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"Mohammad Asghari was killed June 14 on his way from Tehran to Karaj. His car "caught fire" as a result of which, he was burnt to death in his car. He was killed for smuggling out the true results from Ministry of Interior.
Mohammad Mahdi Asghar was an IT specialist & instructor for security systems for Cisco. He was head of a project for the Ministry of Interior, securing their IT environment. He was also commissioned with securing election committee systems against penetration. When he heard that Daneshjou was announcing false Numbers, he copied data & communication the Saturday following the election. He then turned all of it over to opposition and testified to this in a statement.
Mohammad taught IT Security & Cisco systems at Infotek Institute, Mirdamad Str,Tehran. He is a grave loss to Iran, we wish to express our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues. His death will not be in vain and we honor his name as a fallen Martyr of Iran, and hero of our Great Nation."
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Edited to add link :
http://votingfemale.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/iran-election-results-reported-passed-to-iranian-opposition/
I can't say for sure this document is part of what Mr. Asghari copied from MOI, but it adds context
Mohammad Mahdi Asghar was an IT specialist & instructor for security systems for Cisco. He was head of a project for the Ministry of Interior, securing their IT environment. He was also commissioned with securing election committee systems against penetration. When he heard that Daneshjou was announcing false Numbers, he copied data & communication the Saturday following the election. He then turned all of it over to opposition and testified to this in a statement.
Mohammad taught IT Security & Cisco systems at Infotek Institute, Mirdamad Str,Tehran. He is a grave loss to Iran, we wish to express our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues. His death will not be in vain and we honor his name as a fallen Martyr of Iran, and hero of our Great Nation."
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Edited to add link :
http://votingfemale.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/iran-election-results-reported-passed-to-iranian-opposition/
I can't say for sure this document is part of what Mr. Asghari copied from MOI, but it adds context
"Mesbah-Yazdi has been trying to dismantle the Republic ever since it has existed. Iranian intelligence service has more on him than on any one else. He was put on the watch list by Ayatollah Khomeini.
He & his circle are small but very dangerous & powerful in many fanatic ways. His Mahdi cult is in reality a Mesbah cult. Ahmadinejad is a devoted follower of the brotherhood of the “Circle” as they call it. He demanded of Ahmadinejad to have all cabinet members of the 9th Government to swear an oath of allegiance to Mahdi, which they did. Larijani, Rezaii & many more of the IRGC cadres split with Ahmadinejad was due to the Mesbah Cult. They believe to be soldiers of Mahdi & communicate with him through some strange ways, which really only make sense to them. Ahmadinejad even told one of us, who was meeting with him as part of an official delegation that he knows the date of his arrival. That is what Kahatami & Karoubi mean by “dangerous superstitious beliefs”. Mind you, traditional Shia Uluma do not really believe in literal end time & Mahdi. To our regret Ayatollah Khomeini was a believer in Mahdi’s literal return.
In terms of money & business dealings, he or his “Foundations” benefit most handsomely from Government & IRGC dealings. He demands “Zakkat” & “Khoms”, traditional Islamic Tax being paid to the Marjaa. He also has kids doing business within the Osoolgaran / IRGC clout. Among the brotherhood are some few but very powerful commanders of Basij & IRGC, Majlis members,Cabinet members. They have manned every vital position they could from within the circle in the past 6 years. Unfortunately, Mesbah-Yazdi who Khamenei aligned himself with to some extend out of his desperate attend of growing out of the shadow of Ayatollah Ranfsanjani, has been very successful at isolating Khamenei & injecting with a fair amount of fear of coming events & conspiracies that have become the trademark of his followers. His goals are clearly international and in many ways, they share beliefs with Wahhabi Taliban with little Shia Mahdi twist. Ayatollah Khomeini disbanded Mesbah’s circle but Khamenei returned him to legitimacy - as mentioned before - to counter Rafsanjani’s dominance.
Mesbah-Yazdi has a strong following among Basij. Mojtaba Khamenei is also quite close to him & has visited his seminars in Qom. Yet, we doubt that Mojtaba is a puppet. He is a ruthless opportunist & last hope of Khamenei clan to hold on to power."
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As incredible as all of this sounded to me, a friend of mine told me that at least part of this is "information that almost every Iranian knows something about." Other parts were unknown to my friend. Here's what I found that helped me see my contact's statement in a better light :
Zakat
"giving a percentage of one's income to charity."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat
Khoms
"one-fifth of savings you did not use"
http://www.islamic-city.com/islam/khoms.htm
Osoolgaran : Principalists
Parts of Mesbah-Yadzi's wiki page are disputed, but it's interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Taqi_Mesbah-Yazdi
The "Circle" my contact mentions could be this one - I'm not sure, if it turns out to be something else, I'll edit this part out and re-tweet this entry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haghani_Circle
Notable member : Ahmad Khatami, who recently held the Tehran Friday sermon where protesters were qualified as Enemies of God.
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Highly recommended reading :
"Ahmadinejad and the Mahdi"
by Mohebat Ahdiyyih , Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2008
http://www.meforum.org/1985/ahmadinejad-and-the-mahdi
"If past Iranian presidents have mentioned Mahdism, Ahmadinejad has made it a focal point of his rhetoric."
"Ahmadinejad's Messianic connections"
by Meir Javedanfar, The Guardian, May 2009 :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/06/iran-ahmadinejad-mahdi
"Ahmadinejad's messianic beliefs, and his increasing reliance on Mesbah Yazdi, should be a source of concern to those inside Iran and outside."
"The Leaders of Iran's 'Election Coup' "
by Muhammad Sahimi, TehranBureau, June 2009
http://tehranbureau.com/the-leaders-of-iran%E2%80%99s-election-coup/
"Ahmadinejad has repeatedly spoken about the “Islamic Government of Iran,” rather than the “Islamic Republic of Iran,” as well as the return of Mahdi, hence advocating Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi’s views."
He & his circle are small but very dangerous & powerful in many fanatic ways. His Mahdi cult is in reality a Mesbah cult. Ahmadinejad is a devoted follower of the brotherhood of the “Circle” as they call it. He demanded of Ahmadinejad to have all cabinet members of the 9th Government to swear an oath of allegiance to Mahdi, which they did. Larijani, Rezaii & many more of the IRGC cadres split with Ahmadinejad was due to the Mesbah Cult. They believe to be soldiers of Mahdi & communicate with him through some strange ways, which really only make sense to them. Ahmadinejad even told one of us, who was meeting with him as part of an official delegation that he knows the date of his arrival. That is what Kahatami & Karoubi mean by “dangerous superstitious beliefs”. Mind you, traditional Shia Uluma do not really believe in literal end time & Mahdi. To our regret Ayatollah Khomeini was a believer in Mahdi’s literal return.
