Iran says courts will teach protesters a lesson-( Show Trials coming - Western Media's fault ...

Reuters ^ | Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:08am EDT | Zahra Hosseinian and Fredrik Dahl

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities said they would teach an exemplary lesson to "rioters" held in the worst unrest since the birth of the Islamic Republic and pressed accusations that violence was being incited by Western powers.

(EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.)

Ten days of protest against elections that confirmed hardline anti-Western President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in office have produced unprecedented protests and a public split in the Islamic establishment. Defeated candidates accuse the authorities of rigging the election and have demanded a rerun.

A moderate cleric defeated in the June 12 poll signaled on Tuesday opposition would continue, calling on Iranians to hold ceremonies on Thursday to mourn those killed at protests.

At least 10 were killed in the worst violence on Saturday, and about seven more early last week.

Iranian state television, in broadcasts clearly intended to discredit opponents defying a ban on protests, paraded people it said had been arrested during weekend violence.

"I think we were provoked by networks like the BBC and the VOA (Voice of America) to take such immoral actions," one young man said. His face was shown but his name not given.

A woman whose face was pixilated said she had carried a "war grenade" in her hand-bag. "I was influenced by VOA Persian and the BBC because they were saying that security forces were behind most of the clashes.

"I saw that it was us protesting ... who were making riots. We set on fire public property, we threw stones ... we attacked people's cars and we broke windows of people's houses."

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[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

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[rlmorel]

But..but...Obama said we weren’t going to meddle! They don’t believe us! I thought the power of his personality would convince them!

I am so disillusioned.

[PLD]

Blame it on who ever you fools if the media is behind this then be glad they won't even step in here and call a spade a spade where this commie bunch is concerned.... These people are just tired of being ruled with an iron fist..I just wish we could help them to get away from these murdering fools..

People of America take head if we don't watch it we will be in the same shape as Iran with a dictator ruling, stay on your toes and listen and watch what these criminals in Washington are doing..Don’t wait until it is to late,once they get their hands on our health care it will be over..they will let the old die and the young that are not what they want be aborted and thrown in the trash..

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People of America take head

any chance I get...

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Ten days of protest...have produced unprecedented protests.
Defeated candidates...have demanded a rerun.

Reuters Correspondence School of Journalisnt.

[Marine_Uncle]

""I think we were provoked by networks like the BBC and the VOA (Voice of America) to take such immoral actions," one young man said. His face was shown but his name not given."
What is not revealed is the guy probably had a curved knife at his throat or a pistol as he recited those words.
As for the womens comments. Sure there where stone throwing after the police and goon squads started to hack into the peaceful protesters. And as the goons fired from the building tops into crowds and the goons ripped them up in the streets, the crowds started to get pissed.
She seems to have short term memory problems.

[tx_eggman]

People of America take head

any chance I get...

The secret to a happy marriage is at least once a week ...

[SpinnerWebb]

I guess that explains a LOT!