…real events continue to happen around the world – from the Jerusalem Post:
…A heavy police presence was reported in north-west Tehran on Tuesday and a video uploaded on YouTube showed Iranian security forces beating protesters in what was apparently a demonstration for International Women’s Day.
Women’s rights activists have called for demonstrations to advocate and defend the rights of both men and women in Iran, as well as more general democratic principles, BBC Farsi reported…
Meanwhile, in spite of rumors – floated by who knows whom, but which clearly manipulated stocks up and oil down – that Gaddafi is ready to call it quits (for which there isn’t a bit of evidence), the civil war in Libya continues, unrest continues to surge in Yemen and the Gulf States, while the Saudis are still trying to keep a lid on growing protests in that country.
In other news which should be getting 24/7 coverage, while Obama went on his 60th Presidential golf outing, the US clocked its highest ever monthly deficit while Democrats complain that even a $10 billion cut in spending is too much. Gas and food prices continue to surge; companies start planning more layoffs and a Chinese man was noted as complaining of a 100%+ increase in prices…
We now return you to your regularly scheduled reports on pointless, Hollywood zeros….
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