memeorandum: Mousavi's Latest Statement: “I Followed Them” (Andrew Sullivan/The Daily Dish)

8:40 PM ET, June 20, 2009

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A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock to the Streets — TEHRAN — The Iranian police commander, in green uniform, walked up Komak Hospital Alley with arms raised and his small unit at his side. “I swear to God,” he shouted at the protesters facing him, “I have children, I have a wife, I don't want to beat people.

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Macsmind, The Washington Note, The Daily Dish, Wolf Howling and gary's choices

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

Live-Blogging Day 8 — [Note: words in green are tweets from Iran. Words in black are mine in the US. The tweets should be taken provisionally until confirmed. - Andrew.] — (AFP/Getty.) — 5.01 pm. We're done live-blogging for the day. I'd like to pay a little homage to my two under-bloggers, Chris and Patrick.

Discussion: Revolutionary Road, niacINsight, New York Times, The Field on the Narcosphere, Newsbroke, Right Wing Nut House, Gawker, The Moderate Voice, Winds of Change.NET and #gay

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Chaos in Iran: I'm ready for martyrdom, says Mousavi; Videos: Woman murdered in cold blood; Update: Obama calls on regime to end violence; Update: Obama goes out for ice cream; Rumor: 150 dead? — View the video »

Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Gateway Pundit, American Power and Blue Crab Boulevard

New York Times:

Iranian Police Clash With Protesters — TEHRAN — Police officers used sticks and tear gas to force back thousands of demonstrators under plumes of black smoke in the capital on Saturday, a day after Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said there would be “bloodshed” …

Discussion: Aljazeera, Reuters, Neptunus Lex, About.com Middle East Issues, At-Largely, Commentary, Riehl World View, Fausta's Blog, The New Ledger, The Impolitic, RealClearWorld, Wonkette, Informed Comment, Achenblog, Air America Media blogs, The Mahablog and The Field on the Narcosphere

Mike Madden / Salon:
Mousavi: “I am prepared for martyrdom”

Discussion: Enduring America, The Reaction and Guardian

James P. Pinkerton / Fox News:
Under Pressure, Obama Calls on Iran to End Violence, ‘Unjust’ Actions

Discussion: Pajamas Media and Gateway Pundit

Reuters:
Suicide bomber attacks Khomeini shrine in Iran

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Post and Riehl World View

Reuel Marc Gerecht / Weekly Standard:
The June 12 Revolution — Whatever happens in Tehran …

Discussion: Commentary

Fox News:
Iran Riot Police Clash With Thousands of Protesters in Bloody Tehran Crackdown

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Commentary, France24 and News Desk

Mark Steyn / National Review: Steyn: Neutrality Isnt an Option

Weekly Standard:
Resolutely Irresolute — Obama dithers while Tehran burns.

Discussion: ATTACKERMAN, Washington Monthly and The Moderate Voice

Matthew Weaver / News: News blog:
Iran protests: live

Discussion: Reuters, Aljazeera, Guardian, Global Voices Online, Enduring America, Sister Toldjah, France24, Harry's Place, Wake up America, presstv.ir and New York Times

CNN:
Police block protest site in Tehran, witness says

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard, msnbc.com, The Washington Note, The Confluence, QandO, Fox News, Daniel W. Drezner, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, The Cable, New York Times and Payvand Iran News

Robin Henry / Times of London:
Riot police clash with demonstrators in Iran

Discussion: Newshoggers.com, New York Times, The Moderate Voice and Guardian

WhiteHouse.gov Blog:

Statement from the President on Iran — The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people.

Discussion: Top of the Ticket, FP Passport, Taylor Marsh, Raw Story, Flopping Aces, The Political Carnival, Gateway Pundit, CBS News and The Reaction

Steve Clemons / The Huffington Post:

Biden-Obama Axis Shifts Biden's Way on Iran — It's a good thing when a president and vice president have constructive, creative tension in their relationship and don't see eye to eye on everything. Joe Biden has seen his role in the Obama administration as “adviser-in-chief” …

Michelle Malkin:
Saturday in Iran: Deadly crackdown, Obama finally condemns …

Discussion: Riehl World View

New York Times:

Times Reporter Escapes Taliban After 7 Months — David Rohde, a New York Times reporter who was kidnapped by the Taliban, escaped Friday night and made his way to freedom after more than seven months of captivity in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, CNN, Gawker, Hot Air, The World Newser, ATTACKERMAN, TalkLeft, Talking Points Memo, The Atlantic Politics Channel, Washington Monthly and Air America Media blogs

Greg Mitchell / The Huffington Post:
Why We Joined the Media Blackout on Kidnapping of NYT Reporter

Discussion: NewsBusters.org and EditorandPublisher.com

Keith B. Richburg / Washington Post:
U.S. Journalist Held Captive by Taliban Safely Escapes

Discussion: At-Largely

Naj / neo-resistance:

My translation of Mousavi's latest statement (persian text posted before) — In the name of God, the kind and the merciful — Indeed god demands you to safe keep what people entrust in you, and to rule them with justice. [this a verse of Koran] — Respectable and intelligent people of Iran,

Discussion: The Washington Independent and Atlas Shrugs

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

Mousavi's Latest Statement: “I Followed Them” — “In the name of God, the kind and the merciful — Indeed god demands you to safe keep what people entrust in you, and to rule them with justice. [this a verse of Koran] — Respectable and intelligent people of Iran, These nights and days …

Discussion: ATTACKERMAN

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:

Emotion Trumps Research Every Time — The NY Times editors are so vexed by what they see as the latest blatant injustice from the Roberts Court that they can't be bothered to read the court's opinion or their own coverage of the case (Matt Yglesias keeps them company). Let's cut to the NY Times editors:

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama, the Right and defendants' rights

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Brad DeLong / Grasping Reality with Both Hands:

Morning Daniel Froomkin News Roundup — Hamilton Nolan: … John Harris of The Politico: … Actually, I don't think that last is true. I think John Harris has considerable insight into what prompted the Post to fire him—how could it possibly be otherwise? I would be interested to learn what his insights are.

Discussion: Angry Bear, Salon, Campaign Silo and Firedoglake

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Washington Post, Dan Froomkin and the establishment media

Discussion: Grasping Reality … and DownWithTyranny!

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

Tick Tock, Motherf**kers — A reader writes: … From his mouth to Allah's ears. It is too early and things are too confused for me to agree with him right now. But his points are good ones. — (Photo: Iranian police sit on motorcycles as they face protesters during a demonstration in Tehran on June 20, 2009.

Discussion: The Spirit of Man

Wall Street Journal:

Jobs Had Liver Transplant — Apple Chief on Track to Return to Work at End of June; No. 2 May Expand Role — Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago.

Discussion: Gawker, BBC, TechCrunch, Silicon Alley Insider, Mashable!, EW.com and DailyFinance

Washington Post:

The Devil Is in the Digits — Since the declaration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide victory in Iran's presidential election, accusations of fraud have swelled. Against expectations from pollsters and pundits alike, Ahmadinejad did surprisingly well in urban areas, including Tehran …

Discussion: unbossed.com, The Moderate Voice and Latest Open Salon Blog