Roger Cohen’s report from Tehran is a must-read. I hate to chop it up here, but there are some points I want to make. Iran’s women stand in the vanguard. For days now, I’ve seen them urging less courageous men on. I’ve seen them get beaten and return to the fray. “Why are you sitting…
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Obama on Iran: “suppressing id…
Obama on Iran: “suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away.” Khameini insane if he thinks to end it by force #iranelection
Millions of people all over th…
Millions of people all over the world desperately want to help Iran become free – how can we turn that feeling into action?? #iranelection
God is great; however, Ayatoll…
God is great; however, Ayatollah Khomenei is just a man. If an unjust man claims to be God’s spokeman, what is he then? #iranelection
The Justice of DNA Evidence
Matt Yglesias is so slick and charming he darn near took me in when he wrote about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that denied an Alaska man the opportunity to obtain – at his own expense – a DNA test that might exonerate him of a crime. After all, why shouldn’t William Osburne be allowed to test DNA that wasn’t available at the time/place of his trial and conviction?
Pray for peace and freedom in …
Pray for peace and freedom in Iran; neither can happen without the other. #iranelection
1979, 2009 – the point is that…
1979, 2009 – the point is that all people just want to live their lives. Oppressors never learn! Khameini, let your people go! #iranelection
A legitimate government obeys …
A legitimate government obeys its people and lets them live their own lives. That’s the diff between freedom and oppression. #iranelection
Pray for Iran and remember tha…
Pray for Iran and remember that God loves them #iranelection
The American people would trul…
The American people would truly like to be friends with the people in Iran. Only Khameini etc are stopping that from happening #iranelection