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PK is arrested.

ban_sidhe: symbolset: PK is arrested.

The whole group? Does anyone know?

I hope that's not true.

We know they took at least one of them a few days ago. they may not have moved fast enough.

symbolset: PK is arrested.

wut? cite source

GreenSeaDrop: symbolset: PK is arrested.

wut? cite source

IB

Frank du TV: GreenSeaDrop: symbolset: PK is arrested.

wut? cite source

IB

thx. haz mult sources now.

I thought the protests stopped when Jacko died.

While this is mostly a rehash of earlier reports, Guardian has an article on the division of the Iranian elite: Link (new window).

brigid_fitch: From IB:

I'm so sorry. I recive the [PK] arrest news from a honest source but I hope it's been incorrect. 9 minutes ago from web

He's only got one source for this info. Could still be wrong.

to be clear, yeah, I only have mult re-tweets of same info. thx.

brigid_fitch: From IB:

I'm so sorry. I recive the [PK] arrest news from a honest source but I hope it's been incorrect. 9 minutes ago from web

He's only got one source for this info. Could still be wrong.

Hopefully. I already said this, but because PK has been so prominent, the police (or whoever is in charge) might get really creative...

Here's an unsurprising article from Times Online (new window). Often implemented tactics, after all.

oh here is OG tweet

From OG:

Pls stop the rumours about pk, no one knows anything, they are probably safe and keeping radio silence. #iranelection #iran #neda18 minutes ago from web

GreenSeaDrop: oh here is OG tweet

From OG:

Pls stop the rumours about pk, no one knows anything, they are probably safe and keeping radio silence. #iranelection #iran #neda18 minutes ago from web

As much as I want to trust OG more than IB, I can't. Still hope she's got it wrong, though.

Mentat: ---

Is it wrong that even though I really dislike Perez, I want to adopt his "add a little something in white" approach?

read this story from anon news feed about the various net efforts

Link (new window)

On Saturday, Raymond reported the group would be forced to change some of its tactics because the Iranian government had "upped the level of Internet censorship it's engaging in." Iranian government monitors were inspecting traffic more closely to see if users were accessing blocked web sites, he said.

"We're trying to provide a covert communication channel for dissenters and revolutionaries to organize through," said Raymond in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

Raymond said a team of six hackers spend their days writing software to help Iranian Web users bypass state controls. More than 1,000 other people have offered bandwidth on servers to host proxy sites.
[snip]
Other groups are also working to create Internet havens for Iranians, including a group called Project Hydra and the Free Net project. Raymond said that many of the groups are wary of allowing media interviews because hackers tend to operate in anonymity.

Here's more from IB:

@NoReinsGirl I don't know about persiankiwi exactly. The arrest news of persiankiwi reported by one of his/her friends.
4 minutes ago from web

I still don't want to believe, but it's hard...

IB also linked this Deutsche Welle article (new window) on PK. Google's Persian to English translation is top notch, I have to say. Must spend a while trying to translate that translation.

Subby's video was a risky move, if they were in America the cops would have shot them in the back no doubt.

/I know not all of them are like that, but it's happened to me
//That video will also probably be a goldmine for Western news anchors soon

I'm pretty sure the police would have done the same if the roles and position were reversed. fark the Police.

noah balloon: Subby's video was a risky move, if they were in America the cops would have shot them in the back no doubt.

/I know not all of them are like that, but it's happened to me

You were shot in the back by a cop?

So you save them and they regroup and beat the shiat out of you at a later date and time. Great move.

noah balloon: Subby's video was a risky move, if they were in America the cops would have shot them in the back no doubt.

/I know not all of them are like that, but it's happened to me
//That video will also probably be a goldmine for Western news anchors soon

In all probability the American Police would not have shot them in the back, unless they were FBI or BATF.

They are the only ones known to do that sort of sh*t on a regular basis, but they usually confine it to women and children; full grown adult males shoot back.

Small time cops just plant drugs in your car, and bust you on phony charges.

