Iran protests, crackdown both continue

First, in true callousness, Iranian authorities have forced the parents of killed young woman Neda Soltan out of their apartment.

Meanwhile, both protests and crackdown continue.

More on the clashes and the continuing protests despite diminished crowds. (Diminished until Friday afternoon?) More here on vows by protestors to continue challenging the Iranian election results.

But, that may not be good enough.

The ever-insightful, indefatigable Robert Fisk says opposition leader Mir Mousavi needs to get more organized. (An interesting observation about the alleged “Butcher of Beirut,” a position I think would require plenty of organization.)

The graphic nature of the violence, combined with reported restrictions on western media, got me to wondering:

If Google Earth is allegedly so damned accurate that our government blocks it from showing some sites, and the rich and famous, as well as the John and Jane Does, complain in various ways about how much detail it shows, then why aren’t we seeing close-up images in Tehran from Google Earth?