Comments on: Neda Agha Sultan

By: Ishnum Munshi

Ishnum Munshi — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:54:23 +0000

I was so moved by this tragedy and what it seemed to symbolize that I wrote a song dedicated to Neda:
Youtube: “One Lost Vote”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYiMxBaUXtk

Best Wishes to Iranians all over the world

By: gnomon

gnomon — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:10:35 +0000

Ask the United States government and Vicky Weaver or Esequiel Hernandez. Both victims of the U.S. government covered under the grounds of “Rules of Engagement”.

By: Paul Sunstone

Paul Sunstone — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:24:06 +0000

@ Maria Behzad: Welcome to the blog! Thank you for putting her death in perspective!

@ Mikemawords: There are very few things more outrageous than the murder of someone to keep a corrupt regime in power.

By: maria behzad

maria behzad — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:38:28 +0000

She is one of the victims of the barbaric, dictator, and Islamic fundamentalist regime in Iran. We as Iranian should be proud of our resistant heritage and militant people who has fought for peace and justice for several hundred years. Neda is a recent symbol of thousand of inocent, educated, intellectual people who lost their lives for human rights and justice in Iran.

Iranian regime’s brutal agents killed her on the street this time while they executed more than one hundred thousands in the prisons. They claim that they didn’t kill her but what is their claim for thousands of executions.

It is time to be proud of our people in Iran and help them by all means instead of washing off clerical regime brutalities.

By: mikemawords

mikemawords — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:24:27 +0000

Agha was/is a title given to rulers or chieftains in that part of the world. I wonder if it was added to give her death more power or meaning. I do hope she and others like her have not died in vain.

By: Paul Sunstone

Paul Sunstone — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:49:45 +0000

Thank you so much for the heads up, Shirhashirim! I have taken the photo down.

By: shirhashirim

shirhashirim — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:01:25 +0000

Paul, read this: http://wipoun.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-wrong-neda-photo-became-irans-face.html (including the comments)

You may have posted the wrong photo (a Neda Soltani that’s still alive… and scared!)

By: Paul Sunstone

Paul Sunstone — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:01:41 +0000

Well said, Paul.

By: Paul Costopoulos

Paul Costopoulos — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:30:37 +0000

Unfortunately quite a few governments have done it before, even some state governments in the US. Problem is totalitarian societies, and Iran is one though disguised as a democratic theocracy, those governments can not be punished by being voted out of office. In our societies, they can and the officials responsible for giving the orders are usually fired or resign. Don’t expect the ayatollahs to do that.
She joins the victims of Tiananmen, Ohio State University, the “Communards” in France in 1851 and countless others everywhere, martyrs of our stupidity and hunger for power.