Iran Coverage
Andrew Sullivan has tons of great Iran coverage. Apparently, he has been the subject of cyberattacks. It is also clear Twitter became an organizing tool of the protesters/Moussavi supporters that the ruling regime was unable to shut down - as they have done with other media, satellites, etc.
Lastly, the most encouraging element here is the widespread consensus WITHIN Iran that the elections were a fraud. This is a lie the regime will have trouble living down.
What do we do in the wake of these developments? Tough call. Let them sort it out is a rational response. But what happens when the regime starts widespread killing? Would it go there? Do we get big bags of guns ready to hand out just in case?
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http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html
I'm kind of obsessed with this photo column. These pictures are amazing and I find that especially after reading the Persepolis books, looking at these students, I feel like they could be people I go to school and hang out with every day.
They look a lot like these Tiananmen pictures: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/remembering_tiananmen_20_years.html
Same feeling looking at these students.
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