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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Iran is offline and has been for three days after the government responded to widespread protests by killing the internet.
Anti-government protests started on Friday when the authorities announced a sudden 50 per cent increase in fuel prices. The protests quickly spread to over 100 cities and towns, reflecting deeper hostility to the authoritarian establishment. That establishment responded by cutting off the internet to 80 million people on Saturday night.
As a result it has been increasingly difficult to follow what is going on inside the country or how many people have been injured or killed. The government has acknowledged three deaths, but there have been at least eight reported and more are expected.
Even with the price increase Iran’s 13 cents a liter gas prices remain among the cheapest in the world, but the decision to raise the price was just one more sign of Iran’s faltering economy, in part due to continued sanctions on the country.
Iran’s response was depressingly predictable - its National Security Council instructed all ISPs to cut off internet access out of “national security interests.”
Despite the ban however, citizens have quickly discovered that Iran runs two internets: a public internet and a separate network that the government and universities are tapped into and which is still operational.
[...] In a worrying sign of what may really be going on, however, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in an official statement on Monday that it was planning to take “decisive action” against any further protests, raising the possibility of dozens of deaths as has happened repeatedly in recent years.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Wednesday November 20 2019, @12:14PM (4 children)
Yesterday, during all of this, it was the top news story on Democracy Now, that Iran has *gasp* spies and political influence in Iraq.
I wanted to ask, how many spies and political influencers does Israel have in Iraq?
Then this is going on, Iran's leaders have mentioned the chance of foreign interference. I think there is a pretty much 100% chance israel and the united states have deep undercover agents inciting revolt in Iran.
Considering that this is timed perfectly with the sanctions and the 'leaked iraq cables', I would say there is a 100% chance this is a form of warfare and I can understand why Iran would do something like cut off the internet, to inhibit and track down spies. The united states would do the same thing, or has done similar things like the banning plane travel after 9/11.
The moral hypacrisy and blindness to propaganda is astounding here though. Even ITT you can see the anon disinfo, trying to frame this as iran being an evil totalitarian country. Iran is fighting for its life, it can defend itself. It is being attacked in a 100 different ways, after trying earnestly to negotiate a peace deal, which was thrown out the window arbitrarily. (by a u.s. president who did not even come close to winning the popular vote, and who is deeply tied to israeli zionism)
Have you heard of the yinnom plan? This has been going on for a long while now and we should try to stop it, or just admit you don't care about the united nations, peace, the end of the world etc.
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(Score: 1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @12:28PM
The behavior of the US and Israeli behavior is routine and of no concern, said an official familiar with a procedure.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @01:45PM (2 children)
Mr. Hudson,
My operatives at وِزارَتِ اِطّلاعات جُمهوریِ اِسلامیِ ایران inform me that you have been subjected to gross violations of your person and property by the zionist scum and their American lapdogs some time.
They have reviewed your writings at thesystemsarefailing.net and jmichaelhudson.net and inform me that you are a fine, upstanding man who seeks only truth, peace and a safe place to fight for the freedom of us all.
In light of this, I would like to invite you to join our glorious Islamic Republic as an honored guest. We will welcome you with open arms and the protections of Allah.
You will find no zionists or their lackeys in our wonderful country. Please contact the Iranian embassy nearest you and we will arrange transport for you and your family.
We look forward to hosting you in Teheran.
Cordially,
Hassan Rouhani
President, جمهوری اسلامی ایران
(Score: 2) by jmichaelhudsondotnet on Thursday November 21 2019, @11:42AM (1 child)
Thank you, I appreciate all invitations and I might consider this even if just to hear more sides of a story and write about the world.
However, I am quite comfortable in Europe right now, and I am pleased the E.U. refused to allow the settlements and also continues to honor the treaty signed by Obama. You should however be apprised that the zionist paramilitaries are active harassing people like myself on the streets of Saarbrücken, Germany, while they complain about a non-existent epidemic of nazis.
An enemy of my enemy is sadly not always my friend, and although there are many things about Iran I find interesting and nice, I am not sure someone with my liberal beliefs could ever be comfortable under a theocratic government. You may note this is the same criticism I have of the zionist entity, and the republican party in the united states. (although in my opinion neither follow their own religion at all)
I am a critic of all religious equally, and neither christianity, judiasm or islam has yet convinced me their way is the best one. I have however found many insights in all three which I have incorporated into my personal beliefs.
All three belief systems would do well to consider and incorporate many findings of buddhism and modern psychotropic study, and to stop treating their adherents like children who must be protected from new ideas.
For one, any country or nation who does not allow their people to grow whichever plants they like, and to have freedom over their own diet, will never be attractive to me.
Nor will any country or belief system that is threatened by mere words or artwork, so that they must censor the ideas their citizens are allowed to hear, ever gain my allegiance or respect.
That said, I am doing all I can to stop the clear aggression against Iran and the islamic people of the world, and should you have any questions about my efforts or ideas I would be happy to discuss this with you, Mr. President.
Larping(but not entirely),
J. Michael Hudson
ps if you like the antizionism memes, the best way to insure I keep making them is to send me btc or xmr, or paypal works too I suppose :) The red button ones are the most important, spread those far and wide.
pps epstein did not kill himself and is still alive, please let everyone in Iran know, thanks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 21 2019, @02:09PM
Already done, and the SPLC, ADL Wiesenthal Center were *most* appreciative.
I knew you wouldn't mind, so I donated in your name.
And you're welcome!