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I hesitate to put this up, because I can’t confirm it and it seems like every few days a rumor to this effect goes flying around, but people are tweeting that the Iranian regime has arrested Mir Hussein Moussavi.
Update: Probably not. From his fB page:
Mir Hossein Mousavi is not under house arrest, he is not about to leave the country, he is under strong pressure to end this. but he always said he will stand for the people’s will to the end ! He is amongst people …
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But by jingo it’s a helluvan interesting thought.
In a very real sense, the Iranian leadership is in the same position as the opposition, and even to a lesser degree the rest of the world.
To act decisively and effectively without over-reaching.
How to reign in the protesters, how to reign in Moussavi, how to tamp down the protests without creating a worse situation?
In a culture that worships its martyrs, arrest/imprisonment is probably counterproductive. But leverage over his actions is desirable. Missteps can be fatal, so errors need to be on the side of caution.
But it’s a challenge to all…
mikey