Thursday, August 30, 2007   Iranian feminists to be flogged for
protesting  How many of us would continue to protest?  Oh, and
some of the protesters were given 6 months to 5 years in prison
- for protesting polygamy and demanding equal rights.  But
should we mention this development lest we're accused of
slandering Islam to support the "Zionist war?"  Incidentally, I
see events like these as evidence against Andy's pessimism about
progress. These women are precisely among the individuals who
make change possible - perhaps even more profoundly than these
women.  The photo is from the above-linked article.  Believe me,
i do not doubt these womens' sincereity and tremendous courage.
I hope they do prove me wrong Eric. This is one time I do not
want to be right. Are they courageous or just stupid and
masochistic? In the US, protesters can be arrested and held with
no bail, no lawyer, no writ of habeus corpus, and without
notification to relatives. In the US, war protesters can be
arrested and held with no bail,