In terms of money & business dealings, he or his “Foundations” benefit most handsomely from Government & IRGC dealings. He demands “Zakkat” & “Khoms”, traditional Islamic Tax being paid to the Marjaa. He also has kids doing business within the Osoolgaran / IRGC clout. Among the brotherhood are some few but very powerful commanders of Basij & IRGC, Majlis members,Cabinet members. They have manned every vital position they could from within the circle in the past 6 years. Unfortunately, Mesbah-Yazdi who Khamenei aligned himself with to some extend out of his desperate attend of growing out of the shadow of Ayatollah Ranfsanjani, has been very successful at isolating Khamenei & injecting with a fair amount of fear of coming events & conspiracies that have become the trademark of his followers. His goals are clearly international and in many ways, they share beliefs with Wahhabi Taliban with little Shia Mahdi twist. Ayatollah Khomeini disbanded Mesbah’s circle but Khamenei returned him to legitimacy - as mentioned before - to counter Rafsanjani’s dominance.
Mesbah-Yazdi has a strong following among Basij. Mojtaba Khamenei is also quite close to him & has visited his seminars in Qom. Yet, we doubt that Mojtaba is a puppet. He is a ruthless opportunist & last hope of Khamenei clan to hold on to power."
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As incredible as all of this sounded to me, a friend of mine told me that at least part of this is "information that almost every Iranian knows something about." Other parts were unknown to my friend. Here's what I found that helped me see my contact's statement in a better light :
Zakat
"giving a percentage of one's income to charity."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakat
Khoms
"one-fifth of savings you did not use"
http://www.islamic-city.com/islam/khoms.htm
Osoolgaran : Principalists
Parts of Mesbah-Yadzi's wiki page are disputed, but it's interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Taqi_Mesbah-Yazdi
The "Circle" my contact mentions could be this one - I'm not sure, if it turns out to be something else, I'll edit this part out and re-tweet this entry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haghani_Circle
Notable member : Ahmad Khatami, who recently held the Tehran Friday sermon where protesters were qualified as Enemies of God.
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Highly recommended reading :
"Ahmadinejad and the Mahdi"
by Mohebat Ahdiyyih , Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2008
http://www.meforum.org/1985/ahmadinejad-and-the-mahdi
"If past Iranian presidents have mentioned Mahdism, Ahmadinejad has made it a focal point of his rhetoric."
"Ahmadinejad's Messianic connections"
by Meir Javedanfar, The Guardian, May 2009 :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/06/iran-ahmadinejad-mahdi
"Ahmadinejad's messianic beliefs, and his increasing reliance on Mesbah Yazdi, should be a source of concern to those inside Iran and outside."
"The Leaders of Iran's 'Election Coup' "
by Muhammad Sahimi, TehranBureau, June 2009
http://tehranbureau.com/the-leaders-of-iran%E2%80%99s-election-coup/
"Ahmadinejad has repeatedly spoken about the “Islamic Government of Iran,” rather than the “Islamic Republic of Iran,” as well as the return of Mahdi, hence advocating Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi’s views."
"As you know, according to the constitution of Iran and Khomeini there
should be peace and justice among and for the people of Iran."
"There is a big difference between a leader of a religion and a president"
"There should be a difference between islamic republic and monarchy"
"Why is there ordered killings and who are we fighting? Our people! Who once trusted us Basijis! We where honorable among people of Iran. We faught enemies during Iraq-Iran war! It hurts deeply to get payed for beeting and killing our own people instead of our enemies. Basijis were once heroes but now we are murderers"
"To make up for what allready has happened is difficult, and our reputation is jeopardized and distroyed. Peoples expectations where once high and good, but now we are bad. This is wrong. We shouldnt fight our own people. They are not our enemies"
"Why didnt you, Khamenei, let experts handle the situation?"
"Why did you approve Ahmadinejad as president with your signature before the "majles"? You know that your signatures must come as final after majles approval"
"You said you would recount in a correct and legal way, but you still didnt"
"Dont you think that the peoples reactions will get worse because of what you did?"
"We are all witnesses that the people protested in a calm way"
"If you lose the poeples trust you will lose the system"
"We want the "winner" to be the ones closer to a change and we wish we were killed during Iraq-Iran war so we never had witnessed what is happening now!"
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Translated by a good natured twitterer, many thanks.
Farsi original : http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php?/news1/18720/
"There is a big difference between a leader of a religion and a president"
"There should be a difference between islamic republic and monarchy"
"Why is there ordered killings and who are we fighting? Our people! Who once trusted us Basijis! We where honorable among people of Iran. We faught enemies during Iraq-Iran war! It hurts deeply to get payed for beeting and killing our own people instead of our enemies. Basijis were once heroes but now we are murderers"
"To make up for what allready has happened is difficult, and our reputation is jeopardized and distroyed. Peoples expectations where once high and good, but now we are bad. This is wrong. We shouldnt fight our own people. They are not our enemies"
"Why didnt you, Khamenei, let experts handle the situation?"
"Why did you approve Ahmadinejad as president with your signature before the "majles"? You know that your signatures must come as final after majles approval"
"You said you would recount in a correct and legal way, but you still didnt"
"Dont you think that the peoples reactions will get worse because of what you did?"
"We are all witnesses that the people protested in a calm way"
"If you lose the poeples trust you will lose the system"
"We want the "winner" to be the ones closer to a change and we wish we were killed during Iraq-Iran war so we never had witnessed what is happening now!"
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Translated by a good natured twitterer, many thanks.
Farsi original : http://www.iran-emrooz.net/
"Firouzabadi is a fat idiot. No one even cares about him. Huge thief of Foundation money and direct appointee of Leader, no military career. He would fail patent renewal due to overweight.No joke! That position is political, directly appointed by Leader. He doesn't have respect among IRIA & Sepah. Troops follow batalion commanders, true soldiers and officers of academies. Not guys promoted by Leader & his son. His announcement proves how desparately scared they are of the officers corp's reaction. It's the first time they mention ARMY COMBAT FORCES, but really since Leader appoints cronies to Chief of Staff, its meaningless. Troops only follow the officers corps not Chief or Staff behind some desk. On my honor and all that is holy to me, I guarantee IR armed forces would turn gun unto Leader before they shoot at Iranians."
