“Bull” Connor and Iran’s Ayatollah

While the huge protests in Iran were in full swing, I was in Birmingham, Alabama visiting the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.  I was struck by the idea that police chief Theophilus Eugene “Bull” Connor’s response to the civil rights protests in Birmingham bore some similarity with how the Islamic regime was dealing with the protests [...]

Posted Under: Civil Rights, Heroes and Villains, Middle East
This post was written by Dr. Art Pitz on July 20, 2009 Comments (0)

Keep Your Eyes on Iran’s Security Forces

In the midst of the current crisis in Iran, it would be easy to be thoroughly confused.  There is always a certain degree of fog in such a situation.
 
Protests can bring down regimes especially if the security forces disobey orders and/or go over to the side of the protestors or are not called on at [...]

Posted Under: Civil Rights, Middle East
This post was written by Dr. Art Pitz on June 24, 2009 Comments (0)