Jun 21 2009
One Victim’s Face Could Be The End Of A Brutal Islamo Fascist Regime
Update: A translation of opposition candidate Mousavi’s latest statement can be found here. – end update
I am not surprised that the face of that young lady killed in Tehran is becoming the face of this Iranian revolution, has become the face if Islamo Fascism brutality:
A disturbing video showing a young woman purportedly shot in the streets of Tehran is becoming a rallying symbol for opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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CNN reports that pictures of the woman are appearing on posters in Tehran and she is being hailed as a martyr. The network broadcast an excerpt of the video with the face of the woman blurred out.
Update: More on the picture here. The woman is apparently named (or being called) Â Neda:
A 40 second video clip of an Iranian girl, named “Neda,†the Farsi word for voice, allegedly shot dead by a Basij soldier has been circulating the web as of Saturday.
More here as well. – end update
This picture could spell the end of the Iranian regime, as well as the end of Islamo Fascism as represented by Iran, al Qaeda, the Taliban, Hamas, etc.
Sometimes humanity gets a spark to act, one incident or image that compels us on a certain path. There are no fathers on this fathers’ day not outraged, not seeing one of their own child’s faces on this poor woman’s face. Mothers and brothers and sisters are feeling the outrage too, the desire to march right down to Tehran now and pull those responsible out in the street for their turn at justice.
When you look at this brave human being, her life blood poring from her beautiful young face, the life in the blood itself still fresh it has yet to turn dark, her face still flushed with the last breath of life – though you can tell her spirit has moved on – you feel the need to do something. This act of cold brutality must be avenged. Humanity cannot go down this path, where the bodies of our young litter the way for old, viscous men to hold onto power.
I felt haunted by this face all day since I saw the video (below). I knew I was not alone. I felt this could be the incident that broke the camel’s back and unleashed the Iranians. The Supreme Leader said their would be violent consequences for protesting. He is about to learn that there are also consequences for killing a young woman – and they will be violent as well.
Update: Keep an eye on the clerics today, they are one major key in all of this.
Update: Some rifts are beginning to appear in the government of Iran:
The public rift among Iranian leaders widened Sunday when the country’s foreign minister disputed allegations of ballot irregularities even as the parliamentary speaker implied that the election authority had sided with one candidate.
“Although the Guardian Council is made up of religious individuals, I wish certain members would not side with a certain presidential candidate,” Iran’s influential parliamentary speaker, Ali Larijani, told the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting without naming whom he meant.
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“A majority of people are of an opinion separate” from that of a minority, Larijani said.
The face of Neda could very well be the tipping point for many clerics, government leaders and military leaders.
A sniper from a roof top, shoots one of his own citizens, a woman.
Faster please!
I regime that slaughters its own citizens is not long for this world. I wonder how many new recruits the Basij are getting these days.
They have exposed themselves as violent gangsters who will go to any means to keep their hold on power.
Two changes would make a huge difference for Iran: 1. Eliminating the authority of the “guardian council” to remove individuals from ballots. 2. Make the counting of the ballots the responsibility of an independent authority in each electorate ultimately answerable to the Majlis (the Iranian Congress) and not the head Ayatollah as it is now.
Obama will never get in a dispute unless he knows which side will win. He not clearly stand with one side or the other until he knows which way it is going to go. He will vote “present” as long as the outcome is in dispute out of fear that he will end up supporting the losing side or alienating a majority of people.
According to Rasmussen, his “Strongly Disapprove” numbers now exceed his “Strongly Approve” numbers for the first time in his administration. His overall numbers are falling, too. 53% approve to 46% disapprove. He is within 4 points of going overall negative in approval.
She was beautiful. I contacted one of the men on the scene through Facebook. I told him we were thinking of them – we were praying for them. He eventually got back to me and said Thx!Thx!Thx!
We have to side with the people. As a woman, I have to side with the protesters. Obama will have time enough to negotiate. There won’t be any negotiations any time soon. He needs to forcefully defend the protesters…has he said anything today?
“WE WANT DEMOCRACY”
an Iranian sign read
“To the people of Iran: You are rich in culture and talent. You have a right to live under a government that listens to your wishes, respects your talents, and allows you to build better lives for your families. Unfortunately, your government denies you these opportunities, and threatens the peace and stability of your neighbors. So we call on the regime in Tehran to heed your will, and to make itself accountable to you. The day will come when the people of Iran have a government that embraces liberty and justice, and Iran joins the community of free nations. And when that good day comes, you will have no better friend than the United States of America.” – President George W. Bush, January 13, 2008.
