Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Discontent Brews in Iran


ABC reporter Jim Sciutto reports from Iran. He actually seems to be talking some sense, and seems to be more objective and honest and not completely seduced by slew of charming of Taqiyeh as are some of his co-journalists. Full article is here. Excerpts below:


...The trouble is, harassment remains a very real risk to Iranians themselves.

Still, many continue to speak out. This weekend, we met one of the people who last week organized a protest where university students burned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's photograph during a speech he gave. They shouted "Death to the Dictator." He called them "Americanized." It was, by far, the most public grilling of his presidency.


The organizer, 23-year-old Babak, hobbled into our interview on a broken foot, an injury he sustained when paramilitaries beat him up after another anti-government protest.

When I asked him why he wasn't scared to criticize the government so openly, he said, "The risks are inevitable, but we're determined to continue. Patience has its limits and our patience with the government has run out."

Afterwards, Babak asked me if I would promise to spread the word if he was ever arrested. I said I would.


Potkin has an excellent editorial on hypocrisy of the murderous regime and the gullibility of Western journalist in reporting and buying the canned news manufactured by Intelligence agents (aka Journalists) . He also has an update on the students in hiding for fear of arrest.

Meanwhile, the Stalinist regime of criminal mullahs employ a 'star rating' system to stifle student dissent.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

با درود بر هموطن و دوست عزیز
از گویش و نگرش زیبا و دوست داشتنی شما بسیار خرسندم. تمامی هدف و روش این ناچیز، اینست که گامی در راه شفاف نمودن فرهنگ سرشار ایرانمان بردارم و بدنبال آن زدودن ناخواسته های زشت دین اسلام که چون آفتی بر ریشه ما چنگ انداخته است. از شما هم به خاطر زحمتی که در آنسوی آبها برای سرزمینمان میکشید سپاسگذارم.از لینک الکساندرا نیز ممنونم اگر بتوانید با خارجیان بیشتر ارتباط برقرار کنید تا از پیش داوریها و کج فهمی ها کاسته شود شاید راه درازی در پیش نداشته باشیم. گفتار و کردار و پندارتان تاج سر هر ایرانی
بازهم به شما سر میزنم

SERENDIP said...

Bardia jan: Thank you for visiting. Like you eloquently put it, it's important that the world knows not all Iranians are crazy and zealots like Mahmood, the idiot. I look forward to your future visits. Happy Yalda.