Voice from the Commonwealth Commentary, World Views and Occasional Rants from a small 'l' libertarian in Massachussetts
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams
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On Monday the Iranian Ayatollahs' desperation began to show. The 'reformist' President Muhammed Khatami banned further protests in support of . Whose death sentence is now all but finalized. The order was followed up by the arrests of five student leaders who have been active in the protests that have been going on for more than two weeks. If the Ayatollahs think that the 'ban' and arrests and threats of unleashing the militias will put an end to the student protests they are delusional. The students seem to be fully aware of the path they now tread and are willing topeacfully face what may come. When that happens the results can be electrifying, to say the least.
I sincerely hope that the students of Iran not only succeed in forcing the world to focus on the oppression that they face every day but, I hope that the Bush Administration offers every form of support he can for them when the time comes. It is America's, and should be every free nation's, shame that China was allowed do what they did in Tiananmen Square (not to mention Tibet and every other square inch of territory they rule over) and only face a few years worth of tut-tuts.
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