September 30, 2004

Freedom Struggle In Iran

There are multiple reports of widespread fighting in Iran between pro-democracy insurgents and the Revolutionary Guard of the theocracy. This post at a site called activistchat.com says that...

In the past week and recent days, many regional commanders and leaders of the regime's militias have been targeted and killed along with many of their militiamen.

So the democratic activists are armed and are carrying out assassinations of regime military leaders, apparently at great cost in lives. A contact of Michael Ledeen speaks of mass executions of young people by the regime in this Corner post. (read both posts by Ledeen, BTW)

I won't be the only one to note that the pro-democracy insurgents in Iran have drawn hope and inspiration from the words and actions of George W. Bush, just as the citizens of Eastern Europe did from Reagan through the long years before the Soviet Union died. God speed the democrats in Iran.

Posted by dan at September 30, 2004 1:24 AM