Comments on: FREEDOM! Freedom For Iran http://melissablogs.com/2009/06/17/freedom-freedom-for-iran/ Information Pollination Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Gordon http://melissablogs.com/2009/06/17/freedom-freedom-for-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-15268 Paul Gordon Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:56:50 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=13929#comment-15268 A few days ago, I was pleased to see reports that our State Department requested Twitter to delay a planned outage so the protesters would not have their communications cut. A commenter on the Strata-Sphere site noted that it was actually Jared Cohen, a Condoleezza Rice appointee in the department, who did this. As he is NOT an Obama appointee, I sure hope he survives this act. The story here: <a href="http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2009/06/17/the-man-who-saved-iran/#more-8849" rel="nofollow"><b>The man who saved Iran</b></a>. - A few days ago, I was pleased to see reports that our State Department requested Twitter to delay a planned outage so the protesters would not have their communications cut.

A commenter on the Strata-Sphere site noted that it was actually Jared Cohen, a Condoleezza Rice appointee in the department, who did this.

As he is NOT an Obama appointee, I sure hope he survives this act.

The story here: The man who saved Iran.

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]]> By: Paul Gordon http://melissablogs.com/2009/06/17/freedom-freedom-for-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-15245 Paul Gordon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:03:02 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=13929#comment-15245 Just saw, over at Gateway Pundit, an Iranian protester holding a sign that translated into, "<i><b>DON'T FORGET WHAT HAPPENED TO SADDAM!!!</b></i>. - Just saw, over at Gateway Pundit, an Iranian protester holding a sign that translated into,
“DON’T FORGET WHAT HAPPENED TO SADDAM!!!.
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]]> By: Paul Gordon http://melissablogs.com/2009/06/17/freedom-freedom-for-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-15244 Paul Gordon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=13929#comment-15244 <i>I have to say right now that we should be very cautious about depicting the Iranians as liberal-thinking Westerners who want total freedom. This is a mistake that we make all the time.</i> Perhaps, but... How many times have we heard that the people under some regime that we were partnered with, or had to deal with "pragmatically", weren't "READY" for freedom (as if they were sub-human or something). I really think this is an EXCUSE for preserving status quo. Could it be possible, that after recent events, there could be some Iranians wondering, "If the Iraqis and Afghans can pull off genuine elections, WHY THE HELL CAN'T WE?!!!" - I have to say right now that we should be very cautious about depicting the Iranians as liberal-thinking Westerners who want total freedom. This is a mistake that we make all the time.

Perhaps, but…

How many times have we heard that the people under some regime that we were partnered with, or had to deal with “pragmatically”, weren’t “READY” for freedom (as if they were sub-human or something). I really think this is an EXCUSE for preserving status quo.

Could it be possible, that after recent events, there could be some Iranians wondering, “If the Iraqis and Afghans can pull off genuine elections, WHY THE HELL CAN’T WE?!!!”

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]]> By: Mat http://melissablogs.com/2009/06/17/freedom-freedom-for-iran/comment-page-1/#comment-15218 Mat Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:39:42 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=13929#comment-15218 Ok, I have to say right now that we should be very cautious about depicting the Iranians as liberal-thinking Westerners who want total freedom. This is a mistake that we make all the time. First of all, Mousavi is just Ahmedinejad-lite: he's all for nukes, but wants to be quieter about it. The people there are still very big on their religion. Just bear that in mind while you play the violin. Ok,

I have to say right now that we should be very cautious about depicting the Iranians as liberal-thinking Westerners who want total freedom. This is a mistake that we make all the time. First of all, Mousavi is just Ahmedinejad-lite: he’s all for nukes, but wants to be quieter about it. The people there are still very big on their religion. Just bear that in mind while you play the violin.

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