Who Will Stand With Iranians Struggling for Freedom?

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 4:21 AM EDT

Article Source: The Washington Post

politics, obama, iran, democracy, freedom, tehran, protesters, independence-day, demonstrators

As Iranians took to the streets to protest a fraudulent election last month, braving tear gas, batons and bullets, pressure mounted on President Obama to take a tougher stand against the Islamic Republic's repression of peaceful dissent. Some said the president's statements were too soft. Others argued that Obama should refrain from picking sides, lest he present a pretext for hard-liners to label the protesters American stooges.

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In recent weeks, courageous Iranians have been writing, tweeting, text-messaging and telephoning the outside world with an almost universal message: Please bear witness, please stand with us. One Iranian demonstrator e-mailed me: "Where are the American actors, the writers, the university professors, the intellectuals?" I would add to this patriot's list: Where are the labor unions, teachers unions, science academies, university students and ordinary Americans from all walks of life who took to U.S. streets last year to back an unlikely presidential candidate whose motto of hope and change is mirrored by Iranians half a world away? The key difference between them? Iranians are facing guns and violence as they wage their struggle for a democratic future.

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#1 - Sat Jul 4, 2009 4:23 AM EDT

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worldknightboy

Our gutless apologizer-in-chief is AWOL on this historic development, and the msm and other leftist allies of his have followed suit with obama. Disgraceful!

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#1.1 - Sat Jul 4, 2009 12:45 PM EDT

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Knox,C,D,

It is all so dearly sad that all so much is going on at the same time. Otherwise the people of Iran would recieve the full rightfull attention they deserve. None the less there are many things occuring and not all share the same priority list as the other. After all Obama is if I recall the Leader of the United States as fairly elected after the two term sham of Bush which will always by view questionable.

The people of Iran are the symble that the world regardless of faith of culture has far to go as where to the point all men and woman. Dare I simply say all Creatures of this world are allowed to take the same breath of freedom without the fear of a rapidly deliverd beat down by the ones who recite they are all for it..

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#2 - Sat Jul 4, 2009 1:23 PM EDT

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