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- CALLES0
"Iran threatens Web sites reporting on protests"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/me…
threaten with what? spam?
- ********0
Devar mush dare
mush gush dare
- Gucci0
Alright now, which one of you fuckers is this:
- CALLES0
Soccer Protest: Iran's Players Show Support for Mousavi
Soccer Protest: Iran's Players Show Support for Mousavi
By GLEN LEVY Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2009
Iran's Mohammed Ali Karimi, right, wears green wristbands in support of Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi during a World Cup qualifying match in Seoul
Ahn Young-joon / AP
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The history of sport is littered with symbolic political gestures, but few have been as brave as the stand taken by some players on Iran's national soccer team on June 17. In a World Cup qualifying match in South Korea, at least eight Iranian players wore green wristbands in a defiant show of support for opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi, including team captain Mohammed Ali Karimi.Related
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Iran’s Challenger: Mir-Hossein MousaviGreen, the campaign color of Mousavi, has been worn by his supporters during rallies in Tehran both before and after last week's presidential election.
(See pictures of the election and its turbulent aftermath.)The match was broadcast live on Iranian state television with millions in the soccer-mad nation tuning in. Both the players and coaching staff surely knew that their protest would be big news in Iran, where social-networking services like Twitter have been used to spread the latest protest news.
(Read "Iran's Protests: Why Twitter Is the Medium of the Movement.")
The players took off the bands for the second half of the game. Some reports suggested that the Iranian Football Federation ordered their removal.Outside the stadium in Seoul, before the game kicked off, dozens of Iranian fans staged a mini-protest of their own, unfurling a banner that read "Go to Hell, Dictator" and chanting, "Compatriots, we will be with you to the end with the same heart." The banner was spotted again during the game, along with signs reading "Where Is My Vote?" (a slogan widely displayed on June 16 during street demonstrations in Tehran) and Iranian national flags with "Free Iran" written across them.
(See pictures of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.)It's unknown whether the game was watched by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But he is known to be a passionate soccer fan who closely follows the fortunes of Iran's national team. Indeed, at a press conference after he was declared the winner of last week's election, Ahmadinejad dismissed the protests in Iran's streets by comparing the demonstrators to soccer fans upset over a loss. "Some believed they would win, and then they got angry," he said. "It is like the passions after a football match."
The passions of Iranian fans couldn't have been helped much by the results of the game. It ended in a 1-1 draw, putting a serious dent in Iran's qualification hopes.
- TheBlueOne0
From earlier today
- wow!GeorgesII
- damn.
was gonna make an iPhone line quip, but...damn.harlequino
- bliznutty0
Propaganda at its finest!
Ahmadinejad rally
Same rally yet for Mousavi?
- lol - is he just photoshoped in there?sikma
- Propaganda, or just ignorance?ukit
- pure propaganda with a touch of ignorance and unlawful use of photoshop ehehehGeorgesII
- morons. just when i think QBNers cant be any dumber, you show your ignorance once more.iCanHazQBN
- the first pic is the celebration of the Ahmadinejad victory. they were taken on different days.iCanHazQBN
- check the windows in the building.iCanHazQBN
- check the barrier in the second pic and compare it with the equipment in the first pic.iCanHazQBN
- in the 2nd pic there is no equipment in front of the people, only the gate.iCanHazQBN
- you people are PISS detectives. decide for yourself, dont let someone else do it for you...iCanHazQBN
- ...even if you share a common agenda.iCanHazQBN
- check the four guys at the foreground (bottom) of the first pic. they are not protesters.iCanHazQBN
- theyre looking right at Ahmadinejad and one is waving back at him.iCanHazQBN
- ukit0
When I first saw this, I didn't know if it was real, but apparently it is
- boobs0
Yeah, Iran has an overthrow about every 30 years, so this might turn into the full deal.
- GeorgesII0
so any proofs he cheated??
so far there has been only speculations and nothing concrete.
Yesterday in the metro (shitties newspaper ever) they had the most biased article ever written by one of their writer. It went on the line
"Moussavi the liberator, Almadinejahd the terrorist, jew hater, nuke dangler, motherfucker" I shit you not, I was speechless,
and the photo they had chosen was Mouss doing a peace sign and alma open mouth, crazy looking,
this is propaganda at his max and thats what troubles me.
- ukit0
"You couldn't find a dixie coonskin with an Ohio hooker holding your prick and showin' you the way.."
