Iranian Revolution (Day Fifty-One)

Update (8/3/2009):Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Fifty-Two). End of Update:

The Iranian court warned against criticizing the trial proceedings against the protesters (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-trials3-2009aug03,0,3488546.story).

That did not stop Mousavi from leveling accusations that the protesters being held were and are being tortured to extract confessions. Both Mousavi and Khatami were accused of treason (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i7Vp-Oht-G_wYztVqYPILJUbOpmQ [via http://niacblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/hardliners-raise-the-stakes]).

Here are some videos of or regarding the trial (http://keepingthechange.blogspot.com/2009/08/video-on-trials-of-opposition-leaders.html).





More videos at the source.

Jamsheed Choksy has a message for Ahmadinejad; "Happy Inauguration Day, Dr. Ahmadinejad: Don't Count on Success" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamsheed-k-choksy/happy-inauguration-day-dr_b_248935.html). It is a bit early though because his inauguration is scheduled for the 5th (August).

Ridiculous political piece of the day; "Surely if not for Bush, Obama's instinct after the Iranian election would have been to identify with those risking their lives to free their country, not to get back to his attempt at dialogue with Ahmadinejad." (http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=f115ae8a-4910-433a-8155-1233c7858ce9). Back story at http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=N2YwNjg4ZGVhMTdjNjIyYjBiMWJiYTc2OTA3ZmNhZTI=.

Past related posts:
Berman Post: Iranian Election Viewed as Rigged
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Protest (NYC)
Berman Post: Iranian Riots Continue
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Three)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Four)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Protest at Union Square (NYC)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Five)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Six)
Berman Post: Prayer Vigil For The Fallen Iranian Protesters (NYC)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Seven)
Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Eight)
Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Nine)
Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Ten)
Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Eleven)
Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Twelve)
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Secret Service Pulls Guns on Tea Party Protesters?

It is hard to make out from the pictures, but it does look like the Secret Service pulled guns on Tea Party Protesters in Bristol (Virginia). That is also what the eye witness reports are saying;

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/07/obama-secret-service-pulls-guns-on-tea.html

"During the motorcade when the president was arriving, there were several vehicles following the limo that contained the secret service. All of the vehicles had all the windows rolled down, and back hatch open on the SUVs with the men holding their, I assume assault rifes, machine guns, drawn on everyone lining the streets. Needless to say it took my breath away at the sight of them, and made my friends and I dizzy with fear. I have seen the secret service before, but never like this. While they were intimidating, I never felt in danger. The guns were not drawn when the motorcade was leaving the event. But I turned on a local talk radio program as we were leaving and all the calls were about witnessing the guns being pointed at them and nothing else until the end of the program."

I know that it is standard operation for the president to be protected by a lot of people with some impressive firepower. I can not recall another incident where the security forces had the weapons drawn and pointed at protesters doing nothing more than waving signs as the president passed by.

Here is the pictures (same source):

"Destiny sent this picture of the caravan driving through Bristol:


Here's a close up of the secret service vehicle with the guns drawn on the protesters:

'Beer Summit' Aftermath

Some new info regarding events surrounding the 'Beer Summit have come to light. Gate's daughter got a bit 'snippy' seeming to make fun of Crowley’s daughter.

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2009/07/31/department-of-taking-the-low-road-gates-edition.aspx

"In a new Daily Beast column, Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s daughter Elizabeth gives her report on yesterday evening's White House event. After starting off poorly by calling Sgt. Crowley "infamous", Gates adds:

As our family rounded the corner to the White House library and I first
caught sight of Sergeant Crowley’s lovely 14-year old daughter—who was
wearing an appropriately heavy and charmingly untrained amount of green
eyeliner on her lower lashes—we were instantly transported from the
post-racial myth of America in 2008 to the reality of 2009.

Ah, the lovely transition from condescension to pomposity."

Gates has send flowers to Lucia Whalen, the person who called 911 on the possible break in at his house which the police were responding to.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/gates_sends_flo.html

"Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sent a bouquet of flowers and a note to the woman whose 911 call led to his arrest earlier this month.

Wendy Murphy, lawyer and spokeswoman for Lucia Whalen, said today that Gates had sent her client a bouquet of flowers as an "expression of gratitude.'' Murphy said she believed it was a bouquet of tulips. The flowers came with a note from Gates, the contents of which Murphy would not disclose."

Gibbs pokes fun at some of the media coveradge around the event.

Video embedded below. (from http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/31/video-gibbs-rips-media-for-moronic-coverage-of-moronic-white-house-publicity-stunt)



Then there was this photo:




Thomas Lifson says; "I am stunned that the official White House Blog published this picture and that it is in the public domain. The body language is most revealing.

Sergeant Crowley, the sole class act in this trio, helps the handicapped Professor Gates down the stairs, while Barack Obama, heedless of the infirmities of his friend and fellow victim of self-defined racial profiling, strides ahead on his own. So who is compassionate? And who is so self-involved and arrogant that he is oblivious?" (http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/07/obamas_revealing_body_language.html).

Althouse jokingly rebuts; "Obama had to worry that if he turned around to help Gates, somebody was going to be able to take a photograph of him looking at Crowley's ass" (http://althouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/lets-cut-obama-some-slack-about-this.html), referring to Berman Post: Saying Obama Glanced at a Female's Rear is Racist?!? incident.

Past related posts:
Berman Post: Obama - 'I do Not Have All The Facts, But The Police Acted Stupidly'
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Berman Post: Obama, Gates And Crowley to Meet Over a Beer Today
Berman Post: 'Beer Summit' Appears to Goes Well

Iranian Revolution (Day Fifty)

Update (8/2/2009):Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Fifty-One). End of Update:

The State Department is looking into the reports of the three Americans being held in Iran which is now being reported by Iranian state TV (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-americans2-2009aug02,0,5054516.story).

There is a report that two American spy planes crossed the Iranian boarder (http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8805101342). It may have something to do with the Americans that have reportedly been captured, but I am skeptical of the report.

Trials of the arrested protesters have begun (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/01/world/AP-ML-Iran-Election.html).

Past related posts:
Berman Post: Iranian Election Viewed as Rigged
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Protest (NYC)
Berman Post: Iranian Riots Continue
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Three)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Four)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Protest at Union Square (NYC)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Five)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Six)
Berman Post: Prayer Vigil For The Fallen Iranian Protesters (NYC)
Berman Post: Iranian Election Fraud Riots (Day Seven)
Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Eight)
Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Nine)
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Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Eleven)
Berman Post: Iranian Revolution (Day Twelve)
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BabelWith.Me

BabelWith.Me has the look and feel of a standard internet chat room with one very important. Set up a chat room, then send the URL to anyone you want to talk to. When you enter, you chose your screen name and set your language. What makes BabelWith.Me special is that it auto translates in real time to all the other people you are talking to. The translation shows up on your screen in black letters and what they actually typed is under it in red with the language they are using in parenthesis next to it.

"Power of the Individual" by The Young Cons

More conservative rap by the Young Cons (http://www.theyoungcons.com).

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