Thursday, July 2, 2009
Absolute must-read from Roger Cohen, who's argued for engagement with Iran but concludes that
the Iran of today is not the Iran of three weeks ago; it is in volatile flux from without and within. Its Robespierres are running amok. Obama must do nothing to suggest business as usual. Let Ahmadijenad, he of the bipolar mood swings, fret and sweat. Let him writhe in the turbid puddle of his self-proclaimed 'justice' and 'ethics'.
AWESOME.
See why we need real journalists?
The shifting, kaleidoscopic twitters and videos from Iran - from daily life and cataclysm around the world - remain chimerical - fragmented, illusory - without strong clear voices to interpret what we're seeing.
I love the blogosphere but I hope we find a way to maintain a serious professional press as well. We need our papers and we need journalists who are wise and humble enough to change their minds when reality overwhelms preconceptions, with the skill to make words sing.
