Protests In Iran 6/21/2009, Tehran, Khosh street [Full]

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Here is what I see in this video:

I see a small group of unorganized angry men engaging in a somewhat hostile protest (i.e. burning objects in the street, throwing rocks).

I also see others, both men and women, going about their business walking through the protesters to get to their destination.

I also see the latitude for the people to be emboldened enough to express themselves in such a fashion. I understand this has gone on for several days.

Here is what I do not see:

I do not see organized massive sustained protest by tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of demonstrators. But I have seen that before in Iran.

I do not see the massive demonstrations that took place simultaneously in a number of U.S. cities, coordinated with major cities in other countries around the world. Those demonstrations were enormous, well-organized and amounted to nothing. Those were protesters demonstrating against the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. Those protests went on for years to no avail.

I do not see the kind of massive sustained backlash that occurred in the aftermath of anomalous elections in 2000 and 2004 in the United States.

Iran is involved in an internal political upheaval. It is no one's business but Iran's, just as it was no one's business when the U.S. went through similar turmoil.

The tragedy of people getting hurt and dying in such protests is indeed tragic. But nonetheless, it is still an ordeal for Iran to muddle through.

The U.S> media is meddling in the affairs of Iran by regurgitating U.S. government propaganda that suggests the political opponents of Ahmadinejad are seeking to overturn the government, dismantle Islamic governance or anything of the sort. Such so-called reporting is dishonest and disingenuous. It creates the perception that the government is tyrannical and the people are the unfortunate victims. It makes Americans believe the same thing is occurring in Iran that the U.S. government pretended was occurring in Iraq. The U.S. government was lying then and is lying now.

The main political opponent of Ahmadinejad was the PM for the Ayatollah Khomeine and is a strong supporter of Islamic governance, as well he should be. His opposition to Ahmadinejad is political, not nation-changing.

The election may very well have been won by Ahmadinejad had there been no purported rigging. But for some reason, the political opponents did not receive even the expected election results in their own home regions. That strongly suggests tampering of some sort. And the people are right to seek an investigation. And they may get it.

Unfortunately, they may get the same sort of rigged investigation Americans received nearly two years after 9/11, when our own government was forced to create a shell organization called the 9/11 Commission. To this day, numerous questions still linger. And our government won't even cooperate with Great Britain's formal investigation into Tony Blair's lies and cavorting with George Bush over the deceit leading up to the Iraqi invasion of 2003.

For those who do not know Iranian history, especially in the aftermath of WWII, I suggest a refresher. You will be surprised how much the U.S. has been involved in undermining the Iranian government, its people and culture.

For now, I empathize with the Iranian people. They want a fair election and deserve it. But, like us, they will have to deal with a government that is all-powerful and unwilling to given in to the demands of the people. And with so few disenchanted protesters facing down such a strong power, the likelihood is this will all blow over at some point. Nevertheless, the government will realize its limitations. And the next election may prove to be more open and the results more acceptable to the electorate.




I do not see

very bang on the spot perception of the situation. It is an Iranian internal manner and these things are not as obvious as they appear, especially in the dumbed down and usually propagandist world press. Very few sources ad doing genuine reporting on the issue. So people nee to calm down and get their facts straight before the advocate a bombing campaign.

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My dear friend teheran,

Please,enjoy the image attached by me in this news,with your near and dear ones.
For your progress my good wishes are always with you.

Yours faithfully,
aarana.