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- inactive, on 06/22/2009, -2/+30FTA: "But who shot her? A soldier? A member of the notorious Basiji, the volunteer militia who support President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Were they aiming at her? Could this have been an accident or a random act of violence?
As a journalist, I cannot say that what I have read and seen today is the whole story: everything is too piecemeal, too unconfirmable, too one-sided. But experiencing the raw feed of history has been chilling."
A journalist questioning who killed her? Let's recap. The one who leaked the real results to the election was killed. Protesters are killed, only this one was more graphic and captured on video. Get back to your journalistic roots if you had any.
Who shot her? It was either a Soldier or a member of the Basiji. The shot was too good and on target to be an "accident".
Don't let the world forget her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs79cLSduXw
BEFOR CLICKING ON THE VIDEO: Know it contains violence, and a woman dying in the arms of her father. Share this video with everyone you know. They can't take all of them down. - mohsenxp, on 06/22/2009, -1/+22How is 'The evolution of Journalism' making top story of the day when articles like this are along side it on the front page?
Great read. - BoneStamp, on 06/22/2009, -0/+18That's more of an insult to the Iranian people who are enslaved to their totalitarian leader and his media than it is a good jab at our media. Those people would love the freedoms we have here, and as much as you and I don't like our media sometimes, they help protect some of those freedoms.
- billricardi, on 06/22/2009, -0/+15Fair enough, but in the absence of facts, it is a journalist's JOB to question. Leaping to conclusions, no matter how obvious those conclusions may be, is editorial content. I say kudos to a reporter who is willing to ask questions, no matter how silly we may think the questions are. We aren't there, and the reporters are (at their own personal risk I might add).
- Shwaavay, on 06/22/2009, -3/+18You the word "torrent" did have meaning before piracy.
- BoneStamp, on 06/22/2009, -0/+13It's comments like this that make it really hard to detect sarcasm.
- inactive, on 06/22/2009, -0/+9I think O'Reilly, Hannity, Rush, et al are in favor of deposing the current Iranian regime so maybe you are wrong and a retard?
- whaleyboy69, on 06/22/2009, -1/+9I like your speculation. Nothing happens in a vacuum. I have been thinking about/wondering the same thing - without the successful votes in Iraq would these brave people have been confident enough in the *institution* of voting to protest when they felt that the governmental trust was violated?
- norman619, on 06/22/2009, -1/+7Wow you have no idea. I think you need to leave the US and spend some time in a country like Iran. You just sound like a clueless spoind kid who hasn't had any real life experiences yet. Grow up.
I lived in Russia for a while and gained a new appreciation for what we have here in the US. It may not be perfect but it is FAR better than what countries like Iran and Russia have. - krispykreams, on 06/22/2009, -5/+10FTA: "But who shot her? A soldier? A member of the notorious Basiji, the volunteer militia who support President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Were they aiming at her? Could this have been an accident or a random act of violence?"
Really? You're going to act like you don't ***** know? "Oh, yeah... No, it's cool, they weren't aiming for her, they were aiming for the guy next to her. Carry On."
It doesn't ***** matter. Good article. Writer's a prick though. - NaturalCauzes, on 06/22/2009, -8/+13Dugg for "torrents of information" used after references to internet culture.
- zerton, on 06/22/2009, -1/+6I think the determination of these people will win; they've been out there for days. All we need is for the military/police to wake up to who their real leaders are, the people.
- andrihb, on 06/22/2009, -4/+8Far-fetched.
- yaosio, on 06/22/2009, -0/+4That's funny, my sources which I will not name said that Iran had it's intelligence service mounting a covert operation to make people in Iran protest so they could crack down on them and show them who's boss.
- cmonstah, on 06/21/2009, -1/+5great overview of the uncertainty being lived on all ends in Iran.
- mohsenxp, on 06/22/2009, -1/+5Oh right yes that's the only difference.
Once you endure real suffering you realise what the difference is. Once you have real liberties squashed then you realise what the difference is.
Feel good that your circumstances are such that what you consider a threat on your liberties is what millions of others would consider an easy break. - nismerf, on 06/22/2009, -0/+4This is of course horrible, sadly I think it will get a lot worse before it gets better. Nothing this important (freedom of tyranny, lies and corruption) is won easily, nor fully extinguished, just held at bay.
- yaosio, on 06/22/2009, -0/+3It was a single rifle shot to the chest.
- BohicaTwentyTwo, on 06/22/2009, -0/+3I've seen a few posts saying many of the "Basiji" volunteers are really Lebanese or Palestinians. Essentially, they are Hamas and Hezballah terrorists in Iran for training, loosed on the Iranian population by the mullahs.
- yaosio, on 06/22/2009, -0/+3Article-protests in Iran
Retarded digger-AMERIKKKA - inactive, on 06/22/2009, -3/+6You propose a link b/w Attack Iraq and Iranian protests. You don't explain any way that this could happen. You have to answer important question if you want your claim to be taken seriously. The gov't in Iran has had extreme control over the disemmination of information to it's people, especially RE:US invasion of Iraq. Also in Iran we are viewed as the opposite of a force for Democracy. We were the ones who installed the Shah, and they are the ones that revolted and formed a Democratic government. There has been Democracy in Iran since the 70's, the question now is of a rigged election. We didn't inspire this revolutionary spirit. But nice try.
- norman619, on 06/22/2009, -2/+5You sound like an Iranian government plant. I find it hard to beleive any sane person would actually believe what you just said.
