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June 16, 2009
I Know the People of Iran Are Speaking to Us
...because I can read the signs.
I got the picture.
Posted by tree hugging sister at June 16, 2009 07:24 AM
Comments
One of the odd things about these pictures from the riots/protests is that on the back of all of the riot police it says..."police."
They don't have a word in Farsi for "police"?
Or maybe they bought all their riot gear from the LAPD during California's "Going Out Of Business" sale.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 16, 2009 08:27 AM
Farsi, unlike Arabic, is an Indo-European language, so the word could actually be the same. Moreover, the modern concept of police is a 19th-century innovation, so it could be a loanword from either English or its language of origin, French. The modernizing Shahs of the 19th century worked with both the British and the French in restructuring their government, so that would make sense.
Posted by: Dave J. at June 16, 2009 08:49 AM
Downtown DC in 2012?
Posted by: gregor at June 16, 2009 12:26 PM
"Where is my vote?!!!" Say hello to 2012, where we'll have to speak truth to ACORN.
Posted by: Yojimbo at June 16, 2009 02:12 PM
lol, lotta english speakers. Gotta say, at least the Persians get their shit straight with protest signs. Who can forget the arab holding the "Death to Juice" sign. I bet OJ was shiverin.
Posted by: Ebola at June 16, 2009 05:11 PM