Islamic Republic Master of Illusions

this photo is during a demonstration on June 18th, 2009 after the election
http://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery/ikonos-tehran-iran.html

22 Bahman Pro Government Rally inside Azadi square
http://news.gooya.com/didaniha/archives/2010/02/100390.php

Above there are two photos of demonstrations in Iran. One demonstration is of a June 18th protest, the other is of last Thursday's Pro Government 22 Bahman protest. The two images are very different. The 22 Bahman seems to have a lot of empty, where the June 18th seems to show more demonstrations. Additionally, the video below, shows how the 22 Bahman protest looked inside Azadi square. The way Ahmadinejad's rally was filmed, one would think a very large crowd participated. But when you see some honest video without masterful editing and filming at various angles to try to create an image of an increased crowd, it does look quite different.