Members of Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guard write letter to commanding officer saying firing on their own people is against the laws of Shi'ite Islam, 'Telegraph' reports. Senior officers in Iran's Revolutionary Guard have written a letter to their superior officer asking for guarantees that they will not be required to open fire on anti-government protesters, the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday. In the letter, addressed to Maj.-Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, the Guards' commander, the officers contend that using violence against their own people breaks the tenets of Shi'te Islamic law. "We promise our people that we will not shoot nor...
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