- Elranzer, on 06/22/2009, -0/+3You accidentally the definition of "torrent."
- wadd, on 06/22/2009, -0/+3Nobody's stopping you. Please! Organize your protest. Get out in the streets! Let your voice be heard! Why aren't you out there? It's a heck of a lot easier to do here than in Tehran! Even if you're the only one protesting and the media completely ignores you, it will be more productive than an off-topic whine on Digg.
- CoD4, on 06/22/2009, -3/+5This is getting out of hand, we need to leave iran alone and let them fix up this mess
- Falldog, on 06/23/2009, -0/+2In reality it could have been a lucky/random shot. Stranger things have happened.
While I certainly believe it was a Basiji or other Iranian military member the full truth isn't known and it's proper to ask questions and investigate. - gospe1337, on 06/22/2009, -0/+2What we didn't see in Tehran? Scrutiny? Journalism?
- yaosio, on 06/22/2009, -2/+4Were Iraq and Iran enemies at the time back in 2001/2002?
- mohsenxp, on 06/22/2009, -1/+3"The media is picking and choosing what to report and what not to."
I strongly disagree.
The media doesn't have much to choose from, incase you forgot...they are banned.
They are only relaying the information to us normal people. - lolwutpear, on 06/24/2009, -0/+2I'm confused. Where's the part we haven't seen? The only new information to me here was Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from Wimbledon.
- diggstown, on 06/22/2009, -0/+2Irrelevant to the point.
- inactive, on 06/22/2009, -1/+2My argument is that Iran has been a democracy since the 1970's when the revolution deposed the US backed Shah. You make the assumption that the US is the torchbearer when it comes to democracy: That other nations are innately undemocratic and become democratic either through direct action(Iraq) or osmosis (your flawed view of the situation in Iran). My answer is that Iranians brought democracy to themselves when they ousted our puppet dictator and started electing presidents. If exposure to democracy really did inspire any of the current protests it was all internal, and the US being in Iraq had nothing to do with it. The only real trigger was that millions viewed the election results as fraudulent, there was evidence to support this claim, and the gov't in Iran is refusing to investigate and clamping down on the media. If that happened in any democracy I hope the people would protest. You are reaching at best, and at worst constructing a Khalizadian worldview of US hegemony that has potentially disastrous consequences.
- mohsenxp, on 06/22/2009, -0/+1I wasn't having a digg at other stories being more popular than this.
The Evolution of Journalism takes a shot at modern articles being too short and ad ridden, and I was pointing out that this very well written article goes against that completely :) - ell0bo, on 06/22/2009, -1/+2well, the problem becomes this question, "what do you do when a government decides to repress it's own people". Now, I don't think you should go and over throw the government, that's the job of it's people, but you should at least make sure the government is playing fair.
- Vaiper, on 06/22/2009, -0/+1I ***** hate you. You are a stupid piece of *****. Die please.
- BradReason, on 06/22/2009, -1/+2yes exactly.
- yaosio, on 06/22/2009, -1/+2Our election system is a lot like Iran's election system in the same way that the ocean is the same as the sun.
- inactive, on 06/22/2009, -3/+4That's the extent of your concern? The fake news you watch and regurgitate? You're extraordinarily pathetic.
- maxvette, on 06/22/2009, -0/+1FoxifiedNazi,
I cant tell if you're a troll or not
oops, didnt mean to reply there :/ - anotherjack, on 07/03/2009, -0/+1Yes. It is bad. But the lyrics do seems to apply. I'll give you that.
- Rammal, on 06/22/2009, -0/+1An Israeli help would be prolific.
- hmunkey, on 06/23/2009, -0/+1You sound like that stupid Republican rep who compared Iran to the House.
They're no where near similar - it's like getting slapped versus being shot in the face. - KlogereEndGrim, on 06/22/2009, -0/+1Want to help out? Go to http://www.iran.whyweprotest.net
- aserer511, on 06/23/2009, -0/+1I wonder if this coverage of Iran brings to light just how hot their women are. and alot are pretty liberalized and unveiled
- Raesear, on 06/22/2009, -2/+3Iran's history is what influenced this. The country was never that conservative except for the groups that became the Revolutionary Guard and the like. Learn some Iranian history. If you don't feel like reading a heavy history book, Persepolis is a good graphic novel by a woman who grew up during the revolution.
- Moralogic, on 06/22/2009, -0/+1I would have to rank this as most news worthy ongoing story in the world this year. It should be the top story of Digg every day until it ends. I have to say 9/11 wasn't as big as this should be. Everyone in the world should be on the edge of their seat, if they are not trying to help in some way, on what is happening in Iran.
If Iran turns into a real democracy, then Iraq will have higher chances of successfully becoming a democracy. While all this is happening, North Korea may disappear off the map though. - itstodd, on 06/23/2009, -0/+1http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599190620200
not that your going to care about facts... - inactive, on 06/22/2009, -0/+1Well yes and no. Iran/Iraq fought a bitter war that lasted for years during the 1980's. Iraq served as a pseudo-proxy for the US, Iran for the USSR. However things have changed dramatically since then, and most of the people in Iran were either small children or not even born during that conflict. For them, Iraqi personal history starts with Iraq getting stomped during the Gulf War and the following events. Is it possible they seek to prevent what happened to Iraq in their country by controlling their own fate? Sure. Maybe the internet has changed things, a sort of 21st century dollar diplomacy? Also possible. I suspect there are a multitude of reasons for this uprising, and the fate of Iraq is probably one of them, but not the sole driver.
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