Between sex scandals and celebrity deaths, let us not forget the citizens of Iran. Suffering does not go away when we do not see it.

New York Times: In Tehran, a Mood of Melancholy Descends — TEHRAN — An eerie stillness has settled over this normally frenetic city. In more settled times, the streets are clogged with honking cars and cranky commuters grousing about the lack of decent parking. — But on Saturday, few cars and relatively few people were on the streets….
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/world/middleeast/28iran.html

José María Aznar / Wall Street Journal: Silence Has Consequences for Iran — The less we protest, the more people will die. — If there hadn’t been dissidents in the Soviet Union, the Communist regime never would have crumbled. And if the West hadn’t been concerned about their fate, Soviet leaders would have ruthlessly done away with them….
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124605649582063489.html

MORE from Memeorandum
http://www.memeorandum.com/090627/p40#a090627p40