Posted on 06/20/2009 7:48:40 PM PDT by Ooh-Ah
Palestinian Hamas members are helping the Iranian authorities crush street protests in support of reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, two protesters told The Jerusalem Post On Tuesday.
They made their allegations as rioting on a scale unseen in Iran for nearly a decade continued in the wake of the elections and the allegations that the results were falsified. The protests have now spread from Teheran to other major cities.
Mousavi insisted on Tuesday that he would "protect" his supporters' votes "at all cost, even if I am at risk."
Shouting from a car roof to a roaring crowd of supporters, he declared: "The pillars of the revolution have been shaken... We must not be silent."
Hamas formally welcomed incumbent Ahmadinejad's ostensible reelection victory on Saturday. The Palestinian Islamist movement receives arms and funding from Iran, and its members have often received training there, including in terror tactics and weapons manufacture.
Despite a massive crackdown on dissent, thousands of protesters rallied again in Teheran on Tuesday night in support of Mousavi, following reports that up to 20 people had been killed by security forces at rallies across Iran against the disputed results of last week's presidential elections.
Pro-government gunmen, reportedly opening fire on protesters, killed at least seven people on Monday night and others have been wounded.
State radio reports claimed that the victims were trying to loot weapons and to vandalize public property, and were shot by unidentified gunmen.
People claiming to have witnessed the shootings, however, insist that the victims were peaceful demonstrators, including students from Teheran university. "There are so many crimes, beatings and killings that have yet to be reported. When we fight back, it is for our own protection," said a young man passing out flyers with the names of those he said were murdered Teheran University students.
Among those named were Fatima Brahati, Kasra Sharafi, Kambiz Shahi, Mohsen Emani and Mina Ahtrami. Their bodies are said to have been secretly buried by government loyalists.
Amid the violence, confusion and government restrictions on communication, the accuracy of conflicting accounts is hard to ascertain.
"The most important thing that I believe people outside of Iran should be aware of," the young man went on, "is the participation of Palestinian forces in these riots."
Another protester, who spoke as he carried a kitchen knife in one hand and a stone in the other, also cited the presence of Hamas in Teheran.
On Monday, he said, "my brother had his ribs beaten in by those Palestinian animals. Taking our people's money is not enough, they are thirsty for our blood too."
It was ironic, this man said, that the victorious Ahmadinejad "tells us to pray for the young Palestinians, suffering at the hands of Israel." His hope, he added, was that Israel would "come to its senses" and ruthlessly deal with the Palestinians.
When asked if these militia fighters could have been mistaken for Lebanese Shi'ites, sent by Hizbullah, he rejected the idea. "Ask anyone, they will tell you the same thing. They [Palestinian extremists] are out beating Iranians in the streets… The more we gave this arrogant race, the more they want… [But] we will not let them push us around in our own country."
Mousavi has said he won Friday's balloting, and he demanded the government annul Ahmadinejad's victory and hold a new election.
Iran's state radio said seven people were killed in clashes at Monday's protest - the first official confirmation of deaths linked to the street battles following the disputed vote.
It said people were killed during an "unauthorized gathering" at a mass rally after protesters "tried to attack a military location." Witnesses saw people firing from the roof of a building used by a state-backed militia after Mousavi supporters set fire to the building and tried to storm it.
Mousavi supporters had called for demonstrations on Tuesday, but Mousavi said in a message on his Web site he would not be attending any rally and asked his supporters to "not fall in the trap of street riots," and to "exercise self-restraint." Foreign reporters in Iran to cover last week's elections began leaving the country on Tuesday after officials said they would not extend their visas.
Authorities restricted other journalists, including Iranians working for foreign media, from reporting on the streets, and said they could only work from their offices, conducting telephone interviews and monitoring official sources such as state TV.
At least ten Iranian journalists have been arrested since the election, "and we are very worried about them, we don't know where they have been detained," Jean-Francois Julliard, secretary general of Reporters Without Borders told AP Television News in Paris. He added that some people who took pictures with cellphones were also arrested.
The government imposed rules prevent media outlets, including The Associated Press, from sending independent photos or video of street protests or rallies.
Yaakov Katz, Herb Keinon, Rebecca Anna Stoil, AP and JPost.com staff contributed to this report.
Jimmy Carter could not be reached for comment.
“Palestinian Hamas members are helping the Iranian authorities crush street protests in support of reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, two protesters told The Jerusalem Post On Tuesday.”
Excellent...roll out the insurgency...conservative money and tech support...score points big time against the Muslim POtuS...
here is Israels dog in this fight : the Iranian Mullahs
have long been the provocateurs with both Hamas and Hezbollah , now the shaky mullahs are calling in their killers to their own defense. IDF & Mossad should flood Iran with their best trained agents . Time to take on the Mullahs , with prejudice.
payback
America will do nothing , even though Iranian enhanced IED’s have been killing our people for years now . The Mullahs need to taste their own medicine . And they will
These people want freedom...not another puppet or oppressor.
WARNING:GRAPHIC:
Young Woman (Neda, God rest her soul) shot to death in Terhran today, 6/20/2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjQxq5N--Kc
Crowd Hunting Basij, Man shot. Today 6/20/2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYaL4mA-bSY
Protests and violence are spreading in Tehran and to other major cities like in Tabriz, Mashad, Isfahan, Ahwaz, Nevab, and Azadi..
