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Thursday, July 9, 2009
The Writing on the Wall
Prior post.
It ain't over 'til it's over...
The Lede at The New York Times and Nico Pitney at The Huffington Post (continual) have been blogging about the election and its aftermath in Iran.
MENE MENE TEKEL PARSIN...
Tonight the NYT carried this story - and lead photograph (copyright Associated Press). Here is a quote from the story:
... A young woman, her clothing covered in blood, ran up Kargar Street, paused for a moment and said, “I am not scared, because we are in this together.”
The tradition of the pre-islamic warrior woman is alive and well in Iran.
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