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I think my contact doesn't like Firouzabadi, who does look overweight...
http://chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/07/iranian-general-says-troops-ready-to.html
http://www.truthout.org/070209N
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Additional
@iranianrevolt reports this :
An old bit of info, now very relevant regarding Firouzabadi:
Sayyad Shirazi was assasinated to pave way for Firouzabadi becoming Chief of Staff, this was a conversation between 2 high rank army inteligence officers in Sadaf swimming pools in Vanak, 2 days after what happened. This was reported to me by someone very reliable who was in Sadaf in the sauna when the conversation took place.
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I obviously have no way to verify this, but my contact said he had heard the rumor.
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I think my contact doesn't like Firouzabadi, who does look overweight...
http://chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/07/iranian-general-says-troops-ready-to.html
http://www.truthout.org/070209N
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Additional
@iranianrevolt reports this :
An old bit of info, now very relevant regarding Firouzabadi:
Sayyad Shirazi was assasinated to pave way for Firouzabadi becoming Chief of Staff, this was a conversation between 2 high rank army inteligence officers in Sadaf swimming pools in Vanak, 2 days after what happened. This was reported to me by someone very reliable who was in Sadaf in the sauna when the conversation took place.
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I obviously have no way to verify this, but my contact said he had heard the rumor.
"The threat to move from Qom to Najaf has historical and very deeply rooted symbolic character. It references the beginning of Jihad, when clergy sided with people for the first time and forced the Qajar dynasty to accept the 1906 Constitution. The ones threatening to do it are traditionalists, highest of clergy of Shia. They are not only revered & followed by Iranians but also Lebanese, Iraqi, Syrians & other Shias. These are the Holy Men who don't interfere with politics or governance."
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A 1891 fatwa forbidding Tobacco threatens Regime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Protest
1905/1911 Constitutional Revolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Constitutional_Revolution
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A 1891 fatwa forbidding Tobacco threatens Regime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Protest
1905/1911 Constitutional Revolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Constitutional_Revolution
"Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, Rezai and their accomplices have syphoned off large amounts of money from the institutions. This year they doubled import, IRGC monopolizes most of it through its financial arms. Most of their so called "projects" are abandoned. Their only choice was to keep total control of Government to forgo prosecution. To strengthen their grip, they joined forces with moronic zealots like Mesbah-Yazdi...
But they're fighting a lost battle. Even if they decide not to allow Mousavi's new party, change has come. They will either give in to the people or get crushed. Right after the coup, Mojtaba's slush funds abroad were frozen. Even his 30 accounts in Beirut and Iraq under Al-Mohandes. They must be really pissed off now.They're probably wondering who sold them out. This coup is not going well.
The clan system of Iran has endured changes : Zoroastrianism, Manism, Mazdakism, Islam... Shah underestimated the interrelations of the clans and their grassroot support. It cost him his crown. In the clan system, everyone is interrelated : landlords, bazzaris, clerics... Clans are business empires. Right now, the country is in a coma. No one turns up for work in Government offices. Business is almost non-existent. If the 10th Government is bad for business, 11th will come faster. That's Iran too."
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BBC report on Iran during the financial crisis : "The real trouble for the president is that the crunch will probably come just a couple of months before he stands for re-election in June next year. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7687107.stm
In February 2009, financial discrepancies (including illegal imports) were discussed publicly when it was discovered that 1Billion USD of oil money was missing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad#Ahmadinejad.E2.80.93parliament_conflict
IRGC quasi-monopoly on Import could help obfuscate money movements
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_anomaly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_transparency
Iranian imports from the US quadrupled between 2007 and 2009
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=98670§ionid=351020102
Al-Mohandes is an Egyptian company
http://www.amigenset.com/
But they're fighting a lost battle. Even if they decide not to allow Mousavi's new party, change has come. They will either give in to the people or get crushed. Right after the coup, Mojtaba's slush funds abroad were frozen. Even his 30 accounts in Beirut and Iraq under Al-Mohandes. They must be really pissed off now.They're probably wondering who sold them out. This coup is not going well.
The clan system of Iran has endured changes : Zoroastrianism, Manism, Mazdakism, Islam... Shah underestimated the interrelations of the clans and their grassroot support. It cost him his crown. In the clan system, everyone is interrelated : landlords, bazzaris, clerics... Clans are business empires. Right now, the country is in a coma. No one turns up for work in Government offices. Business is almost non-existent. If the 10th Government is bad for business, 11th will come faster. That's Iran too."
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BBC report on Iran during the financial crisis : "The real trouble for the president is that the crunch will probably come just a couple of months before he stands for re-election in June next year. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7687107.stm
In February 2009, financial discrepancies (including illegal imports) were discussed publicly when it was discovered that 1Billion USD of oil money was missing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad#Ahmadinejad.E2.80.93parliament_conflict
IRGC quasi-monopoly on Import could help obfuscate money movements
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_anomaly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_transparency
Iranian imports from the US quadrupled between 2007 and 2009
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=98670§ionid=351020102
Al-Mohandes is an Egyptian company
http://www.amigenset.com/
"We are now entering phase Three of coup. From now on, ever more
shocking evidence will be outed until a counter-coup is hopefully
pulled off. What Khamenei and the rest have forgotten is who they owe
their positions to. What we give, we can take too. Best if they stand
down. We can out their accounts and balances. Yes, Rafsanjani's wealth has questionable origins
too, but there's a difference : Rafsanjani didn't steal it from the
country. His fortune prior to the Revolution was already close to 1 Billion USD. What do the others have as proof of where the money came from? God? Mojtaba has already piled up some 3
Billion USD in Lebanon. At this point, it's not even about the election
anymore. It's about Iran or Iranistan. Iran's current course is a road
to the abyss. Our foreign enemies are counting the minutes to Iran
shattering into many "-istans". We are at a cross point : consolidation
of National power and stability, or disintegration by way of
supersticious ideas of misguided people and thieves. There is enough
critical mass to force change but considerable parts of the country are
still ignorant, or endoctrined.
Rafsanjani is our last hope before total confrontation and a spiraling escalation. He is not seeking leadership at all. He is trying to create a commission of Experts in replacement of the 1 Leader system. This is Persian Chess at its best. This current game started in 1990, the first move was made by none other than Rafsanjani himself. He said 25 years would get us to where we rightfully ought to be. It will take a third generation to see this through. It will require many phases, with Technical and Scientific progress as pillars. Today this is known as "the 25 years plan", it has constitutional character and is declared a high goal of the Regime. The Rafsanjani plan!
In 1990, in an address to his special task force for National development & progress, Rafsanjani said :
"The will of the people should be paramount in all considerations. Yet it is only the minds of the third generation that can independently navigate this dear ship of ours. We will have to endure setbacks, hardships and injustice until that generation takes over for ours. The current generation is not capable of growing beyond the Revolution and War. So, my young capable children of Iran, I promise you I will keep this ship intact and sail it through all troubles until that one cherished day arrives. This is not the time for ideological wars. Let the ideological war lords go at each others' throats. This is our time to build the basis for such a day when Iran's star might rise and shine again, and all Iranians live free and prosperous."
