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Christmas Crackers Turn Man-Made Disaster Escape
A young Amsterdam entrepreneur has become the toast of the town. The 32 year old partner in a media company, Jasper Schuringa grabbed hold of the Nigerianse Muslim terrorist Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab (23) and narrowly averted a Christmas man-made te...
Obama, As Good As His Word (on GITMO)
Bringing the 9/11 Soldiers of Allah to a civilian Court in New York - a thousand yards removed from where the towers once proudly stood - was one of the most cherished wishes of the anti America front, from tranzie centrists, to the dimwitted Left an...
The Women of the Iranian Vanguard
After Veterans and Remembrance Day it is once again opportune we turn our attention to tyranny elsewhere - Iran. Although the danger exists the protestors of the Green Revolt are merely exchanging an Islamofascist collective for one of a different b...
Who Will Speak Up for Individual Rights in #IranElection?
As even the political show trial in Iran stands symbol for collectivist injustice, it must be said that the tone of some of the reactions to our withdrawal from actively supporting the Iran uprising, serves to confirm the correctness of this decision...
Parting Ways With #IranElection
This blog to date has been actively supporting the uprising in Iran. We have done so, motivated by the conviction that any trouble sending the regime off its nuclear collision course with history, can only be a good thing. Another motive was based on...
United4Iran Day Protesting the Mullahs
Footage and reports from around the world should be coming in momentarily. Flickr's very active with great photo material being uploaded from Australia and Asia where the sun has already set. CNN iReport has also been asking for material. Some will ...
Somebody Hand the Pope an AK-47!
Yet another day into the Green Counter Revolution, and another post in Elsevier authored by Dutch-Iranian refugee and Leiden University lecturer, Afshin Ellian puts a fascinating light on the ideology of pieces. Try imagine Pope Benedict deliveri...
Of the Freedom Fatwa, Political Consciousness & Tumbling Turbans (cc the leader)
How important the present uprising in Iran is, as it is aimed at toppling a rabid, nuclear trigger-happy regime of Islamofascist apocalyptic cheerleaders, and just how this dovetails with geopolitical forces, is born out by today's post in Elsevier ...
Allah's Sons Keep Up the Killing in Iran
In order to get out the message and for as long as the uprising in Iran is in progress, we will continue to post translations of relevant articles published in Elsevier, written by Dutch-Iranian refugee and Leiden University lecturer, Afshin Ellia...
Confessions of a Rebel: "Why I Strayed"
The following is a free translation of a post written by Dutch-Iranian refugee and Leiden University lecturer, Afshin Ellian, published earlier today in Elsevier - a confession, as promised: "Why I strayed". In the name of the merciful and forgiv...
Tehran Senenade ...
MightierThan.com: "Iran: The Rooftop Project" One of the most compelling elements of the continued uprising in Iran has been when each night under the cover of darkness Iranians chant themselves hoarse from the rooftops, balconies, and windows of th...
Today in #IranElection: updating throughout
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Today in #IranElection: the anniversary of the 1999 student uprising
Another day, another great post by Afshin Ellian. Protests will be held today in London and Oslo. Today is also the anniversary of the 1999 student uprising that shook the Islamist regime in Iran ten years ago. A key leader of the uprising, R...
A Cry for Help from a Sea of Flowers and a Desert of Death
The following text is a free translation of a post writen by Dutch-Iranian refugee and Leiden University lecturer, Afshin Ellian, published earlier today in Elsevier Magazine. The world commemorates Neda. Last Friday thousands of Persians went in...
Iran: an Update and an Exposé of the Paramilitary
Defend Your Vote: "Mousavi Calls for General Strike" Mir Hossein Mousavi (...) get the Voice out to fight the Bullets. اعتکاف سراسری، در این فضای آلودهرسانه شمائید .. ایمیل و موبایل و مموری ...
Iran: The Fall Out
After the indignation and outrage, the rejections and the errors, there are emotions, opinions and peoples hedging their bets. A few wise men have written op-eds in support, among them former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton - a keen observer as e...
Shout (فریاد) Update
... and then there's this! The above comes courtisy of Afhin Ellian's blog on Elsevier. He writes: "Mohammed Reza Shadjarian is presently the most famous, traditional singer in Iran. He is not a modernist. But his music was barely tolerated. Sh...
Anatomy of a Power Struggle
Consider also this interview with former CIA operative Robert Baer. Here's more footage of today's demos at Ghoba Mosque. This is far from over. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...
A Tribute to the Heroes of the Democratic Movement of Iran
By Meanstreak Revolution in Iran updates the list of those who paid the ultimate price. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...
A Prague Spring for Iran?
The following is a free translation of a post writen by Dutch-Iranian refugee and Leiden University lecturer, Afshin Ellian, published earlier today in Elsevier Magazine. "We owe allegiance not to Gaza (Hamas) nor to Lebanon (Hezbollah), only to Ira...
#iranelection: Open Letter from Delusional Iranian Artists in Exile
Those who have been using their wits lately, may have noticed the gaping discrepancy between the soft-spoken utterings of postmodern, relativist politicians, and their actions with regard to the situation in the less free parts of the globe. In fact,...
#iranelection #gr88: The Twitter Guide to Joining the Revolution
Here's your reliable info guide to join the Iranian Revolution: BoingBoing: "Cyberwar guide for Iran elections" 1. Do NOT publicise proxy IP's over twitter, and especially not using the #iranelection hashtag. Security forces are monitoring this has...
The Roots of the Unholy Alliance (redux)
From an article up on Pajamas by its CEO, Roger Simon entitled "Israel Alone", it transpires that the alliance between the broad Western Left and Islamism, is as yet mystery. Although no Leftist, Simon labors under the purposely disseminated meme th...
