Kissinger on Iran Plus Cyber-dissidents
I thought this interview with Henry Kissenger (H/T Hot Air) regarding the subject of Iran’s protests was worth watching. He does make the point that Mousavi was not pro-western when he was prime minister under Khomeini, but that these protests are very much striking at the confidence of the theocratic regime. It only runs about five minutes, so it’s worth listening to.
I also wanted to link this reuters video, of protesters struggling with Regime security forces. The accompanying article discusses the role being played by bloggers and cyber-dissidents in distributing information from inside Iran, now that Foreign news agencies have been banned from reporting.
The Internet site Boing Boing earlier this week published this “cyber-warfare” guide regarding how best to assist Iranian bloggers who are using Twitter and other internet sites to distribute news. So far it has fallen entirely upon private individuals to support brave cyber-dissidents in Iran (and throughout the middle east).