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European embassies being opened to take the injured. Apparently the Basij had been throwing the dead and injured in vans and taking them God-knows-where.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:01:02 PM EST
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That's apparently confirmed now: The hospitals are allegedly being used as traps by the Basiji. European embassies have been opened to care for the injured to avoid the hospitals.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:16:33 PM EST
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Well, that's Iran fucked either way. Even if the regime win this battle their legitimacy is shot.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:18:08 PM EST
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Yup. Khameni must have been out of his mind to make that seech yesterday, it left no wiggle room whatsoever.

That's the problem with theocracy. the people in charge have got so used to justifying their every whim by saying "it is god's will" that they forget that political power in a supposed democracy has to at least pretend that it reflects the people's will.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:22:46 PM EST
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Khamenei's actions over the last couple days are starting to have the smell of desperation.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:24:28 PM EST
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Per Nico Pitney at HuffPo: Australian, British and Dutch embassies.

Metro system being shut down to prevent more people from entering central Tehran. Reports of Iranians leaving work and home en mass to join the protests.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:20:23 PM EST
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several other embasies as well, mostly European. (Portugal often mentioned)

reading of clashes in other cities (Ahvaz and Shiraz most regularly)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:26:35 PM EST
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Ah, Ahvaz is a separate city. Having trouble making sense of the names. Dunno whether I'm looking at names for cities elsewhere in the country or those of Tehran's streets or neighborhoods.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:28:58 PM EST
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