1. Forget hinting that Neda was killed by foreign intelligence agents. An Iranian ambassador effectively blames the CIA.

GHADIRI: This death of Ms. Nada is very suspicious. She was shot from behind. The location was where there was not much demonstration, there was no police presence and the gun that shot and killed her was a smuggled gun. It was not a government-issued gun. [...]

My question is that how is that this Nada was shot from behind and several cameras take that. And this is done in an area where there was no important demonstration... If the CIA wants to kill some people and attribute that to the elements of the government and then choosing a girl would be something good for them because it would have much higher impact.

and

BLITZER: Are you seriously accusing the CIA of killing Nada?

GHADIRI (through translator): We say that the bullet that was found in her head was not a bullet that you could find in Iran. These are the bullets that the CIA and terrorist groups use. Of course they warned that there would be a bloodshed in these demonstrations and then they could attribute that to the Islamic republic. This is part of a common act of CIA in various countries.

2. Commenter soccerfan writes in an earlier thread:

Hello Seattle soccer fans,

Send an e-mail to our national team.

From Huffington:

1:21 PM ET — Will the U.S. soccer team wear green? A petition:

To the U.S. soccer team players:

Please consider wearing green wristbands in your upcoming match in the Confederations Cup finale. It would be a sign of solidarity and compassion for your fellow soccer brethren who were banned from the game they love and face unthinkable repercussions for simply adorning a green wristband symbolizing peace and freedom. This is not politics, it is human rights. Any slap on the wrist you may face from FIFA pales in comparison to what the Iranian soccer team faced, and what the Iranian people face.

Make us proud. Make the world proud.

You can send the team a message here.

Thanks.

3. And, for the record, Snowcroft, Albright, and Sandy Berger have all said that Obama's cautious approach is the correct one—that's all the high-level, bipartisan support he needs. The critics are now cordially invited to pipe down.