Islamic regime's leadership gathers on soccer riots

SMCCDI (Information Service):

Islamic regime's leadership slammed, today, several heads of the security services for what has been qualified as incompetence in making respect the Islamic State's rule and having allowed actions intending to diminish the respect of the Islamic republic.

Heated debates were made during a governmental meeting held in presence of Khatami and several members of his administration, as well as, of the Offices of the Supreme Leader, the Pasdaran Corp., the Bassij Militia, Greater Tehran's Law Enforcement Forces and the so-called 'National' Security Council.

Generals Tala-i and Ghalibaf were subject of sharp criticisms for not having been able to control the situation at Azadi (Freedom) Stadium and in the Capital following the riots which happened after the Iran-Japan Soccer game. Several Intelligence deputies were blamed for the lack of control in provincial cities.

Request was made to take by any way the official agreement of families of victims, killed Friday, on abandoning any complaint. Several arrested demonstrators are to make forced public confessions accusing the US and Israeli services of having formented the riots.

Studies and proper measurers have been requested for the control of the situation, especially, due to the approach of other soccer games and several key dates, such as, the anniversary of the sham 1979 referendum on the Islamic State, the anniversaries of June 2004 nightly riots and July 1999 students uprising.

Other preliminary games are scheduled to be played in the days and weeks ahead for Iran's qualification for the 2006 Soccer World Cup. The next one is to take place against the N. Korean team on the upcoming Wednesday (11:00 AM Iran's local time) in Pyong Yang which is the Capital of Islamic regime's closest ally and another member of the "axis of evil". The return game will be played in Tehran in mid June.

Especial orders were presented by the Offices of the Supreme Leader to fight any 'un-Islamic behavior' at the occasion of the Persian Sizdeh-Bedar celebration which is considered as another "pagan" tradition. This event which is to take place on this upcoming Saturday marks the end of the Persian New Year celebration and many Iranians, especially, women are sizing the occasion to dance and chant.

Such public expression of joy is forbidden for Iranian women due to Islamic texts and the theocratic state's "Gender Apartheid" policy.

The mainstream media missed the significance of the demonstrations. While the demonstrations were not large enough to bring the country to a point of crisis, they continue. Despite the arrest of pro-democracy leaders at such events, the demonstrations are repeated.

Why are we not hearing more of these reports in the mainstream media? As in Iraq, the mainstream media is only permitted to travel, photographic or videotape that which the regime permit. As is Iraq, the mainstream media participates in self censorship if they wish to continue to publish reports. The question is at what point will these media representatives risk losing their media credentials to find their way to the scenes of these demonstrations and publish what they witness.