On Wednesday the AP reported:
In Tehran, Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. The counter-demonstrations were the opposition's first major show of force on Tehran's streets in nearly two months.
Witnesses told The Associated Press that security forces swept through a gathering of hundreds of demonstrators, clubbing, kicking and slapping protesters. (“White House hoping violence in Iran won't spread”).
The response of the White House was a bit much for Michael Ledeen, who had these comments on NRO:
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Just when the president should have been expressing solidarity with the Iranian freedom fighters, he sells them out again:
WASHINGTON – The White House is calling for an end to violence in Iran as security forces there crack down on anti-government protesters.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday that Obama administration leaders are following reports of the unrest and "hope greatly that violence will not spread."
Personally, I hope the demonstrations spread like wildfire until the regime burns and crashes.
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Amen to that.
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