back from the canvas

So, got a bit of a breather. Haven't had chance yet to pick up on what's been happening in Iran. It seems fronm what I've gathered so far that the power struggle amongst the ruling class is continuing unabated. I haven't yet touched base on what's actually happening on the ground. And still I have no real picture on how big a gap there is between the aspirations of the demonstrators and the intentions of the "reformers".

Meanwhile - today I've been busy finding out more about cryptography. About time, probably.

And in the Atlantic, the first named storm should be called Ana any hour now. Bill, in the background, looks nasty - possibly for Florida - in 10 days or so.
Hundreds have died in Taiwan flooding from Typhoon Morakot. Rain amounts have neared Reunion world records and there's been massive flooding.
Earthquakes shook Asia too today, promising more; and more storms killing in Japan. The planet's been quiet lately - seems that time's over. Here's more.

Coming and going

Should be away again in a few hours. We'll see what happens.

The Iranian revolution has remained in and out of the headlines - Ahmadinejad was inaugurated this week, with clashes outside. Apparently it wasn't even broadcast live on State TV - presumably for fear that it would be disrupted, or that people would wonder "Where's Khatami and Rafsanjani and Moussavi?"

Things are still happening. I'd love to get a feel for what's really happening because it seems there isn't the fear that you'd expect if the crackdown had been truly successful. There are reports of rapprochement with security forces. On the other hadn, there are also horrific reports of torture, rape and murder coming out of the prisions.
And still people are fighting. Last night, there were reports of gunshots and a Basiji base being attacked by a crowd. Here's footage from the streets:


I'm going to try and catch up on everything that's been going on for the last few weeks and post what I can. Someday I'm sure I'll actually be able to visit Iran and see the sights for myself. And at that time, this blog will give me a handy jog to my memory to remember the second revolution.