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Is The Government Holding Back?

By The Daily Dish
Jun 17 2009, 5:16 AM ET

Brian Ulrich:

The scholar in me is trying to remain cautious, but I'm impressed by the fact the so far, the opposition has done everything right. Not only has Ayatollah Montazeri called for a mourning period for slain demonstrators, but now Mousavi is effectively generating mourning protests. The massive silent, peaceful protests continue, and according to Robert Fisk, some regular Iranian military forces are separating the Basij and protesters to the advantage of the latter.

My worry is still that the regime is holding back in Tehran only because it is a center of reporting.


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