chickeni3oo: He's in Chicago to speak about health care today.

He was here earlier, he's already left. I saw his helicopter fly overhead earlier.

Bosie: As violence started, ppl got shot, snipers were seen near Azadi Sq. some ppl injured and few died.
less than 10 seconds ago from Seesmic Desktop

StopAhmedi

He's just recounting the day's activities.

But this will be big: Tomorrow, tuesday there WILL be another gathering at ValiAsr Sq. 5 PM #iranelection

http://twitter.com/StopAhmadi

Right. I need wine.

BRB.

Al Jazeera has a feed from the US right now. "There's no congratulation yet on the election..."

My only regret is that I have but one green shirt to give.

/Stink ain't no good propaganda
//Well, I do have this green pirate shirt, but better not get into that (literally)

Tatsuma: Hiymenator: Dude, there's not Iranian embassy in America.

I thought they had opened a bureau since the Obamam administration arrived on the scene, as reciprocation.

I may be mistaken, but I think it's just an "Iranian Interests Service" in the Pakistan embassy. Either way, I got the gist of your original post on the matter that Americans shouldn't be attacking their embassy and I agree whole-heartedly.

Tatsuma:
CNN: We are a serious organization, so we are not reporting rumours. This is why instead we ask officials about what is happening on the ground and the election results.

I couldn't help it. It just popped into my head.

Hiymenator: Tatsuma: I don't think people should protest at the Iranian embassies unless we know the Regime is going down.

Protesters attacking the Iranian embassy in America would be disastrous for the protesters at home

Dude, there's not Iranian embassy in America. They have a desk in the Pakistan embassy though.

There's one up here in Canada, but I'm not sure how many Iranian-Canadians are in Ottawa or willing to drive. On a related note, wonder what the odds are on a Tamil-style highway blockage?

itazurakko: but it had me wondering - surely people are able to call their families, etc on the phone?

They had shut down domestic phone service for a while, IIRC.

Also Tats, I'll protest in front of the Iranian embassy in the US all day except for one detail -- they don't have one.

Aar1012: Elvis Da King: Drakin020: It sucks the US can't donate weapons to the Iranians to help them fight the good fight.

/Something tells me that would be a bad idea no?

Just "accidentally" lose a few loaded transports full of party favours along the border tonight. Our bad!

Honk 3 times before you lose the trucks.

You do know how badly this would go if it was found out the US helped in anyway, right?

I am very well aware. But when you're already getting blamed.....

/Can't find a truckload of AKs and RPGs in Iraq

In Rasht, all ppl that were talking on cellphone or taking pics/movies were beaten (n some caught) #IranElection1 minute ago from Seesmic Desktop

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Meh, my second remark came (typically for the speed of this thread) a bit late.

Weaver95: Tassach: Weaver95: This isn't going to end well at all.

Freedom isn't free. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

I realize that. I merely regret that people have to die for us all to remember why we have laws in the first place.

You do know fascists have laws too. This isn't about "law". If anything, this is about the dictatorship coup in Iran trying to overthrow their own laws that made and the people accepted.

The Bruce Dickinson: Anyone wondering WTF the Basij are...

The Basij is the largest student union in Iran and a volunteer-based Iranian paramilitary force founded by the order of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on November 1979. The Basij are subordinate to, and receive their orders from, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

Originally consisting of those males "either too young or old for regular military service," the Basij are perhaps most famous for providing the volunteers that made up the human wave attacks against the Iraqis during the Iran-Iraq War, particularly around Basra. Currently Basij serve as an auxiliary force engaged in activities such as law enforcement, emergency management, the providing of social service, organizing of public religious ceremonies, and more controversially morals policing and the suppresson of dissident gatherings. They have a local organization in almost every city in Iran.

From that, it sounds like the Basiji are similar to the Ordnungspolizei that operated in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. Is that valid, or am I way off base?

IXI Jim IXI: Tassach: Freedom isn't free. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

That's easy to say back in a time when the tyrants didn't have machine guns.

You're right, being drawn and quartered and having your head stuck on a pike is much, much nicer.

netweavr: Weaver95: netweavr: Weaver95: mloree: wow. just. wow.

In America cable news watches you

CNN isn't coming out of this one smelling like a rose, that's for sure.

None of them are, they're rediscovering the purpose of the Press and realizing they're a tabloid.

They need to loan their servers to Twitter.

it's really REALLY looking bad for CNN. I mean, I kind of expect Fox to lie about shiat. And MSNBC has always been the red headed step child of news organizations. But CNN cut their teeth on reporting events in the middle east. That's like their backyard!

