The size of this is pretty impressive. Definitely watch to get a sense of how emboldened the resisters are. Even a BBC reporter is impressed: I just came away from the protest. It was an incredible sight. A huge crowd,……

Oh. We are no longer the superpower, good guys of the world. We are just a member nation in a world community….

James on June 15, 2009 at 4:33 PM

And I might add “one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.”

-Barry “The surge won’t work” Obama

Oh. We are no longer the superpower, good guys of the world. We are just a member nation in a world community….

There are others, of course; if you know of any good ones, share in the comments.

Too many comments to check if this person’s been mentioned already, but I am following @Robot117

S/he has good insights, retweets a lot of other Iranians, and takes periodic shots at Obama and his inaction, which is a nice bonus.

If his vote was unprecedented, then it may give us a clue as to who is pulling the strings …

dcpolwarth on June 15, 2009 at 5:23 AM

The Islamic “Leader” always pulls the strings. Take a look at his powers …

(2) The Leader may delegate part of his duties and powers to another person.

The Religious Leader holds all real power in Iran. The President is merely a “mouthpiece” or “surrogate” pretty much. It’s pretty ingenious too – if the President screws up and gains the ire of the people – the Leader can get rid of the President even though the President was probably only following the directions of the Leader.

Note in that list of responsibilities, that it’s the leader that declares war and acts as the Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces. All of the concern over Amadinnerjacket is really misplaced. He’s just an anti-semite with a potty-mouth – but he can’t order any nukes to be launched at Israel. When that happens – it will be the Leader’s call.

So the President – who sits in that seat – is really not important from our perspective. The Iranian Constitution is very careful to ensure that the Leader is the one that makes all calls.

Ahmadinejad refuses to guarantee Mousavi’s safety

Kind of like the way Obama refused to guarantee the safety of the Chrysler bondholders? Or the AIG execs?

Great minds think alike.

Next thing you know Obama will be using Amadinnerjacket’s tailor.

If his vote was unprecedented, then it may give us a clue as to who is pulling the strings …

Khamenei has been consistent in his public support of Ahmadinejad ever since the latter was picked to be mayor of Tehran in spring 2003.

If Khomeni is some kind of ‘voice of God’ in Iran, isn’t it dangerous for him to vote for a politician? What would happen if the politician lost? Surely the man is supposed to be perfect, or so the myth goes, so how can he risk so much on a candidate who looked certain to perform badly?

I guess this is a kind of Iranian constitutional question. Has the Ayatollah of Rock’n'Rolla ever vote for a candidate who lost?

If his vote was unprecedented, then it may give us a clue as to who is pulling the strings …

I am delighted with this result. As much as the Western media likes to make out that President Ahmadinejad is a “hard-line tyrant” they are overlooking the fact that he has brought something else back to Iran that has been missing for a long time – PRIDE! I am fully supportive of this election result and am delighted that my home nation has a leader who is not afraid to be bold and not afraid to stand up and be counted in front of other world leaders. Long live the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Babak Alnasser, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

I am an Iranian living in the UK. Yesterday I voted for Mr Ahmadinejad in Manchester and I saw many other Iranians voting for him. Apparently Mr Mousavi thinks too much of himself. It’s either that or he thinks people can easily close their eyes and not see how much work Mr Ahmadinejad and his team have done for Iran over past 4 years. I hope Mr Mousavi and his supporters can finally recognise that most people don’t want what they want.
Ehsan, Manchester

It just goes to show that whatever the Western world has been saying about Ahmadinejad and Iran, they were wrong and the Iranian people have put their support towards Ahmadinejad regardless of what other would think of him, he is now confirmed president so live with it people!
Dilwar Hussain, London

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8098907.stm

So much for liberalism by osmosis. Nice work UK.

TOTUS don’t work on the weekend, union rules don’t cha know!

conservnut on June 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM………
FOLKS WE HAVE A BINGO!!!

Now that made me laugh…

JiangxiDad on June 14, 2009 at 6:16 PM

TOTUS don’t work on the weekend, union rules don’t cha know!

conservnut on June 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM………
FOLKS WE HAVE A BINGO!!!

This is like having a golden plate land on your lap and throwing it away.

