{"id":4308,"date":"2009-06-20T05:06:17","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T05:06:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-06-19T20:06:21","modified_gmt":"2009-06-19T20:06:21","slug":"Power-to-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=4308","title":{"rendered":"Power to the people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT <a href=\"http:\/\/govne.ws\/item\/Statement-from-the-President-on-Iran\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/b>  <\/p>\n<p>Police are beginning to beat protesters in Iran. Some <strong>3,000 protesters, many wearing black, chanted &quot;Death to the dictator!&quot; and &quot;Death to dictatorship!&quot; near Revolution Square in downtown Tehran<\/strong>, setting off fierce clashes with police firing tear gas, water cannons and guns, witnesses said. It was not clear if police were firing live ammunition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Could this be a civil war? Watching history unfold.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read this great article on the entire Iran situation at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/omid-memarian\/a-coup-manual-what-we-sho_b_216461.html\" target=\"_blank\">Huffington Post.<\/a> It&#8217;s fascinating. <\/p>\n<p>Also watch Ann Curry <a href=\"\/news\/2009\/06\/08\/ann-curry-explores-iran\" target=\"_blank\">explore Iran<\/a> and see how the population is craving democracy.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT HERE. Police are beginning to beat protesters in Iran. 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