(Update: The video below was removed from YouTube, and then re-posted.)
The Tiananmen Square moment has arrived in the streets of Iran today. This is a pivot pivotal moment in history. The government is cracking down on protesters.
Please do not play this embedded video if you are not prepared to witness the graphic death of a young woman who was allegedly shot by one of the armed militiamen sent to quell the rebellion by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic.
I am posting this after reviewing thousands of reports on Twitter and YouTube because I am convinced, as a journalist, that it is an accurate portrayal of an event that has occurred today in Tehran.
News reports over CNN now mention several deaths and many injuries as the government's violence against its own people has now been unleashed.
It is also apparent that protesters have moved well beyond their initial demands that the results of the recent Presidential election be overturned to demand regime change. Therefore, the question now is, will Iran's clerics do what China did 20 years ago and crush the rebellion before a revolution succeeds?
Or will the people braving the possibility of death continue to occupy the streets and force the clerics from power?
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