A Mousavi supporter holds a toy gun in his hand to intimidate police and militia

ap ^ | 6/22/09 | ap

[Travis McGee]

If the man's not dead already, he will probably be arrested, beaten, tortured and executed. (And he knows this.)

But he's fighting for freedom. Tactics are a separate discussion.

He's not at home hiding under his bed, like most men will do at such times.

[Travis McGee]

There is no central Iranian knowledge base among civilians about “How to fight a dictatorship and win.”

It’s all ad-hoc, block by block, across many cities. On every street, something else is being tried. Hopefully, they are ambushing police cars in well-laid traps, and stealing their weapons.

But the point is that people are resisting, by many methods. If nothing else, this guy is “spreading disinformation” about “armed resistors” appearing, and is sowing confusion and fear among the police.

[Tainan]

TM, IMO Persia does not need martyrs...it needs organized resistance. See my post #59 in response to Eakers comment to me.
Yes, a brave man. But it takes more than bravery to combat the system there. You are probably correct in your vetting of him. I'd venture the same just based on the picture.
Prayers and Fortune to them.

[2nd amendment mama]

A visual aid to demonstrate why we must never and will never be disarmed.

Very well stated.

[HotLead61]

A kitchen knife? A hoe? A large wrench? My car? SOMETHING.
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I’m with you on that count, but it makes me wonder...just how restrictive & repressive must that regime have been, that no Bows/arrows, or even slingshots are allowed?

The evil of that kind of tyranny is right out in front now.

[Travis McGee]

“It needs organized resistance.”

YES!!!!!!!! But that DOES NOT EXIST YET.

What this man is doing is BUYING TIME. If the street demos are quashed, it's game over, maybe for many more years.

This doctor/engineer type is buying time, very possibly with his life, while the “next generation fighters” are hopefully filling molotovs and planning police car traps.

But somebody has to keep it going on on the streets until your “organized resistance” can begin to form. It can't come from nowhere, and it will take time.

These hapless heros are keeping the torch burning until that time.

[redreno]

jeez! brave man.

[HotLead61]

These hapless heros are keeping the torch burning until that time.

I can't help but think that Almighty God is allowing this tragedy to be seen & heard as a GIFT to all Freedom-loving people, as to how precious is that Freedom...

Let all take notice and ponder!! Even those that would dominate & tyrannize us!! Count the cost, tyrants!!!

[usmcobra]

Buy an entrenching tool.

Sharpen the shovel blade.

[sockmonkey]

But he's fighting for freedom. Tactics are a separate discussion.

Yesterday on Twitter, when the Basiji were marking doors of Iranians to raid later. I was impressed with the Czech's who were advising tactics-tear down street signs, and house numbers. Substances that would remove the marks from the doors, methods to take down the Basiji's motorbikes.

I've read many TEOTWAWKI books where people are trying to survive with improvised weapons, but under the stress that these people on Twitter were actually in a real life & death situation, and not just characters in a book, I was totally useless. Most of the strategies in my pea brain involve the 2nd amendment, and those Poor Souls on the streets of Tehran, and other Iranian cities don't have that.

I pray their efforts and shed blood are not in vain.

[Free State Four]

Yes, and even cheap, stamped metal automatic weapons would be enough...remember the WW2 Sten Gun?

The more untraceable, the better. Have the weapons smuggled in by menstruating lesbians with an attitude!

[Charlespg]

I know there are pdf blueprints for that on line

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

But carrying a toy gun in is not going to intimidate anyone.

Would you have known it was a toy gun if the Ass Press hadn't mentioned it? From a distance, it does look like a real gun, which is why the guy is effective at holding off the police.

[South40]

If he had no knowledge of guns and held it like a toy yes, I would know.

What's with the large font? I see fine.

[FreeReign]

Darwin Award candidate.

One thing a rebellion against a tyrant needs to succeed is enough people who aren't afraid.

Perhaps this guy's intent is to inspire others not to be afraid, even while risking his own safety to do it.

If true, a Darwin Award is the last award I'd give this guy.

[DuncanWaring]

VDH is reading your comments.

[CodeToad]

Talk about jumping in the shark infested waters! Somebody help that brave man! He’s trying to get his country back!

[CodeToad]

“I’d love to see the CIA drop boxes of weapons all over Teheran. “

Hell, Obama, the Muslim, refuses to even give a word of support! He is all for the Muslim kooks and their murdering ways.