Preparing for February 11
The next big wave of protests in Iran is expected this Thursday. The theocracy seems a bit nervous.
posted by Infidel753 at 5:32 AM
09 February 2010
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4 Comments:
For Neda!
Go!
I hope they all take to the streets, every man woman and child.
They can't arrest the whole country.
-SJ
there's one good thing happening on Feb.11th, it's my daughters birthday. Happy Birthday Kimmy!
Just received in my in-box from the NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/world/middleeast/10arrests.html?8au&emc=au
SJ: As I wrote at the time (here and here) the character of the protests at the end of December showed that the rebellion is escalating. My guess is that there are a lot of very angry people out there. We'll see tomorrow.
Sue: Happy birthday!
TNLib: Thanks for the link. Interesting that the theocracy apparently regards women's-rights activists as such a threat. But of course the people who have the least to lose are the most dangerous to the regime, and being a woman in Iran under the present system can't be much of a life.
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