Beat It Ahmadi

Even if it is a photoshop, this image is just great and it represents so well the daughters of this revolution.

When I saw it I had to laugh and yes Michael Jackson's "Beat it" is so very fitting.

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In Memory and the 200 plus who have been murdered by the Iranian regime

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.

An Iranian tribute to the late Michael Jackson - a message for Ahmadinejad

The production of the video is really good. It has a message and it is to the tune of Jackson's "Beat It" - very appropriate:

Watching the riots live and live blogging in Iran

There is a lot of material that is becoming available from people in Iran. They have been quite resourceful in managing to capture the brutality of the Khamenei regime and goons. Here is an example of the montage of videos, some are high quality and others are not so high in quality:

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.

It is an outrage - Regime with no heart and only cruelty

Although I am not sure if the whole of this report is accurate (given that I had seen other reports that indicated that Neda's parents were directed to bury her in a cemetery reserved for the bodies of the protesters), the remainder of the report is totally outrageous.

It is the custom that when a person dies that neighbours, friends and family come and visit to give comfort. However, for Neda Soltan's parents they are not allowed to have visitors. On top of that, it seems that they have been driven from their home.

Here is a snippet from the newspaper report from the Guardian:

The Iranian authorities have ordered the family of Neda Agha Soltan out of their Tehran home after shocking images of her death were circulated around the world.

Neighbours said that her family no longer lives in the four-floor apartment building on Meshkini Street, in eastern Tehran, having been forced to move since she was killed. The police did not hand the body back to her family, her funeral was cancelled, she was buried without letting her family know and the government banned mourning ceremonies at mosques, the neighbours said.

"We just know that they [the family] were forced to leave their flat," a neighbour said. The Guardian was unable to contact the family directly to confirm if they had been forced to leave.

On top of this, the regime is now trying to turn the tables and blame the protesters for Neda's death. I do know that there have been confusing reports about the direction of the bullet. However, the eyewitness, the doctor who was there when Neda was murdered, indicated that the Basij who targeted Neda was standing on the roof of a nearby building and he aimed directly at Neda. Was this cowardly bastard who loves to treat women as second class citizens an Iranian? Or was he a Syrian, Lebanese, or from Gaza? One thing is for certain, the death scene was not staged. Neda died as the result of a bullet to the heart. However, the filthy Iranian regime has tried to blame an expelled British journalist for the death!!!

The government is also accusing protesters of killing Soltan, describing her as a martyr of the Basij militia. Javan, a pro-government newspaper, has gone so far as to blame the recently expelled BBC correspondent, Jon Leyne, of hiring "thugs" to shoot her so he could make a documentary film.

I mean what a ridiculous charge!! Yet there are people out there, especially those left wing people who support the present Iranian regime, who will swallow this lie whole, and will help to spread the lie about what really happened. I have been watching them in action on the various blogs that are covering the Iranian protests. These are protests of the people. It is not even about Mousavi any more. It is about freedom. No one is certain what will happen to Mousavi because he is being watched by the secret police, and it is rumoured that the regime is going to attempt to assassinate him, and then assassinate his killer on the spot.

It is true, Khamenei must be removed from the role of Supreme Leader because he is a dictator and he is setting himself up with the help of the Ahmadinejad who is an extremely dangerous person. Both of them belong to the cult that believes in the return of the 12 Imam and they are trying to do everything that they can to "hurry up the process".

Kharoubi chastises Iran state run media

Opposition candidate, Kharoubi has lashed out at the state run media over its reports concerning the protests. In his letter, Kharoubi has scolded the Iranian media for blaming the protesters for the violence, when pictures taken by eyewitnesses show plain-clothed Barij hitting the students and others as well as Basij taking aim and shooting to death in some cases the protesters. In other incidents the Basij invaded several universities beating students (to death in some cases) and arresting others.

Over the past week I have seen several very graphic videos of people being bashed by the Basij and of others being shot. I have seen very graphic pictures of people who were either killed by the Basij (such as Neda) or they looked like they were dead because of the serious nature of their injuries. A lot of the reports coming out of Iran via her citizens state that people are afraid of the Basij becuase they have started showing up in great numbers and that they are bashing people or shooting at them, or throwing tear gas at them. On top of this there are reports of people being arrested during the night and being dragged off the Evin prison.

This kind of behaviour of the Basij is exactly the same as the SS in Nazi Germany, and it is the same kind of thing that has happened in countries such as Chile and Venezuela in more recent years. We must not forget that the thug in charge of Venezuela is also prepared to kill his own people in the same manner.

All we can do is get out the word that these things are happening when people are protesting in a peaceful manner. I should point out that in several pictures I saw the soldiers just standing and watching, and I heard reports of the police and soldiers protecting the protestors from the Ahmadinejad supporters.

The people of Iran have a right to have their voice heard. They did not vote for Ahmadinejad and there is mounting evidence that he planned this coup not long after he was elected in 2005. There is also adequate evidence to conclude that Grand Poohbah Khamenei was a part of the coup plot, and that he has the desire for personal power.

What has happened as a result of these personal ambitions is that the people no longer look up to the man who is supposed to be their Supreme Leader. The shouts on the rooftops each night tell the story for when they shout: Alluha Akbar meaning God is great, there is no one but God, they are telling Khamenei that he is not above God. I do not see these shouts as something to fear or as being menacing, rather I see them as a political statement.