Saturday, 20 June 2009

HA! - I know what time it is, time to get a little sleep

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صحنه هايی از خشونت های خيابانی عليه مردم ايران


HeikeM RT @MickPuck: Thinks guns that don't work, militia that desert their posts, and the disarming power of love to the oppressors. #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from TweetDeck
LucasEmerson Bang bang may be stronger than tweet tweet, but it is still amazing that those two concepts are being compared. #IranElection less than 10 seconds ago from web

Lydia Guevara's PETA ad

Dig the bandoleer made with carrots!!!
Thanx:@HangoverHelper

Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#17)


One of Mousavi's paintings.
More here.
(Thanx Nico)

Shanethe13 @mjbunch DDOSing sites will slow down the internet for all of Iran, blocking out protesters too. The attacks don't help anyone #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

yigalkahana Absolute power degrades every subject to the condition of a slave. Francois Fenelon #iranelection 2 minutes ago from web
gregmacaltao Peggy Noonan: When the young rise against the old, the future rises against the past. In that contest, the future always wins. #Iranelection 2 minutes ago from web




یک نفر = یک سخنگو

One person = one broadcaster

یک نفر = یک سخنگو

Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#16)

یک نفر = یک سخنگو

Mousavi's web page translated with Google Persian translator
One person=one broadcaster!

Hi there - Tehran, Esfahan, Iran, Islamic Republic Of...

Khamenei supporters bussed in for his speech.
@HuffPo

NUMBER CRUNCHING!

The Serbian Precedent
@DailyDish
What I keep getting reminded of is Paris May 1968!


11:56 AM ET -- Are U.S. officials being too quiet? I wanted to reexamine this question in light of some new comments from today. First, from Spencer Ackerman:

Hadi Ghaemi of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said he has a hard time taking a strong stance one way or the other about the Berman-Pence Iran resolution currently being debated on the House floor. But it's wading awfully close into a "political act" for his taste "The text is not objectionable," Ghaemi told me. "But it will be seen as a political act" by the Iranian regime.

Second, via Andrew, comments by Amir Fakhravar, who has been "jailed and tortured in Iran for advocating democracy and speaking out against the Iranian government" and remains in touch with reformers:

"Right now, (Obama) could say, 'America stands for freedom and democracy, and as a United States president, I want to stand behind all of the freedom fighters in the world that are fighting peacefully to have democracy and freedom,'" Fakhravar said. "That's the American Dream. I don't know why he didn't say that. He said, 'this is none of our business.'"

The contrary argument, of course, is that if Obama or Congress speak out more aggressively, it will endanger the reformists in Iran and give ammunition to Khamenei and his allies.

Khamenei's speech today pushed me to reexamine this line of thinking. He didn't need an incendiary line from Obama to stir up anti-U.S. sentiments -- he just made one up. "It was said on behalf of the U.S. President that he was waiting for a day that people came out to streets," he claimed.

It seems my basic question is: Can Obama afford to be slightly more forward leaning on human rights concerns given that Khamenei's government is willing to fabricate statements to advance his own agenda?
Nico @HuffPo


A DIFFERENT IRANIAN REVOLUTION
insightful op-ed piece @ NY Times

Rachid Taha - Rock El Casbah

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Must Must



Better music here too!
Andrew Sullivan gives you Cat bloody Stevens!!!
LOL

The Beatles - Revolution

@Fifi - thanx

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tfsalomon RT @oxfordgirl:RT From Iran: "I have one vote. I gave it to Moussavi. I have one life. I will give it for Freedom." #IranElection less than 10 seconds ago from Nambu

IRAN CAN NO LONGER SUPPRESS IT'S YOUTH


WHEN IT ALL BEGAN

THE FEAR HAS GONE

excellent - but written before Khamenei's speech.

