[SE Mom]

I tend to agree- however- last night I read a long piece (wish I had even a vague memory of where) by someone well-versed in Iranian ways. He said it’s not JUST about the protests we’re seeing- it’s also within the government itself- the mullahs aren’t in agreement about this and there may be splintering going on.

I don’t think Moussavi is necessarily better for the West than MadMood- but it’s a start.

FOX showing now live- HUGE, HUGE crowds in the streets.

Government says the “consequences of the demonstrations are the responsibility of Moussavi and others”...

[SE Mom]

List of active twitters from Sullivan’s site.

http://twitter.com/azarnoush
http://twitter.com/jadi
http://twitter.com/tehranbureau
http://twitter.com/hamednz
http://twitter.com/Shahrzadmo
http://twitter.com/knv
http://twitter.com/mousavi1388
http://twitter.com/sasan_j
http://twitter.com/smileofcrash
http://twitter.com/alirezasha
http://twitter.com/IranElection09
http://twitter.com/Change_for_Iran
http://twitter.com/IranRiggedElect
http://twitter.com/madyar
http://twitter.com/TehranBureau
http://twitter.com/iran09
http://twitter.com/y_shar
http://twitter.com/Change_for_Iran
http://twitter.com/StopAhmadi
http://twitter.com/smileofcrash
http://twitter.com/Mynumberone1988
http://twitter.com/iranbaan

[jhpigott]

BBC News reporting opposition has called off the demonstration rally scheduled for 4pm in Iran. Reports indicate that Iranian police and troops have been given orders to use LIVE FIRE to put down the protests. This appears to mean firing on large crowds a la’ Tiananmen square style.

[pgkdan]

I don’t think Moussavi is necessarily better for the West than MadMood- but it’s a start.

Mousavi would be far worse. He will follow the same nuclear policies and terror sponsorship that Ahmanutjob has been following but he'll do it smiling and the west will let down it's guard. Obama will think he's made a new disciple and Israel will be even more isolated than they are today.

[Freedom2specul8]

Everytime I think of this man, I think about his supporters from columbia university in '07.

tom, I borrowed your pic from the live columbia thread..

[gleeaikin]

You read a long piece about splintering that may be going on in the leadership. I think it may have been another FR post about “blogs from Iran”, a lot of twitter, but also some analysis. I last looked at 450 to 510, I think I read it then, or perhaps yesterday when I read up to 250. This individual even suggested that things might get violent at the high levels.