...I think America needs a more progressive government...
...one that embraces our fellow Islamic nations...
...one that respects the Muslim traditions...
...like murdering innocent political protesters, then emotionally terrorizing the victim's family...
'Iran charges slain man's family $3,000 for bullets that killed him'
13:24 23/06/2009
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1094795.html
[youtube][/youtube]The family of an Iranian man killed in a demonstration against the country's contested presidential election has been ordered to pay the equivalent of $3,000 for the bullets that took his life, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Kaveh Alipour, 19, was shot in the head in downtown Tehran on Saturday during one of the most violent clashes between protesters and security forces since the riots began last week.
Iranian authorities later told the family they would not turn over the slain man's body for burial until they received compensation for the bullets security forces used to shoot him.
Officials finally surrendered the request after the family argued it did not have that much money in possession, but said that the man could not be buried within the city limits.
Iranian authorities, meanwhile, have found another way to combat the opposition movement demonstrating against the contested presidential elections, besides making threats and firing live rounds at protesters.
All mosques in Tehran have been prohibited from holding memorials or publicly mourning the deaths of the riot victims, it emerged on Monday. According to official count in Tehran, 17 people have been killed in more than a week of demonstrations.
Nevertheless, Iran's defeated moderate candidate Mehdi Karoubi has called on Iranians to hold mourning ceremonies on Thursday for killed protesters, an aide told Reuters on Tuesday.
"Karoubi calls on Iranians around the country to hold ceremonies on Thursday to remember those at protests," said Issa Saharkhiz.
Demonstrators have been gathering almost daily in Tehran since authorities said incumbent President Ahmadinejad had easily defeated challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi in the June 12 vote.
An amateur video released on Saturday capturing the violent death of a young woman has become the iconic image of the country's opposition movement and unleashed a flood of outrage at the regime's crackdown...
True colors...
...once a terrorist...
...always a terrorist.
...and Obama's 'bud.
