Flogging Another Blogger

A young Iranian blogger has received 30 lashes of the wip as part of his sentence. Imprisoned since 29 June, Ahmad Seyyed Saray was charged with 'offending the authorities.' The cruel punishment might prove to be the easy part of his ordeal: he is still awaiting sentencining for the related charge of 'attacking the security of the state.' Link. Hat-Tip: Discarded Lies

Also from Iran: Al-Qaeda training manuals on CD's are distributed generously in the country's eastern and southeastern provinces.