The more the different camps go at each other, the louder the cries for the "Last true Revolutionary Father of Iran" will be."
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The 1990 quote was given by my source.
Iranistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Demography
"Millionaire Mullahs" a Forbes article from 2003 (keep that date in mind when reading the first few paragraphs, because they seem uncannily current)
http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/0721/056.html
Rafsanjani is our last hope before total confrontation and a spiraling escalation. He is not seeking leadership at all. He is trying to create a commission of Experts in replacement of the 1 Leader system. This is Persian Chess at its best. This current game started in 1990, the first move was made by none other than Rafsanjani himself. He said 25 years would get us to where we rightfully ought to be. It will take a third generation to see this through. It will require many phases, with Technical and Scientific progress as pillars. Today this is known as "the 25 years plan", it has constitutional character and is declared a high goal of the Regime. The Rafsanjani plan!
In 1990, in an address to his special task force for National development & progress, Rafsanjani said :
"The will of the people should be paramount in all considerations. Yet it is only the minds of the third generation that can independently navigate this dear ship of ours. We will have to endure setbacks, hardships and injustice until that generation takes over for ours. The current generation is not capable of growing beyond the Revolution and War. So, my young capable children of Iran, I promise you I will keep this ship intact and sail it through all troubles until that one cherished day arrives. This is not the time for ideological wars. Let the ideological war lords go at each others' throats. This is our time to build the basis for such a day when Iran's star might rise and shine again, and all Iranians live free and prosperous."
The more the different camps go at each other, the louder the cries for the "Last true Revolutionary Father of Iran" will be."
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The 1990 quote was given by my source.
Iranistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Demography
"Millionaire Mullahs" a Forbes article from 2003 (keep that date in mind when reading the first few paragraphs, because they seem uncannily current)
http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/0721/056.html
On shoot out:
from shortly before 6 to 6:30 pm at Vali-Asr St. unknown Elements attacked and opened fire on hastily retreating protesters. Uniformed Security Forces started shooting warning shots in the air & towards the "unidentified" elements. No casualties. This measure was taken by the Squad Leader in accordance with the Goverment's declaration that it is unaware of these armed & violent "elements". This incident has been declared classified under immediate orders of Ministry of Interior & Intelligence officers.
from shortly before 6 to 6:30 pm at Vali-Asr St. unknown Elements attacked and opened fire on hastily retreating protesters. Uniformed Security Forces started shooting warning shots in the air & towards the "unidentified" elements. No casualties. This measure was taken by the Squad Leader in accordance with the Goverment's declaration that it is unaware of these armed & violent "elements". This incident has been declared classified under immediate orders of Ministry of Interior & Intelligence officers.
Ghazamfar
We need more courageous policemen like these ones. Many thanks to them. May they convince colleagues to follow their example
We need more courageous policemen like these ones. Many thanks to them. May they convince colleagues to follow their example
Part 1 : reported to me yesterday by my contact
We are entering unsafe, and unpredictable times. Although Leader and Conservative camp seem to be signaling agreements by various speeches, the IRG Coup Heads tell us another story.
The hidden power and agenda of Coup Heads is revealing itself. Our question is : Do they have a Coup Leader? Mojtaba Khamenei is being mentioned by many so far. But it could well be Mesbah-Yazdi. One thing is for sure, IRG Heads have no ideological but rather financial motivations : the cover up of the biggest theft in the Iranian history.
IRGC commanders and cronies tapped into 38 Billion USD savings in Iranian Goverment Banks. None of them is repaying any of the debt, which has brought credit markets to its knees. For example, the Minister of Economy's brother received around 200 millions USD. This has gone to the point banks have been unable to pay interests this month.
Additionally, the largest Financial Institutes are going to be going privatized this year. The financial arms of Mostazafan, and Khatam Al-Anbia are major. These funds are currently "managed" by IRGC Financial Services arms. This is theft of public and private property of way over 50 Billion USD. That's what is happening.
Up until 3 weeks before the election, there was no doubt of Ahmadinejad winning. Then things started to change. Mousavi chastised Ahmedinejad's economic mismanagement. The coup was hastily planned at the last minute. Mesbah-Yazdi and his cohort had already started preparing the Leader for a "Velvet Revolution" planned by "the West", and told him that Mousavi was now a Foreign agent.
The Leader's gatekeeper is Mojtaba, his second son. He is also the head of Leader's Base coordination with IRGC & Basij. He is a follower of Mesbah-Yazdi. We have some credible reports of people around him that his real ambition is to be leader. Some even say he actually thinks he is Mahdi or the forerunner to him. According to the account of Mahdi, the chosen one will only know he was chosen when he turns 40, which Mojtaba is going to be this year. Just the same, this may all have been orchestrated by Mesbah-Yazdi.
Much unnoticed, The Wise of Qom congratulation to Ahmadinejad was only signed by 1 Grand Ayotollah : Mesbah-Yazdi.
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Part 2 excerpts from an article by Mehdi Khalaji
( These paragraphs are from this 2007 article by Mehdi Khalaji :
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2649 )
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I had to research all the names my contact mentioned in the first part for all of it to start making sense to me. Mehdi Khalaji's article helped me get a better idea of what was implied. I copied parts of it for context but you should read it in its entirety.
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More info :
Mezbah-Who?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Taqi_Mesbah-Yazdi
Mojtaba Khamenei thinks he is what?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi
Mostazafan?
Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan : Oppressed and Disabled Veterans Foundation (created in 1979)
Khatam Al-Anbia?
http://www.iranwatch.org/suspect/records/khatam-ol-anbia-gharargahsazandegi-nooh.html
Mehdi Khalaji, author of the second part of this post, has a wikipedia page, too :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Khalaji
FYI : previously, my contact talked about the 2005 elections : http://twitblogs.com/MikVerbrugge/2009/07/09/iranelection-yesterday-contact-discussed-the-2005-electio
Edited on July 10, to change "nationalized" to "privatized" sorry.
We are entering unsafe, and unpredictable times. Although Leader and Conservative camp seem to be signaling agreements by various speeches, the IRG Coup Heads tell us another story.
The hidden power and agenda of Coup Heads is revealing itself. Our question is : Do they have a Coup Leader? Mojtaba Khamenei is being mentioned by many so far. But it could well be Mesbah-Yazdi. One thing is for sure, IRG Heads have no ideological but rather financial motivations : the cover up of the biggest theft in the Iranian history.
