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Nima Shirazi: Analysing the Iranian Elections
On the Table & Off the Map: Threats, Lies, and Iranian ElectionsBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / June 11, 2009 Eight days after Barack Obama delivered his much-touted speech in Cairo, Iranians are going to the polls to … Continue reading
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Still Not Much Concrete Evidence of Iranian Election Fraud
Tehran, August 19, 1953.Tehran, June 13, 2009. See also, In a micro-blogging world, caution needed on macro of #iranelection by Maha Zimmo, below. AJAX REDUX: US Heavy Meddle in IranBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2009 … Continue reading
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Tagged Election Fraud, Electoral politics, Iran, Iranian Elections, Middle East
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Election Fraud in Iran Is Not a Foregone Conclusion
Despite the (mostly shrill) rhetoric surrounding the recent Iranian election, Nima Shirazi maintains that there is remarkably little solid evidence that anything really is awry. Very troubling is the continuing suppression of the media in Iran, but that is not … Continue reading
Democracy in Israel with No Freedom of the Press?
©Khalil BendibStop The Press! This is What Israeli Democracy Looks LikeBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / May 18, 2009 Telling the truth can be dangerous business.Honest and popular don’t go hand in hand.– Lyle Rogers and Chuck “The … Continue reading
There Is More Than One Way to Interpret Ahmadinejad
On Ahmadinejad and Progressive MyopiaBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / April 29, 2009 Please see links to previous Rag Blog posts on this subject, Below. Whenever Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a public appearance, the airwaves, papers, and … Continue reading
Steve Weissman : How Should We Respond to Ahmadinejad
Ultra-conservative Rabbi Moishe Arye Friedman, left, shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during international conference questioning the existence of the holocaust in Tehran, Dec. 12, 2006. Photo by AP. Using the word ‘pretext’ to describe Jewish suffering during World … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmadinejad, Denial, Holocaust, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestine
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Ahmadinejad : Iran Hands Israel a Gift
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during press conference at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo by Laurent Gillieronv / EPA. I hope in time to respond in detail to Nima Shirazi’s discussion of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s … Continue reading
Dissecting Ahmadinejad’s Address to Durban II
Durban II: Alethophobic BoogalooBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2009 “There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings.” — Dorothy Thompson … Continue reading
Seth Meyers: US SNL Government Propagandist
Pop Goes the Culture: Live from New York … It’s the Same Old PropagandaBy Lord Baltimore / March 15, 2009 Studio 8H in New York City’s Rockefeller Center is not only the two-floor sound stage from which Saturday Night Live … Continue reading
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Tagged Existential Angst, Journalism, Mainstream Media, Propaganda
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