BE REASONABLE - DEMAND THE IMPOSSIBLE

I think we find one clue to why he rigged the vote count so crudely. His argument that a majority of eleven million was too big to allow for any irregularities suggests he believed that a big lie was the only one that would work. But if you utter a big lie, you had better hope it could persuade some. It appears to have persuaded no one but a few fools at the Washington Post and the executive editor of the New York Times.And the endless attempt to blame all this on Britain and the US and the "Zionists." This is a regime that is so hermetically sealed, so rigid in its dogma, so brutal in its ideology it probably believes its own lies. It is, as David Brooks notes today, very, very fragile. When every piece of data requires a reassertion of doctrine in order to banish reality from people's minds, government becomes impossible. All that is possible is brute force and terror.

I fear deeply what is about to happen. But I also sense that the Gandhi-strategy of the majority is a winning one. If they can sustain their numbers and withstand the nightly raids, and if they can overwhelm the capital tomorrow in another peaceful show of strength, then they can win. And the world will change. This is their struggle now, requiring the kind of courage that only God can provide. Their God, my God, the God of the Torah and the Koran and the Gospels.

Something is happening in Iran.

@DailyDish

Green Wave part 1

Friday, 19 June 2009

Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#14)


Saturday's march NOT given permit allegedly
I have deep fears that this will be the excuse for a bloodbath!

BBC REPORT


  1. YesBiscuit RT from Iran: Military will not turn guns on ppl, Khamenei has called in Rev Guard. 5 cmndrs refused & arrested last night #Iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web
  2. DJWhiteHype unconfirmed reports - Revolutionary Guard has been mobilised to secure Tehran - #Iranelection PLEASE CONFIRM #Iran9 #gr88 less than 10 seconds ago from web
  3. QQ71 خسته نباشی مادر جان ....!....! http://bit.ly/11XqMw #Iranelection #gr88 less than 20 seconds ago from web
  4. CrazySanMan Here we go... RT : unconfirmed reports - Revolutionary Guard has been mobilised to secure Tehran - #Iranelection
WeStandAs1 RT -From Iran- unconfirmed reports - Revolutionary Guard has been mobilised to secure Tehran - #Iranelection #GR88 #Tehran #Iran09 #freeIran less than 5 seconds ago from web
GeorgieP The situation in Iran is now CRITICAL - the nation is heartbroken - suppression is iminent - #Iranelection (via @persiankiwi) IT ALWAYS WAS. less than 10 seconds ago from Tweetie

So sad

Anyone want to help with stories/info etc.

twitter @ exilestreet
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Happy New Year?


AlalehA RT. Rafsanjani sons to be arrested. Source says they tried but did not get out Sat night #iranelection #iranelections#gr88 less than 20 seconds ago from web

7:40 AM ET -- Via reader Mona, an English transcript of Khamenei's speech.

KHAMENEI SPEECH ANALYSIS

Scarlet60 rt Mousavi facebook confirms the rallies will continue, saturday Tehran 4pm. This is where we make history, may God help Iran #iranelection

YOU'RE WELCOME NICO!

View from your window: Iran

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF KHAMENEI'S SPEECH:

HERE

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sided with hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and offered no concessions to the opposition. He effectively closed any chance for a new vote by calling the June 12 election an "absolute victory."


The speech created a stark choice for candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi and his supporters: Drop their demands for a new vote or take to the streets again in blatant defiance of the man endowed with virtually limitless powers under Iran's constitution.

Khamenei accused foreign media and Western countries of trying to create a political rift and stir up chaos in Iran.

"Some of our enemies in different parts of the world intended to depict this absolute victory, this definitive victory, as a doubtful victory," he said, according to an official translation on state TV's English-language channel. "It is your victory. They cannot manipulate it." [...]

Khamenei's address was his first since hundreds of thousands of Mousavi supporters flooded the streets in Tehran and elsewhere in the country in rallies evoking the revolution that ended Iran's U.S.-backed monarchy. On Thursday, supporters dressed in black and green flooded downtown Tehran in a somber, candlelit show of mourning for those who have been killed in clashes since Friday's vote.

Khamenei said the street protests would not have any impact.

"Some may imagine that street action will create political leverage against the system and force the authorities to give in to threats. No, this is wrong," he said.

@HuffPo
PS: Nico you are doing well!

Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#12)

christmasfairie RT @TwitPersia: british foreign office has summoned the iranian ambassador #iranelection LOL. Not surprised.. less than 20 seconds ago from web

gn46 #iranelection not a single woman -not even one woman- allowed in the crowd that attended Khamenie's sermon. less than 10 seconds ago from web


DominiqueRdr RT @hchuaeoan: mousavi and karroubi absent, rezai is there, as is larijani. observer feels greenlight has been given to basij #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from TweetDeck

WATCH THIS PLEASE!

BBC REPORT ON KHAMENIE'S SPEECH

Seems to me here that we are heading to a massive confrontation. Obviously they didn't want this to happen on the holy day.

Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#11)

BBC REPORT ON KHAMENIE'S SPEECH


what's gonna happen now? :-|

At least we know there is won't be any compromise.

feel worried and desperate after Khamene'i's speech. he said it's ppl's responsibility if any violence happens now on. shoot.

Iran's supreme leader rejects vote fraud claims,describing Pres Ahmadinejad's election win as definitive

من شوکه نشدم از سخنان و بازی کثیف رهبر چون انتظاری بیش از این نداشتم اما وحشت کردم چی داره می شه

but Sareeh does not mean harsh. Means clearly. So pressTV also translated wrong then

He is pointing 2 @BarackObama . Khamanei:"How cn U B worry 4 R ppl? We r the leaders of rt of ppl all arnd the world."

0618LONDON:DanKitwood:Getty After every few sentences, people have to shout "Death to England!" nobody mentions US ;)

I think Khamenei was right that West doesnt know Iranians.They dont know Mideast at general,& thats y they have issues in Iraq

Khanemei: Problem of Our enemies is that they still do not know Iranians.

Khamenei: "The idiots thought Islamic Republic of Iran is like Georgia! Where are you comparing Iran with?!"

خامنه ای:اگر بخواهند این راه را ادامه بدهند، دوباره خواهم آمد و با مردم صریح‌تر از این صحبت خواهم کرد

Khamenei: If they dont accept and continue their way, i'll come again and clarify everything to people frankly

Leader: If they don't[Mousavi,Karroubi] put an end to protests they are responsible

Khamenei: Those politicians who make the situation chaotic, would be responsible for the bloods.

Nothing will be changed with protests. Accpeting those illegal requests under pressure (of protests) is start of dictatorship.

condemning the protests.

Leader says that he enjoys freedom of the expression :)

Leader: Ahmadinejad's opinions are closer to mine than Hashemi Rafsanjani

to all candidates, see the real enemy: the west.

Khamenei: We can talk about 1K, 100K, 1mil cheating but 11milions is not possible

خامنه ای: امکان تقلب در نظام انتخاباتی ایران نیست؛ آن هم اختلاف 11 میلیونی. چه‌طور می‌شه چنین تقلبی کرد؟

khamene'i: no cheating has happened in the election.

In general: Again Khamenei is approving the election. He said this election can not be changed!!

Khamene'i supported Ahmadinejad explicitly in Friday prayer: "my approaches to politics, etc. is so close to what A.N does.

He said Ahmadinejad's stance on different issues is closer to his.

He's praising Hashemi.

Khamenei: The will of people should be recognized in ballot boxes not in the streets.

خامنه ای: اینکه ما بر اساس فلان گزارش مرجع صهیونیستی کشور را متهم کنیم درست نیست

They humiliated THE president of this country, and accused him of lying& made false reports about his performance.

Both sides are guilty.

Candidates became emotional and said things that they shouldn't have.

The disadvantages of debates: sometimes they turned into illogical discussions; e.g. accusing ppl, rumors, injustice to this gov.

Continuing those debates and discussion can turn into contempt.

President Ahmadi, Larijani(Parliment speaker) and Hashemi Shahroodi(head of judicial power) are present in the Friday prayer

the debates showed that this is a real election, but it also had disadvantages.

All candidates are pro regime and part of the regime.

خامنه ای:من اینجا در خطبه ای که در حکم نماز هست حقایق رو باید بیان کنم

He says the participation shows ppl's trust in the regime.

