Show Summary 6/21/09

Tehran riots

History of some other revolutions and their results

A young woman shot

Role of the Iranian Army

Comparison of Tiananmen Square and Iran

How Iran put a stop to the protests.

However, Iran state television says at least 13 people were killed in clashes on Saturday.

Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri reports.

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
The Security Forces of the Islamic Republic and the Fate of the Opposition

Film and television footage of the protests show that this time the Basij are in the lead in dealing with the unrest, with LEF playing a supporting role. IRGC units have not yet been committed. This is consistent with the growing role assigned the Basij since 2003 as the first line of defense against possible U.S. regime-change attempts — whether through an invasion or a color revolution. It is not clear, however, that this apparent confidence in the Basij is justified.

While the recruitment base of the Basij is much narrower than that of the IRGC (which draws on conscripts from all sectors of Iranian society), it is a volunteer force that many join for opportunistic reasons — for a paycheck, a scholarship, or a bit of authority. And while the Basij is probably more thoroughly vetted than other mass organizations (due to the role of local clerics and mosques in the recruitment process), it is hard to believe that its membership is insulated from the broader political forces

Why Gandhi tactics wouldn’t work in Iran.

Conspiracies – Yale Skull and Bones Club, returning Geronimo’s Skull and bones.

North Korea missile over Japan

Aegis System anti missile system.

USS John McCain entangles a Chinese Sub

Interview with Debbie Lee of Troopathon.org.

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Marc’s Last Letter Home

 

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