TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Members of Iran’s national soccer team wore green arm and wrist bands Wednesday during their World Cup qualifying match against South Korea.The team does not normally wear green bands.
Many Iranians are viewing the team’s bands as a sign of support for Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi, although that has not been confirmed.
Green is the campaign color of Moussavi and has been widely worn by his supporters who have staged massive rallies in Tehran before and after last week’s presidential election.
Wikipedia: The 1968 Olympics Black Power salute was a noted black civil rights protest and one of the most overtly political statements[1] in the 110 year history of the modern Olympic Games. African American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos performed the Power to the People salute at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
These Iranians humble me…I’m not so sure I could be so brave. I would hope so…
I remember being confused and stunned at the “official” response to our American athlete’s peaceful but potent demonstration in Mexico City all those years ago…it was so right, so fair, so bold and just–and yet they were punished. And look how far we’ve come since then. We Americans are, I feel/fear, too often self-righteous and feel so superior to other nations where human rights are continually violated…with this photo, you’ve reminded us that we’ve had our dark chapters as well in our nation’s treatment of its own people–AND we have learned and continue to learn how we can better live up to our own proclaimed ideals.
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