Iranian protesters to get White House protection

WorldNetDaily.com: Bush administration given names, photos of students resisting mullah regime.

The names and faces of Iranian students planning demonstrations against the radical cleric-led regime will be made known to the White House to help ensure their protection, according to "Atomic Iran" author Jerome Corsi.

Corsi, now in the closing stages of the 200-mile "Iran Freedom Walk" from Philadelphia to Washington, said he called the offices of President Bush and Vice President Cheney and received support for the plan. READ MORE

"By making the names and faces public, it makes it a lot harder for the Iranian mullah leadership to beat, imprison or kill the protesters," Corsi said.

Corsi, who is traveling with Iranian activists, including a leader in the student protest movement, said his group received phone calls from Iran indicating university students are planning a hunger strike next week to protest the regime and support the freedom walk.

"People who fast in Iran are risking their lives," Corsi said. "Now, I've given them an identity to the government of the United States at the top level. To my knowledge, this has never happened before. If your son or daughter is imprisoned, and it's going out over the wires, your son or daughter is protected."

Corsi said the names and photographs are being sent via e-mail from Iran, where millions are able to follow the walk through daily coverage by media outlets including the Voice of America.

The "Iran Freedom Walk," organized by the Iran Freedom Foundation, will conclude Saturday with a rally at noon in Lafayette Park across from the White House. One of the keynote speakers will be Richard Perle, a top foreign-policy adviser in the Bush administration.