Comments on: A first dispatch from Alive in Tehran?

By: Laurimar

Laurimar — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:03:14 +0000

The path you sugadgest is to hope the Iranian peoadple wage and win a revadoadluadtion against their govadernadment, and atcatk them if they do not. If a coaliadtion of China, Russia, and some future-militarized EU demanded the American peoadple overadthrow our govadernadment lest they be “forced to act,” the American peoadple would (underadstandadably) refuse — and start buradryading guns and exploadsives in backadyards and foradest preserves.All govadernadments are essenadtially conadcrete dams, holdading back against the presadsures and demands of the peoadple within. Smart govadernadments find ways to aleadviadate the presadsures, dumb govadernadments try to add more conadcrete; either way, all govadernadments evenadtuadally crumble.What you are sugadgestading is applyading presadsure outadside the govadernadment as is applied inside, and hopading it cracks. The sugadgesadtion is based on the belief that the net force applied to the strucadture is the key to whether it breaks, while the realadity is that it is the difadferadenadtial force that deteradmines whether it breaks. If peoadple outadside the reach of a govadernadment want to break it, they need to stop pushading and start pulling. In the case of Iran it would be workading in the other direcadtion, priadmaradily by endading sanctions.So far as the rationality/irrationality of Iran’s curadrently leadaderadship, the onus on you is to prove they are irraadtional, since you’re the one advoadcatading war and revadoadluadtion because they area0not.

By: Beverly in Florida

Beverly in Florida — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:51:22 +0000

Construction not destruction. Anger mentality is not of the faithful. Killing inocent people who deserve freedon is the devils work. They will be judged by the only one that matters. NOT THE ONES WHO THINK THEY ARE IN CHARGE. THEY HIDE BEHIND THE RELIGION OF THEIR OWN MAKING.

By: sammy

sammy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:07:47 +0000

Keep your head up and don�t give up!

Greetings from germany!

By: Beverly in Florida

Beverly in Florida — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:49:37 +0000

I am sad for what is happening in the world it is clear that human beings don’t learn from their history. Germany & Japan WWII , Middle East & North Korrea WWIII. Those who don’t learn are domed to repeat it. Let us pray to whomever we believe in for peace in the world, respect..one simple word yet it means soo much.

By: akhond_kosh

akhond_kosh — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:51:12 +0000

Mullahs are responsible for killing Iranian people; they will be hanged one by one after the revolution.

By: akhond_kosh

akhond_kosh — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:29:36 +0000

Hussein the brown man in DC, has no balls to support the democracy movement!

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:03:46 +0000

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By: sssss

sssss — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:35:53 +0000

i am in karaj, a city twenty km away from tehran. i’ve been going to demonstrations for the past few days. what’s been happening is that ppl are coming on top of their roofs at nights and shouting Allaho Akbar not only in Tehran but also in Karaj. In Karaj too there are demonstrations…..hopefully no one will be hurt or killed and the president will resign and the constitution will be re written…..god bless and may all those men and women killed in the past week rest in peace….

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By: Mudy

Mudy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:58:55 +0000

First of all I really wish the protestors demand Freedom for themselves and for Iran.They shouldn’t protest merely for a person or a group.
This big strong protest prove that iranian people specially youngs can stand up against dictarorism so bravely and make big changes so why they should wait for a person or party that claim will make change?
I also hope this critical situation settle down but when the outcome is Freedom and we shouldn’t forget that “FREEDOM IS NOT FREE”

By: Treeze17

Treeze17 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:19:00 +0000

People of Iran. I am not advocating the use of force or disruption in any form. I just wish there was some way to let the people of Iran to see the real picture of people in the US. We hold no malice towards the Iranian people and we share in the concern of the entire free world to see that you have the basic rights of Democracy. Stand firm in your pursuit of freedom. It is worththe price you have to pay. Gene in Texas.

By: Beverly in Florida

Beverly in Florida — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:39:12 +0000

I voted for O Bama and I’m thankful that most Americans did aswell. You can do it! We did. Don’t let the hatemongers win. I’m sending good thoughts to all who want to live in peace and democracy. Too much blood has been shed in search of this fundamentle desire. Love to all from a 55 yr old monther of 3 grandmother of 2 boys who I don’t want to see ever in a war.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:03:29 +0000

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By: Tracker

Tracker — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:32:19 +0000

Sally, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Violence only begets more violence. Gandhi showed the world that revolutions can be peaceful. All that is required is a refusal to live under the thumb of despots. Murder and assassination are not.

By: sally in south carolina

sally in south carolina — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:59:30 +0000

What is it exactly that the protesters want? Do they want a western style democracy? If so, they better have a plan to assassinate the RG and the Guardian Council and the mullahsd and the ayatollahs because until those groups are eliminated the people will still be under the thumb of the Islamists.