1 Welcome back, Annika. These are the times that try men's souls. Teleprompter Jesus has been tried and found...well, "spineless" is almost too kind.

2 I'm sort of torn. On the one hand, I despair at the thought that, instead of being the guiding light the US was in the Cold War, where people behind the iron curtain would listen to VOA broadcasts on illicit radios, the US government today is too quiet on this issue. On the other hand, look at the administration in question. It's probably better for the protestors if this bunch stayed out of things.

3 And my clicks to this site finally pay off. Good to see you back, even if it's sporadic. In truth, I thought that you might post when the Lakers won the title this year. Instead, you post a somber piece about troubles in the world. I don't get it. After all, we're living in the Age of Obama now, where it's all free ponies and farting unicorns and shit.

4 I'm glad to see Annika is still with us. However, forgive my callousness, but I'm not too excited about the situation in Iran. On this matter, I'm under the influence of Chris Roach and Skippystalin. I have other reasons to despise Obama. This doesn't happen to be one of them.

5 How much spine do you need to be Soros' lapdog?

6 Hey, you! Glad to see you pop up again, although I wish it were under better circumstances. Couldn't agree with you more. His shameful failure to speak out for freedom and democracy against brutal tyranny will not be forgotten. Least of all by the people -- not the government but the people -- of Iran.

7 yes, just to show you, I do check in regularly to see if you are still alive. I really miss you girl. As for the Iranians, yeah it's sad and all, but sober your concern with this fact. Even if they do throw off the mullahs. Don't be surprised that what replaces them isn't almost as bad, at least they will not be our good buddies no matter what happens.

8 Hello annika, I hope all is going well for you! Not so well for the people of Iran, of course, but I think there is little that can be done for them. And, really, are they crying out for "freedom" or just a different master? Their differences may look profound in the context of their politics but from over here they are not so distinguishable. Representative democracy, free will, secular government, rights for women, alignment with Europe and America, are not on anyoneÂ’s agenda in Iran. The chant from both candidates rally's was still "Death to America" Any hand that we stick into this morass will come out fingerless. I donÂ’t think spine has much to do with it. We had 8 years of a guy whose entire world view was spine and gut based:and what a mess he made.

9 Hey, the spammers love you too! Yes! Please come back. Get out of the basement.

10 On the one hand, I despair at the thought that, instead of being the guiding light the US was in the Cold War, where people behind the iron curtain would listen to VOA broadcasts on illicit radios, the US government today is too quiet on this issue.
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1 It's Anni!! Yeah, hopefully, we're seeing the start of the rejection of Islamic Revolutionary Extremism and the implementation of something more free. Although it'll still be an Islamic country, so in relative terms it'll still hardly be what an average American would call "free". Still, though, the beginning of a rejection of the radical islamic militancy would be a great start. ------ Something's worth noting: Reporters based in Tehran have said that many of the actual law enforcement officials - and believe it or not, the Revolutionary Guard - have not been the ones getting extreme with the protestors. They've been oddly (and relatively) mild in their attempts to get them to break up. It's been the religious paramilitary force - the "basij" - that have been committing the atrocities. Granted, reporters have to be circumspect in what they're saying, but if it's true, this is a harkening back to the days of the Shah, where the secret police ended up unwittingly aiding the revolutionaries by not intensely suppressing the protests back then. This feels very much like a "what goes around comes around" story because of that. And as another angle on those reports (LA Times reporter Borzou Daragahi is the only name who I can recall, but there are others): What does it say about the situation that even the police and Revolutionary Guard have deep internal splits on opinion regarding the protestors? Seems to me that there's actually a deep zeitgeist against that regime that's seated so far in the society that it affects groups you wouldn't normally think would have elements supporting protest. That's significant.