I blame George W. Bush, who do you blame?
One Victim’s Face Could Be The End Of A Brutal Islamo Fascist Regime
The jury is still out, but it is unlikely her death or Saturday’s protest will amount to much. A mere 3000 showed up to demonstrate. Most reports say they were mostly upper class liberals – Tehran’s equivalent of rich Berkeley brats – so this looks more and more like another American/Israeli sponsored rebellion like the phoney Orange Revolution in Ukraine, the Serbian rebellion, and the Rose Revolution in Georgia. All those George Soros/CIA rebellions were successful but they failed miserably in Russia and elsewhere. The fact that the term ‘Green Revolution’ was being used by American supremacists BEFORE the election should make foreign observers cautious about the nature of this rebellion. Don’t listen to LA ‘Iranians’ they are not Persian Muslims. They have their own ethnic agenda. I suspect this rebellion will wind down pretty soon. I just don’t think the instigators – including the CIA – have the capacity to overthrow the Iranian government. Time will tell.
A sniper from a roof top, shoots one of his own citizens, a woman.
So a woman is more important than a man? You must be a Yank!
The US government got away with the Waco massacre. That was ten times worse than what happened on Saturday. The Iranian government today is certainly more vulnerable than the Clinton regime was after Waco as Iranians are less likely than Americans to be brainwashed lobotimized apologists for their government. Iran still has free thinkers unlike the USA. But there is a long way to go before one should speculate about the collapse of the government. Remember how incredibly, and predictably, wrong the pro-war anti-Arab racist neocons were about Iraq. Recall how wrong this website was about the McCain presidential campaign. LOL! Rational analysis of the facts is what’s needed not American/Israeli jingoism.
‘jewel’ are you Human or merely a piece of shitty software designed to speak out during tragic situation???
She was beautiful. I contacted one of the men on the scene through Facebook. I told him we were thinking of them – we were praying for them. He eventually got back to me and said Thx!Thx!Thx!
I hope he’s not expecting actual physical support from chickenhawk Americans!
We have to side with the people.
What about the decent people of Iran who don’t want their children to turn out like vulgar rappers or Britney Spears? You don’t care about them. You just want everybody on Earth under the Hollywood/MTV/American cultural reich.
It’s actually ‘Jules’ not ‘jewel’. Think Julius Caesar. A grat name of European pagan civilization before the Judeo-Christianists took over.
Jules…….in no culture is it acceptable to purposely shoot the mother’s of future generations. We do not even shoot female animals.
The country with the most to lose in this uncertain Iranian political climate is China. Expect ruthless tactics to be used to quell these riots….heavy fisted and ruthless.
It is my personal belief that this is an intentionally staged ruse by the ruling Ayatollahs to gather a list of all military personel and community leaders who cannot be trusted in the event war in Middle East breaks out. If you are going to war you had better make certain your C3 is aligned to the bitter end.
This is only getting started. They’ll gladly kill Rafsanjani and all of the other Ayatollahs who oppose delivering $100 Billion worth of Oil & Gas to China. Ahmadenijad willl kill every child in Iran if they need to – Ahmadenijad is doing this to bring the Messiah (Mahdi) to our world.
The man is a kook with a Nuke….this will not end well.
jimharlow:
While China was ruthless in their crackdown, it changed that country forever. China was never the same after that and there has been no going back. When a government resorts to slaughtering their own people, it is over. No government stands in the same form for very long after then begin to kill their own main cultural group. Sure, some countries have been able to single out an ethnic group for “cleansing” and get away with it. But none survives slaughtering their own primary ethnic group for very long.
In short: History says that the government of Iran is finished in its current form. Even the Russians would not shoot their own people when they rose up.
Crosspatch:
You commentary has no factual basis – China is the same as it was prior to Tianemen Square sit-in. Censorship has escalated, uprisings are ferociously put down, and Communist Party controls country with the PLA. The only thing that changed is the amount of neon in the larger cities creating a facade of progress. Peasant uprising will mbe met with hte same heavy fist as is being demonstrated in Iran. Nothing changed in China other than the populace is too afraid to repeat the sit-in.
