Bomb blast reported in Iran at Khomeini tomb - via Twitter [Live Thread]

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[FourPeas]

Reliable sources report bomb blast at Khomeini's tomb. Report of at least one killed.

[Girlene]

CNN showing reports of groups of protesters using makeshift spike strips and wire clotheslines to dismount the Basij motorcycle squads. Haven't said what happens to them after they are knocked off though. Can't be good I'd imagine.

Woah. That's improvising.

[SE Mom]

CNN and MSNBC aren’t covering live now- only FOX.

[LA Woman3]

Did you hear Shep's guest say that there were 2000 people protesting at the White House today?

[SE Mom]

YES! FOX showed it while it was happening. Remarkable video- there were tibetan monks, Iranians and some guys in t-shirts and jeans, women dressed for work- just regular people.

THOUSANDS demonstrated in Hollywood/Beverly Hills today too.

[LS]

Well, I think you know that there was significant discontent with him and his police, and not just from the religious nuts.

I'm not saying we shouldn't have backed him at the time, but don't pretend he, or Batista, were saints. I think it was LBJ who said, they may be SOBs, but they're OUR SOBs.

[Girlene]

From earlier today on Hot Air, vis HuffPo:

....................."A HuffPo reader reports that the news about a bombing at Khomeini’s shrine appears to be yet another regime lie:

“I’m watching state TV here in Dubai and they just did a report on the bombing at the mausoleum. There was NO DAMAGE. All they showed was a broken window saying the “terrorists” luckily blew themselves up outside the building before doing any damage inside. The “bombing” was clearly a fraud as there was NO DAMAGE done to the mausoleum other than a broken window they showed at the entrance of the building. It clearly looked like there was NO BOMBING, no explosion fragments or blood shown just one shattered window. Also a correction to my previous e-mail. The program said the youths had been talking to “friends” in the U.K. and the U.S. on the phone about causing destruction in Iran rather than actually going to the U.S. and being trained. Important difference but the subtext is the same. They’re clearly building a case for foreign interference i.e. the U.K and U.S.”"................

[WellyP]

It was ugly but look what Chile has become! May people of Iran win. They win and we all win!

[LS]

Yes, and the fact that they have democracies on each side of them (thank you G. W. Bush) as (however flawed) models certainly played a role.

[penelopesire]

Thanks for the link. Hopefully later tonight I can catch up and help out posting info.

[Son House]

Yep FOXNEWS has a 2 hour special starting now, unfortunately, Geraldo is the reporter

[Son House]

Geraldo is the reporter

Al Sharpton is a guest too, I might be shouting from the rooftop soon

[Son House]

Wesley Clark too, all sure to make excuses for President Øcoward’s weak statement

[dervish]

Reports I am hearing say the head bashers are speaking Arabic not Farsi.

Iran is flying in Hamas or Hezbollah to police the protesters.

Analysis: They can’t rely on the Iranian security to attack the protesters.

J Post reported this too

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1245184851049

[johniegrad]

If you are correct, it will up to the military to defect and take on the mercenaries.

[SE Mom]

Fascinating information war going on, isn’t it?

Now I’m torn because we have the detestable Geraldo and Wesley Clark on FOX or Ayatollah Christianne Amanpour on CNN..

[AliVeritas]

Could they be distracting us from Mahmood’s Russia and Korea meetings and Kim’s son meeting with Russia re: Shanghai Corp..

They’re killing and beating their own people for time, savages.

Gee, Israel could never think of attacking poor Iran with all this going on...

We could never dream of putting sanctions on those poor folks with all they’re fighting for...

Can we say they’re nuclear yet?

All I say is... What’s a distraction for us, is a distraction for them.

I hope they sent a few extra carriers and destroyers over his way as well.

Little Kim couldn’t be more obvious either.

[Kudsman]

Iran radio broadcast stations: AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 (1998)

That number has to have grown since 1998. It would be great if those students/protesters could get control of one of those AM or shortwaves stations and start a streaming feed we could post here. Someone would be able to translate it.

[AliVeritas]

Maybe it’s also an opportunity to throw ours off.

Best Urkel voice: Did I say that?

[Windflier]

Alright, Hank. You’re the historical authority in this case.

But, there is one thing that remains crystal clear from the last week’s events, and that is that the Iranian people are done with the tyrannical theocracy.

They’re giving their very lives to oppose it at this very moment. Think of that what you will, and maintain your skepticism, but there’s no doubt that these people are standing for their freedom.

[Windflier]

No prob. We’re on the same team.