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  • Commendable CNN Coverage of Iran Riots! (Vanity)

    06/20/2009 9:38:19 AM PDT · by parisa · 75 replies · 2,426+ views
    Though a longtime freeper, this is my first ever vanity here. I felt it's important to post this vanity about CNN's coverage of the post so-called "elections" in Iran which in my opinion has been one of the best and most thorough in this country. I have already sent them an email thanking them for their excellent coverage because contrary to the left which never acknowledges anything positive on the right, we should, and do, give credit where credit's due. THEREFORE, THANK YOU CNN FOR FINALLY -- AND SO FULLY AND TRUTHFULLY -- COVERING THE MASS PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY...
  • Iran's Twitter Revolution: Witnessing a new chapter in the quest for freedom

    06/15/2009 9:36:59 PM PDT · by Abakumov · 7 replies · 635+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | June 16, 2009 | Editorial
    Tehran's authoritarian leaders clearly were caught off-guard. They had managed to take down the telephone system opposition supporters used for texting but for some reason were slow to eliminate other social media. As open defiance of the election results broke out, citizen journalists used new media to spread the word. And the whole Web was watching.
  • Updates on the Iranian Uprising

    06/13/2009 9:52:50 PM PDT · by Abakumov · 122 replies · 6,752+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | June 13, 2009 | Jim Robbins
    A source from the Ministry of Interior said that the real results were 42 million votes for Mousavi, and only 5.6 million for Ahmadinejad. Iran's Militant Clerics Society has called for the vote to be annulled and a new election held.