When a revolution begins
: Who’s to say when a revolution really begins?
Michael Leeden [see the discussion regarding him below] says in today’s Washington Post:
Win or lose, democratic revolution has broken out in Iran. Even the fragmentary reports from journalists operating under tight regime control in very limited areas of the country show that the mass demonstrations now involve all classes and regions. This is no longer purely or even primarily a “student” movement, as it has been for the past four years — although many of its leaders come from student ranks. People of all ages, from all walks of life, in every major city in the country, have taken to the streets every night for more than a week to demand an end to the Islamic Republic and the free election of a secular, democratic government.
