PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Jim Logajan on October 30, 2022, 12:08:56 PM
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I've been reading the daily press updates by the Institute for the Study of War on the Russia-Ukraine war here:
https://www.understandingwar.org/user/3100/track (https://www.understandingwar.org/user/3100/track)
They've also been covering the protests in Iran, which have been going on almost daily for weeks. Yesterday's update had an interesting nugget:
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-october-29 (https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-october-29)
Anti-regime outlet IranWire reported that most arrested protesters told authorities that they sought to overthrow the Islamic Republic, citing a classified Iranian government report. The report allegedly identified the average age of arrested protesters as 17 and assessed that anti-regime demonstrations would continue. The report supposedly added that most protesters told interrogators that they had nothing to lose. That comment could reflect frustration with endemic economic problems in Iran, but could also reflect a change in the attitude of young Iranians that should worry the regime. Anti-regime slogans documented in recent weeks reflect a similar willingness to risk arrest and death in order to facilitate change. Protesters have been documented chanting slogans like “we will fight, we will die, we will take Iran back,” and “this is the year of blood, Khamenei will be overthrown” in recent weeks. These chants suggest that regime may have succeeded in its efforts to make Iranians more willing to sacrifice their lives...but not for the regime.
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I have to draw a line somewhere on staying informed but sane, and I guess I can’t add Iran to my “Oh Shit!” list to worry about. The list is too long. :(