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Sunday Bloody Sunday in Tehran

Abstract:
"Broken bottles under children's feet, Bodies strewn across the dead end streets."

Written to describe the killing of protesters in Northern Ireland during the early 1970s, the lyrics to "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2 are being dedicated to those who have died during recent protests in Iran....

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Steve

posted 11/24/09 @ 9:32 AM EST

Bono is a self-righteous ego-maniac who is just trying to prove that he is still in touch with "the people."
Somehow I doubt that any concert-goers have been motivated by that one song to write their congressman or become involved in the Iranian human rights movement.
The control of media coming into Iran is so strict that those who would be encouraged within the IRI have probably never seen it.
Thanks for nothing, Bono. This is a non-story.
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Luke

posted 11/24/09 @ 11:18 PM EST

This is very much a story. Don't discredit Bono. He and U2 have done some really good work with debt forgiveness for developing countries (work he did with NC's Jesse Helms, might I add).

In a "soft war," which is the the IRI regime is now calling this, information and encouragement is really all there is. The US can't get directly involved because it would undermine their entire movement and give the mullah's another chance to demonize the West and strengthen their position.

U2 is doing a good thing here. Lay off.
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