IRGC commanders and cronies tapped into 38 Billion USD savings in Iranian Goverment Banks. None of them is repaying any of the debt, which has brought credit markets to its knees. For example, the Minister of Economy's brother received around 200 millions USD. This has gone to the point banks have been unable to pay interests this month.
Additionally, the largest Financial Institutes are going to be going privatized this year. The financial arms of Mostazafan, and Khatam Al-Anbia are major. These funds are currently "managed" by IRGC Financial Services arms. This is theft of public and private property of way over 50 Billion USD. That's what is happening.
Up until 3 weeks before the election, there was no doubt of Ahmadinejad winning. Then things started to change. Mousavi chastised Ahmedinejad's economic mismanagement. The coup was hastily planned at the last minute. Mesbah-Yazdi and his cohort had already started preparing the Leader for a "Velvet Revolution" planned by "the West", and told him that Mousavi was now a Foreign agent.
The Leader's gatekeeper is Mojtaba, his second son. He is also the head of Leader's Base coordination with IRGC & Basij. He is a follower of Mesbah-Yazdi. We have some credible reports of people around him that his real ambition is to be leader. Some even say he actually thinks he is Mahdi or the forerunner to him. According to the account of Mahdi, the chosen one will only know he was chosen when he turns 40, which Mojtaba is going to be this year. Just the same, this may all have been orchestrated by Mesbah-Yazdi.
Much unnoticed, The Wise of Qom congratulation to Ahmadinejad was only signed by 1 Grand Ayotollah : Mesbah-Yazdi.
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Part 2 excerpts from an article by Mehdi Khalaji
In his 1988 last will and testament, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
called on the military forces "to follow the regulation of
non-interference of the military in the affairs of political parties"
and "keep themselves away from political games." In the years since,
the opposite has occurred. Once a theocratic state, the Islamic
Republic has evolved into a "garrison state," to use an American
political science term, in which the military dominates political,
economic, and cultural life, and preserves the regime from domestic
rather than external opponents. The Iranian constitution forbids the
supreme leader from being fully autocratic, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
has used his position as commander-in-chief of the armed forces,
especially his tight control over the Revolutionary Guards, to expand
his power.
Khamenei has appointed many former Revolutionary Guards commanders to top political positions, blurring the line between military and civil authority. Former IRGC senior officers hold significant positions throughout the Iranian government: the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad; the secretary of the Supreme Council of National Security, Ali Larijani; the head of state television and radio services, Ezzatolah Zarghami; the secretary of the Expediency Council (charged with interpreting policy when the president and Majlis disagree), Mohsen Rezai; and the head of the powerful Mostazafan Foundation, Mohammad Farouzandeh; as well as several cabinet ministers and many members of parliament (Majlis).
( These paragraphs are from this 2007 article by Mehdi Khalaji :
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2649 )
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I had to research all the names my contact mentioned in the first part for all of it to start making sense to me. Mehdi Khalaji's article helped me get a better idea of what was implied. I copied parts of it for context but you should read it in its entirety.
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More info :
Mezbah-Who?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Taqi_Mesbah-Yazdi
Mojtaba Khamenei thinks he is what?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi
Mostazafan?
Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan : Oppressed and Disabled Veterans Foundation (created in 1979)
Khatam Al-Anbia?
http://www.iranwatch.org/suspect/records/khatam-ol-anbia-gharargahsazandegi-nooh.html
Mehdi Khalaji, author of the second part of this post, has a wikipedia page, too :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Khalaji
FYI : previously, my contact talked about the 2005 elections : http://twitblogs.com/MikVerbrugge/2009/07/09/iranelection-yesterday-contact-discussed-the-2005-electio
Edited on July 10, to change "nationalized" to "privatized" sorry.
Declaration by Hashemzadeh Harisi (Rep of assembly of
Experts):
"The high level of mistrust of people towards the Government is an obvious truth which we have to admit & cannot deny. The Regime has to gain and restore public trust in the system, whatever the cost . Failing to do so will have unbearable consequences"
Harisi went on to compare the remedy to a necessary healing of a serious "Disease" (referencing Karroubi's famous "Cancerous Disease" declaration regarding the instigators of the Coup d'etat).
He added "Rebuilding trust has to start at the top of regime by attending to people's displeasure, and providing honest and transparent investigations, so that people don't believe that the system disregards their concerns. Talking about the recent events will not be enough. People expect actions, the regime has to oblige them."
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Edited to add link :
http://www.mowj.ir/ShowNews.php?7387
My post may contain analysis OR have been translated from another article by my source
"The high level of mistrust of people towards the Government is an obvious truth which we have to admit & cannot deny. The Regime has to gain and restore public trust in the system, whatever the cost . Failing to do so will have unbearable consequences"
Harisi went on to compare the remedy to a necessary healing of a serious "Disease" (referencing Karroubi's famous "Cancerous Disease" declaration regarding the instigators of the Coup d'etat).
He added "Rebuilding trust has to start at the top of regime by attending to people's displeasure, and providing honest and transparent investigations, so that people don't believe that the system disregards their concerns. Talking about the recent events will not be enough. People expect actions, the regime has to oblige them."
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Edited to add link :
http://www.mowj.ir/ShowNews.php?7387
My post may contain analysis OR have been translated from another article by my source
Ayatollah Mousavi Tabrizi, an Attorney General in the Khomeini era, declares :
- Janati's remarks at Friday sermon are against religious and Iranian law
- announcing that "confessions" are being "taken" is a serious breach of law
- not allowing peaceful protests is unconstitutional
- keeping prisoners without warrants after 24 hours is illegal
He warns all judges that any such warrants would be criminal, baseless, and directly conflict "Leader's Differentiation of Friends & Foes" declarations. He also announces that "Confrontation" or "dispersement" of peaceful gatherings and demonstrations is a direct violation of constitutional rights, "No matter who orders it."
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Edited to add link :
http://parlemannews.com/index.aspx?n=1696
- Janati's remarks at Friday sermon are against religious and Iranian law
- announcing that "confessions" are being "taken" is a serious breach of law
- not allowing peaceful protests is unconstitutional
- keeping prisoners without warrants after 24 hours is illegal
He warns all judges that any such warrants would be criminal, baseless, and directly conflict "Leader's Differentiation of Friends & Foes" declarations. He also announces that "Confrontation" or "dispersement" of peaceful gatherings and demonstrations is a direct violation of constitutional rights, "No matter who orders it."
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Edited to add link :
http://parlemannews.com/index.aspx?n=1696
"Mohammad Asghari was killed June 14 on his way from Tehran to Karaj. His car "caught fire" as a result of which, he was burnt to death in his car. He was killed for smuggling out the true results from Ministry of Interior.
