re: #255 J.S.

I get the impression (from some here — not all) that the Mousavi protesters are all somehow little Jeffersonian democrats standing up against their “oppressors.” (like some reenactment of the American Revolution of 1776). And, if they get shot, they become “martyrs.” (I really, really don’t see it this way…Mousavi and his supporters are not, repeat not, Jeffersonian democrats. and to paint the situation in these terms, yes, it can be easily projected like that from an American perspective — stark blacks and whites — but, it may not accurately capture the “reality,” on the groun in Iran.) I think Ajami’s “take” (interpretation) was far more accurate and discerning…(I’ll have to dig up the transcript tomorrow..)

I’m not sure I follow you. How do you see them?