News from Iran? Good? Bad? Who knows?

[Razgovory]

I am hearing a lot of rumors that some of the police are non-Farsi speaking, possibly Arabs.  Lebanese? 



EDIT:  Separate fights at universities in Tehran and Shiraz.  Right now.

Sounds like typical Middle east conspiracies.  The otherside is always working with foreigners.

[garbon]

Hey Faeelin, it might be appropriate to change the title of this thread.

[Barrister]

I was thinking it was highly ironic at this point - and not in a good way. 

[Admiral Yi]

It's not such a terrible outcome from my perspective.  This radicalizes the reformists more than an outright victory would have.

[Queequeg]

http://twitter.com/change_for_iran

Iranian Student in a dorm in Tehran under siege by Iranian Paramilitary and Hezbollah forces.  Jesus. 

[Queequeg]

It's not such a terrible outcome from my perspective.  This radicalizes the reformists more than an outright victory would have.

Yeah.  Mousavi might have given the regime a few more years, now this thing has a definite expiration date pretty soon, if not now. 

Iranian Government is running a DOS attack against Tehran Bureau, a great news source.

[Ed Anger]

News coverage via twitter. Jesus Tapdancing Christ.

Time to EMP the planet.

[jimmy olsen]

You're only going to get disappointed if you keep on like this Spellus, in this situation you should expect the worst. That way you can only be pleased if things turn out differently.

[Queequeg]

You're only going to get disappointed if you keep on like this Spellus, in this situation you should expect the worst. That way you can only be pleased if things turn out differently.

Yeah, I've come to the conclusion over the last hour or so that I should start preparing myself for heartbreak.  Still fascinating to watch.

[Neil]

You're only going to get disappointed if you keep on like this Spellus, in this situation you should expect the worst. That way you can only be pleased if things turn out differently.

I, on the other hand, am planning for the best:  A heartbroken Spellus.

[Ed Anger]

You're only going to get disappointed if you keep on like this Spellus, in this situation you should expect the worst. That way you can only be pleased if things turn out differently.

I, on the other hand, am planning for the best:  A heartbroken Spellus.

Bonus: The revolutionary guard starts destroying archeology sites.

[jimmy olsen]

You're only going to get disappointed if you keep on like this Spellus, in this situation you should expect the worst. That way you can only be pleased if things turn out differently.

I, on the other hand, am planning for the best:  A heartbroken Spellus.

You're so mean.

[Queequeg]

I don't take it personally.  On Languish, scorn from MB and Neil unites the loved and the unloved. 

[Neil]

You're only going to get disappointed if you keep on like this Spellus, in this situation you should expect the worst. That way you can only be pleased if things turn out differently.

I, on the other hand, am planning for the best:  A heartbroken Spellus.

Bonus: The revolutionary guard starts destroying archeology sites.

Double bonus:  Devout, working-class Iranians and people in the countryside rise up and stomp out the students.

[Sheilbh]

It's not such a terrible outcome from my perspective.  This radicalizes the reformists more than an outright victory would have.

It also damages Iran's internal legitimacy.  It's not much of an Islamic Republic if people stop believing in the 'Republic' bit altogether.

I still wonder what'll happen over the next two days.  I don't know, looking at the pictures, that this is a student's revolt; I think it's that with the internet being the only form of communication left with the outside world that students are predominating the view.  I think the regime's trying to put the fear of God into everyone before there's any protest tomorrow afternoon, or a general strike on Tuesday.

This video is apparently from tonight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpWL3-ms41o
In the comments the chant's translated as 'I will fight, I will fight I will get back my vote; I will fight, I will die, I will get back my vote'.

If anything this seems like an escalation.  From what I can gather there were riots yesterday but the night-time protests were generally from the rooftops, now they're on the streets.  But that crowd doesn't look very big