White House criticizes Iran for arresting opposition leaders and blocking internet in Egypt’s wake.
From my friend in Cairo, who was at home when Suleiman made the announcement about Mubarak’s resignation, but who had been at Tahrir before that and returned afterward to celebrate:
Do you think the military will responsibly manage the transition?
we all respect the military institution
and for transition they are ok
and they promised the reforms that we want
and now if they dont stick to their words so we r back again in the streets
u know why this is unique?
bcoz this one of the revolutions in the world that had no leader
it was the people
seriously
…we had a long culture of “nothing can work, nothing will b better”
now we know that we can
everything can be changed
Also, check out this video from “Anonymous” to the people of Iran. I do not know what to think of it.
Tiananmen Square was a people’s movement. The military turned on the people. That’s why it hasn’t yet succeeded.
10 second intros are fucking SHIT
While I don’t think it’s likely, I’d love it if Ahmadinejad and “Supreme Leader” Khamenei were the next to go. I’m sure the Egyptians will be an inspiration for the Iranians but I’m equally sure the Iranian government will be much more ruthless in suppressing any protests, as they were in 2009.
“These demegogues commit their crimes in the name of Islam, a despicable and horrendous act, and itself one of their most heinous crimes. As a Muslim woman, let me proclaim that the peddlers of religion who rule Iran in the name of Islam, but shed blood, suppress the people and advocate export of fundamentalism and terrorism, are themselves the worst enemy of Islam and Muslims. The day will come when they will be forced to let go of the name of Islam.”- Maryam Rajavi, People’s Mujahedin of Iran
I’m hoping Saudi Arabia is next, myself.
What OuterCow said.
Then we can nuke em.
Iranians: not your private army
Uh…. Iran underwent a people’s revolution “32 years ago,” which was hijacked by extremists, as revolutions often are. Before that, in 1951, a democratically elected government tried to assert it’s independence from foreign powers (which had “guided” the country for decades), only to have America, using the CIA, to re-install the Shah. All those horrible things the above video mentions about Iran today were going on quite enthusiastically before 1979.
Which brings up an interesting topic of discussion: Would you rather have your country run by a brutal dictator that was a nativist and part of your nation, or a brutal dictator that was installed and propped up by foreigners more powerful than your country?
Any public celebrations happening at westlake?
@6: True dat.
But if shit does go down in Iran, I get the feeling that the neckbeards and hax0rs will step in on the counter-censorship front. Anonymous is fiercely libertarian on the freedom of speech issue.