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December 28, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1138101.html

Iran Unrest Isn't a Riot, It's an Earthquake

(Ha'aretz) Zvi Bar'el - To refer to what has been happening in Tehran over the last few days as "riots" is to gravely underestimate the power of the unrest erupting in the country since the June elections. The latest events are best described as further symptoms of an ongoing earthquake. Street protests have refused to abate for nearly half a year. The longer the demonstrations go on, the clearer it becomes that they're not aimed only at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but also at Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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