37:16 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 ("Dick Cheney gets results" ~~ Rush Limbaugh)
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