When Symbolism Speaks

Comparisons between the brutality of the current coup regime in Iran and that of the Shah are nothing new. So it was only fitting for the old monarchical anthem, Soroud-eh Shahanshahi, to be played when Ahmadinejad landed in Caracas today. (The song, with its direct mention of the "Pahlavi dynasty," was abolished as Iran's national anthem following the 1979 Islamic Revolution). A snippet of the incident is embedded below: