Iran's Revolutionary Guard pledges to hold fire

brooklynite

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Fri Feb-18-11 03:57 PM
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard pledges to hold fire

Source: The Telegraph

Senior officers in Iran's Revolutionary Guards have written a letter to their commanding officer demanding assurances that they will not be required to open fire on anti-government demonstrators.

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In a suggestion of a major split within the Islamic Republic's ruling hierarchy over its handling of anti-government protests, the letter has been circulated widely throughout the ranks of the Revolutionary Guards, the body responsible for defending religious system.

The letter, a copy of which has been seen by the Daily Telegraph, is addressed to Major Gen Mohammad Ali Jafari, the Guards' commanding officer. It calls on Major Gen Jafari to issue guidance to both the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij paramilitary militia to use restraint when handling anti-government protests.

During the violent anti-government demonstrations that followed the disputed presidential election in June 2009, which saw President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad elected to serve a second four-year term, the government relied heavily on the Basij to suppress the protests over fears that it could not rely on certain Guards units.

Life is getting very interesting...

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AnOhioan

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Fri Feb-18-11 04:04 PM
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1. Did not see that one coming

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Arctic Dave

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Fri Feb-18-11 04:25 PM
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3. Iran has a large Shiite population. So does Bahrain.

I think this just a PR move to foment solidarity with the people of Bahrain. Very smart move on the Iranians and a very dumb move by the Bahrain royal family.

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ChairmanAgnostic

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Fri Feb-18-11 04:42 PM
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4. I had faint hopes that their military had

tbe same love of their people as Egypt's did. And it looks like they do.

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JuniperLea

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Fri Feb-18-11 04:07 PM
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2. I'm tellin' ya, my peeps... non-violence is the way!

Joan Baez, MLK... we have a long history of folks preaching the non-violence and we are seeing the proof in this pudding right now.

It looks really ugly to the rest of the world when you plow through non-violent protesters... violent protesters not so much.

Peace! The world is getting a clue!!

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BeFree

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Fri Feb-18-11 06:59 PM
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6. This really is good news

Sure hope it holds and they do have peace. And transition. And reform.

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Uncle Joe

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Fri Feb-18-11 04:45 PM
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5. Kicked and recommended for democracy in Iran.

Thanks for the thread, brooklynite.:thumbsup:

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