[elhombrelibre]

Ping.

I suspect this will lead to more anger and a bigger divide in Iran. Strikes and sabotage may come next.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

not a very good move....the regime must be feeling VERY threatened.

They are acting like Libs===eating their own.

BTW..I wish we could send Bill Ayers, REv Wright and Code Pink over there to see what a real revolution costs!

[PapaBear3625]

I suspect this will lead to more anger and a bigger divide in Iran. Strikes and sabotage may come next.

They tried the Ghandi approach, and now starting to realize that it only works against an opponent who possesses decency and a conscience.

Against a ruthless opponent with an efficient secret police organization, a more workable solution involves leaderless resistance and techniques from the Battle of Algiers

[rlmorel]

I have always thought the Iranians were the most decent, smartest and most independent thinkers in the Middle East (not counting the Israelis)

I hope that this heralds change for them, and not the kind of change that Obama has in store for us.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Events are happening as described in this article....FR Thread from last week:

Iran: There Will Be Blood

*************************************EXCERPT INTRO************************************

My contact predicted serious violence at the highest levels. He said that Ahmadinejad is now genuinely scared of Iranian society and of Mousavi and Rafsanjani. The level of tension between them has gone beyond civil limits -- and my contact said that Ahmadinejad will try to have them imprisoned and killed.

Likewise, he said, Rafsanjani, Khatami, and Mousavi know this -- and thus are using all of the instruments at their control within Iran's government apparatus to fight back -- but given Khamenei's embrace of Ahmadinejad's actions in the election and victory, there is no recourse but to try and remove Khamenei. Some suggest that Rafsanjani will count votes to see if there is a way to formally dislodge Khamenei -- but this source I met said that all of these political giants have resources at their disposal to "do away with" those that get in the way.

He predicted that the so-called reformist camp -- who are not exactly humanists in the Western liberal sense -- may try and animate efforts to decapitate the regime and "do away with" Ahmadinejad and even the Supreme Leader himself.

I am not convinced that this source "knows" these things will definitely happen but am convinced of his credentials and impressed with the seriousness of the discussion we had and his own concern that there may be political killing sprees ahead.

This is not a vision he advocates -- but one he fears.

[Marine_Uncle]

I'm basically shot since working till 11PM last night only to have to come in for a morning shift and walk a few miles of hard concrete and lay under shelves pulling tons of ripped apart boxes of lighting etc., out repack, retape, roll around in the dirty floor and dust etc.. Gotta report back to Hells Gates in the morning. So I probably will try to catch up tomorrow on all of todays pings etc..
Work work work. Would be better to be super healthy, super rich laying around smoking cigars and cigs, and pumping down cold beers under some palm trees. Typing away on a laptop while some young good looking women fanned me and asked me if I need some cold brew refills, whatever.
I am a little aware of todays happenings as I just gloss through the many pings and threads. Tomorrow and day after I hope to get back into the swing of things.

[Marine_Uncle]

"I suspect this will lead to more anger and a bigger divide in Iran. Strikes and sabotage may come next."
Sure looks like that is the path that will follow.