Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Ten's of Thousands of Militants in the streets of Tehran

They claim they are protesting the EU's effort to halt Iranians uranium enrichment. But people in Tehran I am speaking with are not so sure.
To shouts of "No compromise" tens of thousands of Iran's Basij militia staged a show of strength on Wednesday, a day before the U.N. nuclear watchdog meets to discuss Iran's disputed nuclear program.

The voluntary organization, which Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently dubbed as "Iran's atomic bomb," staged a military parade south of the capital and vowed to defend their country against any foreign threat. more

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