They've gone tabloid. They fell for the trap of "business." Press isn't supposed to be a "business" it's supposed to be information. This is comparable to Churches using their special status to influence elections.

They are using their special status and rights to make money. They are ignoring what the "Press" is and should not benefit from the Amendments built to protect the Press.

No joke. I think it started spiraling down when FOX appeared on the horizon and CNN and the others started to copy their "Newsertainment" tabloid structure. I think current goings-on are definitely a dash of cold water in the face for them.

/LOL yes I just blamed FOX for cheapening the news media.

Quasar: I have extended family in Iran. My mother hasn't been able to reach them, particularly my two X-removed cousins that are approximately college-age and might be joining the protests. What a mess.

Godspeed to your family in Iran. I hope they are all safe.

Aar1012: It's been a while since PK posted, I hope he is okay.

me too :\

Here's to hoping he's finally getting some much needed rest.

I am following StopAhmadi now as they are still posting.

Tatsuma, would it be a good idea to include a link to 'How-to-set-up-a-proxy' in your introduction ?


Perhaps also useful: HTML anchors


A named anchor inside an HTML document:

<a name="tips">Useful Tips Section</a>
A link to the Useful Tips Section from the same document:

<a href="#tips">
Jump to the Useful Tips Section</a>


Hmm, I guess the pagination would nullify the use though, hosting it as a seperate page/blog post could work, perhaps this even has already been done.


Also, do universities have own proxies? I know mine does, but it requires a login and password, so it's not an option, sadly.

Thanks again for the information/clarification.

elchip: holiday_inn_in_cambodia: Uhhh no, they say Mussolini was hung

/and they was right

His body was posthumously hung

My ex-MIL is from Milan and the square where they hung his body was a block or two from her family's apartment. She remembers being a little girl and watching his body hang for days - until her mother realized what she was doing and closed the curtains on all windows facing that direction.

/threadjack over

If we invaded Iran now, we would be greeted as liberators.

Tatsuma: Aar1012: It's been a while since PK posted, I hope he is okay.

I'm more worried about Change_for_Iran right nowIMDWalrus: From that, it sounds like the Basiji are similar to the Ordnungspolizei that operated in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. Is that valid, or am I way off base?

No, they are the Brownshirts circa 1933

I just checked his page, nothing for 13 hrs :(

iceberg theory

Interesting map, and it is good to see Lebanon's cedar revolution, but it fails to mention Lithuania's Douglas Fir Revolution of 1994 or the Armenian Larch Revolution of 1997

PartTimeBuddha: Right. I need wine.

It would be awesome if it was Shiraz

/look at a map of Iran, towards the south, if you don't get it ;)

006andahalf: They had shut down domestic phone service for a while, IIRC.

Damn. Yeah, smart move on their part though.

Tatsuma: I don't think people should protest at the Iranian embassies unless we know the Regime is going down.

Protesters attacking the Iranian embassy in America would be disastrous for the protesters at home

Actually it would be the Iranian interests section of the Pakistani Embassy in America. Not to nitpick!

"You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles!"

Sorry, 11 hrs.

numb3r5ev3n: No joke. I think it started spiraling down when FOX appeared on the horizon and CNN and the others started to copy their "Newsertainment" tabloid structure. I think current goings-on are definitely a dash of cold water in the face for them.

/LOL yes I just blamed FOX for cheapening the news media.

Days like this makes me miss my satellite dish and BBC.

Iran's gotta have embassies in some freedom-loving country and FARK is bound to have representatives there too. Get some green clothes and some green candles and peacefully show your solidarity with these brave people.

valar_morghulis: If we invaded Iran now, we would be greeted as liberators.

How about No!

IXI Jim IXI: That's easy to say back in a time when the tyrants didn't have machine guns.

A company of redcoats doing volley fire WAS the machine gun emplacement of it's day. The longbow was also a volume effect weapon. It took more men to achieve, but the basic effect was the same.

Revolutionaries have always been, and always will be, at a disadvantage in terms of sheer firepower.

suebhoney: In Rasht, all ppl that were talking on cellphone or taking pics/movies were beaten (n some caught) #IranElection1 minute ago from Seesmic Desktop

StopAhmadi

=(

suebhoney: In Rasht, all ppl that were talking on cellphone or taking pics/movies were beaten (n some caught) #IranElection1 minute ago from Seesmic Desktop

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this article from the wiki page on Rasht seems out of place.

Due to the special climate and high measure of humidity in Rasht which is mostly being accompanied by heavy rains, the people are truly calm and tranquil with peaceful approach toward complexities and controversies.