Mohammad Mahdi Asghar was an IT specialist & instructor for security systems for Cisco. He was head of a project for the Ministry of Interior, securing their IT environment. He was also commissioned with securing election committee systems against penetration. When he heard that Daneshjou was announcing false Numbers, he copied data & communication the Saturday following the election. He then turned all of it over to opposition and testified to this in a statement.
Mohammad taught IT Security & Cisco systems at Infotek Institute, Mirdamad Str,Tehran. He is a grave loss to Iran, we wish to express our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues. His death will not be in vain and we honor his name as a fallen Martyr of Iran, and hero of our Great Nation."
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Edited to add link :
http://votingfemale.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/iran-election-results-reported-passed-to-iranian-opposition/
I can't say for sure this document is part of what Mr. Asghari copied from MOI, but it adds context
Mohammad Mahdi Asghar was an IT specialist & instructor for security systems for Cisco. He was head of a project for the Ministry of Interior, securing their IT environment. He was also commissioned with securing election committee systems against penetration. When he heard that Daneshjou was announcing false Numbers, he copied data & communication the Saturday following the election. He then turned all of it over to opposition and testified to this in a statement.
Mohammad taught IT Security & Cisco systems at Infotek Institute, Mirdamad Str,Tehran. He is a grave loss to Iran, we wish to express our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues. His death will not be in vain and we honor his name as a fallen Martyr of Iran, and hero of our Great Nation."
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Edited to add link :
http://votingfemale.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/iran-election-results-reported-passed-to-iranian-opposition/
I can't say for sure this document is part of what Mr. Asghari copied from MOI, but it adds context
hospicenurse54
Brave patriot desiring freedom and trying 2 obtain it...God bless....
Brave patriot desiring freedom and trying 2 obtain it...God bless....
General Rajabzadeh, Commander of the Tehran Police force :
"Police had 3 fold of encounters with demostrators.
1.Regular Police was ordered to disperse people by oral warning & did not use force.
2.Upon arrival of "auxiliary forces" some few protestors were charged with batons.
3.Upon arrival of "Special Units" Teargas was disbursed in one incident, whereupon we ordered such weapons not to be used by police force.
Police force was only ordered to confront those who were distroying property, since that is our legal obligation."
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http://parlemannews.com/index.aspx?n=1728
"Police had 3 fold of encounters with demostrators.
1.Regular Police was ordered to disperse people by oral warning & did not use force.
2.Upon arrival of "auxiliary forces" some few protestors were charged with batons.
3.Upon arrival of "Special Units" Teargas was disbursed in one incident, whereupon we ordered such weapons not to be used by police force.
Police force was only ordered to confront those who were distroying property, since that is our legal obligation."
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http://parlemannews.com/index.
Today the Friday Sermon was said by Ayatollah Emami Kashani, a high ranking Foghaha ( Islamic Scientists) and Senior member of the Assembly of Experts.
He is not really taking sides because his words were very detached, one can't really dispute them or say he said something against this or that. However seems to be critising Khamenei and the government indirectly by saying "How can one say he is better than the others? How can one prefer one over the other or imply that one knows of God's will? That is not islamic!"
The Government's utmost responsibility is to protect the rights of all its people, not look at this or that part of the Islamic Umma. This amounts to injustice whereas the Islamic System is set to protect the rights of all"
"Calling people names, slandering names of others is not islamic. How can one do such a thing when all four candidates came from the fold of the same Umma. Such behavior is wrong..."
H then metaphorically likened said "such behaviour" to "mockery of God" and "implying that one knows of God's will" is sinful.
"The colorful mix of choices presented at last election caused great enthusiasm, joy and citizen participation. We have to preserve it for next election"
"what happend on Election day and after should be a lesson to us all" "Who did turn this sweetness to bitterness by callin other bad names?" "We have to preserve this variety of choices & views. We have to carry this to the next Parliamentary election, with the objective to make people joyous and hopeful again"
Kashani then asked Majlis to make sure that election laws are revised so that such problems are mitigated. He said that Majlis must take responsibility for ultimately creating justice and governance. He said "these 40 million people are not enemy." "This is a time when Leadership is most needed to calm and unite all people. This is the much needed function of Islamic Supr Ldr" "In this, listen to what the Leader said about friends & foes"
This coincides with what the Vice Speaker of Majlis said today : " The next suggested cabinet has to pass Majlis vote of confidence, so does the president elect .The members in different commissions will be considering every aspect for such a binding vote of confidence."
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With this, my contact gave me this link - I don't know how much of what he said is direct translation, or analysis. If you can translate this article, please do so.
http://parlemannews.com/index.aspx?n=1731
He is not really taking sides because his words were very detached, one can't really dispute them or say he said something against this or that. However seems to be critising Khamenei and the government indirectly by saying "How can one say he is better than the others? How can one prefer one over the other or imply that one knows of God's will? That is not islamic!"
The Government's utmost responsibility is to protect the rights of all its people, not look at this or that part of the Islamic Umma. This amounts to injustice whereas the Islamic System is set to protect the rights of all"
"Calling people names, slandering names of others is not islamic. How can one do such a thing when all four candidates came from the fold of the same Umma. Such behavior is wrong..."
H then metaphorically likened said "such behaviour" to "mockery of God" and "implying that one knows of God's will" is sinful.
"The colorful mix of choices presented at last election caused great enthusiasm, joy and citizen participation. We have to preserve it for next election"
"what happend on Election day and after should be a lesson to us all" "Who did turn this sweetness to bitterness by callin other bad names?" "We have to preserve this variety of choices & views. We have to carry this to the next Parliamentary election, with the objective to make people joyous and hopeful again"
Kashani then asked Majlis to make sure that election laws are revised so that such problems are mitigated. He said that Majlis must take responsibility for ultimately creating justice and governance. He said "these 40 million people are not enemy." "This is a time when Leadership is most needed to calm and unite all people. This is the much needed function of Islamic Supr Ldr" "In this, listen to what the Leader said about friends & foes"
This coincides with what the Vice Speaker of Majlis said today : " The next suggested cabinet has to pass Majlis vote of confidence, so does the president elect .The members in different commissions will be considering every aspect for such a binding vote of confidence."
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With this, my contact gave me this link - I don't know how much of what he said is direct translation, or analysis. If you can translate this article, please do so.
http://parlemannews.com/index.aspx?n=1731
Tabesh remarked today that people don't believe the holiday is due to the pollution but to post-election events. There is pollution, what the MP is saying is that people have lost all trust and faith in Government. If they don't trust anyone in power anymore, even legal oppostion may not be enough to restore calm. No one can say that Rafsanjani & Khatami didn't warn us about it.