An election with this turn out shows God's blessing for us!

1. Thanks to the ppl! you did such a great job!

Ok.. he'll be talking about the election. 3 points, for 3 groups. First, all iranians, Second politicians, Third for the west

0618MASKS:Getty Khamenei's speech just started.

Leader is speaking at Friday prayers. you can watch at BBC, CNN, Euronews,

The basij will be at Friday prayers today, their 1st public appearance in large numbers

The climax is today in a couple hours! Khamenei's speech at friday prayer!

Do you know why there's no special news from Rasht? cuz protesters didn't have any leader.

Today will not happen anything here in Rasht. ppl can't go out of their home. Nonstop thunderstorm!

now is dawn - we must go - location not safe - thank u for supporting Sea of Green - #Iranelection - people of Iran needs your help

Police helicopters, Police helicopters, Police helicopters... What are they afraid of? Mousavi / Karroubi supporers will remain at home ...

(unconfirmed): Secret Police recording faces and names during yesterday's protests.

where almost everyone is pro-mousavi. but on the other hand, they were all watching iran-south korea footbal match together.

he said "no." i suspect that he voted ahmadinejad. and i remember wondering, he must feel kind of alientated at this engineering firm...

at an engineering firm 2 days ago, i asked the janitor if he heard any of this allahu akbar business in his (southern) neighborhood...

thank you google!

Viva google. It added Persian/Fare->English translation. No sure about the quality but just in time :)

Internal newspapers didn't mention yesterday's rally at all
@DailyDish

Tweet o' the day!

luckykiwi @islamandstuff Funny how many of those who wanted to bomb Iran into oblivion are now so concerned about Iranian people. #IranElection less than 10 seconds ago from web

Where is the complete translation of Khamenei's speech?

C'mon - has to be somewhere soon...
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The Clash - Clampdown

Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#10)

RayBiruni Clearly a coup has happened and now the prelude to a clampdown. Iran is at a crossroads. #IranElection less than 10 seconds ago from web


BBC is translating "England" to "western countries" when leader attacks the U.K. and not mentioning U.S.
Khamenei says: #iranelection - if our legal framework gets broken we will not be trusted in the future
LIVE BLOGGING/TWEETER FEED
of Khameini's speech

"It is wrong to think to solve this matter by taking it to streets"

"giving in to the protesters will be the begining of a dictatorship "


tareshen RT from Iran: OMG, he's lying big time, saying ppl (trouble makers) terrorizing Basijis and police #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web

Our enemies have shown their true colours and the most evil is the British Government
Interesting aside that Britain has historically ALWAYS been seen much more of an enemy than US in Iran!

Cheating is impossible/those in the west are 'hungry wolves'

Leaders speaking in an extremist manner are responsible for the violence of their followers


TWITTER FEED
They humiliated THE president of this country, and accused him of lying& made false reports about his performance. 3 minutes ago from web

Both sides are guilty. 4 minutes ago from web

Candidates became emotional and said things that they shouldn't have. 6 minutes ago from web

The disadvantages of debates: sometimes they turned into illogical discussions; e.g. accusing ppl, rumors, injustice to this gov. 6 minutes ago from web

Continuing those debates and discussion can turn into contempt. 8 minutes ago from web

President Ahmadi, Larijani(Parliment speaker) and Hashemi Shahroodi(head of judicial power) are present in the Friday prayer #iranelection 11 minutes ago from web

the debates showed that this is a real election, but it also had disadvantages. 12 minutes ago from web

All candidates are pro regime and part of the regime. 17 minutes ago from web

He says the participation shows ppl's trust in the regime.

An election with this turn out shows God's blessing for us! 28 minutes ago from web

1. Thanks to the ppl! you did such a great job! 31 minutes ago from web

Ok.. he'll be talking about the election. 3 points, for 3 groups. First, all iranians, Second politicians, Third for the west 33 minutes ago from web

Khamenei's speech just started.

