This blog is about fairness; about looking at objects from multiple perspectives. Stable transformation comes only slowly; and only if the environment is free of sporadic jitters of passion and anger that destabilize growth. I strongly believe that the path to peace crosses through the battle with self.
Because the world has not seen million-large protests defying a military curfew by Germany trying to hide the crime, or flooding Berlin streets in green, and running global new-media campaigns by Muslims and Arab lobbyists in America, to symbolize Marwa; as Iranians have! Or Because Marwa was killed because of religious hatred and xenophobia; not because of presidential orders for fear mongering. Or because world has heard about Neda being killed in HER OWN MUSLIM COUNTRY and not in the world of "already dismissed" infidels who already have Al-Quaeda and like of you on "revenge" track!!
What is scientific in setting up a country's agenda on the aim of "return of Imam Mahdi"?What PROOF do you have that research about Holocaust is not "allowed"?If you are interested in Academic freedom, then why are you jailing intellectuals and professors on charges of focusing on "western" humanity sciences?If you are interested in scientific integrity, why have you chosen a "scientifically proven plagiarist" as minister of science?Speaking of academic approach, why have so many of your ministers been caught red-handed faking PhD degrees from universities they never attended?Speaking of history manipulations, why have you ordered a removal of "History of Persian Kingdoms" from the elementary and secondary curricula?Speaking of scientific accountability, why have you never explained the discrepancy in numbers reported (again) by Iran's central bank and Oil ministry: what have you done with the 25 billion dollars oil-revenue?
Naj, I agree with everything you say, but I don't think it's Couric's stupidity that makes her ask such dumb questions.I mean, she could very well be stupid, and I think she is ... but freedom in the mainstream media is about as scarce as IRIB. The questions she asked were checked a million times over, and CBS knowingly CHOSE not to ask such direct, good questions. Couric's brain or lack of isn't the problem. The mainstream media's hyporciy is.
Ped,I Post scripted my post after your comment.In this particular case, "MSM" was clearly focusing on "catch AN on Holocaust", BUT even in doing that they were not prepared! I was listening to his pre-NY interview with a french canal;where he said something about releasing Clotide Reiss in exchange for the man who assassinated (by beheading) Shapoor BAkhtiyar!And teh French journalist was not prepared to say: "you want a PROVEN murderer in exchange for a French teacher with a couple of phone photos of a "free" demonstration in your "free" country?!!
americans have not lived with 30 yrs of oppression, only the 8 of gwb. she is not used to an evil person like an. she's used to dumb people like palin. it is a quality that the iranians cannot afford to lose, critical thinking. most american don't need to think hard about the thing iranians do. that is what katie is lacking. i'm sure when she watches herself she will learn alot :)not that that is much help to repair the damage the interview has done. on the bright side- wasn't it great to see an booed so freely?- it did my heart good :)
Grannie;you are absolutely correct--that we have to boo our so called president in America (because we canot boo him and hold him accountable in Iran) is really painful to us. Without saying, Americans can also boo their own presidents freely--and this is why America is a dreamland for the world--a bit less so after GWB though.Couric; and main stream media caters to facile minds; but in this interview, with a man who is predictable like Ahmadinejad (because he sounds like a broken tape recorder repeating himself) it is EASY to be prepared; it is easy to get together with some Iranians and discuss with them: "so what do you think we shoudl ask him, press him on"Anyways, we are FORCED to be critical thinkers; we are forced to see things in convoluted way, because we live complex lives--not only because of our geography but also geopolitics.
Couric is pretty stupid and I can not believe she is still around. She is right up there with Sarah Palin. What did you think about Ahmadinejad's rant at the UN?
CBS did have someone smarter. They canned him.CBS bosses hiding truth - Dan Rather I knew when they hired her. This scared me. Fatigue clad goons snatch protester at G-20 in Pittsburgh.
Ahmadinejad played Couric's game (not that I like/agree with his stances, i don't) but the interviews were not meant to be informative, just posturing / media jockeying
Alex,precisely!
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Naj, I agree with everything you say, but I don't think it's Couric's stupidity that makes her ask such dumb questions.
I mean, she could very well be stupid, and I think she is ... but freedom in the mainstream media is about as scarce as IRIB. The questions she asked were checked a million times over, and CBS knowingly CHOSE not to ask such direct, good questions.
Couric's brain or lack of isn't the problem. The mainstream media's hyporciy is.
Ped,
I Post scripted my post after your comment.
In this particular case, "MSM" was clearly focusing on "catch AN on Holocaust", BUT even in doing that they were not prepared!
I was listening to his pre-NY interview with a french canal;where he said something about releasing Clotide Reiss in exchange for the man who assassinated (by beheading) Shapoor BAkhtiyar!
And teh French journalist was not prepared to say: "you want a PROVEN murderer in exchange for a French teacher with a couple of phone photos of a "free" demonstration in your "free" country?!!
americans have not lived with 30 yrs of oppression, only the 8 of gwb. she is not used to an evil person like an. she's used to dumb people like palin. it is a quality that the iranians cannot afford to lose, critical thinking. most american don't need to think hard about the thing iranians do. that is what katie is lacking. i'm sure when she watches herself she will learn alot :)not that that is much help to repair the damage the interview has done. on the bright side- wasn't it great to see an booed so freely?- it did my heart good :)
Grannie;
you are absolutely correct--that we have to boo our so called president in America (because we canot boo him and hold him accountable in Iran) is really painful to us. Without saying, Americans can also boo their own presidents freely--and this is why America is a dreamland for the world--a bit less so after GWB though.
Couric; and main stream media caters to facile minds; but in this interview, with a man who is predictable like Ahmadinejad (because he sounds like a broken tape recorder repeating himself) it is EASY to be prepared; it is easy to get together with some Iranians and discuss with them: "so what do you think we shoudl ask him, press him on"
Anyways, we are FORCED to be critical thinkers; we are forced to see things in convoluted way, because we live complex lives--not only because of our geography but also geopolitics.
Couric is pretty stupid and I can not believe she is still around. She is right up there with Sarah Palin. What did you think about Ahmadinejad's rant at the UN?
CBS did have someone smarter. They canned him.
CBS bosses hiding truth - Dan Rather
I knew when they hired her.
This scared me.
Fatigue clad goons snatch protester at G-20 in Pittsburgh.
Ahmadinejad played Couric's game (not that I like/agree with his stances, i don't) but the interviews were not meant to be informative, just posturing / media jockeying
Alex,
precisely!
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