Her Name Was Neda…

Early today, a beautiful young woman was demonstrating in Tehran, along with her father. When friction between the Basiji – the brutal packs of militia that patrol the streets of Tehran, beating women and children and students — and the demonstrators broke out, it was her ill-fortune to become one of the first victims of Basiji homicide, though she was doing nothing more than standing by innocently, watching.

It is said that a Basij sniper shot her through the heart, simply to see her die.

The final moments of her tender young life leaked into the pavement of Karegeh Street today, captured by cell phone cameras. And not long after, took on new life, flickering across computer screens around the world on YouTube, and even CNN.

The words of her fellow students, her fellow Iranians are already burning an indelible message into cyberspace. Within minutes of her name being identified, it became the fastest-rising ‘trending topic’ on Twitter.

Her name was Neda, an innocent bystander shot dead just for watching.
We are Neda and all those who fell with her.
Neda is one Iranian. Neda is all Iranians.
RT May God cradle #NEDA in Peace and wake her soul to show her that she was not lost for nothing, her blood rained freedom
The World cries seeing your last breath, you didn’t die in vain. We remember you.
It has been reported that the name Neda means voice or call in Farsi…

Her name was Neda…

She is the voice of the people. She is a call to freedom.

I feel very GREEN today.  I signed up for Twitter, today, to see what all the Iran action was all about.  Whoever you are, wherever you are, if you had access to Twitter you would have been riveted.  The unfolding drama is still mesmerizing and frightening to read personal experiences real-time.  Learning about the Ayatolla’s personal mercenaries, homicidal Basiji thugs.  Who are the Basiji?  I found a revealing piece from an archived article on the National Post.  WIKI: Basij

So far using Twitter, “iranelection”,

RT Up to 57 martyrs. Updated list of revolution martyrs. 07:30 21/06 Do not let them be forgotten.

RT:If sec forces from out of town, will need to use street signs. Remove signs and house numbers or change them around.

RT “On 9/11, the world said we were all Americans. Tonight, we’re all Iranian”

RT If an innocent girl gets shot halfway across the world, does she make a sound? Yes, and the whole world hears her. #iranelection #neda

RT We have all died a bit today with #Neda… but the people’s movement lives on in the memory of her and the other Iranian dead.

Image of ‘Neda’ becomes rallying cry for protesters – The CNN Wire – CNN.com Blogs http://is.gd/17PzW #Tehran #IranElection

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