They are brave and they are brave for a reason. They want OUR help.

Damn it.

…that the West generally and Americans especially are cheering for genuine reform of the political system there and a toppling of the theocracy via democratic resistance. Courage can’t be imported, but it can be encouraged by steady, sympathetic reporting and the sort of 24/7 fixation that our media can deliver as none other can…
Anything else signals a giant “shrug of the shoulders” that sends a message of disinterest in the future of Iran that will not be forgotten for a long time. Imagine Iranians who long to be free of the Supreme Leader, Ahmadinejad and the Revolutionary Guard. Many must be watching us watch them –or not. If the West doesn’t even break from regularly scheduled programming for a few days, how can they ever be expected to trust our oft-repeated statements of genuine friendship for the people of Iran even as we oppose the regime?

To be honest, I dislike both candidates but people need to realize that it’s not about Mousavi, it’s a reason to be able to get everyone together to protest. The young in Iran are just waiting for something to spark to be able to come together. Because these are protests resulting from an election, there is going to be less repercussion for speaking. In other words, the students, from the regimes position, aren’t necessarily protesting the government. Please do not misunderstand…these people are still being beaten, ran over, harassed, for protesting but the implication would be far worse if they were to go in the streets and protest the regime.
I stand with them and my heart goes out to them. They are so brave!

But the Obama administration has a huge problem in dealing with this crisis. Why? Because it is pretending that Iran is not hostile, or at least can be made non-hostile through engagement. Consequently, the administration is going to do everything possible to avoid making any criticism of the Islamist regime, lest that—in its own mind—destroy any chance to have détente with the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

This is grotesque, to say the least. No support for the courageous, nonviolent pro-reform demonstrators who are being beaten. No protest at the arrest of candidates or campaign workers. If Iranian forces opened fire on a crowd and shoots down hundreds of demonstrators there won’t be a peep from Washington.

The administration has painted itself into a corner and seems content to stay there. President Barack Obama has told us that Islam is always tolerant, that Palestinians are always victims, and that conflicts are almost always—not always, but usually—the fault of the West. More deeply, his is a philosophy that universal human rights must be filtered through local cultures and other religious practices.

It is also a philosophy which accepts the idea that radical regimes—Islamist, Arab nationalist, neo-Communist (Cuba and North Korea), and wherever one wants to put Venezuela and Bolivia—can daily denounce Western democratic states and societies in the most vicious terms but there can be no equivalent response. After all, their feelings might be hurt and they’ll refuse to participate in European and American efforts to engage them, give them money, and hand them concessions.

http://www.gloria-center.org/blog/2009/06/won%27t-denounce-the-administartion.html

Shall we experience Hungary …again…?

Will it be “Tianamen Square in Beijing…?

Shall it be Wenceslas Plaza, again…?

Hold your fire…!
Stop shooting…!
Stop…!
STOP!

The most essential need of young Iranians is to be recognized by US government. They need them not to accept the results and do not talk to A.N government as an official, approved one. They need help by sending true information. All the medias are under arrest or close control. Help them have the information.

They only try to show the fraud to the world. Help them please. You can not imagine the level of brutality we saw these two awful days.

http://niacblog.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/election-unrest-day-two/

This is why Obama can’t recognize the students his arrogance and delusional foreign policy of “engagement” is more important.

Geezer on June 15, 2009 at 12:32 AM

Thanks. great pic isn’t it?

According to our private phone conversations with people in Tehran, hundreds of parents have gathered by a police station in Yousef Abad, now known as Seyyed Jamal Aldin Asad Abadi, with their hands raised to the sky saying “Obama, please help us, they are killing our young children.”

http://niacblog.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/election-unrest-day-two/

Silence from Obama. Not even one statement. Guess his foreign policy is more important than these students….

Men like the Mullahs and Dinnerjacket who know there will be no consequences to their actions will do anything they want precisely because they know there will be no consequences.

Only Hope! for Iranians now is that enough mobs can overwhelm enough soldiers and get enough guns to secure more weapons, etc…to the point where they can create some Change! of their own, because, sadly, the free world has gone back to turning it’s back on the victims of tyranny.

You dah babe…,!

Old soldier sends…!