Phone call from Tehran

[Juan Albion]

Did anyone else just hear that awful phone call from Iran on CNN? Truly shocking, even after so many days of violence.

Young woman live on air telling her experiences. It sounds like the protesters were lured into an ambush and savagely attacked. She said students were axed through their hearts and other people were pushed off bridges. She heard a lot of shooting but didn't see the results as she ran. She was pleading for outsiders to step in and bring an end to it.

The poor CNN guy just didn't know how to respond.

One of the most dramatic bits of TV I've ever heard. In fact it was so powerful CNN are currently playing it again, just five minutes after first broadcasting it.

 

[Gazwag]

Thing is we cant do anything about it, no different from Saddam's Iraq really and look what happended when we went in there to stop him killing all and sundry - all the whingers started moaning about an illegal war

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Thing is we cant do anything about it, no different from Saddam's Iraq really and look what happended when we went in there to stop him killing all and sundry - all the whingers started moaning about an illegal war

Good plan. Let's invade.

 

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

Did anyone else just hear that awful phone call from Iran on CNN? Truly shocking, even after so many days of violence.

Young woman live on air telling her experiences. It sounds like the protesters were lured into an ambush and savagely attacked. She said students were axed through their hearts and other people were pushed off bridges. She heard a lot of shooting but didn't see the results as she ran. She was pleading for outsiders to step in and bring an end to it.

The poor CNN guy just didn't know how to respond.

One of the most dramatic bits of TV I've ever heard. In fact it was so powerful CNN are currently playing it again, just five minutes after first broadcasting it.

Got a link for this Juan?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Good plan. Let's invade.

Via North Korea! And Paskistan to flush out that pesky Bin Laden fellow.

 

[Man of Harveys]

It is such a fascinating series of events there; I think it's a fascinating country. And the likely outcome of all this is looking increasingly hard to predict: it doesn't look as if the nutters are going to be able to slap down these protests and just hope they all go away.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

These are such brave people. I do not see at all where it will end. I just hope that more moderate people are willing and able to push the nutters aside.

 

[Rookie]

Thing is we cant do anything about it, no different from Saddam's Iraq really and look what happended when we went in there to stop him killing all and sundry - all the whingers started moaning about an illegal war

yep and that went really well, can't imagine a better place to go on holiday

 

[Man of Harveys]

Thing is we cant do anything about it, no different from Saddam's Iraq really and look what happended when we went in there to stop him killing all and sundry - all the whingers started moaning about an illegal war

That was an entirely illegal war. I don't see much comparison to be made between this situation and the Iraq war, tbh: the nutters in charge there are, like the nutters here, quick to create demons at the gate to cement their support, in the form of the UK and US. So the sabre-rattling Coalition of the Willing has to hold back this time.

 

[coventrygull]

Just wait till it kicks off over here.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Just wait till it kicks off over here.

yer.

 

[clapham_gull]

Thing is we cant do anything about it, no different from Saddam's Iraq really and look what happended when we went in there to stop him killing all and sundry - all the whingers started moaning about an illegal war

They didn't invade because he was killing his own people though. The result of that war was that the killing internally increased.

The situation in Iran is a very different kettle of fish.

 

[coventrygull]

yer.

Can't wait for the BBC reporting that one

 

[SurreySeagulls]

But we are all evil. It must be true because the Ayatollah said so.

 

[Juan Albion]

Got a link for this Juan?

Can't find one yet, sorry.

 

[Hove Lagoonery]

Via North Korea! And Paskistan to flush out that pesky Bin Laden fellow.

Let's not forget Burma, a lot of crap going on there that's not getting reported.

 

[cannedheat]

Don't give a f***.

 

[The Ringleader]

a link would be great ta

 

[Scampi]

I think what we need to remember in all this is it isn't a story of good Western Style democratic forces against the evil autocratic Mullahs. It's one faction of extreme conservative shia muslims against a slightly more liberal faction of conservative shia muslims.
It is a power struggle among the elite caused by an election rigged in a bizarrely hamfisted way, and though we can identify with young students campaigning for more freedom, neither side is suggesting any changes to the fundamental principles of the Islamic Republic.

 

[Simster]

Let's not forget Burma, a lot of crap going on there that's not getting reported.

Last week, some religious leader openly stated they were praying for that opposition leader who spends most of her life under house arrest.

Result: 10 years in prison for "insulting religion"

Disgusting.