…Now, to whom might I dedicate this Claudia Winkler excerpt…

It is not American cultural imperialism to believe that the principles of popular sovereignty are part of the solution in the Islamic world, or to act on that belief. Says Carl Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy, who has thought about these issues as much as anyone alive, ‘Our job is to provide as much help to all of these good people as we are capable of giving, and to provide it in a spirit of humility and solidarity, recognizing that ultimately they will be the agents of their own liberation.’

Hey! — those demonstrating Iranians look as though they could benefit from a show of solidarity. D’you suppose an “Open Letter” might help…?

Hello? Anybody…?

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