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Iran militia vow to form human chain round country
2005-11-17
Iran's volunteer Islamic militiamen are vowing to form a human chain along the length of the country's borders as a show of force against international pressure on Tehran's atomic programme. Iran faces referral to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions after failing to convince the world its nuclear fuel programme is intended for power stations rather than warheads. Mohammad Hejazi, head of the volunteer basij militia, swore he had enough people to girdle the country. "Nine million basij will form a human chain around Iran on Nov. 26 in support of the country's right to peaceful nuclear energy," he told state television on Wednesday. He said the chain would run to about 8,700 km (5,406 miles) and added President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would attend the ceremony. Hejazi gave no account of how Iran's rickety transport networks would move nine million people to Iran's often highly inaccessible borders. Iran's conservative leadership says as many as 11 million of its 68 million people are loyal basij militia members, but the numbers are impossible to verify.
Posted by:Seafarious

#30  Wow! Maybe we can get the crowd to do a WAVE or two. Maybe start from one place and work both directions.

Or the Hokey Pokey.

Or Allemande Left.

Hey, the possibilities are endless. Then, when you get bored, there is always Ma Deuce or hollow points.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-11-17 22:33  

#29  Hurry up! Form the ring, immediately! The President will bring you food and water, and EACH of you will get a pony!
Posted by: Bobby   2005-11-17 21:45  

#28  Mohammad, don't forget the foreign human shields too. Dermott, Michael Moore, etc. make excellent cannon fodder (aka Darwin's theory).
Posted by: Captain America   2005-11-17 21:43  

#27  I prefer bowling pins.
Posted by: Captain America   2005-11-17 21:40  

#26  LOL Intrinsicpilot...that be One Bigum DC Dry Cell.

tw: Or wait until prayer time and step over the line of prostrate soldiers.
!!!!!!! I never realized quite how limited my imagination is!

I imagine 3" 4" inch heels! ;)
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-11-17 21:19  

#25  Well if we can get a really, really powerful electrical charge to just one of those fellas we would have a great show.
Posted by: Intrinsicpilot   2005-11-17 20:54  

#24  Extreme LOL!
Posted by: John Q. Citizen   2005-11-17 18:55  

#23   Or wait until prayer time and step over the line of prostrate soldiers.

!!!!!!! I never realized quite how limited my imagination is!
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-11-17 14:35  

#22  I fail to see how a human fence will stop bombers, but it does have the advantage of ensuring low population numbers at the targetting military installations.

Good idea. we should target them for that day in particular. Either that or set up psyops to bombard the human chain for awhile. Or wait until prayer time and step over the line of prostrate soldiers.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2005-11-17 13:32  

#21  Will they need to get a permit from the UN?
Posted by: Omung Javilet7843   2005-11-17 13:13  

#20  Gonna need a LOT of porta potties ..... or pits .... or .....

Environmental concerns bigtime.
Posted by: lotp   2005-11-17 13:02  

#19  So where the hell is a mal intented sparrow that targets dominoe lines when you need one?

He's dead, Jim.
Posted by: Whort Sheck2325   2005-11-17 12:40  

#18  LOL 'moose, superior lyrics
Posted by: Shipman   2005-11-17 12:37  

#17  So where the hell is a mal intented sparrow that targets dominoe lines when you need one?

EP
Posted by: ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding   2005-11-17 12:22  

#16  Being an engineer, I went ahead and figured it out. That's only 3.2 feet (roughly) of shoulder room for each of these nutters basiji. Pretty tight quarters in my mind. Hope Israel's locked & loaded, lol! VERY easy targetting! Do they truly not realize we could hit them from above, or are they truly kept in the dark that well by the MM that they'd expect us to charge them with massive amounts of boots on the ground? speaking of your targets of opportunity.....
Posted by: BA   2005-11-17 11:24  

#15  anony

LOL!!!!!! :)

Its the Real Thing!
Posted by: liberalhawk   2005-11-17 10:56  

#14  Can they be asked to line up by turban size please. Smallest to largest.
Posted by: steven   2005-11-17 10:03  

#13  Does this mean the Million Mullah March is cancelled?
Posted by: Raj   2005-11-17 09:55  

#12  Chorus: Ulululululu!
Posted by: ed   2005-11-17 09:25  

#11  We'd like to build a world of Islam,
And exterminate all the Jews.
With ignorance and warlike skills,
Attack all who oppose the true faith.

We'd like to teach the world to scream,
In perfect agony.
We'd throw a nuke at Tel Aviv,
To show our superiority.
(That's the voice in our head)
We'd like to see civilization destroyed,
(Let ignorance reign)
All standing hand in hand.
And hear the echo through the hills
We must rule over all mankind!
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-11-17 09:22  

#10  when the music stops, those who don't have chairs, have to leave....
Posted by: Frank G   2005-11-17 09:01  

#9  Where is that 5,406 mile long line charge when you need one?
Posted by: ed   2005-11-17 08:36  

#8  lol!
Posted by: 2b   2005-11-17 07:59  

#7  "Nine million basij will form a human chain around Iran on Nov. 26 in support of the country's right to peaceful nuclear energy,"

It's like a bizarro-universe version of "Hands Across America".
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-11-17 07:26  

#6  Maybe if they stand on each others' shoulders they can keep the curise missles out, too.
Posted by: Omique Wherenter5118   2005-11-17 07:08  

#5  Somehow I can picture them in my mind, slinging arms, joining hands, singing and dancing...high kicks etc. Will it be televised?
Posted by: Besoeker   2005-11-17 06:44  

#4  'Sounds like a damn fine time to attack - while they are all as spread out as is humanly possible in Iran.

"Hello, Mr. Enemy Nation - Listen, we want to come crush your country. Wewould appreciate it if you could disperse all you fighting age males to the ultimate possible level of dispersion - to mkae it as hard as humanly possible to supply them, or to concentrate their efforts. This would really help us clean your clock."

Duh?????
Posted by: Lone Ranger   2005-11-17 05:17  

#3  Please. Stand in nice lines.

Better aiming points for tthe napalm strikes. Nice longitudinal target.
Posted by: Oldspook   2005-11-17 04:12  

#2  thatsa mood ring Sea, set on seethe.
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-11-17 04:12  

#1  By the way, please note the **RUBY RING THE SIZE OF A KIWI FRUIT** on the impoverished, uneducated hand resting lightly on the weapon there...
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-11-17 02:00  

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