Rafsanjani won fair & square in the 2005 presidential election. Ahmadinejad was behind him by a large margin. Yet, they counted it the "way it suited the regime" implying Khamenei's involvement. Mojtaba Khamenei & IRGC helped Ahmedinajad overcome the "margin of error". In truth, if anything, it would have been a runoff between Karoubi & Rafsanjani.
Rafsanjani didn't lodge any legal complaints but voiced his concern in an open letter. Rafsanjani's letter asked people to be vigilant and protective of the Republic. Back then Khatami said that the "winners" would turn Iran to a big Military Camp. In the 2005 election, General Safavi, Super Commander of Sepah, was Ahmadinejad's most active "campaign" supporter. So much so that Khamenei had to replace him, because he violated military obligation to shun politics.
Karoubi did file complaints but they weren't heard by the Guardian Council. Karoubi accused Mojtaba Khamenei of using IRGC to manipulate the election. Karoubi wrote in a letter to Leader that Ahmadinejad is but a tool of an IRG & Mojtaba Khamenei manipulation. Looking at Karoubi's comments in 2005, I would say that IRGC or Khamenei (or both) have stolen the election twice.
Even with rigged numbers Karoubi had 7 million votes. Today, Karoubi is more popular than ever, but this time he hardly makes it to 7 digit numbers according to official numbers.
This was discussed publicly, but there was no popular passion. In 2005, reformists were excluded from running, so 50% of voters abstained. That's the 20 million or so that have supposedly now voted for Ahmadinejad. Their level of audacity is unbelieveable. They didn't expect such voter turn out in 2009. That is why their manipulations this time were so amateurish & full of inconsistencies.
More details on what he said can be found on these wikipedia pages :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_presidential_election,_2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Karroubi#2005_presidential_campaign
Rafsanjani won fair & square in the 2005 presidential election. Ahmadinejad was behind him by a large margin. Yet, they counted it the "way it suited the regime" implying Khamenei's involvement. Mojtaba Khamenei & IRGC helped Ahmedinajad overcome the "margin of error". In truth, if anything, it would have been a runoff between Karoubi & Rafsanjani.
Rafsanjani didn't lodge any legal complaints but voiced his concern in an open letter. Rafsanjani's letter asked people to be vigilant and protective of the Republic. Back then Khatami said that the "winners" would turn Iran to a big Military Camp. In the 2005 election, General Safavi, Super Commander of Sepah, was Ahmadinejad's most active "campaign" supporter. So much so that Khamenei had to replace him, because he violated military obligation to shun politics.
Karoubi did file complaints but they weren't heard by the Guardian Council. Karoubi accused Mojtaba Khamenei of using IRGC to manipulate the election. Karoubi wrote in a letter to Leader that Ahmadinejad is but a tool of an IRG & Mojtaba Khamenei manipulation. Looking at Karoubi's comments in 2005, I would say that IRGC or Khamenei (or both) have stolen the election twice.
Even with rigged numbers Karoubi had 7 million votes. Today, Karoubi is more popular than ever, but this time he hardly makes it to 7 digit numbers according to official numbers.
This was discussed publicly, but there was no popular passion. In 2005, reformists were excluded from running, so 50% of voters abstained. That's the 20 million or so that have supposedly now voted for Ahmadinejad. Their level of audacity is unbelieveable. They didn't expect such voter turn out in 2009. That is why their manipulations this time were so amateurish & full of inconsistencies.
More details on what he said can be found on these wikipedia pages :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_presidential_election,_2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Karroubi#2005_presidential_campaign
Some debriefs and a list of miscellaneous events :
An Officer reports:
At around 5PM, people seamlessly gathered as they were approaching Enghelab sq. from Amirabad, Vali Asr St. & sq. and Abbasabad. They were a silently moving mass of people as they reached Enghelab sq. Basiji & IRG Combat troops were stationed awaiting them since last night. The security forces started shooting tear gas at ppl. They broke their silence, and started shouting "down with dictator" among other slogans.
At Enghelab Square, there were not many plainclothed agents. Mostly Basij & IRG Special Guards on motorbikes. As ppl were still chanting, setting bins on fire to fight tear gas, rows of Guards on bikes, with a second man seated behind the driver, charged at people. The people dispersed ín many streets with Basiji following them but IRG stayed back at Enghelab square.Up to 6PM all was more or less peaceful, police had all under relative control. Then Guards were deployed to University & Enghelab Sq. Regular police were sent back.
Another Officer reports:
Around 6 PM, on Amirabad Street, Guards& Basij Baton brigade were ordered to move from the pedestrian way, and quiet down nearby drivers who were honking in support of protesters. Then Plain clothed militiamen with batons & guns arrived, smashed cars in side streets and alleys. Basij were arresting many young protesters, pushing them inside Security Forces vans.
IRG Guards were playing football at the corner of 9th Street. They refused to stand with Basij and attack people. There were young, maybe 14 to 16 year old kids with Basij vests & battons "having the time of their lives" chasing and beating ppl.Even after Guard was ordrd to attck, only some of them assisted the Basiji kids, most either didn't obey or just dispersed people without hitting them. They used tear gas too.
Events gathered from other debriefs :
- Tear gas was thrown & shots were fired in the air around the University.
- Basij Auxiliary forces were deployed in various points of town, including outskirts.
- At one point, dispatch messages flooded the airwaves. Most probably messages by many small units of Basij chasing groups in alleys.
- Many fires were reported in Mirdamad, Vanak, Enghelab, Saadabad, SattarKahn, Kargaran, and other places. Mirdamad subway station was probably the biggest one.
- Dispatch received distress messages from at least 3 units asking for backup, being overrun or outnumbered.
- Plainclothes on motorbikes, filming protesters.
- Around 6PM, at Amirabad-Shomali, a Platoon Commander of Sepah Special Riot Forces laughed and said "Tear gas doesn't work anymore" as he watched groups of protesters hurling stones and screaming "Marg Bar Dictator" amid the smoke from trashbins that had been set on fire, neutralizing the gas.
All debriefs concur on Sepah not being eagerly involved and no, or very few plainclothes or Hezbollah.
Contact comment: "They called in troops of an IRG Combat Battalion. There are only a few hundred of them, not the entire Battalion. Those guys are soldiers, not ruthless killers."
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Apparently, toned down from live tweets, this may be because :
- it was difficult to gauge the scale of what was happening while events were going on
- those two debriefs only depict the events these particular officers witnessed.
- some other reason
I don't know.
I asked for more precise locations of Police and Basij fighting each other, but they didn't have the information.
