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2006-05-24 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Demonstrations rock Teheran universities

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Posted by Steve 2006-05-24 10:51|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 we dont want the Islam of the Taleban and death to reactionaries and dictatorship.

well ther you have it . anyone from the George Galloway school of thought care to comment? .. ooh wait a minute :)

Posted by MacNails 2006-05-24 11:01|| 2006-05-24 11:01|| Front Page Top

#2 No blood for Allen!

Posted by DarthVader 2006-05-24 11:11|| 2006-05-24 11:11|| Front Page Top

#3
I rioted in Teheran and all I got was this lousy Che T shirt!

Posted by macofromoc 2006-05-24 11:26|| 2006-05-24 11:26|| Front Page Top

#4 I hope those thugs from outside the University are ours.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-05-24 11:32|| 2006-05-24 11:32|| Front Page Top

#5 No blood for Allen!

Heh! But it looks better spelt "Allan".

Posted by Apostate 2006-05-24 11:57|| 2006-05-24 11:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Nah, nothing political. The students are just happy that the Edmonton Oilers beat the Ducks.

Posted by SteveS 2006-05-24 12:09|| 2006-05-24 12:09|| Front Page Top

#7 image of the demonstrations at:

this link

bottom of today posting

Posted by mhw 2006-05-24 13:27|| 2006-05-24 13:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Dear Iranian Students,

Please change your leadership any way you can - while you're still alive to do so.

Cordially,

Your Friend, America

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-05-24 14:01|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-05-24 14:01|| Front Page Top

#9 The moolahs don't take kindly to protesters. Let's hope the West shows some backbone and supports their efforts.

Posted by Captain America 2006-05-24 14:02|| 2006-05-24 14:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Well western 'support' would be great, but that support won't make a hill of beans bit of difference, at least not for the students. Just ask the students at Tien An Men square who were massacred by the hundreds and run over by tanks.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-05-24 14:05|| 2006-05-24 14:05|| Front Page Top

#11 but.... but.... but.... mcsegeek1, Tinanman square never happened -- Just ask Google (from a PC in China).

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-05-24 14:09|| 2006-05-24 14:09|| Front Page Top

#12 Geek, Western support has been missing despite the courage shown by students in the past.

While correct that, short of immediate military intervention, nothing will protect the students from the thugs, the West does have some leverage.

Economically, the "smart sanctions" underway at European banks and worldwide companies that want to continue to do business with the US is a good start. While the UNSC dithers.

Posted by Captain America 2006-05-24 14:34|| 2006-05-24 14:34|| Front Page Top

#13 Sources contacted by AFP said the protests were against the changing of university heads and the forced retirement of some professors.

What, no tenure? No NEA? How can this BE????

Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-24 14:38|| 2006-05-24 14:38|| Front Page Top

#14 Let's hope our boys from the farm are in there advising and assisting these students. This is great opportunity.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-05-24 14:39|| 2006-05-24 14:39|| Front Page Top

#15 Yes, it would be great to pry open a split here, but marching in the street will bring the Basij in the night, and we want to avoid that until we have the IEDs planted.

Posted by wxjames 2006-05-24 15:06|| 2006-05-24 15:06|| Front Page Top

#16 good for the students. AFAICT this is the biggest protest in Teheran in almost 3 years, and its interesting that it comes right after the protests in Tabriz.

Whether or not it catches fire, we shall see.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-05-24 15:21|| 2006-05-24 15:21|| Front Page Top

#17 Whether or not it catches fire, we shall see.

The US should be making every effort to insure that it does.

Posted by doc 2006-05-24 18:05|| 2006-05-24 18:05|| Front Page Top

#18 They want jobs and their MTV.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-05-24 20:27|| 2006-05-24 20:27|| Front Page Top

#19 Just ask the students at Tien An Men square who were massacred by the hundreds and run over by tanks.

Tehran, 24 May (AKI) - Fifteen Iranian students have disappeared after clashes with police at the University of Tehran, according to Ali Nikusebti, a leader of Iran's largest students' organisation, Tahkim Vahdat. "We have no news of our classmates since last night" when the clashes occurred, Nikusebti told Adnkronos International (AKI) on Wednesday.

"Officially no student has been arrested and we fear that the 15 are being held by the secret services or by fundamentalists acting under police protection," said the students' leader.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-05-24 20:34|| 2006-05-24 20:34|| Front Page Top

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