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| Iran Sees More Protests, Slams U.S. Interference | |
| 2003-06-16 | |
TEHRAN - Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Tehran for the sixth day on Monday, June 16, as the Islamic Republic accused the United States of âflagrant interferenceâ into its internal affairs. Protesters converged on the area in cars, as they have been doing since the gathering of a few hundred students on Tuesday, June 10, night grew into nightly protests by thousands of people. They chanted slogans against the conservative scholars and criticized the reformist President Mohammad Khatami, accusing him of betraying hopes for change. Islamic vigilantes, some carrying assault rifles and wearing bullet-proof vests, patrolled streets near the campus, and gunshots were heard with no reports of any casualties. Police have warned the vigilantes against taking the law into their own hands.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #9 Watchers tactic is the simplist. There have been good tactics used aginst a cavalry charge for thousands of years(maybe these students should read a couple of history texts).For instance Alexander's Pflanix,and the British Sguare. |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-06-17 08:38:24 |
| #8 I think someone else had this idea last week...but just to restate it...stretch some 1/8 diameter aircraft cable across the road...paint it black...hang it *tight* at just neck height...stand at one end of the road and taunt the SOBs. Watch them come screaming down the road and...WHUNG!! LOL!! This will really put a cramp in their style. Do it once and they will learn to think twice about tear-assing around on their motorcycles. |
| Posted by: Watcher 2003-06-16 20:42:52 |
| #7 ABC had video of the mullah BikerBoyz on the news tonight. Looked like 500cc bikes at the minimum, driver with rider on back, guess he'd be the one swinging the club. Also they were traveling in a pack of about 15 - 20 bikers, tight together using the mass of bikes as a wedge or a ruby scrurm. Try to pick off one and you'd be swarmed under. Kind of like how the old horse calvery was used on rioters. Oh, and they were all wearing the same camo uniforms. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-06-16 20:17:47 |
| #6 Looks like the mullah's bullyboys missed Bike Week at Laconia. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-16 16:38:39 |
| #5 This domino is teetering. |
| Posted by: Chuck (not Taylor) 2003-06-16 14:05:12 |
| #4 Thumbtacks on the ground, a pipe or stick in the spokes, anything thrown at the driver. A motorbike really is a bad vehicle to use for intimidation. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-06-16 13:30:42 |
| #3 I wonder what kind of motorbikes the Khomenei thugs are using. If they are the small kind that are used by teens for recreation in the US, the motorbike can be disabled pretty easily by sticking a piece of metal in the right place. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-06-16 12:14:36 |
| #2 34 motorbikes Good. The "vigilantes" use motorbikes to intimidate the crowds. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-06-16 11:25:03 |
| #1 I think someone else had this idea last week...but just to restate it...stretch some 1/8 diameter aircraft cable across the road...paint it black...hang it *tight* at just neck height...stand at one end of the road and taunt the SOBs. Watch them come screaming down the road and...WHUNG!! LOL!! This will really put a cramp in their style. Do it once and they will learn to think twice about tear-assing around on their motorcycles. |
| Posted by: Watcher 6/16/2003 8:42:52 PM |