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9/7/2009 What oppression looks like

Posted in Events Outside Iran, tagged , , , , , , , on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Iranians did not wake up one day and decide to live in an oppressive society. . . This happened slowly. To my American readers, I am asking you, please pay attention to what has happened to a visionary and inspirational environmental activist named “Van Jones.” Today he stepped down today from a government position. This was after being the target of a smear campaign, that in essence, called into question his patriotism and love for the United States. What does this mean for activists, bloggers, free thinkers. Does this mean we have no role in civil society in the United States?

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9/7/2009 Ahmadinejad in New York? How can this be happening?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

After the few seconds of disappointed silence, they quickly pick themselves up with a sarcastic snicker. “It’s alright, we can handle this. What did we expect. And when people show up to protest, he will show the pictures of the protests on Iranian TV and say, ‘look how many people came to see me, I am an international sensation.’ But we will handle this. And we will wait, until they [the Ahmadinejad regime] self-distructs. Because, they can never change our hearts, which have seen what they really are.”

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