Saturday Open Thread | 75 comments (75 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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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Re: An Ugly Day (none / 1)

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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Re: An Ugly Day (none / 1)

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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