A Protest Grows One Tweet at a Time
With the onset of the protests of the Iranian election and an increase in deaths (such as Neda), there was one thing that was very powerful: the ability to tweet information as easy as 1-2-3…Or 140. With the ease of typing a quick 140 characters, a person was able to tell each and every follower [...]
For Neda, We Will Not Be Silent
Protests in Iran erupted into violence over last week’s election results that supported incumbant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over moderate Mir Hussein Moussavi, pitting reformists against those who support the establishment and causing the death of at least 13 people. One of those people, a woman known only by the name “Neda,” has become the most recent symbol [...]
General McChrystal Heads to Afghanistan Finally
It became official today that General Stanley McChrystal has become the general in charge of all operations in Afghanistan. Now all action that takes place there will first have to be approved by him or someone that he has appointed. Times have changed in Afghanistan. The war has become a priority rather than a back [...]
Torture “Found” Link Between Iraq and al-Qaeda
We’ve been led to believe for some time now that the reason torture was a-okay was because it was being used to protect American lives. By torturing these inmates at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, we’d be able to figure out when future attacks might come in an effort to keep the people and interests of [...]
