Some pictures- WARNING! gory pics- http://news.gooya.com/2003/06/14/1406-ff-21.php http://news.gooya.com/2003/06/14/1406-ff-19.php NYTimes story- 3 students leaders taken captive by the government, universities shut down. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/international/middleeast/10IRAN.html 3 Student Leaders Seized by Vigilantes in Iran By NAZILA FATHI EHRAN, July 9 — Armed vigilantes arrested three student leaders this morning after a news conference at which they announced the cancellation of protests to mark the anniversary of the 1999 student protests. The three students, Ali Moghtaderi, Arash Hashemi and Reza Amerinassab, were thrown into three separate cars by about 15 armed men. Mr. Moghtaderi's face was covered with blood, after having been shoved to the ground by the men. ... And, of course the BBC defends Iran! http://www.porphyrogenitus.net/archives/week_2003_07_06.html#001458 (got these links from andrewsullivan.com)
there are no moral absolutes. you just have to view this through the perspective of the iranian leaders and be sympathetic to their plight.
i'm not smart enough to understand what you mean. you do realize i was being intensely sarcastic in my above post, correct?
