Seventeen is the official number killed in the Iranian election protests, but one hundred fifty is closer to the truth, according to some witnesses on the ground. After today’s "massacre," both totals are bound to go higher. The whole thing now looks like a repeat of Tiananmen Square.
UPDATE: So it seems. June 24. Remember the date. Although the open chest wound photo at the second link is (as stated) older–from June 20.
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From what I’ve read so far, she was more of a bystander to the Iranian election protest than an active participant. But it’s probable that her Bassij assassin singled her out because she was a woman living in a misogynistic dictatorship. There’s no doubt that Neda Agha-Soltan is a martyr now–though it may be only to a failed revolution.
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Zahra Rahnavard, Mousavi’s wife, has drawn Iranian women into the streets with her demands for their equal rights.
"I am not Iran’s Michelle Obama. I am Zahra, the follower of Fatimah Zahra [the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad]. I respect all women who are active."
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If such it be. We can only hope. Instapundit’s flag is green. Popular Science mag has links to following it all in near-real time, mostly via Twitter (you’ll need a free registration) and Facebook (likewise) and others.
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Tennessee Williams died choking on a bottle cap? How do I miss these things? Death certificates, I knew about. Genealogists run across fictional deaths all the time. The ultimate heart attack is recorded, not always the penultimate extensive cancer. But these really are bizarre. Not enough room on most forms to include them. Death-by-deodorant tops my list.
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While the crazed shooter, as usual, gets the news, the dead security guard plays second fiddle. Pity. Stephen Tyrone Johns, 39, was a brave man, obviously, and well worth remembering.
Via Simply Jews.
UPDATE: The American Jewish Committee has set up a fund to raise money for his family, which includes a new child.
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