The coup can use violence and it can use torture and it can use propaganda; but it cannot stop a massive public uprising swamping an unavoidable public ritual. And it can force the foreign media out, and threaten the media within, but it cannot prevent photographs and videos being disseminated from public events throughout the world. This was a brilliant stroke by the revolution. After the jump are three pictures of Khatami being attacked by the Basij, and protected by the crowd:
2006-2011 archives for The Daily Dish, featuring Andrew Sullivan