One point I would like to make right away, in case people are confusing me for the perennial Iran bashers like the right-wing foreign policy types like Cheney and the neocons.. I am not in their camp by far. But one thing I cannot tolerate, and that one of the main purposes of this bolg, is injustice. After the speech by Khameini and the hardening attitudes of the Iranian govt along with their brutal actions one thing forsure is that they are wiling to go to any length to smother the voice of protest. What the world needs to do is scream at them so hard that they'll be blown away by the backlash. Do not just expect world leaders to do the verbal lashing here. They are bound by their diplomatic and strategic boundaries. What the ordinary citizen of the world needs to do is show them that they can make their impact felt, even in the remotest corners of the world. Gather out on streets like the brave protesters in Iran and surround the Iranian enbassies all over the world with (legal) protests. Do not buy Iranian goods and push our government to ban visas for Iranian diplomats. Push your own governments to ban the import of Iranian oil. Some of these actions may affect the oridnary (and innocent) citizens which makes it a tough decision but we have to hit the Iranian government where it hurts. I'm sure you get rhe idea by now so feel free to contribute your own. The point here is that injustice will not be tolerated, anywher in the world, and Neda's sacrifice will not go in vain. If the Iranian government and the majlisi want to play tough then let's show them how it feels to be on the receiving end.

We've all been celebrating President Obama's victory abd lcosely following his frenetic effort at implementing his ideas and promises. I took a well deserved break, as one of the many bllogers who fought for him relentlessly when he was running for office. Of course, I've had the usual reasons of 'too busy at work' and everything else that people perennially short of time complain about but as I said before, the presidential election is not the only purpose for this blog and the scope of my goals for this blog stretch much further and much more global. So, I'm back to writing after a hiatus and, of couse, being in the US my focus wil very much be on US politics but will strecth outward much like Preseident Obama is spreading the wings of his thought. Here's to our continuing attempt to make a diffeernce through words and thought....