{"id":3620,"date":"2021-08-24T07:46:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T12:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=3620"},"modified":"2021-09-01T07:29:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T12:29:36","slug":"3620","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2021\/08\/24\/3620\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two ways this can go down.\u00a0 First, after the apology, the story goes away.\u00a0 Second, after the apology, the head of Iran\u2019s prisons will himself be punished, but not for the abuse, but for the leak which makes the Regime look bad.\u00a0 Remember, the Leader and Regime already knew these abuses were on-going because they are key to keeping the Iran in power.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/middle-east\/1629806303-iran-s-prisons-chief-issues-rare-apology-for-human-rights-abuses-after-hacker-leak\">\u201cIran&#8217;s prisons&#8217; chief issues rare apology for human rights abuses after hacker leak,\u201d<\/a> i24NEWS, August 24, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMohammad Mehdi Hajmohammadi, the head of Iran&#8217;s prisons, apologized Tuesday for the documented attacks on inmates at the notorious Evin jail. &#8220;Regarding the pictures from Evin prison, I accept responsibility for such unacceptable behavior and pledge to try to prevent any repeat of these bitter events and to deal seriously with the wrongdoers,&#8221; Hajmohammadi announced on Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only good things can happen when you use bitcoin as the currency of the realm.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/business\/iran-lift-bitcoin-mining-ban-september\">\u201cIran to Lift Bitcoin Mining Ban in September,\u201d<\/a> Bitcoin Magazine, August 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, across the border in Mashhad from everything happening in Afghanistan, \u2026.\u00a0 NPR has reported truth on this.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwno.org\/npr-news\/2021-08-24\/protests-in-iran-over-power-cuts-and-water-shortages-have-been-met-with-violence\">\u201cProtests In Iran Over Power Cuts And Water Shortages Have Been Met With Violence,\u201d<\/a> Peter Kenyon, NPR, August 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/iran-ready-to-ship-more-fuel-to-lebanon-despite-us-sanctions-on-exports\">\u201cIran: Ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon, despite US sanctions on exports,\u201d<\/a> JNS, August 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iranintl.com\/en\/iran\/gaffs-raisis-nominees-making-lamborghinis-iran\">\u201cGaffs By Raisis\u2019 Nominees &#8212; Making Lamborghinis Iran,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, August 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/china-iran-zero-oman-massive-220000388.html\">\u201cChina And Iran Zero-In On Oman\u2019s Massive New Oil Storage Project,\u201d<\/a> OilPrice.com, August 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pipeline-journal.net\/news\/iran-eyes-prospect-supplying-europe-gas\">\u201cIran Eyes The Prospect Of Supplying Europe With Gas,\u201d<\/a> Pipeline Technology Journal, August 24, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-08-24\/iran-official-acknowledges-videos-of-evin-prison-abuse-real?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=bd&amp;cmpId=google\">\u201cIran Official Acknowledges Videos Of Evin Prison Abuse,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, August 24, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two ways this can go down.\u00a0 First, after the apology, the story goes away.\u00a0 Second, after the apology, the head of Iran\u2019s prisons will himself be punished, but not for the abuse, but for the leak which makes the Regime look bad.\u00a0 Remember, the Leader and Regime already knew these abuses were on-going &hellip; 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