An Officer reports:
At around 5PM, people seamlessly gathered as they were approaching Enghelab sq. from Amirabad, Vali Asr St. & sq. and Abbasabad. They were a silently moving mass of people as they reached Enghelab sq. Basiji & IRG Combat troops were stationed awaiting them since last night. The security forces started shooting tear gas at ppl. They broke their silence, and started shouting "down with dictator" among other slogans.
At Enghelab Square, there were not many plainclothed agents. Mostly Basij & IRG Special Guards on motorbikes. As ppl were still chanting, setting bins on fire to fight tear gas, rows of Guards on bikes, with a second man seated behind the driver, charged at people. The people dispersed ín many streets with Basiji following them but IRG stayed back at Enghelab square.Up to 6PM all was more or less peaceful, police had all under relative control. Then Guards were deployed to University & Enghelab Sq. Regular police were sent back.
Another Officer reports:
Around 6 PM, on Amirabad Street, Guards& Basij Baton brigade were ordered to move from the pedestrian way, and quiet down nearby drivers who were honking in support of protesters. Then Plain clothed militiamen with batons & guns arrived, smashed cars in side streets and alleys. Basij were arresting many young protesters, pushing them inside Security Forces vans.
IRG Guards were playing football at the corner of 9th Street. They refused to stand with Basij and attack people. There were young, maybe 14 to 16 year old kids with Basij vests & battons "having the time of their lives" chasing and beating ppl.Even after Guard was ordrd to attck, only some of them assisted the Basiji kids, most either didn't obey or just dispersed people without hitting them. They used tear gas too.
Events gathered from other debriefs :
- Tear gas was thrown & shots were fired in the air around the University.
- Basij Auxiliary forces were deployed in various points of town, including outskirts.
- At one point, dispatch messages flooded the airwaves. Most probably messages by many small units of Basij chasing groups in alleys.
- Many fires were reported in Mirdamad, Vanak, Enghelab, Saadabad, SattarKahn, Kargaran, and other places. Mirdamad subway station was probably the biggest one.
- Dispatch received distress messages from at least 3 units asking for backup, being overrun or outnumbered.
- Plainclothes on motorbikes, filming protesters.
- Around 6PM, at Amirabad-Shomali, a Platoon Commander of Sepah Special Riot Forces laughed and said "Tear gas doesn't work anymore" as he watched groups of protesters hurling stones and screaming "Marg Bar Dictator" amid the smoke from trashbins that had been set on fire, neutralizing the gas.
All debriefs concur on Sepah not being eagerly involved and no, or very few plainclothes or Hezbollah.
Contact comment: "They called in troops of an IRG Combat Battalion. There are only a few hundred of them, not the entire Battalion. Those guys are soldiers, not ruthless killers."
---------------------
Apparently, toned down from live tweets, this may be because :
- it was difficult to gauge the scale of what was happening while events were going on
- those two debriefs only depict the events these particular officers witnessed.
- some other reason
I don't know.
I asked for more precise locations of Police and Basij fighting each other, but they didn't have the information.
AlghasMirza
From a friend in Beirut at 21.06.2009: The Beirut airport is jammed with Hezbollah! All flights to Iran are full. Make you own conclusion.
From a friend in Beirut at 21.06.2009: The Beirut airport is jammed with Hezbollah! All flights to Iran are full. Make you own conclusion.
Opposition
will publish evidence of coup, and press charges against Ahmadinejad, theGuardian Council and the Leader
for treason, and obstruction of Justice. Evidence will be published. It
is said that the authentic documentation, and the weight of evidence
against the Leader & Ahmedinejad for staging a coup is
undisputable.
People in IRGC, in the Ministries of Intelligence, Interior and Economy, as well as in IRIA have provided authentic proof of the staged Coup d'Etat to Rafsanjani and Khatami. Khatami heads the group set to file and press criminal charges against certain members of the Leader's camp, Ahmadinejad, certain IRGC officials, and Ministers for High Treason.
The fact the there will be criminal charges against the Guardian Council, IRG, and Government members, means the allegations will not be general and vague but very personal and precise. Two days ago Kadkhodai stated that there is no "legal" institution to sue the Guardian Council. He is wrong : Criminal Law applies. Treason by definition is "working against the constitutional rule to derail the Republic". It is not based on Sharia but described in the IRI Constitution itself. Treason at very least disqualifies for public officeand titles, and can go as far as being punished by a death sentence.
Says contact : "This would be what they deserve."
People in IRGC, in the Ministries of Intelligence, Interior and Economy, as well as in IRIA have provided authentic proof of the staged Coup d'Etat to Rafsanjani and Khatami. Khatami heads the group set to file and press criminal charges against certain members of the Leader's camp, Ahmadinejad, certain IRGC officials, and Ministers for High Treason.
The fact the there will be criminal charges against the Guardian Council, IRG, and Government members, means the allegations will not be general and vague but very personal and precise. Two days ago Kadkhodai stated that there is no "legal" institution to sue the Guardian Council. He is wrong : Criminal Law applies. Treason by definition is "working against the constitutional rule to derail the Republic". It is not based on Sharia but described in the IRI Constitution itself. Treason at very least disqualifies for public officeand titles, and can go as far as being punished by a death sentence.
Says contact : "This would be what they deserve."
Lieutenant Commander of Iran's Basij forces General Hossein Hamedani and Basij Resistance Forces reiterate their intentions to fight the protests at all costs. In spite of the Leader's conciliatory statements, the continue to say Mousavi is an agent of the West. They vow to take the fight to "economical, social and cultural levels" and make sure "anti-revolutionaries" are purged of institutions
This declaration is extremely worrying and very much confirms the NIR statements about "unleashed IRG & Basij " madmen... Lieutenant Commander of Iran's Basij forces General Hossein Hamedani's comments indirectly confirm our fears: They are annoucing they are taking over control of the Iranian society. The threat that they will get rid of all non-comformants, no matter where in society and system is catastrophic.
This declaration is extremely worrying and very much confirms the NIR statements about "unleashed IRG & Basij " madmen... Lieutenant Commander of Iran's Basij forces General Hossein Hamedani's comments indirectly confirm our fears: They are annoucing they are taking over control of the Iranian society. The threat that they will get rid of all non-comformants, no matter where in society and system is catastrophic.
Check2Check
This is genocide in essence. We are talking about millions of people who they will "get rid of". This denotes a permanent solution. Jail? Probably not. Death? Probably so.
This is genocide in essence. We are talking about millions of people who they will "get rid of". This denotes a permanent solution. Jail? Probably not. Death? Probably so.
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Brave patriot desiring freedom and trying 2 obtain it...God bless....