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| 7.9.2003
| DoctorZin
Posted on 07/09/2003 12:05:43 AM PDT by DoctorZIn
Today is July 9th. The day Iranians have been waiting for. The next 24-72 hours may be the most important in Iran's history.
It is noon there, at the time of this post, and already we are hearing of people in the streets. The regime's security forces are out in force. This is very encouraging as most of the demonstrations thus far have been at night to take advantage of the cover of dark.
We have heard of riots in the Pars region of the city of Tehran. We have yet to hear of strikes. We are receiving phone calls from Iran but they are few. The regime is cutting off the calls to the United States as soon as they find them.
We are continuing to hear of the regimes jamming of the broadcasts in much of Iran and Europe. But apparently the signals do get through from time to time.
The people of Iran have chosen July 4th because four years ago, the regime brutally attacked peaceful student demonstrators while in their dorms. The result was the loss of life and liberty of hundreds of students, many of which are still unaccounted for.
Iran is a country ready for a regime change. If you follow this thread you will witness, I believe, the transformation of a country. This daily thread provides a central place where those interested in the events in Iran can find the best news and commentary.
Please continue to post your news stories and comments to this thread.
Thanks for all the help.
DoctorZin
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bushdoctrineunfold; iran; iranianalert; protests; southasia; studentmovement; warlist
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To: DoctorZIn; RaceBannon
IRAN UPDATE: NYC RALLY FOR IRAN GATHERS ABOUT 2000 SUPPORTERS
self | 7-09-03 | RaceBannon
Posted on 07/09/2003 7:30 PM CDT by RaceBannon
Today, in New York City, at Dag Hammerskold Square, about 2000 supporters of Iranian Freedom gathered in sresponse to a world wide call from the Students in Iran.
I was there with Freeperette Firebrand, gladly standing and marching in support of the people of Iran.
What is unfortunate, is that there was only about 5 or 6 people who were not Iranian! But, it is good we showed up, because we get to tell you all what we saw, and why it is necessary.
I will be posting soon, some pics I took.
I got there about 10:30, met Firebrand and walked over to greet these people and to join them.
They were quite happy to see us! And, we were welcomed with open arms. One thing that was noticable: Iranian people LOVE Americans.
That is not a joke. They truly appreciate being here, and they also HATE the Mullahs!
While we all heard bad things about the Shah 23 years ago, how many have heard of the things that happened because of the Mullahs?
I heard personal stories from many. One man, his brother worked in the American Consulate. He was killed by Khomenie's people.
Another person told me how he was arrested because he was caught walking down the street with a woman who was not his sister or his wife. He was thrown in Jail for that.
So were the women. Jailed.
There were women there who seemed to be Muslim, but were against being forced to wear the Burkha, (I forgot the Iranian name for this dress). They also spoke of what happenes to women who wear colored clothing: They get beaten.
Many stories were heard of beatings by the hired men of the Mullahs, and also how many of these people are not even Iranian that are doing the beatings!
How many know that the Ayatollah Khomenie was not even Persian? His Mom and Dad were from India!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/943296/posts
261
posted on
07/09/2003 9:31:31 PM PDT
by
Valin
(America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.)
To: Pan_Yans Wife
Many people here forget the story of the young bull anf the old bull.
262
posted on
07/09/2003 9:37:00 PM PDT
by
Valin
(America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Pan_Yans Wife; RobFromGa; fat city; freedom44; Tamsey; Grampa Dave; ...
We have been reporting the jamming of the uplink signals of the LA based Iranian broadcasters. Here is the first detailed story on it....
U.S. satellite feeds to Iran jammed
May be linked to the anniversary of student uprisings
By Robert Windrem
NBC NEWS PRODUCER
NEW YORK, July 9 U.S. government officials as well as Iranian Americans and communications satellite operators confirm that all U.S.-based satellite broadcasts to Iran are being jammed by an unknown group or individual, possibly Iranian agents operating out of Latin America.
OVER THE PAST several months, private Iranian-American groups have begun increasing their broadcasts into Iran using Telstar-12, a communications satellite over the eastern Atlantic. All are trying to encourage protests against the regime in Tehran.
Iranians, using small satellite dishes, have been able to receive the broadcast, whose mix of news, entertainment and exhortations to protest have gained a large audience, particularly in Tehran. Then on Sunday, the Voice of America began its Farsi-language broadcasts.
Not long afterward, the jamming intensified.
Over the past few days as the fourth anniversary of the countrys most widespread protests approached the broadcasts have been jammed, not in Iran but somewhere in the Americas, according to officials and investigators.
The Farsi language broadcasts by the VOA as well as Los Angeles-based ParsTV and Appadana TV are uplinked in the United States via Telstar-5, which is over the United States. It is then turned around at the Washington International Teleport in Alexandria, Va., and uplinked again to Telstar-12 over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
It is Telstar-12 that is being jammed, say investigators for companies working with the broadcasters, cutting off broadcasts not only in Iran but in Europe and the rest of the Middle East as well. In the past, the Iranian government, using high-power transmitters on towers in cities such as Tehran have been able to jam it locally. The fact that TV viewers elsewhere cant see it was the first hint that the jamming was happening on this side of the Atlantic.
Loral, which operates the satellite, declined comment on what it is doing in response.
