Iranian Elections

Arts and crafts

Gregg Carlstrom | June 24, 2009 3:03 PM | 0 | recommend (0) |   |      

An amusing photograph of a Basij member painstakingly writing a sign (in English) reading DOWN WITH BRITISH SPY (h/t Naseem Faqihi on Twitter).

Basij drawing sign

You wonder if they have a whole division dedicated to making these signs right now. Is that considered a good assignment? Are some signs a better assignment than others (oh, man, DEATH TO ISRAEL signs again?). So many questions.

Also, if you want a good chuckle, Iranian state television has some more details on the Khomeini "shrine bombing." Apparently the attacker tried to detonate the bomb inside, but the attack was foiled by Iranian police, so he was forced to blow himself up outside. (Guess that's why the blast caused almost no damage?)

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