Iran Mobilizes to Stifle Opposition Protests -announces it will shut down Google & G-mail service

WSJ ^ | Feb. 10, 2010 | WSJ

[stuartcr]

I find that pretty hard to believe. Iran is pretty big.

[stuartcr]

If you have winows, double-click your time and look at the time zones. There are a number of places that are 1/2hr different from their neighbors.

[Lurking in Kansas]

...do you think most are giving it all up willingly?

Yes, most will, but many won't ... there are some brave folk there...

[Proud_USA_Republican]

You mean they are going to crackdown on over 50% of the country?
Well here we go.

[Michael Barnes]

Isn’t is already Thursday for Iran? Their across the IDL right?

[shibumi]

It’s spelled “Y-O-U-M-O-R-O-N.”

[El Gran Salseron]

“Fuzzwort” was a mythical animal in Mad Magazine in the late 50s. That was the name that came to mind as I typed. In Mad magazine it was actually a “ring-necked fuzzwort”. ROFL

[Personal Responsibility]

Honestly, after all their rhetoric, I think if all they do is block some websites and crack down on protesters we’ll have gotten off pretty easy. After all that rhetoric, I am expecting some kind of act of war.

[BulletBobCo]

I think it’s Imightneedajob.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

lol...shutting down Google would be Barky's idea of a stern sanction alright!

And, as you suggest, he would love to extend that sanction to those unruly American dissidents like us.

[shibumi]

Gentlemen! Please! - a little respect for the leader of a great nation!

His name is “MachMood Armanidinnerjacket.”

[Cold Heat]

Is it the 11th of February in Iran? LOL

Yes, actually is.

[LurkedLongEnough]

WTF with all the LOLs? It’s not funny at all if true.

[Michael Barnes]

Should have read the thread first...

[Shaun_MD]

Me too. Something has to break soon. There is too much all coming together at once.

[Mr. Lucky]

It’s probably the best “f” word you could use with incurring the wrath of the Moderators.

[Moe Tzadik]

That’s 19

[diamond6]

EMP attack?

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Maybe they will announce a space shot with a man in orbit but in the images you can see the strings holding the ‘rockets’ to look like they are flying.

If only they would start by putting a chimp in orbit like the rest of the civilized world...

[Proud_USA_Republican]

They aren't going to be able to pull it off in one day or a week, but we could be looking at a country wide crack down on this and a systematic purge of satellites and cellphones for anyone they believe is fighting for a free democratic Iran.

And this isn't the first time they pulled this communication to the outside world purges.