OK nicely done...that made me LOL...but wait aren't you the one who was going to the anarchist riots at the Democrat convention last fall?
So you spend your time pretend protesting the imaginary Amero/ NAU/ NWO. But then when protesters are fighting and risking their lives in a country where people are ACTUALLY oppressed...you side with the riot police and the dictator? Something's wrong here...
- GeorgesII0
Ukit I know you're totally sold on that romantic idea of revolution, opressors vs opressed, but you have to keep your feet on the ground if you want to be impartial
here are some articles, that explained the possibility that Alma may have won fair and square
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp…
http://www.consortiumnews.com/20…As much as I dislike the dude, we have no business participating in their internal affair,
btw: amero/nau/nwo, have been heavily documented and are far from imaginary, you just need to look for you info before waking up in 5 years in a totally different world
- ukit0
I am not romanticizing it. I'm not an expert on Iran, but I have a few friends who are from there (mostly left with their families after the revolution), and have tried to read different points of view on what is happening.
My take on it is that behind the scenes there is a power struggle going on between the clerics. But that doesn't cancel out the enthusiasm of the protesters to liberalize their society which is a good thing.
Also agree that it's pretty much impossible to say conclusively if MA rigged the election or actually won. But I wouldn't put stock in a poll published in the WA Post, which more and more has a right wing, neoconservative agenda (poll in question conducted by a group called "Terror Free Tomorrow"...hmmm, wonder if they have a dog in this fight).
Also notice that the article you linked to doesn't mention the actual numbers, they just say Ahmad is leading 2-1. You find out why if you click through the link at the bottom - it turns out the actual numbers of the poll were Ahmadinejad,-34, Mousavi -14, Undecided/ Refused to Answer - 52.
- GeorgesII0
sorry Ukit, most of my info comes from the net, reading twits and trying to sort things out.
you posted the debate link the other day, I watched it and from what I understood, Moussavi isn't as pro western as the media is depicting him, actually he's not even pro Israel.
I just wonder what will happen if he doesn't get his way. Iran isn't Iraq, if chaos happen there, it will spill into all the bordering countries and destabilize the whole area (which is already on the brink of imploding). Its like history keeps on repeating itself, anyways thats my 2 cents.- No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
Alan Watts- they are shiite their brand of islam not favored elsewhere.********
- they are shiite their brand of islam not favored elsewhere.
- ********0
Protests in Teh 'ran.
- GeorgesII0
this guy was mistaken for a protester and got arrested
I bet he shit his pants, lucky for him that he's canadian (love the ad placement)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/n…
- eating_tv0
People in Iran are 'more pro-Western' or less. But pro-Western in Iranian context means that they are willing to talk. Not blow us up.
There are a number of problems in the Middle East in which we ('the West') are or have been involved in.
- Israel.
What is now the UN basically forced the state of Israel down the throats of what was then Palestine. We're talking about the 50's. After WWII the 'world' agreed that the 'promised land' would be an awesome spot for a new country. And since Palestine was under British control it was easy to get to it. Now we're so deep in a mess there and Israel's behaving to arrogantly, no wonder it's a problem. If I were a friend of the Palestinians (Iran, Saudi-Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, you name it) i'd be pissed off too!- Iraq
Saddam was - a long time ago - one of many puppets the US played with. Giving him weapons to stay in power and fight wars with Iran. Hello? Iran! Yes. Iran.- Iran
Again the US meddled here, helping feed a fire amongst students to overthrow the shah. Back then there were probably fine reasons, however short-sighted they were.- Afghanistan
The US gave the Taliban weapons when the Russians (back then still the Soviet Union) invaded. They made the already quite battle hardened Taliban even tougher with arms provided. Little did they know that 20 years later they'd be there fighting again.I'm a bit shaky about what exactly was done in Iran and Iraq. But the fact of the matter is, there has been a lot of meddling behind the curtains. Dirty stuff - you know. And shit is trying to correct itself now. But it ain't easy, there are so many underlying connections and ties to one another.
No wonder though, that the middle east is so poised against the US first and the EU (a somewhat distant) second. But the western lifestyle in general.
- almost total nonsense, certainly ill-informed.********
- for instance: US did not help feed a fire to overthrow the Shah unless educating student in US schools qualifies.********
- Afghanistan: Taliban came rather late to the conflict and after the Soviets left.********
- syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia not friends of Palestinians as any 50 year old refugee camp proves.********
- almost total nonsense, certainly ill-informed.
