The nephew of Mir Hussein Mousavi has been killed

**DashSia** · December 27, 2009, 09:27 AM

Ali Habibi Mousavi, The nephew of Mir Hussein Mousavi, has been killed in recent protests in Iran streets.

Parleman news, the news agency of "Khat-e-Imam" parliamentary party has reported than he has been shot by bullet this afternoon in Inqilab Square and after being transported to the hospital, he has passed away. Mr Mir Hussein Mousavi and his family are not present at the hospital.

The Persian link : http://www.parlemannews.ir/index.aspx?n=6606 (I'll post if I find an English one)

The impacts of this event may prove very dangerous to Islamic Republic.

Edit: It also states that he was a father to two children at age 35. RIP Ali Mousavi.

Edit 2: BBC has updated its article and now is stating this news
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8431523.stm

**Prince of Yunderup** · December 27, 2009, 09:51 AM

RIP Ali Habibi Mousavi.
Will this be a setback for the opposition movement or make them more determined?

**danzig** · December 27, 2009, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Prince of Yunderup

RIP Ali Habibi Mousavi.
Will this be a setback for the opposition movement or make them more determined?

Id say a major setback...for the current power structure. Last thing you want is to give your strongest opponent a rally point even worse if its a relative of that opponent.

**DashSia** · December 27, 2009, 10:07 AM

Make them more determined for sure. Today was the angriest day of the protests. People are getting angrier and angrier and with this killing, they even get more angrier.

**motiv-8** · December 27, 2009, 10:13 AM

This is very bad...

**MathiasOfAthens** · December 27, 2009, 11:42 AM

Is the regular military out in force on the streets or is it the revolutionary guard?

**John I Tzimisces** · December 27, 2009, 04:55 PM

Shot by a bullet you say.

**DashSia** · December 28, 2009, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by MathiasOfAthens

Is the regular military out in force on the streets or is it the revolutionary guard?

Both I think. The uniformed soldiers are regular army but the plainclothesmen are Sepah.

**Babur** · December 27, 2009, 07:22 PM

RIP

I am sure this will merely embolden the protestors as Danzig pointed out.

**~~Exarch~~** · December 27, 2009, 07:31 PM

bastards
whoever fired into the crowd ought to be taken down

**Admiral Piett** · December 27, 2009, 07:58 PM

If more stuff like this happens, it can only mean there could be violence. I don't think that the current regime fully understands what kind of threshold they sit on right now.

**Prince of Yunderup** · December 27, 2009, 08:13 PM

It's pretty rare to have a non violent revolutionary movement (although we have seen a couple in recent years), it's unfortunate but often necessary, as long as the violence stops once the objective is reached then I think allowances have to be made.

**motiv-8** · December 27, 2009, 08:19 PM

Khameini literally is becoming the new Shah. The increasingly glaring comparisons are just staggering. Through his inaction he is threatening the entire establishment, for better or worse.

**Babur** · December 28, 2009, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by motiv-8

Khameini literally is becoming the new Shah. The increasingly glaring comparisons are just staggering. Through his inaction he is threatening the entire establishment, for better or worse.

more like the new Yazid imo

**Nietzsche** · December 27, 2009, 10:01 PM

I was concerned during the earlier protests (and that it was mostly ignored by the reigning administration). Now, I am truly worried.

**motiv-8** · December 28, 2009, 08:36 AM

Harsh, bro.

**Babur** · December 28, 2009, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by motiv-8

Harsh, bro.

Khamenei deserves it though,the circumstances are similar in this respect: violation of democracy, corruption of Islam and a tyrant with control of the military,of course less drunkenness though

here is a picture btw of Imam Hossein slaying a sepah:

**motiv-8** · December 28, 2009, 09:13 AM

Shi'a art is so interesting in its depictions of heroism, martyrdom (often taken in the same breath) and loss, and almost always without faces, except for the evil and ugly.

I have noticed that recently more depictions of him are full-featured. And the number of YouTube tribute videos is staggering..

**Babur** · December 28, 2009, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by motiv-8

Shi'a art is so interesting in its depictions of heroism, martyrdom (often taken in the same breath) and loss, and almost always without faces, except for the evil and ugly.

indeed these themes run through Shiah Islam, this sense of injustice.