The dead Iranian protestor Neda Agha Soltan is becoming a saint in the democratic West. The public go nuts over stories like these, because they link emotions to a great political event, which can easily be used to morally justify our own POV: The Iranian election is not following a Western model and protestors are being shot dead by thug police, so it's our divine duty as supporters of Freedom to spread more Liberty and Democracy in the world.

I don't really care if anyone here thinks America should bomb Iran (Neocons), establish peaceful diplomacy (Democrats), or join the international community in denouncing its election (Republicans). The only thing I ask of my readers is to recognize the truth: This is obviously not about supporting freedom in Iran, but to destabilize the regime and silently overthrow it. Since the end of WWII, America has supported both tyranny and freedom abroad, according to its own interests. What does that tell you?

As I mentioned yesterday, it's obvious that Iran is not a democracy in the Western sense. In fact, we may not want to call it a democracy at all. The non-interventionists who claim this is not our issue, although they've got their facts straight, are missing the point. The CIA is not infiltrating the regime and Iranian media because it believes in democratic freedom for everyone on the planet. It's there because it's expanding the US empire and building a network of international collaborators dependent upon Western force. Pax Americana may indeed be a naive dream, but whether we like it or not, the West has got Roman-style ambitions and will never give them up until it falls. At that point, someone else will lead the way, most likely the Chinese.

Remember: It's not about freedom, it's about power.