REPORTS OF 12,000 DEAD ... IN IRAN ... BY FORMER PRINCE OF IRAN ...

 Yeah, I thought I had better put in where this information came from ... because the "official" numbers - from Bret Braer on Fox News, it was 3,000 - 4,000+ .... can we just say between 3,000-4,000?

According to the former crown prince - I want to say he was the son of the Shah of Iran, but I'm not really sure at this point - they are killing people and then charging their families in order to get the bodies back (it's supposed to pay for the bullet that killed them)

WOW - they say this sort of thing about China ... but this is the first time I've heard about it about Iran.

Don't get me wrong - Iran is a horrible place.

I was in 11th grade when the hostages were taken .... 10th or 11th, but I can't remember if it was at the beginning or the end of the year - I remember we had two foreign exchange students - one from Spain and the other from somewhere in the middle east (Yani, I still remember his name) and shortlly after it happened he was ... gone.  I remember him being in class until break - then - POOF- he was simply gone.

I suspect he was sent back to whichever country he came from ... but I don't really know.

I remember the 1980 elections - I was in 12th grade and I remember the next day when I found out Reagan had won - I was so excited (Carter was a horrid President) and I remember asking one of my teachers if she had voted yesterday, and she said yes, and I said "Isn't it great?" and she said "Oh did you like Reagan?" .... I didn't know it at the time but I don't think she liked him very much.

Well, neither did the Iranians - the moment he took the oath, they let the plane carrying the hostages GO .... they weren't going to mess with him - no way, no how

The Iranians today are again, looking for Freedom - it's an vague concept that is recognized the world=round ... someplaces don't even have a name for it - but they will know it when they see it.

I doubt they will go back to a monarchy ... and somehow, I don't think the religious leaders won't want to give up their power either ... and there is a parliamentary government of sorts ... we will have to see what will happen.

More on this story will be coming - I've got some quotes/posts to share.