Letter from Tehran: With the Marchers

On the afternoon of June 15th, I bumped into my old friend Reza at the huge demonstration on Azadi Street—the march that nobody will ever forget. He was with his wife, Hengameh, his arm raised, giving the “V” sign for victory and shouting, “Death to the dictator!” Then he saw me. His eyes widened and we kissed on both cheeks. “How many?” he asked breathlessly, before answering himself. “A million, I’d say.” I had last seen Reza a few ... Full Story »

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Fred Gatlin
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by Fred Gatlin - Jun. 28, 2009

The author of this article is not publicly known, however this is a well written description from Iran shortly after the election. It appears to be truthful.

I have read recently that the administration is winning and the opponents are withdrawing. It seems that the administration cannot silence all who oppose and keep the government working.

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Kim C. Maynard
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by Kim C. Maynard - Jun. 28, 2009

There is almost a "letter from home" style to this story that I found compelling. The author writes in a very straight-forward fashion, a sort of day-in-the-life presentation, and is clearly knowledgable and well connected both in and to Iran. This is certainly factual from the authors' point of view and presents well the opinions and viewpoints of those Iranians the author knows and has a connection with.

I believe the Iran situation is being used as a political hot potato in the U.S., to further certain political agendas. I found it interesting to listen to John McCain...who not so long ago wanted to attack Iran, even joking about "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb-bomb Iran" now bemoaning the belief that President Obama isn't doing enough to defend the poor helpless Iranians. Their supreme leader seems to have made the decision just as our supreme leaders did back in 2000. The heavy handed ... More »

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Leo Romero
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Robert B. Elliott
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by Robert B. Elliott - Jun. 28, 2009

This is quality journalism but leaves one with many questions, although it would be silly to expect this author to have answers. It seems like old news now but again, one is heartened by any news and such an upbeat tone.

We are bystanders to this amazing piece of history & as such, we are all quite helpless to have any positive effect. But the fact that Iran is on track toward modernity & a greater degree of real democracy is beyond question. If Americans had turned out in such numbers when Bush & Co. stole elections & were trying to destroy our systems of governemnt, they wouldn't have come so close to establishing a theocracy to fit in with the oligarchy that is our reality now.

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