A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock to the Streets  —  TEHRAN — The Iranian police commander, in green uniform, walked up Komak Hospital Alley with arms raised and his small unit at his side.  “I swear to God,” he shouted at the protesters facing him, “I have children, I have a wife, I don't want to beat people.

In Poll, Wide Support for Government-Run Health  —  Americans overwhelmingly support substantial changes to the health care system and are strongly behind one of the most contentious proposals Congress is considering, a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

Obama Closes Doors on Openness  —  From the magazine issue dated Jun 29, 2009  —  As a senator, Barack Obama denounced the Bush administration for holding “secret energy meetings” with oil executives at the White House.  But last week public-interest groups were dismayed …

Media Agreed to Stay Silent on Kidnapping of Reporter David Rohde  —  News Organizations Agreed to Protect Reporter's Safety  —  There were times during the kidnapping ordeal of New York Times reporter David Rohde when his boss wavered in his determination to suppress the story.

Obama's Response  —  Did you notice how many times he invoked the word “justice” in his message?  That's the word that will resonate most deeply with the Iranian resistance.  What a relief to have someone with this degree of restraint and prudence and empathy - refusing to be baited by Khamenei …

IRAN: Footage of woman apparently shot in Tehran galvanizes opposition  —  A disturbing video showing a young woman purportedly shot in the streets of Tehran is becoming a rallying symbol for opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.  —  It is one of many images and video posted on the Internet …

Contrast: Iranian Protestors Shot As Obama Goes for Ice Cream  —  Here are some Twitter messages I saw today from Change_for_Iran, a pro-Mousavi Iranian student, and Mark Knoller, CBS News White House Correspondent:  —  Change_for_Iran:  —  Knoller:  —  Change_for_Iran:  —  Knoller:

ThreatsWatch.Org - RapidRecon: Neda: The Voice of Iran  —  Her name was Neda.  It means the ‘voice’ or the ‘call’ in Farsi.  And in a struggle largely fueled by Iranian women's demands for rights, Neda most tragically becomes the Voice of Iran.  —  It is heartbreaking to watch, with her father screaming in unimaginable agony.

Obama's political play should shock no one  —  It's amusing to watch the Washington political establishment feign shock, now that President Barack Obama's reform administration has used a clay foot to vigorously kick one inspector general and boot another out the door.

My translation of Mousavi's latest statement (persian text posted before)  —  In the name of God, the kind and the merciful  —  Indeed god demands you to safe keep what people entrust in you, and to rule them with justice.  [this a verse of Koran]  —  Respectable and intelligent people of Iran,