Posted on 10/29/2003 6:42:08 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
July 10, 2003, 9:00 a.m. July 9, 2003 Our struggle continues. Are you hearing us?
By Koorosh Afshar
TEHRAN, IRAN July 9, 2003, proved to be another important date in the contemporary history of my nation. In Engelab Square in the heart of Tehran, right outside the University of Tehran, the Iranian people once again demonstrated their desire for freedom and willingness to fight for it.
I know, I was standing there.
The scene of the battle was a familiar one. Unarmed citizens vs. the troops of oppression: heavily armed riot police, right-wing radical bloodthirsty thugs and vigilantes working for the mullahs. People of my great nation poured into the streets to prove to the world that we are determined to fight for freedom.
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Amen to that. I pray for them daily.
Becki
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