Neda Agha-Soltan

This past Saturday the icon and face of the Iranian election protesters became defined by the death of Neda Agha-Soltan. Time and history will remember these images in the same manner as Eddie Adams' photo of execution in Saigon, 1968. What will the result be of all the protests? Unless the Iranian protesters, the youth of Iran, take arms and fight to remove the government - it will mean nothing. It will just be an image of repression in the world and snapshot of history.

I curiously wonder about this obviously once beautiful and vibrant person who is now dead. Why was she out in that crowd? Was she a true political activist? Or one of the many who are caught in this moment of time to protest what obviously is a fraudulent election. I certainly have a distinct feeling the protests are a sight to see and many gather as if it was a monster truck rally and become embroiled in the mob atmosphere - nothing is wrong with that, expect people are getting killed..... I hope the people of Iran continue to protest, but importantly I hope this actually leads to change.