And there were pictures of it.

This was was great for Iranian leadership, the opposition is basically gone as the entire country has rallied around them.

if/when we decide to "liberate" Cuba, right?

Saw it on AlJazeera

Just imagine what would have happened if Krasnov/Bibi had carried out the bombings and blown up all of those civilians.

The phone at the Hague would be ringing off its hook, Krasnov/Bibi would be wanted men.

Isn't this the real reason that Krasnov surrendered?

I'm afraid that's where America is at today.

I presume you meant it as a reply to #1.

Why do you think that the entire world should all have reported it? Why are you calling "experts" "so-called"?

Don’t know the source, or if they were real, or if the civilians were coerced if the photos were real.

Also not getting much reportage is China’s role in “encouraging” Iran to work with Pakistan to reduce tensions with the US (emptywheel had a brief mention of China in her latest post that I haven’t seen anywhere else)

China continued to get oil through Hormuz even after the war started`.

And read that Trump called it a 'war crime' for those civilians to do such a horrible thing so he couldn't do his scheduled war crime bombings.

Thinking the 'war crime' phrase might have stuck in his head after military brass told him why there would be no attacks on those civilian infrastructure targets he had a hard on to blow up. Thinking somebody with some rank and pull explained 'war crimes' and who gets held responsible in no uncertain terms. Thinking some brass explained THEY were not going to commit that kind of crime nor order their troops to do so for him.

Just thinking....

There are no Aileen Cannons at the Hague.

Such a putz

At that page, video from the White Bridge in Ahvaz (with a few hundred people, and a massive continuous Iranian flag, which must have been made some time earlier, and a power plant at Kazerun (also hundreds).

"Willingly"? Well, they don't look coerced, and there are bound to be some supporters of the regime.

All it took to re-find this (I noticed it on the BBC website yesterday) was a Google search for 'bridges iran crowds'.

Trump is considerably less honest and reliable with his statements.

I'm literally pulling for Iran in this narrow set of circumstances.

Trump terrorized them, bombed them, committed war crimes against their society.

We are the bad guys. Full stop.