November 4, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

Today is the 28th anniversary of the hostage taking at the US Embassy in Iran. 52 Americans were held captive for 444 days in Tehran.

We all remember in different ways.
In Teheran today there were rallies commemorating the event.
Many people attended, but not masses.
Of the hundreds of attendees most were students, a lot of them teenagers.
The most popular banner read: "We will not compromise with America even for a moment," a quote from the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Other banners read: "Sanctions Will Not Impact Us."

The rallies told me something.
They appeared to be coordinated, staged, but more for us, the outside world, than for Iran.
It seems that the Iranians are making a significant play for world Muslim support.

Externally, on an almost daily basis, events are held and statements are made about how Iran is standing up and defying the United States.
Internally, Ahmadinejad seems to be weakening.

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