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Fresh Student Protests in Iran

Their placards read "Live free or die" and "No war, no fascism." They burned a copy of the clerical Kayhan newspaper. They shouted protests against the government, saying Iran "will not become Chile; The latest in a series of student protests in Tehran, Sunday’s activities drew 1,500 people, according to a member of the reformist Office to Foster Unity. The flash-point for the protests has been the detention of three students accused of printing anti-Islamic images in student publications. Calls by reformist leaders to repeal the incarceration have thus far gone unheeded. Despite the presence of riot police, students at Sunday’s gathering managed to break Tehran University’s main gate, allowing others outside to enter the campus. Some commentators see the student protests as a movement that is gaining momentum and therefore will likely come under increasing government scrutiny.

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If the US Government’s goal really is democracy in the Middle East, they would be well served to support this kind of grassroots student protest instead of threatening violence against them. Building freedom and democracy from within would be much robust and long-lasting than any new government imposed by outsiders (i.e. Iraq).

These are intelligent students who are actively looking for change and some meaning in life. The more we posture about attacking them, the better chance that they will use their intelligence and resourcefulness against us instead of against their own government.

Peace does not come from war. Bush has never gotten this. Hopefully the next President will.

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