Seriously, “hawking” is probably a mistranslation of nitzim, a biblical word that means “quarreling” (see Exodus 2:13).

This is a different case, however. Mousavi would have been another lapdog for the Fuehrer, er supreme guide. The demos have gone far beyond that by now. If they have not already, I think the protesters are on the verge of realizing that it is the whole Islamic Republic they are fighting against, and their victory means the death of Khomeinism. It is certain that the victory of Khomeinism will mean death for many of them. That’s how the Supreme Guide Khomeini and his toadies have handled opposition in the past, killing them by the thousands. That’s what Khamenei did to the students ten years ago, under that “reformer” who never seemed to deliver any reforms, Khatami (who has come out for Gorilla Boy I hear).

We should wish the protesters success. There is the chance (not any certainy here) that they will come up with something better than the genocidal, terrorist, revolutionary government of the Islamic Republic. Given the nature of the Islamic Republic, they could hardly make things worse.