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Mike Ely at International Journal of Socialist Renewal on the left response to the Iran protests and why the foe of my foe is often not a friend. There is a self-deceptive politics (among some leftists) that seeks to prettify all kinds of reactionary forces that (for one reason or another) are in opposition to [...] BBC Persia video Via Andrew Sullivan Let us hope this is a microcosm of the whole thing. Faced with so many with such determination, the will of the regime will crumble. The Iran protests have their first public martyr Last night on the twitter stream for #iranelection, there was a sudden burst of tweets about how tanks were entering Tehran. Others asked for confirmations or photos. None appeared. Then some military folks opined that tanks don’t do well in urban areas and in fact are quite vulnerable. Then others tracked the tank tweets back [...] Steve Clemons One of DC’s best Iran experts Barbara Slavin wrote to me through Facebook and said: Steve, Iran ceased being an Islamic republic a week ago. now it’s just another military dictatorship. Clemons rightly thinks Khamenei has lost his mystique and aura of power. But that doesn’t mean he won’t try to rule [...] Sue wonders why I’m so fascinated by the Iran protests, given that Mousavi is no shining beacon of democracy and that protesters will soon be dragged out of their homes at 2am to be tortured and killed. Could part of it be – no offense to me she says – that the Irish in me [...] Graphic and bloody videos. Protesters shot dead. Student shot dead in front of camera Woman shot, probably killed From NIAC liveblog Mousavi, speaking among the people, has just announced that he has performed the ceremonial washing (ablutions) in preparation for martyrdom. “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.” Thomas Jefferson (which is certainly easier to quote [...] [An Iranian in Tehran] is tidying affairs in preparation for dying Saturday at the hands of the Iranian security forces. Translation via Juan Cole: “I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be one of the people who is going to get killed… I have to call my [...] |  | ||||
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