Obviously, the big story is the continuing unrest in Iran. Protestors and police continue to spar. Meanwhile, the Iranian government did acknowledge some voting irregularity, but stated that it wouldn't have made a difference (like Florida in 2000?). And, Iran is blaming the West, especially Britain, and an exiled Iranian militant group, the MEK. As of the latest estimates, it seems that as many as 30 protestors have been killed and over 450 arrested.
Interestingly, Washington Monthly has a post that tells the story of at least one policeman who seems to be cracking under the pressure of assaulting his fellow citizens. If that policeman's unique, then it probably doesn't mean much, but if he's typical, then this could reach the point where the police refuse orders to attack the protestors. That could topple the government.
NON-IRAN:
Remember how I really want the Bushies investigated for all of their lawlessness and how I've been disappointed by Barack's unwillingness to do so? Well, a judge just added some extra pressure by allowing Jose Padilla's case against John Yoo to proceed.
Finally, John Hodgman is hilarious.
UPDATE: Wonkette links to this article explaining that since having all of his vetoes overturned by the South Carolina legislature, Governor Mark Sanford has been missing. Seriously. He's been in touch via telephone, but not even his wife knows where he is.
2 comments:
thanks for the update! it's been way too long and it seems like much is happening.
interesting piece in the times this wknd about the debate over whether obama's presidency has created the space and momentum for the uprising in iran OR whether our weakened military stance (per the Repugs) is what caused this mess. i think i know what i believe.
I fall in line with Jon Stewart in thinking that the situation in Iran has absolutely nothing to do with us. From what I've read, the opposition to Ahmadinejad has much more to do with domestic issues. Iran has been really struggling economically for a while and has a very well educated, fairly mobile population that wants to their country to function well.
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