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A plea from Iran
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<p>I received an email that deeply moved me a few moments ago. I’m going to reproduce it here exactly, except that (as requested) I am omitting the name of the sender. Because I think I’m going to need a term of reference for him, I am substituting the name of a legendary Persian hero.</p>
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<p>My name is [Rostam] , an open source fan and your blog regular commenter …</p>
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<p>Regarding to security consideration, PLEASE KEEP MY IDENTITY SECRET !!</p>
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<p>I wanted to inform you about what’s happening in Iran , but the the wildness circle of Iran’s religious and dictatorship regime is so that I can just invite you to check this two link in youtube :</p>
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<p>http://www.youtube.com/results?&search_type=&search_query=neda+protest</p>
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<p>http://www.youtube.com/results?&search_type=&search_query=iran+protest</p>
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<p>Eric, I know that I will maybe face the deadly threats by sending this email. But, I do this because I do believe in freedom.</p>
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<p>Inasmuch as, you are one of the most influent persons in one of the most talented community (Hackers) in the world, I humbly ask you write about Iran and what’s going on there.</p>
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<p>Please tell the world that Persian people are fight for freedom . Our fight is “weapon less” against a full armored enemy . Our weapon is our great civilization , is our will of freedom and is our prior experience over the history.</p>
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<p>PLEASE tell the world that there is no doubt at all that we will see freedom as you saw it after destroying Hitler’s nightmare …</p>
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<p>Sincerely Yours , [Rostam]
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<p>Rostam, I will indeed blog about this. I begin by publishing your plea, which despite its somewhat broken English is probably as eloquent as anything I could write on the matter. You have my promise of secrecy. I will have more to say in coming days.</p>
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<p>And, an interesting contrast with <a href="http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=290">my last email from Iran</a>…</p>
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