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| Iran cracks down on unrest, infiltration... |
| 2002-07-14 |
| Iran has launched a campaign against internal unrest as well as against infiltrators and insurgents from neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Islamic regime said it has arrested hundreds of people in the wake of violent protests in Iranian cities earlier this week. The demonstrations were held to mark the third anniversary of the 1999 student riots throughout Iran and included attempts to storm government buildings. The government newspaper Jomhuri Islami said more than 230 people have been arrested in Isfahan and Teheran. Most of those detained were in Teheran, rocked by protests and bloody clashes between students and Islamic vigilantes. Iranian police commander Mohammed Royanian said those arrested were charged with destroying cars and shops. Royanian said the protests were in violation of a ban on public assembly imposed by the Interior Ministry. That's pretty interesting. The "bloody" part didn't come through as clearly in the initial reports. Clamping down, huh? That should be a good way to make the country more content... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Yep. Any time now, they'll be happy as clams... |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-07-14 16:15:18 |
| #1 Sounds like someone found the Shah's 1979 'season in hell' playbook. If I remember right, it didnt work very well then either. for that matter, who does it work for? I can list regime after regime that tried this and the result is always the same result eventually ( special exception rule goes to the PRC - but the key word is 'eventually' ) So the way it works is this: 1. Clamp down on liberties to make them love you. 2. Blame 'outside agitators' for all the trouble. 3. Arrest and detain indiscrimently. oh, yeah! that's gonna work, sure fire! |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2002-07-14 15:34:56 |