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Amen. See my post number 5.
“Palestinian Hamas members”
How much has 0bama given them? $880 million? Anyone recall?
God help these people.
Here’s one on the violence on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_QlLbNRt2c
Correction:
“Obama Pledges Nearly $1 Billion To Gaza; Hamas Will Extort Money To Fight Israel”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2192605/posts
I guess Iranian citizens can be added now.
Whose is MEDDLING now MR. OBUMMER?
JJ61
Obama’s friends.
Go hard!
Pray that these individuals take arms, and lay waste to the Satanic parasites oppressing them.
Hamas, Hizbullah join Iran's paramilitary forces in post-vote crackdown
NICOSIA — Iran opposition sources said Hamas and Hizbullah have come to the aide of government forces in wake of the presidential elections.
Iranian opposition sources said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Basij paramilitary force have used Hizbullah and Hamas personnel to assault anti-government protesters in wake of the disputed reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
They said Hamas and Hizbullah officers trained by IRGC in Iran employed brutal tactics against students and other supporters of Ahmadinejad's chief rival, Mir Hussein Moussavi.
"We have seen masked and unmasked security personnel who were speaking with a clear Arabic accent or simply did not look Iranian," an opposition source said.
Iran has adopted Hamas and Hizbullah as the leading proxies of the Teheran regime. The opposition sources said Hamas agents, recruited in the Gaza Strip, Jordan and Lebanon, were used to attack Iranian dissidents and student protesters since 2001.
About 5,000 Hizbullah and Hamas fighters have been deployed to quell the anti-government protests, the sources said. They said Hizbullah and Hamas operatives, waving truncheons, were heard shouting in Arabic as they rushed groups of demonstrators.
Both Hamas and Hizbullah were said to have a permanent presence in Iran. The sources said IRGC has been training more than 500 Hamas and Hizbullah operatives a year and often pulled them out of courses to help in internal security.
IRGC was also said to have used Hizbullah tactics against the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora in 2008. At the time, Hizbullah employed groups of armed fighters in motorcycles to overrun political parties aligned with the pro-Western coalition of Siniora.
"It [Iran] must adopt the Hizbullah method of organizing large public demonstrations to confront the supporters of Mir Hussein Moussavi," Lebanese analyst Anis Nakash, a supporter of the Teheran regime, said.
The sources said the use of motorcycles by Hizbullah, said to have been developed in 2006, was seen in IRGC and Basij operations against pro-Moussavi demonstrators in Teheran and other cities. They said motorcycles enabled anti-riot squads to move quickly from one area to another through the crowded alleys of Iranian cities while reducing their vulnerability to attack.
Hizbullah has also taught anti-riot tactics to the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. The sources said Basij officers with Palestinian accents were seen shooting toward protesters. Other suspected Palestinians were said to have been ordered to beat demonstrators on university campuses.
"They [Hamas agents] are given jobs that Iranians won't do because they are either too ashamed to do this or scared they will be identified," another opposition source said.
‘here is Israels dog in this fight : the Iranian Mullahs’
I’m not sure I agree with everything you wrote, but you do bring up an interesting topic that I haven’t seen discussed much during this Iranian crisis - Israel. I do wonder what they’re up to! The espionage potential must be pretty sweet, considering all of the chaos that’s going on in Iran right now. I disagree on the ‘send in the agents’ idea for now. If Iran finds out that Israel is wiping out mullahs, then all hell will really break loose.
On the eve of Father's Day, the First Father showed how it's done, taking his daughters Malia and Sasha for some frozen treats at The Dairy Godmother, a boutique custard parlor in Alexandria.
President Obama and his girls motorcaded over to Alexandria from the White House this afternoon. Malia had a waffle cone of vanilla custard and Sasha had her vanilla custard in a cup. The president enjoyed a cup of vanilla custard with hot fudge and toasted almonds, a pool reporter was told by the shopkeeper. The three were in the shop for about 15 minutes, where they sat at a table to enjoy their snacks
Mo-ga-di-shu
Mo-ga-di-shu
Mo-ga-di-shu
Mo-ga-di-shu
Drag Khameni behind a technical unitl there is no Khameni left to identify.
” Meanwhile, back in Washington D.C. :
On the eve of Father’s Day, the First Father showed how it’s done, taking his daughters Malia and Sasha for some frozen treats at The Dairy Godmother, a boutique custard parlor in Alexandria.
President Obama and his girls motorcaded over to Alexandria from the White House this afternoon. Malia had a waffle cone of vanilla custard and Sasha had her vanilla custard in a cup. The president enjoyed a cup of vanilla custard with hot fudge and toasted almonds, a pool reporter was told by the shopkeeper. The three were in the shop for about 15 minutes, where they sat at a table to enjoy their snacks “
Ah Yes. The great O is taking on the characteristics of Nero and “fiddling away his time”
He’s seeking cover under the guise of “ he’s such a great dad “ instead of keeping his eye on the opportunity to show some leadership to stir the flames of freedom in Iran.
Ronald Reagan - we need you now
Are these the Hamas that obozo is importing to the US and is planning on spending $25 million of the bailout to resettle these terrorists?
Too bad we can’t go in there to help. We’ll be the aggressors, and the Mullahs would love that. Give it time, maybe eventually we can send in a “Lincoln Brigade”.
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