When this is all over, the Iranian people will be too scared to do this again…and it sends a message to other despots around the world that fomenting unrest to cull troublemakers can readily be done without UN, EU, or USA intervention.
Human rights matter little when the political will of nations lack sack to truly be meaningful and helpful to the oppressed. Are you willing to risk your life for Iranians?
I differ with your assessment – History is on the side of those who wield fear and force. Look at us with Obama.
“China is the same as it was prior to Tianemen Square sit-in.”
It certainly is not. Have you been there recently? We have a major part of our company located there. It is most certainly NOT the same as it was any anyone who says it is has about a 100% chance of not actually having any dealings in or with China before and after that event.
You might want ask the people who celebrated Qingming for the first time since 1949. I deal with China and have colleagues in the company I work for in China who I work with on a daily basis. I worked with China before that event on a much more limited basis but did a lot of work with Hong Kong. Things are VASTLY different today.
One major difference is that Chinese citizens are much more free to travel abroad than they used to be. The censorship of the government means less as more Chinese travel abroad and see things first hand. As time goes by there will be less need for such tight control as the differences between China and the rest of the world narrow.
My company regularly brings our employees from the China office to our headquarters for meetings on new product development, planning for growth, etc. We have had no trouble to date with anyone traveling here. That was unheard of before those troubled times. As China and the Chinese people grow wealthier, they are taking tourist trips abroad. Mind you it is still a trickle and most of the people are still very poor by our standards, but there are also more who are joining what we would consider to be the middle and upper classes.
If I had to choose between living in China or Iran, I would take China.
JimHarlow,
You seem gouhishly optimistic for failure. Shame on you. Really,
AJ
Perhaps it’s premature to suggest that the uprising has succeeded in visceral change in Iran. You confuse pragmatic understanding of Shi’a Politics with ghoulish optimism for failure.
Shame on you for being such a pollyanna in the face of events which you know little.
I was in Afghanistan with Tajiks back in 1991/92 – watched an entire family pull the limbs off a Russian soldier for sport – then play futball with his head wrapped in linen.
Americans lack a good understanding of the fact that the beastial behavior of Shi’a Islam towards all creatures, in order to usher the arrival of their Messiah (Mahdi) has no bounds. If you understood Shi’a eschatology you would comprehend just how silly you retort sounds.
The Mullahs will win this – thier goal if control of Ummah…a few hundred “terrorists” will not stand in their way.
With regard to crosspatch’s understanding of China…again a pollyanna approach. Woa hue shua yidyar puthonghua – I have been to China…and I have met many Chinsese Generals… whose children go to school in California…and whose elderly family members get free housing and health care in USA.
If China was so effective at being a responsible partner on the world stage, their own leadership would stay home with their families…instead they find safety and care in America.
sometimes people prefer to see the the world as they want it to work…others see it for what it is…a struggle among men…often the most evil of men.
Harlow,
You are a bitter old ass, not much different from the old men grasping for power who killed this beautiful young woman.
Most definitely I oppose your defeatist crap. Most definitely I challenge you’re modern Neville Chamberlain act.
You are an utter failure. You are a surrenderer.
Get lost.
AJ
Funny how ardent supporters of free speech escalate to virulent when the exercise of freedom of speech contrasts your views.
Some of these good people in Iran read your blog and convince themselves that all americans are with them – and maybe we are. But unfortunately America voted for a group of feckless leaders who do not follow the will of the electorate. I suspect your angst directed at me is actually misdirected anger at our leaders in Washington.
Nobody wants to see innocents killed. However I want to bring to your attention a fact that may have overlooked in your zeal to rally freedom fighters:
Naively goading them to their deaths in the face of overwhelming firepower is a morally bankrupt exercise, AJ. You should be suggesting that they pause, regroup, and coalesce a broader support base than these undisciplined rallies that are easily disrupted with bullets and violence. You should be reminding them to be smarter and more effective by enlisting the military to fight the Basij and IRCG.
I suspect the only reason you respond to my posts is because you know, in the deep recesses of your heart, that I am only saying what you fear to be true.
Bitter? no. Old? no. Different from the Despots in Iran who kill innocent women? Yes – I am an American and I wish you no harm…nor do I think poorly of your emotional transferance.
Failure? no…Surrenderer? no… pragmatist? yes.
I wish you the very best, brother.