The end is nigh for the Iranian regime. The pro-democracy Green Movement has shown itself to be equal to the Islamist regime’s use of extreme force, mass arrests, show trials, torture and rape in prisons with its ever-growing, relentless and peaceful campaign of civil disobedience.
Meanwhile the Baseej are defecting in numbers as shown in this video:
And in this picture:
Baseej Defector
The Green Movement is approaching a critical mass which presents a greater counter force than the government can possibly bear. Nor did the regime help itself by making a martyr of the nephew of the leading opposition leader. Juan Cole sees this adding insult to injury and more trouble ahead for the administration:


