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I am writing about the article you posted re: the 2/11 march in fron of the Wilshire Federal Buidling title "US Iranians march in California support of our President".

I was just made aware that the article was posted and I am deeply concerned about a few things.

First I want to say that you should not have changed the title of the article from "Protesters denounce Iran’s Islamic regime" - the orginial name given by UCLA Daily Bruin - that is plagarism.

Second, I don't know if you were actually present at that protest. I was. And that protest was not about supporting the U.S. President. That protest marked the anniversary of the Islamic Regime of Iran - a date when most Iranians outside Iran (and inside if they are allowed) protest the tyranny that the government has imposed on the Iranian people.

Your false title does not accurately represent what those protestors were demanding. As one of the signs in the picture states, they are asking for support in the struggle against the Iranian regime. This does not necessarily mean military support, for which Mr. Bush seems to be constantly advocating for.

I want to make it clear that most Iranians DO NOT support a a U.S. war with Iran. Not only is this devastating in terms of humanitarian crisis, but a second, more pertinent reason is due to the fact that U.S. led wars do not empower any region, as much as a case U.S. wants to make in "liberating" the countries it invades. A majority fo Iranians, over 70%, are opposed to the current regime. I believe that the U.S. has the capacity to support these resisters in a more constructive and empowering way other than use military force.

To sum my response to the article you poste, I think it is both deceitful and a false represenation of what Iranians are aksing for.

Nobody is talking about a U.S.-led war against Iran. It is not, and likely will not, be necessary. These people want America and Americans to support the internal struggle in Iran against the Mullahs.

They are getting that support. Bush is working for that same regime change from his own angles. The Islamic regime in Tehran will fall.

I believe we are standing on the precipice of history. The middle east is at the beginning of a change that is greater than anything that has happened to that region in hundreds of years. Stay tuned. There will be many good times and bad times in the next few years, but the history of the world is about to take a turn for the better, and those dividends will pay off for many decades to come.