interesting but this is not enough for one to form an opinion. anyways nice work.

Interesting piece, this definitely shows a more human side of this group, but they remain at the feet of the government and perform hainus acts against their own people which is pretty shitty...this reporter was pretty bold

I take issue with the idea that a small group of people, no matter their belief system or political affiliation, feel that it is somehow their right to push their belief system on another group of people. "You cannot be a passive Basiji." Well that's just scary, it'd be like letting the Westborough people tell us how to live our lives... and giving them the power to punish us as they see fit.

Meanwhile, let's remember what Mossadeq said 46 years ago: "No nation goes anywhere under the shadow of dictatorship."

These guys are idiots don't get heated over whats they say.

I don"t know if this is the correct word in your language-I believe you are speaking farsi, but (shukran) thank you for this informative video. The basij are an unknown to most americans. great work and take care of yourself.

Great reporting, thanks a lot.

A superb report. The objectiveness surprised me. The viewer is presented with both sides of the issue in a way that doesn't misrepresent either side,, leaving it entirely to the viewer to make up his/her own mind. That is what I love about current. Thank you for this video.

so they don't do what america does, they just want one nation under god...

plus the more power they get the worse. once they have enough control from indside... you know what could happen

. President Obama speeking... "Well, I think first of all, it's important to understand that although there is amazing ferment taking place in Iran, that the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as has been advertised. . Thanks for giving the bad guys the Green Light President Obama ...I bet you would like to do that Interview over again! Well you cant and now lots of People are Dead... Time for you to stand up and LEAD maybe you Should Apolgise not for what happend in 1950 but what you said last week!!

1. I see a lack of critical thinking skills…an inability to apply basic logic and reason to an argument…and a huge contradiction: Do they want to achieve their ultimate goal of getting every human being to think like them and thus, submit to Allah or do they want to protect the whole world from tyranny? They can’t have both. Learn the concept of Tyranny.

2. I really didn’t learn anything new and I really don’t appreciate the same message being said in a coffeehouse setting without the black clothes, masks and machine guns. Is this presentation an attempt at getting one step closer to achieving the “ultimate goal”? I can spot a wolf-in-sheeps-clothing. Can you?

3. How would they like me to break the news to them? I will not be submitting to Allah. Not even for my parents would I do this. Jesus Christ is already my Lord and Savior and he's not leaving my heart because once the Holy Spirit's in there, He's in for good. So, if I have to be the original version of a Martyr for my faith, then I guess that will be my destiny. Just make it clean and quick.

4. We don't "spread" our "western ideology"...we support the freedom of choice and any decline in morality occurs at an individual level thereafter. It seems as if they can't handle making right choices 24-7 every day of the year. Welcome to being a human being. Christianity sheds some light onto why this is. See: “sinful nature of mankind”, "the human condition", “Jesus Christ” and "salvation".

5.They have to realize that it's impossible to also control where I’m going to spend eternity because it’s not their soul, it’s mine.

WHY DOES THIS VIDEO AUtOPLAY EVERY TIME I LOAD THE MAIN PAGE?!!!!

This is so unbelievably annoying. It never used to do that. I've seen it already damnit! Once voluntarily and three times not so much.

you may think the crusades ended hundreds of years ago and mabey they did for the west. islam still fights the crusades and their position is unwavering. we will not change their resolve. ....i was wondering, when we send care packages to islamic areas do they have the red cross on them. the red cross is universally despised by islam as it is the emblem the knights templar, the first line of rome.

I dare anyone to say history doesn't repeat itself. Especially when we fail to learn from it. This is an excellent opportunity to look back, think, and plan for the future to make our world a better place.

sounds like some soft spoken propaganda for soft minded fluoride drinking sheep.

Does it ever occur to anyone here that, if you had met a Nazi youth member, or an SS officer, etc. and had been invited to his house, that they wouldn't be nice and charming?
History has countless reports that suggest that many of the world's most notorious fascists were extremely charming. Hitler was supposed to be a great host, and most of his highest officers were "gentlemen"...Democrats from congress who have Hugo Chavez say he is a warm and engaging person.
Fidel Castro is quite famous for being a wonderful host and a great conversationalist...
I've even heard that Osama bin Laden is a very quiet spoken person with excellent manners and a very calm demeanor.
my point is, you meet these Basiji on their terms, on their turf, and what do you expect? That they'd rip your liver out and eat it on camera?
but give them an order to kill the infidels, and see what happens..

Thanks Kouross! It is always better to let zealous groups explain themselves. Next, the Basij need to define what they mean by spreading their views throughout the world. Is their world Iran or do they mean the actual whole world? More intellectual conversation may help them to open their eyes on how not to become a self righteous group like our US neo-cons. By viewing the Iranian Nose Job documentary, I can see why they fear the over influence of the west, but they need to create something fun exciting and beautiful with-in their own culture, too. It's hard to become more popular than US Hollywood culture.

This was tremendously interesting! And reinforces how I sorry I am for any young boys and girls that live in a culture that encourages them to kill themselves in order to kill others. What a castastrophe!!

the answer should be no, by the way

it's an interesting piece. iran is a conflicting country both for its citizens and the rest of the world. you cannot force your culture onto another country, but should be doing it to your fellow country-men?

First of all is the entire country populated with 11 year olds with a bottle of Jim Beam and some illegal fireworks. What I am trying to say is where are all the woman. All you see in every seen is men. And men tend to feed on each other and they whip themselfs into the mob mentality. And there is no voice of reason. Its a fact that women civilize men. Men are better behaved when woman are around. That is what a gentelman is. Now for a population that views their woman as little more that cattle, well that is about as far as ANY arguement gets with me. Iranian culture is flawed from the get go. But to address the other issues...First Nuclear. Americans don't want Iran to have Nuclear Technology because ya'll will use it to blow shit up. For a country that is sitting on boat loads of cheap oil Why would you want to spend all the money on Nuclar Power. I think a cheap Nuclar power plants starts about 530 million dollars. And that is before it produces any power at all. And somehow I don't think the adverage Iranian family can afford a $ 300 dollar a month electric bill because that is what it will take to be able to payback that $ 530,000,00. There is a reason why America is so dependant on oil and why we don't have a ton of Nuclear power plants. They are extremely expensive and very dangerous, Can we say 3 mile island or how about Chernobal.Oh and if ya'll don't understand what Nuclar bombs can do see the movie Trinity and Beyond Now the second, I don't want to pray to ali and ya'll shouldn't want to make me I don't want you to believe in the christian faith, or the jewish faith See we believe there is room for everybody. And like it or not democracy and capitalism works and works well..America is not trying to hold anybody back, in fact it would save us a lot of money if ya'll would get your shit together and step into the 21st century

Basiji calls Iranian opposition satellite channel and condemns Sooresrafil as a traitor and sellout. lol
THIS IS FUNNYYYY

http://irannegah.com/Video.aspx?id=516

I enjoyed learning about the Basij and to see inside a very insular country. I agree that this report may have only skimmed the surface on this organization, but it is probably very hard to go much deeper and remain alive to tell the story. By Kouross telling his friends to pray for him if he doesn't return we understand very well that the Basij has a shadowy side to them. The question I have is how much, if any, autonomy does the Basij have vis-a-vis the Mullahs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glJyRJEm9TI

Well f---ing done.
One of the best inside looks at Iranian culture I've seen, hands down.