Hijab - check, handbag - check, rocks - check

The young and older woman of Iran are to be admired for their tenacity in the face of everything that they have suffered at the hands of a brutal mullah regime. It is becoming increasingly clear that the women are fighting back, not just about the fraudulent election results, but because of what they have endured at the hands of the regime and the basij. They are ready and they are saying: enough is enough. We want our freedom.

Gateway Pundit produced this image that shows the women have a new fashion accessory:

The women have been targeted by the Basij. Neda was only one of many of these brave women who became a target for the misogynist regime who insists on battering women in public. The violence of the Basij is without parallel, such that the women are beginning to strike back.

In terms of Star Wars we have seen the uprising, more or less like the good guys in the Federation who are fighting the evil Emperor and his Basij. The crackdown is like "The Empire Strikes Back", but you have to remember the ending of that episode to get a glimpse of what is to come. Just as Luke Skywalker did not give in, and there were guiding forces, I envision that the people who have taken to the streets might retreat for a time but there will be "The Return of the Jedi". This is an unfolding story, and it will not end despite this evil regime's efforts to clamp down upon its opposition.

Some of the more recent developments make me feel very worried about those who have been arrested. The thug judge who is to try those arrested is a known butcher. Already the Canadian government is protesting in the strongest of language about this man and with good reason. The latest to be arrested has been 70 university professors who visited Mousavi. This is unacceptable to say the least. It is also unacceptable that people were arrested in the middle of the night, or they were dragged away from the hospitals even though they had severe wounds and other injuries.

As for the notion that 8 Basij died in clashes, well I do not believe it, or at least I want to see the proof. The numbers of official dead is way too low for what is the reality. They are only reporting 1/10 of the deaths associated with these protests.