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downwithtyranny.blogspot.com - 6/21/2009

NEDA

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In 1970, when Gil Scott-Heron first wrote his poem, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," later released as the lead track on Pieces of a Man , there was neither Twitter nor Facebook. The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will not be brought to you by Xerox In 4 parts without ...

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demotix.com - 6/21/2009

Iran Presidential Election 2009

— demotix.com — ABOUT THE ELECTIONS Iran's 10th presidential election were held in Iran on 12 June 2009. The Islamic... Republic News Agency announced that the election was won by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incumbent, with 66% of the votes cast; Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who ... (more) Iran Presidential Election 2009

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belgraviadispatch.com - 6/20/2009

Where Is This Place That We Are Only Screaming To the World With Our Silence?

— belgraviadispatch.com — This place is Iran, a country on the cusp of possibly an even larger-scale violent crackdown than... as of this hour (writing Saturday mid-afternoon, New York time), another revolution, or some alternative denouement unknown to us at this hour. With the ... (more) Where Is This Place That We Are Only Screaming To the ...

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 6/22/2009

Live-Tweeting The Revolution: Day 10

— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — (Illustration created by Flickr user Jamile Vatankhah .) This is a point of no return....the poeple who... brought a revolution 30 years ago can do it again. there are many Neda's in IRAN now. There is a candle light memorial for Neda this ... (more) Live-Tweeting The Revolution: Day 10

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The revolution will not be televised
SteveAudio — Reflecting some of what I wrote below, my friend Howie Klein offers his most recent take on the events in Iran: While bloodthirsty vampires on the political right, your McCains, Pences, Liebermen and Cantors-- whose only desire is to see blood running in the streets of Tehran-- do whatever they can to inflame emotions and offer Iranian patriots false hope, the entire world is viscerally mourning for Neda. And Twitter is part of that at #neda. Mousavi, no friend of the West by a long shot, says he's prepared for martyrdom-- he tweeted it-- but Neda is ...

Imagine if John McCain were president right now
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... George W. Bush made us a rogue nation in his dealings with loose bands of terrorists in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan. When dealing with state operators, we're not going to be able to go it alone. So while Congress was passing meaningless resolutions of solidarity with the Iranian demonstrators that would cut off all possibility of engagement with Iran if the rebellion fails (and if we were to go in there militarily and make it succeed, Mir-Hossain Mousavi would be perceived in the Middle East as Shah II: Electric Boogaloo). ...

6/22: Senate Dems, Doing What They Do Best
Blogometer — Bloggers on the left ( BooMan , Derrick , Klein ) and right ( Allahpundit , Malkin , Hinderaker ) are buzzing about the murder of a 27-year-old Iranian woman named Neda Agha-Soltani , whose death was captured on video and which has since become a symbol of the escalating crisis in Iran. Conservative bloggers ( Hinderaker , Liebau ) were not particularly impressed by Obama's most recent comments about the situation in Iran. Some righty bloggers are even arguing that Obama "is more comfortable ...