I am sad for both. Both will live on. And I hope that the people show’em how funky.
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I am sad for both. Both will live on. And I hope that the people show’em how funky.
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Neda, pictured above, killed in street violence, may be the face of the opposition. A strong young woman, determined to have her voice heard, and killed in the process.
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It’s official: Iran is experiencing a revolution! The developments that have happened since my last full post have proven this to me and will soon prove it to the world. Let me explain some of the major developments, in as close to a chronological order as I can (though it is hard considering the news [...]
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I thought about explaining a lot of things in this post, but after reading a fantastic BBC article I decided I would simply post the link:
BBC Iran and protests of the past.
However, let me discuss some important developments:
1. Mohammad Asgari – the head of IT security for the Interior Minister and the man responsible for [...]
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I want to warn you this video is graphic, but it simply displays some of what is happening behind the scenes in Iran. The cameraman here, a private citizen shows his own bloody hand in the scene, but still continues filming while running:
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A protest picture of Esfahan, Iran in the historic Naghshe Jahan Square:
Websites abound in support of Iranian protesters, here are a few:
Twitter – Helping protesters communicate and organize. Stayed open despite desperate need to repair site.
Pirate Bay – Protesting and pirating.
BBC – The same news organization that helped the revolution succeed against the tyrant shah [...]
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I was away for the weekend and missed so much of the news. I am back now and I have finally caught up. To make a long story short, Iranians have spoken, and it appears that the government has decided not to listen. In a very beautiful irony, the very children which the mullahs encouraged [...]
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History, Politics and Current Affairs are the topics covered by Dan on his two podcasts. I came across his commentaries at work. There a multiple times a week that I have to work on a really monotonous, mind-numbing tasks that would pass slower than an Alaskan winter, if it were not for podcasts. But, as [...]
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