That way if they need you murdered, they can do it for 2 cartons of cigarettes.

Maybe 3 in some States.

HowlingFrog: noah balloon: Subby's video was a risky move, if they were in America the cops would have shot them in the back no doubt.

/I know not all of them are like that, but it's happened to me

You were shot in the back by a cop?

My thoughts. You have took'd them.

Iranian demonstrators killed Michael Jackson.

Portugal. The Man: So you save them and they regroup and beat the shiat out of you at a later date and time. Great move.

The riot police aren't really committing most of the violence, they have done some, but not most of it. They're just trying to quell the crowds. It's mainly the Basij perpetrating most of the violence.

HowlingFrog: noah balloon: Subby's video was a risky move, if they were in America the cops would have shot them in the back no doubt.

/I know not all of them are like that, but it's happened to me

You were shot in the back by a cop?

RNC protests, "less lethal" weaponry. It happens a lot at big protests, see (a big chunk in the middle of) The Miami Model for reference.

Sorry, Farkers don't care about Iran anymore.

noah balloon: HowlingFrog: noah balloon: Subby's video was a risky move, if they were in America the cops would have shot them in the back no doubt.

/I know not all of them are like that, but it's happened to me

You were shot in the back by a cop?

RNC protests, "less lethal" weaponry. It happens a lot at big protests, see (a big chunk in the middle of) The Miami Model for reference.

You can't base what happens in Florida on the rest of the country, though. That's why it has its own tag.

noah balloon: RNC protests, "less lethal" weaponry. It happens a lot at big protests, see (a big chunk in the middle of) The Miami Model for reference.

Gotcha. I got water-cannoned once at a demo.

/good times...

jx100: brigid_fitch: GreenSeaDrop: Raymond

Is that SA on Twitter?

It's Eric S. Raymond, the long-time Open Source advocate. [snip].

yeah that's him. story claims more then '1000' have helped with bandwidth.

_{/heading off line, will chck bck am}

Dude, if i were in PKs shoes, I would have moved things to a different medium (civilian band radio or shortwave), and merely use the old to send out false info... or drop it all together. If PK, the person or group, has had military training, this is a very good possibility.

/long live PK

The cop thing got me thinking about the Times article I linked earlier...

"Iranian sources said 17 senior officers in the elite Revolutionary Guard had been "reassigned" because their loyalties were suspect."

I have no idea what these sources are, but if this is true, I take it as a good sign (well, not good to those people, but YKWM). While the IRG has been described as ruthless and absolutely loyal to the SL, I've found it hard to believe every one of them would happily accept the regime's tactics; these people have families, and, I hope, can use their own heads when push comes to shove. I have no doubt that some of them would love to go out shoot some eeeebil protesters, but the IRG as a whole? I hope not.

Well, that good deed won't go unpunished.

GreenSeaDrop: It's Eric S. Raymond, the long-time Open Source advocate. [snip].

Known more commonly to us old-skool *nix geeks as ESR.

A few Iranian protesters protect a large group of cornered riot police from more angry protesters. "We are all Iranian"

But but but...Tatsuma told me the bad guys were evil Ay-rabs!

As for the video, it was a ballsy move. Hope it worked.

what's going on

noah balloon: what's going on

I think someone's off their meds.

brigid_fitch: The gov't probably know all members who comprised PK, but I can't see how they'd be able to arrest all of them.


Hot like your mom

brigid_fitch: Everyone, pls keep in mind that PK was most definitely a GROUP of people. One of their group was arrested early last week and the rest had to go to ground for fear that their friend would be tortured to name names.

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PK and another are in custody but no one is talking about it.

I doubt that the Iranian government tortures the way everyone here whines about US torture, so everything is probably going to be okay.
A couple of questions politely asked, an apology and PK and the other will be sent on their way.

To me it sounds like Ahmadinejad is trying to become dictator of Iran.

It's scary to see in Iran how easy it is for a minority of people to suppress the majority.

/can now spell Ahmadinejad without having to look it up