An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 mourners marking arbayeen at the grave of Iran's newest martyr, Neda Agha Soltan, were confronted by police armed with tear gas and batons. Apparently opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was not allowed to recite from the Quran at the gathering. Even so, crowds continued to grow and they began to chant "death to the dictator" and they seem to have ultimately gotten the better of the security forces at the memorial site. Interestingly enough, said dictator seems to have fewer and fewer friends as he slithers into his second term. Having dodged the power of the ballot box, he may very well be done in by his own parliament.
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