Fwd: Election Fun In Iran: Unrest of Citizens, Arrest of Loser & Oppression of Media, originally uploaded by thepetecom.
I reeeally wish I had more time to cover this. Basically, Iran had a huge election and the main challenger, a dude called Mousavi lost. Protests have erupted as claims of election fraud have, as well. ABCNews has said that their footage of the scene of protests in Tehran has been confiscated and that the pictures/video coming out of the capital city of Iran were shot with cell phones (ironically, I watched this report on my iPhone). Â Meanwhile, rumors are swirling that Mousavi has been arrested and, according to @SashaKane in a Twitter post he may have also been charged with: "...high crimes
and treason against then Country of Iran???"
The reason this is all worth following is because Iran is already on our "Would Like to Invade" list--I think it's in the number one spot, if I'm not mistaken--Ahmadinejad claiming a victory when there are reports that almost no Ahmadinejad voters could be found in Tehran, followed by
oppression of the media, protests and rumors of his competitor's arrest don't exactly make Iran a less irresistible target for invasion by the USG.
In fact, as we all know, weaker justifications for invasion have been used in the past. Â Iran becoming unstable might almost be seen as a good reason to invade.
Either way, stuff to be concerned with for sure...
Screencap source: andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/mor...
