Comments on E3 Gazette: Her name was Neda.

The Mullahs way overplayed their hand. It wasn't ...

2009-06-22T15:39:28.324Z

The Mullahs way overplayed their hand. It wasn't good enough for them to pre-approve all the candidates. They had to stuff the ballot boxes to make sure Madman I'm-a-damn-nutjob got re-elected. There are more votes cast than voters. They dropped the mask and revealed that they won't even bother with the pretense of listening to the will of the people.

And Khamenei doubled down when he certified the results so quickly. He's supposed to have some kind of Papal Infallibility thing going on, which means he can't back down now, unless he can figure out a way that he can contradict himself and still be infallible. So now, the opposition wants the Supreme Leader eliminated. Not that they (just) want Khamenei himself eliminated, but that they want the position itself to cease to exist.

The Iranian people looking at their neighbors in Iraq and Afghanistan getting to have elections, as messy as the ensuing political arguments may be, and saying "don't we deserve as much?"

The link should be http://www.presstv.ir/

2009-06-22T07:41:35.047Z

The link should be
http://www.presstv.ir/

Monster, I really think (aka:hope) that that shot ...

2009-06-22T07:39:11.882Z

Monster,
I really think (aka:hope) that that shot will bring down the mullahs. Her picture has become iconic in just two days.
I spent most of last night posting one sentence on every comment thread of PressTV.(the mouthpiece of the mullahs)
"Her name was Leda"
I got blocked several times (God love proxy servers)and my comment was deleted several times, but then other commenters started posting the same comment.
She is the face of the revolution.

According to Time, "neda" means "voice" or "callin...

2009-06-22T04:57:55.718Z

According to Time, "neda" means "voice" or "calling" in Farsi.

What are the odds that one of the Mullahs' snipers would get a perfect heart shot on a girl whose name is "Voice", with camera rolling the viral video to turn her into the "Voice of Iran"?

One might even think that coincidence were Providential.

In my life I have never seen the brutality of oppr...

2009-06-21T03:49:41.938Z

In my life I have never seen the brutality of oppression captured more clearly… This girl sacrificed before our eyes . The supreme leader has done exactly what he said he would do, and this is the sickening face of it. I am a citizen of the US. and I still don’t believe it is our place to interfere. (we have done far too much of that in the past) This is still an Iranian matter. But I see this girl Neda’s eyes… the fear, shock… I want to do something. I will say that although I am not there, and because of this, it would be hypocritical to say I understand completely. The time for peaceful protest has passed PLEASE AVENGE THIS GIRL.

Dustan - Atlanta GA