What is happening in Iran is discussed at Salon, with lots and lots of relevant links that will keep you updated.
And with thanks to The Daily Irrelevant, here is a video from BBC that shows " the protesters literally chase away the police so the BBC can continue reporting", and how the protestors treat a police officer who is caught.
Postscript:
An Insensitive Remark (meant to be provocative):
"SOS from Tehran" (The Daily Dish) contains this: "WE NEED HELP. WE NEED SUPPORT. Time is not on our side, waiting and making sure means more casualties, more disappointment, more brutality.
The most essential need of young Iranians is to be recognized by US government. "
Why is it that people look for the west, and more particularly, US when the chips are down, and take a moral high ground and start blaming it when the going is good? I remember that LTTE supporters recently blamed US for not doing anything to save them. Who has God delusion or Superpower delusion?
Why US is often implicated is because it is usually found on one side or the other, and sometimes on both sides covertly or overtly.
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If you are playing both sides, you are not only incapable of taking a correct stand but also a wrong stand- it looks that way: whatever happens, US loses- or gains. I thinks it depends on who you are. Does this make it a schizophrenic nation?
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