Iran: Student Demonstrations Confound Regime<http://standupamericaus.com/iran-student-demonstrations-confound-regime:21245> Published on 12/07/09
by Ken Timmerman Tens of thousands of Iranian students are staging protests at universities across Iran today, calling for an end to the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The coordinated demonstrations at dozens of universities are expected to stretch thin the capabilities of the Revolutionary Guards and their anti-riot squads to maintain order. We expect the regime will only be able to stage a show of force against a handful of these demonstrations, Revolutionary Guards founder Mohsen Sazegara told Newsmax on Sunday. These days, Sazegara is calling for an end to the regime and is a commentator for Voice of America. During the previous wave of anti-regime demonstrations in November, the anti-riot squads, known as Basijis, virtually deserted, leading Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to send them to barracks without arms. read more<http://standupamericaus.com/iran-student-demonstrations-confound-regime:21245> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
