Posted on 11/24/2004 8:34:15 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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Basijis, or volunteers shout slogans 'death to America' during a rally by 100,000 paramilitary forces in a show of might in the southern suburbs of the capital Tehran on Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards commander warned the U.S. against any possible attack against Iran, saying America's interests and security will be endangered if Washington takes any military action against Iran.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian) |
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Head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Rahim Safavi, right, and head of paramilitary Basiji forces Gen. Mohammad Hejazi, attend in a rally by 100,000 paramilitary forces in the southern suburbs of Tehran on Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004. Gen. Rahim Safavi, warned the U.S. of any possible attack against Iran saying America's interests and security will be endangered if Washington takes any military action against Iran. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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Head of the elite Revolutionary Guards commander Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, bottom left foreground, salutes during a rally by 100,000 paramilitary forces in a show of might in the southern suburbs of the capital Tehran on Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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A veiled basiji, or volunteer stand behind a machine gun during a rally by 100,000 paramilitary forces in a show of might in the southern suburbs of the capital Tehran on Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards commander warned the U.S. against any possible attack against Iran, saying America's interests and security will be endangered if Washington takes any military action against Iran.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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Iran's revolutionary guards commander Rahim Safavi (L) salutes basij militia volunteers during a military parade south of Tehran November 24, 2004. To the shouts of 'No compromise,' Iran's basij militia on Wednesday put on a show of strength in Tehran, one day before U.N. nuclear watchdog's meeting on Iran's atomic programme. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
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Armed veiled basijis, women volunteers, attend a rally by 100,000 paramilitary forces in a show of strength in the southern suburbs of the Iranian capital Tehran, on Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004. Iran is seeking a last-minute exception to its commitment to stop all uranium enrichment activities by demanding the right to operate dozens of centrifuges, diplomats said Wednesday. (AP Photo / Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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Armed basijis, women volunteers wearing black chadors, attend a rally by 100,000 paramilitary forces in a show of strength in the southern suburbs of the Iranian capital Tehran, on Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004. Iran is seeking a last-minute exception to its commitment to stop all uranium enrichment activities by demanding the right to operate dozens of centrifuges, diplomats said Wednesday. (AP Photo / Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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Volunteer clergymen attend a rally by 100,000 paramilitary forces in a show of strength in the southern suburbs of the Iranian capital Tehran, on Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004. Iran is seeking a last-minute exception to its commitment to stop all uranium enrichment activities by demanding the right to operate dozens of centrifuges, diplomats said Wednesday. (AP Photo / Hasan Sarbakhshian)
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Members of Iran's basij militia force march during a military parade south of Tehran November 24, 2004. To the shouts of 'No compromise,' Iran's basij militia put on a show of strength in Tehran, one day before the U.N. nuclear watchdog's meeting on Iran's atomic program. Photo by Raheb Homavandi/Reuters
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Members of Iran's basij militia force stand guard during a military parade south of Tehran November 24, 2004. To the shouts of 'No compromise,' Iran's basij militia on Wednesday put on a show of strength in Tehran, one day before U.N. nuclear watchdog's meeting on Iran's atomic program. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi |
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IRAN PING...............
The U.S. should televise a short little piece of camara work. Maybe a nice pan down our nuclear arsenal with a private giving the bird to Iran. That WOULD be clear.
That is only fair, I have been shouting death to Iran since the late 1970's.
And we still can't profile Mideastern types at airports-----It boggles the mind.
Khruschev was right,we will destroy ourselves from within.
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A member of Iran's basij militia force stands behind a Dushka anti-aircraft gun during a military parade south of Tehran November 24, 2004. To the shouts of 'No compromise,' Iran's basij militia on Wednesday put on a show of strength in Tehran, one day before U.N. nuclear watchdog's meeting on Iran's atomic program. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi |
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If they actaully permitted a pro-America rally, it would be several million strong. Cheers
Forest BDU's in the desert for the win.
Are these guys listed in Janes?
Not much different than a Howard Dean rally, is it?
I'm hoping the people of Iran are smart enough to look over the border and see what waiting to overthrow a tyrannical goverment can really do for them.
I'm with you. Actually, they probably should be shouting "Death From America!" That nuke research facility is a prime target.
To shouts of "No compromise" tens of thousands of Iran's Basij militia staged a show of strength on Wednesday, a day before the U.N. nuclear watchdog meets to discuss Iran's disputed nuclear program.
The voluntary organization, which Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently dubbed as "Iran's atomic bomb," staged a military parade south of the capital and vowed to defend their country against any foreign threat.
Iran suspended its uranium enrichment program and all related activities on Monday under a deal with France, Germany and Britain ahead of a meeting by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on Thursday.
The move is expected to spare Iran being reported to the United Nations Security Council and possible economic sanctions over U.S. charges that it is developing nuclear weapons. Iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes.
Wearing military fatigues and some armed with Kalashnikov rifles, the basijis hailed their commander with the customary shouts of "Death to America, Death to Israel."
"The Basij force, as the backbone of Iran's national authority...will never give in to the bullying of imperialism led by the United States," Revolutionary Guards Commander Yahya Rahim Safavi told reporters after the parade.
"The ship of (U.S. President George W.) Bush's Middle East policy has run aground in Iraq. I don't feel any danger from them," he said in answer to a question about the possibility of a U.S. attack on Iran.
Established after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution as an extension of the powerful Revolutionary Guards, the Basij militia played a vital role in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, often walking across minefields to clear the way for regular troops behind.
With a network of bases in mosques, schools and state companies, the Basij now acts as a rapid reaction force in case of natural disasters such as earthquakes or civil disturbances.
They are also used to crack down on behavior deemed immoral by the Islamic state such as mixed-sex parties.
Iranian officials claim the Basij now numbers 10 million volunteers, although diplomats and defense experts say its effective fighting force is far smaller.
Basijis at the parade were aged from 16 to 60 and included women in all-enveloping black chadors and young clerics with turbans.
"For my faith I will fight until the last drop of my blood." said Nouroddin, 48, a tailor from the poor suburbs of south Tehran.
Green candy, green tea, greenpeace, and green cards.
Why do both "Environmentalists" and "Muslim Fundamentalists" adore the colour so?
We were right to back IRAQ in their war with these pigs.
If only they had won.
Another show of force of the Mullah's old guard...
Reminds me of when they burned American flags chanting "death to the great Satan" and French flags chanting "death to the little Satan". Ah, those were the days...
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