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Old 06-22-2009, 11:39 PM   #6 (permalink)
Charlatan
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I have been watching this and, as I said elsewhere today, "Watching video of Neda I feel like a voyeur of an intimate scene. I realize this might help the cause but it still smells of exploitation."

This article about Neda with interviews of her friends and family adds more context: Family, friends mourn 'Neda,' Iranian woman who died on video - Los Angeles Times

In the end, I feel that this rebellion in Iran has become somewhat of a spectator sport. I am drawn to it as I am drawn to any good narrative and I am equally repulsed by my detachment from it... I am still trying to process it all.

At times, Neda's death feels like a Jessica Lynch moment and I hate that I am feeling that way.
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