The jamming appears to be linked to the anniversary of the student uprisings, said one investigator for a company working with the broadcasters who preferred to remain anonymous. Its malicious, not a prank. For us, it began yesterday, continues today. Not only are the Iranian signals jammed, but those of other nearby broadcasters are as well. We have a Chinese client who is being jammed.
There are ways of determining the location of the interference, he added. It is complex and time-consuming. Basically, you look at minimal interference other nearby satellites are experiencing and then you triangulate.
But he added, Loral has yet to find the source. They cant find the exact location. They say it is probably in the Caribbean or South America. They are reworking the numbers and may have something better in the morning.
Finding the satellite carrying the Farsi-language broadcast signals is easy, he added. Its on the Internet.
As for the actual jamming, its simply a matter of aiming a strong signal at the uplink transponder on the satellite and overwhelming the Farsi language broadcasters signals.
Said the investigator: You need a dish, some power, not too much. You put up a test pattern ... and do a sweep and find the transponder on the satellite you want to jam. It could even be smaller than the standard 6-meter dish. It could be a small dish with a lot of power.
BBCs Media Monitoring Service, which provides capsules of various foreign TV broadcasts for subscribers, described the jamming as a mysterious, interfering signal, rendering the broadcasts unwatchable.
It reported problems began on Sunday, the day VOA began its broadcast, with the worst jamming taking place over the past two days with the jamming extending to all the Farsi-language broadcasts emanating from the United States.
Late Wednesday, monitors reported that jamming had become sporadic.
The anniversary of the student demonstrations, the largest since the fall of the shah in 1979, was Wednesday.
The investigator said Intelsat, a big satellite consortium that has a nearby bird, is telling people the jamming is coming from South America. [There is a large Iranian community in the so-called triborder region around the Igazu Falls area where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet. There is also a significant presence of the Hozballah organization there with a reputation for violence. Hizballah operators from the region are believed to have been responsible for one or both of the attacks on the Israeli community in Buenos Aires over the past decade, killing more than 100 Israelis and Argentine Jews.]
A representative of one of the Iranian-American broadcasters said he suspected the jamming came from Cuba, which has excellent relations with Iran, but offered no proof.
Irans Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone Ahmad Motamedi denies government approval for the jamming and President Mohamed Khatami has called for action to be taken against those responsible, according to the BBC Media monitors.
Robert Windrem is an investigative producer for NBC News, based in New York.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/936772.asp "If you want on or off this Iran ping list, Freepmail me
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posted on
07/09/2003 9:39:02 PM PDT
by
DoctorZIn
(IranAzad... Until they are free, we shall all be Iranians!)
To: Pan_Yans Wife
Khashayar could just be having problems getting on the internet and the cafe he was posting from probably closed for the night. We should hear from him today if they aren't still blocking access to the web as was being done to many in Iran yesterday.
264
posted on
07/09/2003 9:39:21 PM PDT
by
Texas_Dawg
("...They came to hate their party and this president... They have finished by hating their country.")
To: Texas_Dawg
You're correct, but it is hard not to be concerned.
To: DoctorZIn
Loral, how interesting. Looks like Loral strikes again. These are the people who leaked missile technology to the Chinese. They are also the biggest contributors to the DNC and Bernard Schwartz gave almost $4 million to Clinton.
To: DoctorZIn
OHH DOCTOR I just hear about it on MSNBC ticker
NOT COOL
What wrong Mullah can't handle pressure
267
posted on
07/09/2003 9:45:47 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: DoctorZIn
WOW. Thanks.
"Irans Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone Ahmad Motamedi denies government approval for the jamming and President Mohamed Khatami has called for action to be taken against those responsible, according to the BBC Media monitors."
Ha! Order that Mo'tamedi guy shot. What a joke!
To: Jeff Head
"They had help."
Hehehehe.... I had to think about that for a second. I concur. They had help. Or better to say, they accepted the help that is always there.
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posted on
07/09/2003 9:49:25 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Texas_Dawg
#149
I didnt see 10 Thousands.
I see a group of people around One Thousand.
It was the night of Police Forces.
To: Khashayar
Hi. We were getting concerned about you. Glad to hear from you.
To: Khashayar
Good to see you post.
To: Khashayar
How are you doing, Khash?
273
posted on
07/09/2003 9:55:04 PM PDT
by
xJones
To: Pan_Yans Wife; nuconvert
bttt
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posted on
07/09/2003 10:02:50 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Travis McGee; Jeff Head; Joe Brower; Khashayar
A huge bump for eternal American freedom, and how we've kept it for 200 years. The then there's the Swiss, who've been free since 1291.
Swiss triangular confederate flag of 1422
275
posted on
07/09/2003 10:03:39 PM PDT
by
risk
(America's first freedom!)
To: Pan_Yans Wife; nuconvert; norton; DoctorZIn
I am Ok, but a little bit worry about my reports.
Did they track me? I really dont know...
I doubt if they have any one here as a spy or a tracker.
But I am still OK.
Thank you All.
To: Khashayar
Be careful, and bless you!
To: Pan_Yans Wife
Indeed
278
posted on
07/09/2003 10:13:56 PM PDT
by
Valin
(America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.)
To: Khashayar
You WILL be careful! We don't need any reports from inside a prison.
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posted on
07/09/2003 10:16:57 PM PDT
by
Valin
(America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.)
To: Valin; RaceBannon
Re #261
Great Post.
Thanks for your supports
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