The Lesson of Neda:"Government Murders the Opposition"
The unfolding situation in Iran demonstrates a primary historical fact — when confronted with potent opposition government will invariably resort to murder, as the video here reveals.On Saturday, the Iranian Basiji, a paramilitary group of street thugs connected to the Revolutionary Guards, murdered a young woman named Neda (the word translates as “voice” in Farsi). Neda (which is probably not the woman’s real name) has become a symbol for the opposition in Iran...