[Arktwo] Follow up

[Bruce Beach]

Still watching this story at 6:00 a.m. EST
which supposedly started about 12 hours ago 
and which I have been watching for about 7 hours 
and first reported to you about 5 hours ago. 

The original source appears to have been:

http://www.antimullah.com/

whether or not the radio source it reports 
is accurate there appears little other verification.

>From News Google at this hour I find the following:

One Iranian source reports parallel 
but non-confirming information 

http://www.payvand.com/news/06/oct/1070.html

Radio Free Europe 
reports somewhat confirming information 
with some extended facts

http://tinyurl.com/j7ufo

but that is all that there is 
that I can find so far 
from additional sources. 

There does appear to be some considerable 
underlying discontent in Iran - 
but not necessarily more 
than one finds in any country 
such as US, Canada, Britain, France, etc.

Much more armed revolt activity 
currently taking place in Mexico.

Other news this morning:

http://tinyurl.com/jfrt5

It is these types of early alerts 
that I appreciate people sending to me 
and that I check out. 

I try to find additional verification - 
and I sat on the first story for two hours 
before sending it on. 

As in other instances - 
the question always is - 
is the information sufficiently important - 
and with sufficient possible credibility 
to warrant sending it on. 

It is a judgement call. 
The places and events that I am watching in the world 
are under circumstances where there is often 
considerable suppression of the news. 

Because of the interest of readers 
and that we try to monitor - 
even predict - 
current events - 
as they happen - 
rather than speaking more accurately as historians - 
one simply has to take the risk  
that oftentimes the reliability of the sources is questionable. 

Everyone reading such news releases from me - 
must keep that in mind. 
However, I do continue to track the stories - 
and provide updates to their accuracy  
or invalidity as I find them. 

I would class the first of these continuing stories 
as probably somewhat overblown -
considering its source - 
but interesting and symptomatic of the situation - 
and one that bears watching - 
because something of this nature 
can set anything off. 

It will now be after 7:00 a.m. 
when I conclude this report 
to the newsletter, 
and a number of other correspondents 
with contacts directly in Iran 
who are assisting in watching the situation.

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving 
so in a few hours we will be off to dinner 
with family - 
and in the Interim - 
I shall be off to bed for a couple of hours.

While some sleep - 
some watch. 
Such is the nature of the times.

Peace and love,
Bruce
DawnSayer@webpal.org