The Iranians are angry

The daily Le Temps comments on the Iranians' anger: "In the year 1999 the demonstrations of Iranian students were crushed and numerous reformers arrested. The student's spring had failed. With the controversial and disputable victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that scenario seems to be repeating itself today. … The 'green revolution' which Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the main rival of the outgoing president, embodies is being oppressed. The guardians of the revolution and the Basji [paramilitaries] have nipped the revolt in the bud. They have realised that the danger posed by a movement backed by reformers and above all youths and women … was indeed real. … Modern Iranians have often adapted themselves to leading a parallel existence to avoid the blows of truncheons and intimidations. In their anger at having to suffer so much from the consequences of a catastrophic economic policy they could be tempted not to lay down their weapons this time."

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