Posted on 07/06/2009 9:36:09 AM PDT by KRyanJames
Washington - The video gave substance to what seemed so far away. We saw the look in her eyes as they went lifeless. We heard the sounds of her friends and family as they begged her to hold on. And she became the personification of the struggle for democracy in a country where voices for freedom are quelled.
Her name was Neda Agha-Soltan, and without Twitter we might never have known that she lived in Iran, that she dreamed of a free Iran, and that she died in a divided Iran for her dreams.
Neda became the voice of a movement; Twitter became the megaphone. Twitter is a free social-messaging utility. It drove people around the world to pictures, videos, sound bites, and blogs in a true reality show of life, dreams, and death. Last month's marches for freedom and the violent crackdowns were not only documented but personalized into a story of mythic tragedy.
When traditional journalists were forced to leave the country, Twitter became a window for the world to view hope, heroism, and horror. It became the assignment desk, the reporter, and the producer. And, because of this, Twitter and its creators are worthy of being considered for the Nobel Peace Prize.
(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...
This woman is getting to be as tiresome as that Susan Boyle person.
Has anything non-human (other than Arafat and Jimmy Carter) ever won a Peace Prize?
Is Twitter supporting antiSemitic terrorists?
If not, then it is unlikely to get a Nobel “Peace” Prize.
Is Twitter supporting antiSemitic terrorists?
If not, then it is unlikely to get a Nobel “Peace” Prize.
If not the Nobel, maybe a presidential medal of freedom for putting the kibosh on President Obama's "peace" plan for negotiating with Iran.
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