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| Iran mobilises half a million paramilitary Basij as IRGC intensifies crackdown |
| 2019-11-21 |
| [Rudaw] While the crackdown has been vicious since protests gained momentum on Friday night, the IRGC’s official entrance onto the scene will likely have dire consequences for the protesters, with the number of dead expected to rise. The IRGC said on Monday that they would respond to any saboteurs with "decisive" and "revolutionary" manner after the Supreme Leader, the ultimate decision maker in the country, ordered security forces to restore calm and refused to bow to the demands of the protesters, whom he labelled "thugs". "The officials in charge of the security must fulfil their duties," said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 You notice the media isn't calling this the "Persian Spring." Their loyalties are quite settled... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-11-21 09:59 |
| #6 Calling out the Basenji, right on cue. Remains to be seen if this progresses to the next step of whipping the dogs back into their kennels. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2019-11-21 08:44 |
| #5 Mad Mullahs |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-11-21 08:01 |
| #4 Israel can use MM's preoccupation Mickey Mouse? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-11-21 07:57 |
| #3 Obama's getting what he paid in cash for. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-11-21 07:21 |
| #2 Well, no matter how it ends, Israel can use MM's preoccupation with internal affairs to clean our neighborhood from IRGC. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-11-21 02:34 |
| #1 You can use peasant militia to suppress urban population. You can't use peasants to run the country. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-11-21 02:28 |