Iranian Hard-Liners Plan 'Grand Day Of Death To America'

[FSogol]

"Some hard-liners in Iran are planning a "Grand Day of Death to America" on Monday — the anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in 1979. Revolutionary Guards commanders promise the slogan will "echo across the nation.""

Reported by NPR this morning. Entire audio story here:
http://www.npr.org/2013/11/01/242280288/iranian-hard-liners-plan-grand-day-of-death-to-america

[Mika]

1. Love the happy music during the RW script reading. eom

[FSogol]

2. Is Iran copying Ted Cruz and Mike Lee?

[Mika]

3. The US contractor militarists, their lobbyists, and US pols love Iran's saber rattling

Lends impetus for the vast US military budget.
Conversely, Iran's militarists love US saber rattling.
One hand washes the other.

[haele]

4. What, no homecoming dance planned, too?

I doubt they'll have a large group of "protesters" that are actually true hardline believers. More of an excuse to get out and party like it's 1979, trying to re-capture the feeling that they were actually accomplishing something.

It's more sad than frightening. The hard-liners are losing their grip due to the natural evolution of revolutions, and they're struggling to find ways of continuing to be relevant.

Haele

[FSogol]

5. Yup. Hope they can find enough polyester bell bottoms for the event.

[Rex]

6. Lerm would be there.

[bullwinkle428]

7. I'm sure William Kristol got a chubby when he heard this news.