15 June 2009

Iran (**updated**)



Go see what is happening, since our impotent teevee and national media has decided that this isn't a big story. Perhaps if their was a nuclear weapon or terrorists it might. Fucking shameful. Below are some places to find close to real time information. I will take a break from my dissertating to update the links or any major developments.

Right now we are it seems they are in the throes of a military coup currently headed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards via the thuggish Basij.


Information:

The Daily Dish (Andrew Sullivan)

The Huffington Post (Nico Pitney)

Talking Points Memo

See also Reza Aslan at The Daily Beast.

updated
The Lede, NYT

Pictures:

The Big Picture


*Yes, healthcare is a very important issue and one that I feel needs to be solved sooner rather than later. But the events in Iran could reshape the Middle East (and our relationship with it) for generations.

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