February 8, 2005
Hersh's article banned in Iranian papers
A friend has written in his blog that very top officials (based on my persoanl experience form the days at Asr-e Azadegan, probably National Security Council) had banned all papers from publishing the Persian translation of Seymour Hersh's piece about U.S. possible attack to Iran.
This is how the Iranian regime prevents political discourse. And you may already know, no paper in Iran has an op-ed section. There are some political columns spread out in the paper -- most of them analytical though, rather than opinion pieces -- but there is no specific space for such debate to happen.
Believe it or not, Internet is providing this space.
Posted by hoder at February 8, 2005 8:32 PMComments
Is Hersh using his infomant? Or is Hersh being used by his informant? Either way the implications are scary.
- By: Tony Van on February 17, 2005
- By: Tony Van on February 17, 2005
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I would not put to much faith in anything Hersh writes. Nobody wants to see any bombs land on Iranian soil. If you are concerned about the "neo-con" agenda it is online at www.aei.org. Have a great day.
- By: Mike on February 9, 2005
- By: Mike on February 9, 2005
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