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There's one less voter for Ali Khamenei and Ahmadinejad to worry about. Despite the threats and the assaults by government agents, the people persevere. Image
The demonstrations started the day after the announcement of the vote total. On Friday June 19, the supreme leader gave a speech at Tehran University. He threw down the gauntlet. He ordered citizens to stop all protests. Then ominously he told them directly that "they will be responsible for its consequences, and consequences of any chaos." June 19, 2009
The election fraud doubters seem to rely on a common but unstated assumption: the Iranian people lack the intellect and judgment to have made once again the free choice they've been making since 1989 -- voting in the majority for reformist candidates. The notion that the atavistic Ahmadinejad won implies that there is something very wrong with Iranians.
Quite the contrary, there is something very right about the Iranian people standing up to a fascist regime that routinely devalues the lives and well being of its citizens. Where else but Mexico 2006 have we seen a sustained independent protest of a stolen election? Where else have people put their lives on the line through an independent movement that shows such respect for their natural rights?
The bravery and sincerity of the demonstrators undeniable.
Baton wielding Iranian paramilitary forces mounted on motorcycles charge citizens forced to run for their lives. These thugs are thorough. One of them captures a young woman in a strangle hold (marked section). Image
Take special note when you see fires like this. They are the captured and burning bikes of the forces of maximum leader Khamenei. Somehow, citizens dismounted the paramilitaries, stacked the bikes and set them on fire.
But the regime's paramilitaries have more than dirt bikes to get them around. Image
Here they are arriving in buses to do their dirty work. Image
But brave Iranian demonstrators disabled their escape route. Image
