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As the Iranian authorities vowed "no mercy" to its opponents -- i.e., the people, -- the regime herded thousands of its supporters to state-sponsored rallies. As expected, there were chants to execute the leaders of the opposition Green Movement.

Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran's deposed Shah, urged countries to withdraw their ambassadors from Tehran to protest against the regime's bloody crackdown. He noted the "revolutionary atmosphere" in Iran, saying that people wanted a secular democracy.

At the same time, a group of British MPs, the "British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom," issued a statement parroting the propaganda of the "Rajavi cult." Alas, the Iranian revolution is finally here, yet nobody wants Rajavi to lead it.

Venezuela blamed the US for "destabilizing Iran" by instigating violent protests there. Hugo Chavez's Foreign Ministry condemned the destabilization attempts "by the US government against the government and people of Iran."

Meanwhile, five people with the same surname as that of the speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, were reported to have entered Canada on 30 December 2009...

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