Iran Vows To Teach Protesters "A Lesson"

(CBS)  Despite a vicious crackdown by Iran's authorities, CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports that there are more ominous signs Tuesday morning that the unrest is continuing.

Iran's official news agency says those arrested in the demonstrations, which have now gone on for a week and a half, will be "dealt with in a way that will teach them a lesson."

According to Iran's state TV, more than 450 people have been arrested and 10 have died in the post-election violence.

The demonstrations may be getting smaller, but those determined enough to continue to take to the streets are paying the price. New amateur video reaching the West via cell-phone and the Internet shows people who have apparently been shot.

IranWatch: Track the latest on the Iran election upheaval.

Security forces - including the hard-line Revolutionary Guards - have warned that any unauthorized demonstrations will encounter what they called a "revolutionary" response, which clearly involves the use force.

Tehran's streets have been flooded with security personnel in an apparent attempt to intimidate potential demonstrators.

And the political hard line continues as well. A spokesman for Iran's Guardian Council - the body appointed by Iran's supreme leader to oversee elections - has declared that there were no irregularities large enough to warrant calling a new vote.

[tunaatlast]

The lesson Iran wants to teach protester is; this is not a democracy and we are all-powerful muslim dictators.

[minlyng]

Did anyone else watch the video feed that goes along with this story? At one point there are two injured men being carried away from the protests and they are placing a tourniquet one man's leg. The front of his pants are ripped and I'm concerned about the screening of videos on The Early Show. Maybe I'm wrong but it looks a little interesting.

[johnbrown8888]

Sounds just like Ronnie Raygun did when he promised anti-Vietnam war demonstrators a "bloodbath".

Reagan and Ayatollah Assaholah--birds of a feather.

Ronnie even sent the Ayatollahs some high tech weapons because he felt so close to them.

[PVperson2]

Odd that so many of you neo-cons are upset over the demonstrations in Iran, after all, when a couple of hundred thousand people demonstrated against the Iraq war in America, you all said it was inconsequential. Also, your the same people that have called for the bombing of Iran for years and now your all sappy over the same people. Neo-con nit-wits

[hungry1968-15]

"Iran's official news agency says those arrested in the demonstrations, which have now gone on for a week and a half, will be "dealt with in a way that will teach them a lesson."




"...and we are in negotiations with the US and Cuba to lease Guantanamo Bay, since that place is exactly what we need, to teach them that lesson."

[specialty8]

What the clerics of Iran were saying about serious punishment for protesters, Obama said he was sending Hillary over and they must spend a week with her. Now that is serious.If thats not enough Botox Pelosi will be right behind her.

[USASTILLONTOP]

hungry1968-15 - What kills me is bleeding heart liberals like you are self serving low lifes that care only about what's in their own best interest. Thank God you idiots weren't in charge when Hitler was marching across Europe or when Russia was a super power... You're pitiful.

[HolyVoice]

Such irony. Conservatives are self serving, opportunists seeking their best interests. Liberals seek to assist others through the goodness that flows through their heart. I suppose you don't remember, but FDR was a democrat, and he led this nation through World War II, even helping Europe before congressional approval of sending supplies.

You're opinions are idiotic, and thank goodness you are not a leader of any sort because the people following you would be pitiful.

[CLoverNYC1]

The Community Organizer-in-Chief has his hands full with his second 'endless war' in Afghanistan, giving Israel the cold shoulder while kissing and bowing to the muslims, and all the while trying to talk out of both sides of his mouth continually.

It's difficult not taking a stand on anything.

Good job.

[TryTakingMyMoney]

Well...now that cries for freedom and democracy fell on deaf ears (no more "tear down this wall" events from America), I guess our liberal leader can now continue his diplomacy efforts with the Mullahs, Supreme Leaders, and "Axis of evil" around the world. Hopefully he has not offended any of these guys by what he said so far and can still cozy up to them. His experience with Bill Ayers and Rev. Wright should help in this case. WAKE UP AMERICA!

[despido]

Iran Vows To Teach Protesters A Lesson....

What we need is a community organizer to open a dialogue, establish a common bond and talk this through.

.....Oh, we have that? Perhaps I've overlooked all that 'progress'.