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June 29, 2009
A Message Behind the Image?
Tehran Bureau, a new independent web site reporting on events in Iran, published a photo of what it claims is the Basidj militia giving a straight armed salute. The Basidj are the Iranian regime's street enforcers who are busy suppressing the post-election protests.
We've seen this salute before.
Lebanese Hezbollah, Palestinian Fatah and Palestinian Hamas all seem to have adopted it.
Where did they all learn this particular salute ?
Posted by SS at June 29, 2009 02:50 PM
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