tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post114980764902823742..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: What’s Going on in Iran?George Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1149927854463693932006-06-10T04:24:00.000-04:002006-06-10T04:24:00.000-04:00In defense of the MSM just a bit: journalists need...In defense of the MSM just a bit: journalists need permission to travel within Iran, then they need to find people who will go on record. They are not receiving permission to travel to Ahwaz or Tabriz or the surrounding regions where there is unrest. It's hard to say what the impact of that unrest will be. <BR/><BR/>They normally (I know that people will disagree vehemently with this) do not report rumor which is what bloggers do. Sometimes the rumors are correct, sometimes they are not. Many of the rumors about Iran have proved wildly inaccurate and inflammatory. Some have proven true.Kamran and Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472269903227971301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1149881444949536862006-06-09T15:30:00.000-04:002006-06-09T15:30:00.000-04:00I think the government has plans about using unres...I think the government has plans about using unrest in Iran. In one sense, I'm glad the nation's attention is not on this aspect of Iran because it could potentially lead to the leak of some plan the government plans to implement or has already implemented. Out of sight, out of mind, so the government can do whatever it wants without fearing the public's scrutiny. Although, on the other hand, it may not matter either way. Whatever happens, the Irani government blames foreign powers.<BR/><BR/>If the government is not capitalizing on this issue, then heads need to roll.<BR/><BR/>This issue may also shed light on why Ahmadinezhad is focusing so obssessively on the nuclear issue and provocative statements: draw attention away from domestic problems, distract the people, and cover up the fact that he has yet to deliver on his election promises.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for such a great blog!Muslihoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849398517235135273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1149870072536908302006-06-09T12:21:00.000-04:002006-06-09T12:21:00.000-04:00Michael Ledeen over at National Review has been ta...Michael Ledeen over at National Review has been talking about unrest in Iran for several years; and similar descriptions are available on the Regime Change Iran website.<BR/><BR/>I have been amazed at how uninterested the MSM is in what really is happening in Iran. I'd sure like to see somebody seriously look into the Iranian internal situation. <BR/><BR/>Whatever the real situation, presumably the government is in the picture. I mean, the place is not Saddam's Iraq, and if we don't have accurate internal intelligence on Iran, with as many years as we spent there, and with as many Iranians who have studied in this country or in Europe, and given the size of the exile community, we might as well just scrap CIA and start over.El Jefe Maximohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661511063910659377noreply@blogger.com