'We're Starving!' Furious Iranians Jump On To Ahmadinejad’s Open-Topped Car In Extraordinary Display Of Civil Disobedience -- Daily Mail
* A pensioner and a young woman both scream at the president in rare footage from the country
The political situation in Iran and the plight of its people is commonly kept away from the outside world by its repressive regime.
But new and extraordinary footage released today shows screaming protesters climbing on president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's car during an open-topped tour of the southern city of Bandar-Abbas.
A rare YouTube clip from the country first shows a furious elderly man shouting 'I'm a pensioner', while gesticulating at the controversial politician.
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Update: Iranians surround Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's car in poverty protest -- The Telegraph
My Comment: This confrontation was spontaneous .... involving both the young and old .... and it appears to have been a surprise to everyone that was involved. But when you are desperate .... and hungry .... consequences be damned as evident by those who took the chance and opportunity to confront Ahmadinejad.
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