I do not believe the official toll of 17 dead. From everything that I have read since the people took to the streets, it would seem that the toll is a lot higher. I have not seen any verification of 8 basij dead - I think that it is a regime lie.
The people have not been allowed to mourn their dead, and I find that the attempt to stop the mourning is despicable. Neda's parents have been forced to move from their home, and no one in the apartment block has been allowed to mourn for a daughter of the new revolution, who was an innocent bystander. The same goes for the youth who died on the same day - a victim of the basij who just shot anybody.
What is more despicable is the attempt by the regime to cover up their own actions, first by accusing a British journalist and then by the Iranian ambassador to Mexico making the absurd claim that Neda was shot in the back of the head, CIA execution style. Well, having seen the video, I know that it is not true, and people should believe nothing claimed by this illegitimate Iranian regime.
Khamenei has lost all credibility as leader in Iran. He did it because he wanted to have power. He did it because of a belief in the fantasy of the 12th imam.
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