Topic Posted by: topcat
Date Posted: Mon Jun 15 12:11:44 2009
Additional Comments:
Posted by: Rose Bush Date posted: Wed Jun 17 0:29:03 2009
Message:
A friend sent me a link to this photogallery of images from these terrible events (some images are graphic, particularly the look of anguish on the people's faces, but no dead bodies).
You will notice that although the men are dressed in western clothes, no woman in those photos is without a hijab, some wear burkahs. There are public hangings in Iran for adultery (ie, the women are hanged, not the men) where the victims are strung up by cranes. It is barbaric.
I don’t know what is going to happen there, but expect to see more of this. Actually, expect to see less of this because the Ayahatolla will expel all western journalists. Ahmadinejad is just their puppet, a willing puppet, but a puppet no less. This will not turn out the way that it did when the Iron Curtain fell. “People power” only works where the army give up and stop defending the dictators. This is not the case in Iran where they are paranoid about the west – all that will happen is that Iran will becatapulted towards a hard-line Islamic state, and that is not good for anybody, anywhere.
Posted by: Elaine Date posted: Mon Jun 15 15:08:41 2009
Message: Look at the faces of these freedom loving people who respect the U.S. and want a democracy in Iran. These are the so called 'terrorists' that GWB and mad dog Cheney wanted to nuke. I hope all works out for these people. It's in their hands.
Posted by: old and restless Date posted: Mon Jun 15 13:21:00 2009
Message:
I have been following this story closely. It is history unfolding before our eyes. These people are very brave and I fear many of them may lose their lives in this cause. It makes me appreciate our freedoms which were won by previous generations for us.
As Thomas Jefferson said,
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Hoping for a peaceful outcome for the people of Iran.