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more about #iran more comments → flugennock: The Iranian "revolution"? Oh, y'mean that National Endowment For Democracy-backed astroturf campaign? The one where some British company shipped in t... more » Magister: Though the charges have since been dropped, but if an American can be arrested for twittering a "revolution", then our government can't really condemn... more » calwilson37001: Interesting. But numbers alone arent the only issue. In terms of organizing, sometimes it is just as important to have the "influencers"-- ie, those... more » Unsolicited Advice: Man, being a resident of a Huxleyan hierarchical state seems way better than tooling around in one of them totalitarian jobbies. #iran more » Jeangenie: My distributor handles the book he co-edited with Malu Halasa, Transit Tehran. You guys might remember seeing Mr. Bahari as one of Jason Jones' inter... more » Trai_Dep: I'm pleased to see there are still fans out there proud to wear their Michael Jackson tribute clothes, even for official events. #iran more » once: They have a secret army of Wookies #iran more » BullfightsOnAcid: You can blame the night, blame the wine, blame the moon in her eyes, but when all else fails . . . you'd better . . . Blame it on Rio! Michael Caine... more » TheExperience: Doesn't Iran vow revenge on the US or Great Britain at least once a week? #iran more » wholenuther: An administration ago I would've said, "Yup. That was us." Now? Probably not. #iran more » uncivilly obedient: The leaders of Iran have a history of lying through their teeth. There is no reason to believe that the US had any involvement. Besides, Obama is th... more » Oy Veh (Informality Reigns): That is the GAYEST army uniform! And when it comes to gay, I'm an expert! #iran more » Anto103: It wasn't the Yankee's or the Brits it was the Reptillians, look their standing right behind the guy! #iran more » Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Ahmadinejad just wants to control all media. I guess he is a Sabourjian after all. more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: if it's true if it's awesome. if it's not true it's like the best piece of disinformation evah more » -
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The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted Because Only 0.027% of Iranians Are on Twitter
Remember the storyline about a new Iranian revolution after the elections this summer? The one fuelled by the internet generation? The one that got the state department to intervene to help Iranians Twitter? Not so much.
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#goodnews
Iran Frees Newsweek Reporter
Maziar Bahari, the Canadian-Iranian Newsweek reporter who has been detained in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison since his arrest while covering the nation's post-election uprising in June, has arrived safely in London in time for the birth of his first child. More » -
#conspiracytheories
Iranian Officials Blame US and Britain For Terrorist Attack
Iranian officials are blaming America for a terrorist attack in the Sistan-Baluchistan province. They're also vowing to take revenge on those responsible for the bombing. This could get ugly. More » -
#reportersinperil
Iranian Govt. Winning War on Media
Think Western journalists have it rough? About 2,000 Iranian journalists have lost their jobs since the election. And those who haven't been arrested have fled the regime of overwrought Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who says they're worse than "nuclear weapons." [NYT] -
#oyvey
Maybe Jewish Iranian President Ahmadinejad Now Has Power To Nuke His Guilty Past
Two fun facts on stylish Jersey-Shore-via-Tehran Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 1. He might be Jewish. 2. Iran is now definitely capable of producing a working nuclear bomb that could basically wipe his maybe-Yid Israeli relatives out of existence. Fun! More » -
#nukes
The Kabuki Dancing Over Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
Last week, Barack Obama stood before the world with the prime ministers of Britain and France and accused Iran of secretly pursuing a nuclear weapon. Today, nameless spooks are telling the New York Times not so much. What's going on? More » -
#crazies
Iran's Missile Test, a Lesson in Political Acumen
Two things are of utmost importance when playing international politics: timing and media manipulation. Crazy old Iran proves adept at both. More » -
#cookedstories
Newsweek Lays a Nuclear Egg
Iran's been amping up its nuclear program at a secret facility, which the U.S. knew about but wasn't saying anything until now. Which makes it awfully unfortunate for Newsweek, which reported "exclusively" last week that Iran's nuke program was dormant. More » -
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#drudgeology
Your Morning in Fabricated Drudge Headlines
This is Matt Drudge's headline about the outing of a previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear facility. Here's what the story he links to says: "White House officials said Western intelligence agencies have been tracking the facility for years." More » -
#politics
Carly Fiorina's Iran Problem
It is notoriously difficult for business executives to jump into politics. California Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina's Iranian connection provides a textbook illustration of why. More » -
#accidentaltourists
Americans Arrested in Iran Thought They Were Camping in Kurdistan
Mother Jones has released a statement from a traveling companion of the three Americans arrested in Iran last week detailing how the trio—one of whom is a freelancer for the magazine—accidentally wandered across the Iranian border. More » -
#mediacrack
Consumers Know: 'Free' Media Must Suck
In your sizzling Tuesday media column: the future of the media is paid, Newsweek fights the power in Iran, another mag mogul kicks BusinessWeek's tires (made of paper), and Dan Rather's madder'n a lake trout with fiery testicles, at CBS. More » -
#imagefile
40 Days
Crowds gathered in New York's Union Square last night to mark the religiously important 40th day since the death of Neda Agha Soltan in Iran. [Photo by Getty/Spencer Platt] -
#iran
An Iranian doctor who witnessed the murder of Neda Agha-Soltan has identified her killer.
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#war
Washington Post Opinion Page Wants War With Iran
Today in the Washington Post editorial page: former UN Ambassador and unpleasant mustachioed asshole John Bolton says it is time for Israel to start a war with Iran. More » -
#newjournalismism
Twitter-Addled CNN Refers to Tweets as a 'Source'
Everyone's coverage of the uprising in Iran has been Twitter-centric, for obvious reasons. But CNN, in an apparent attempt to look like they have real, non-Twitter newsgathering capabilities, has been regurgitating Twitter posts and attributing them to unnamed "sources." More » -
#mediacrack
Still a Few More Years Before the Total Collapse of the NYT
In your sad Monday media column: the New York Times will limp along a little longer, Iran locks up journalists while they're engrossed in Twitter, Tim Rutten is predictable, and the television industry loses a couple billion, no biggie. More » -
#coldwater
Has The Iranian "Revolution" Already Been Crushed?
Iranians who've been protesting the elections are being detained in wide reaching crackdowns. Ayatollah Ahmed Khatam noted that anyone contesting the election should be "dealt with without mercy." Iran's loudest opposition voices are quiet. Has the revolution been silenced? More » -
#foreignaffairs
Iran Update: The Crackdown Continues
The situation is only getting worse for Iranians contesting the June 12 election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. More » -
#mediacrack
Iran Arrests Entire Newspaper
In your overwhelmed Friday media column: Iran just arrests everyone, for reporting, Conde Nast's September prayers will not be answered, a new chairman at the FCC, and the Mark Sanford source remains at large. More »
