Neda, Obama, Iran -- and the rest of us

Salon by Joan Walsh | Jun. 23, 2009 (Opinion)

I haven't been able to shake the image of the Iranian martyr, 26-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan, dying, live, on a cellphone video in Tehran on Saturday. The way her eyes follow the camera -- follow us, the global bystanders, seeming to demand that we do something -- has haunted me ever since. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Media
Topics: Human Rights, Iran, Obama Administration, New Media, Social Networks, Democracy In the Middle East
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 22, 2009 - 11:10 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Pat Maimone (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jun 22, 2009 - 11:10 PM PDT
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