Leader is speaking at Friday prayers. you can watch at BBC, CNN, Euronews,

The basij will be at Friday prayers today, their 1st public appearance in large numbers

The climax is today in a couple hours! Khamenei's speech at friday prayer!

Do you know why there's no special news from Rasht? cuz protesters didn't have any leader.

Today will not happen anything here in Rasht. ppl can't go out of their home. Nonstop thunderstorm!

now is dawn - we must go - location not safe - thank u for supporting Sea of Green - #Iranelection - people of Iran needs your help

Police helicopters, Police helicopters, Police helicopters... What are they afraid of? Mousavi / Karroubi supporers will remain at home ...

(unconfirmed): Secret Police recording faces and names during yesterday's protests.

where almost everyone is pro-mousavi. but on the other hand, they were all watching iran-south korea footbal match together.

he said "no." i suspect that he voted ahmadinejad. and i remember wondering, he must feel kind of alientated at this engineering firm...

at an engineering firm 2 days ago, i asked the janitor if he heard any of this allahu akbar business in his (southern) neighborhood...

thank you google!

Viva google. It added Persian/Fare->English translation. No sure about the quality but just in time :)

Internal newspapers didn't mention yesterday's rally at all
@DailyDish


Khameini says: ?

"Todays youths are far away from reality, confused on situations"
"Iranians should not repeat doubts about poll"
Denies fraud!!!
People decided and chose who they wanted

"indirectly the "DEBATE" shouldnt last any longer. he said if it lasts any longer, it'll result in 'hatred' #iranelection"

"rumors" and "allegations".

"we should fight corruption"


"Yes, we have corruption, but criticizing the regime is "not the right thing to do."

Back in real time - thanx Luke & Bella for a wonderful interruption

Thanx also to the people that have linked here!

The Last Poets - When The Revolution Comes

Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#9)



New footage 15 June Tehran.

Iran's Supreme Leader May 'Sacrifice' Ahmadinejad to Save Himself
Interesting analysis@carnegieendownment

Google Farsi-English translation service is now up and running.
Facebook now has Persian translation available.
(Warning: this can enable much more disinformation to be disseminated!)

HA!

Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#8)


"I have come due to concerns of current political and social conditions - to defend the rights of the nation. I have come to improve Iran’s international relations. I have come to tell the world and get back Iran’s pride, our dignity and our future. I have come to bring to Iran a future of freedom, of hope and of fulfillment.
I have come to represent the poor, the helpless, and the hungry. I have come to be accountable to you, my people, and to this world. Iran must participate in fair elections. It is a matter of national importance. I have come to you because of the corruption in Iran. 25% inflation means ignorance, thieving and corruption.
Where is the wealth of my nation? What have you done with the $300 billion in the last four years? The next Government of Iran will be chosen by the people. Why do all our young want to leave this country? I know of nobody else who places himself ahead of 20 million other of a nation. "

Mousavi@psr.org

Google to allegedly launch English-Farsi translation service later today


This is a Shaped Word Cloud created from the text of approximately 84,000 tweets containing the term #iranelection.
Click on image to enlarge.
@ neoformix


Basij attacking woman in Rasht City

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Basij attacking woman in Rasht City

Iran StateTV Covering Mousavi Rallies and Election Fraud!

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Brilliant cartoon that went up at Gooya while I was asleep. (Via HuffPo)

Welcome readers of pruningshears (thanx Dan.)

Taking a break



MOUSAVI ARRIVES AT THE RALLY EARLIER TODAY

REVOLUTION 2.0

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UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT THE FRENCH ARE SHUTTING THEIR EMBASSY DOWN IN TEHRAN

The Basij have now begun to cover their faces, whereas previously they hadn't. This indicates they are becoming more scared of retaliation from the general public. Also, we have heard that cell phone service is cut off at night. There have been efforts to identify members of the Basij who have used violence against demonstrators, through facebook and other social networking websites.
It's interesting to see some in the feared militias themselves becoming afraid of retaliation.
@HuffPo

How you doing out there Fifi?

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Bugger - slipped to # 3 in the top teh'ran!

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Where is my vote?