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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Threats from the Revolutionary Guard

More media developments. The Revolutionary Guard (under Supreme Leader Khamenei) issues a vague and ominous threat against internet postings,
The Revolutionary Guard, an elite military force answering to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , said through the state news service that Iranian Web sites and bloggers must remove any materials that "create tension" or face legal action.

And, a second, more official restriction is issued to foreign reporters. With no internal Iranian media reporting honestly on the state of play, foreign media really does matter.

As for what this means, think about Katrina. How different would the reaction have been if we hadn't had reporters inside showing us the people?

Plus, all of the focus thus far has been on Tehran. In the last segment of this piece, they talk about protests and the harsher responses going on in Isfahan.

The BBC has a video of a militia attacking a University dorm.

And, Mousavi himself calls for a mass rally Thursday.

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