A major regional power with proto-nuclear bomb capacity is in turmoil.  Huge numbers of Iranians are rioting in the capitol.  Police are repressing the demonstrations.  People have died. As I was going to bed last night I noticed that  #iranelection was the top topic on Twitter, and I started to read some posts.  Among the messages were on-scene reports from people in Tehran describing the chaos;  some Tweets gave links to amateur videos of crowds and police beatings. I wanted to consume the news more quickly than I could via iPhone, so I tuned into CNN about midnight.  This is a [...]