As far as anyone knows, the army never attacked people. The paramilitary and the police did. Different institutions, with different political implications in their use, which is why the regime never dared to use the army.

There may in fact be a language problem here. Don’t be so quick to judge something “bullshit” unless you can prove your claims. By the way, there is in fact a lot of bullshit on YouTube, so just telling people to look at it, is quite meaningless.

ARE YOU AWARE OF SOMETHING CALLED YOUTUBE? PLEASE WATCH SOME OF THE MOVIES FIRST AND THEN POST…

I don’t know how could someone possibly write such bullshits!! If you don’t like US’s politics, that’s fine. but remember, THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS NOT ALWAYS MY FRIEND. you hate US gov, US gov hates Iran gov, so you think you should LOVE Iran gov??!!

I’M IRANIAN- FROM TEHRAN.
sorry for bad English :-)

however, it doesn’t matter. just wait 1 month. in a month, the colleges will open AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IS THIS A REVOLUTION OR NOT!! just wait :-))

I know Twitter wasn’t “invented” then but I can’t help but wonder if these gestures were about “me, too”. As soon as I heard the the State Department was suggesting to Twitter that they delay a scheduled downtime, I knew this was basically about American propaganda. I guess “our guy” lost the election over there.

This correlates with Max’s comment. I think the Latin Americans are fed up with outside interference. And it’s no surprise. The question of interference is pivotal today, as we see all the destruction it has wrought. In my experience with the Palestinians (where I will always be an outsider, even though/because I come in solidarity), at anytime, when coming from outside, with good intentions, we should make an extreme effort to be delicate. I have my own firm opinions of the situation, but their wish is the first on my agenda. I find that asking questions is a good way to start true debate, which the aim of is learning and not telling.

As a Palestinian friend once said to me “Because if and when your repentance is genuine it will automatically show in your actions”- I think that if our care is genuine, for our fellow human beings, it will automatically show in our actions.

Democracy Now! – http://www.democracynow.org/
The Real News Network – http://www.democracynow.org/
Znet – http://www.zmag.org/

Too much emphasis is put on the importance of moment to moment news. Although timely news is important, I think that can be gathered in bites from the mainstream media. You just have to be wary about what is reported, and about half a day later go out to serious journalists, you trust (accumulating sources you trust takes some active effort on your part, but is totally worth it in the long run), and get the meaningful analysis. That way you make sure that you’re not being fed a load of bollocks, not to mention you will, at that moment become a responsible citizen of the world, which is sourly lacking right now.

Though I doubt any twitter organizing on the part of Israel- really, Israelis don’t need any incentive to bash on Iran and call it a terrorist state- Hasbara is so etched in our abused minds, most Israelis will participate in it instinctively, and so will many Jews around the world.

On the other hand, Israeli authorities and media didn’t really care much for the “Iranian revolution”, beyond the systematic alignment it needs to do every once in a while, in order to “appease the Americans”. The irony for me, as I was coming back from my own protest, being tear gassed and shot at, was hearing on radio talk shows the analysis that Iran is a tyrannical fascist state. When in fact, in Israel, the elections need not be rigged- it’s been an orgy of Labor-Likud, since it’s inception, and the media doesn’t contest this, but is mobilized by the state.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to address the term conspiracy theory:
1. Conspiracy implies something secretive- The Zionist control of the media, in Israel and in the US is no secret. Feel free to look up CAMARA, for example.
2. “Conspiracy theory” used to be a neutral term, abused by those in power, since the 60′s, to discredit dissent. Though I disagree with Max, on that point, I don’t think he stressed it enough to even comment about it. And I do agree that Israel has much to “gain”, by screaming Iran is fascist, hoping it would push the US to do what it did in Iraq. Most probably, the reason they didn’t , is because they saw Obama just isn’t going that rout.

My point is, that when you use this term, along with the accusation of anti-Semitism and equating Max with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (i.e. “Muslim apologist”/”Hamas apologist”/”Hezbollah apologist”), you are demonizing him, using Zionist tactics, no less.

Frunchdude, it reminds me of Israel’s ago old motto of “crying and shooting” (because we’re so damn moral- in case you missed the bloody-handed cynicism)