First, I may owe you yet another correction on the number of young people in Iran. On Mark Levin's radio show today, he stated that 1/3 of the citizens of Iran are under 30. Originally, I really thought this was a noteworthy statistic, but maybe nobody knows for sure. Maybe there are only a hundred or so and they are hanging out under the bleachers at Tehran's soccer field trying to see if the girls are really wearing Prada shoes under their burkas. It probably doesn't make any difference.
In my never-ending quest to come up with contrasting viewpoints on a popular issue, I spent part of this evening checking out foreign newspaper articles. Since the riots in Tehran are in the news today, I decided to check out the Tehran Times.
TEHRAN (Press TV) - Thousands of people staged a rally in central Tehran to show support for defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi despite the fact that the Interior Ministry refused to issue a permit for the rally.
Reports say there was not enough time for the Mousavi headquarters to inform the people of the cancellation of the rally.
Our correspondent reported from Enqelab Street that Mousavi and another defeated presidential candidate, Mahdi Karroubi, attended the rally to prevent any possible conflict between pro-Mousavi supporters and anti-riot police.
The rally was peaceful and protesters avoided provocative slogans.
You see, the powers that be seem to have forgotten that even though they booted out the foreign reporters, shut down cell traffic and the internet, there are now so many ways to stay in touch and get the word out, that it is impossible to keep a lid on such a volatile situation. The leaders still believe that the folks are so stupid and gullible that they will swallow anything that is fed to them. It is possible that this time the anti-Ahmadinejad movement could grow legs and actually force some change. One can only hope.....
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I think tha regime will fall from within.
ReplyDeleteSo I thnk Iwas finally able to make a post to your blog.
ReplyDeleteThe Story Behind TAPS:
ReplyDeleteReportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia . The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.
During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment.
When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead.
The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army.
The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted.
The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral.
The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate.
But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician.
The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform.
This wish was granted.
The haunting melody, we now know as 'Taps' used at military funerals was born.
The words are:
Day is done.
Gone the sun.
From the lakes
From the hills.
From the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest.
God is nigh.
Fading light.
Dims the sight.
And a star.
Gems the sky.
Gleaming bright.
From afar.
Drawing nigh.
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise.
For our days.
Neath the sun
Neath the stars.
Neath the sky
As we go.
This we know .
God is nigh
-Francis