Win!

Probably photoshopped, but still awesome.

Iranian Stereotypes

Andrew Sullivan quotes an Iranian:

I remember September 11, 2001. I remember watching TV all day worried and sad. I remember holding candlelight vigils with my friends for the victims. Then George W. Bush went on to declare us as one of the “Axis of Evil.” I remember asking myself, “Why?” Not a single one of the terrorists was Iranian, and I wondered why he didn’t bother to make a distinction between the government and the people. In fact, in all of the Middle East I don’t think there is a more pro-American nation than Iran, but no one made such a distinction. Consequently, the Iranian people were viewed with an aura of suspicion in every airport and embassy around the world for the rest of the Bush administration.

But all of that unfounded negative stereotyping came to an end when, in the aftermath of the elections, the nation stood up to the manipulative authorities and separated its account from that of the government. We shattered the stereotype with the amateur photos and videos taken with our own mobile phones. We captured the true picture of the Iranian nation and relayed it to the world, a picture of a young and highly educated nation yearning to be free.

Khamenei Criticizes Britain

"Singling out Britain, and not the “great Satan” of the United States, so often the bugaboo for Iran’s leadership since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, might seem an odd choice for Iran’s supreme leader, when the government he leads faces its greatest crisis in 30 years." (NYTimes)

Tehran University Professors Resign

From Sullivan, one of his readers translated a Farsi website, which stated that 119 Tehran University faculty resigned to protest the attacks on the dorm rooms last night. They have asked for the resignation of the president of the University for failing to protect his students.

Khamenei Reversal?

After twice declaring the Iranian presidential election results valid, Ayatollah Khamenei ordered an investigation into election fraud.

A message from Iranian police to students: Don't protest.



(Door in an Iranian dorm room)

Chaos in Tehran

Iranian President Pretends He'll Meet with US

In a speech given at the 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, the Iranian president claimed he would meet with the US if "fundamental changes" were made in US policy. He also included this: "The world does not want the dark era of [George Bush] to be repeated. . . . If some people seek to repeat that experience... they should know they will face a much worse fate that Bush's." Um, so yeah, no one liked Bush, but to that little threat, I say, SUCK IT, AHMADINEJACRAZY. What an irritating pipsqueak. (BBC)