[drpix]

This posting should go out to all those FReepers who kept themselves so busy relentlessly posting their accusations of fraud against the Neda videos.

Could they now say that the Islamic Republic's state media & their sources, who claim to have examined the bullet & Neda's wound/body, are in on the hoax?

Well, while some FReepers did qualify their doubts as only possibilities, others repeatedly declared it as irrefutable fact. So, for the later, even that is possible.

[BlackVeil]

The latest story, reportedly from the doctor who was on the scene, is unexpected. He says that the crowd knew who shot her, and apprehended that man. He assailant said that he had not intended to kill her. The crowd took his picture, then let him go.

One does not know what to make of this story.

If true, it means that there was no rooftop sniper, and indeed, the shot must have been fired from near, because it is hard to judge the direction of gunfire. The story by the doctor could support the allegation that she was shot by a member of the crowd - who had apparently also fired on a number of Basijs. If the man whom they apprehended had been a member of the Iranian security forces, would not they have released his picture?

But I don't know whether the doctor's testimony is genuine.