Live Free or Die

Regardless of your personal opinion of the Iranian people or regime, as a human being it is hard not to sympathize with the protesters who are risking their lives for one of our most basic desires: freedom.

Mousavi and his supporters may or may not want to continue the nuclear program, abolish the Islamic nature of their state, or establish a full fledged liberal democracy, but what they are asking for - freedom of assembly, equality amongst women, and the right to determine both their leaders and destiny, is something we can all understand and relate to.

Here are some great articles on Iran:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/opinion/21tehran.html

http://www.newsweek.com/id/199147
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65130/mohsen-m-milani/tehrans-take