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March 15, 2004
Iran Revolts!
You won't see this in the major media, but sections of Iran are revolting and throwing out the sham electoral candidates. Check it here:
Breaking News: Unrest and clashes continue in N. Iran
Let's support these freedom fighters! Link to the board, show your praise!
Posted by ChefQuix at March 15, 2004 12:48 PM | TrackBackThere were similar uprisings in Saudi Arabia last year. I commented on them. Predictably, the mass media never picked it up. As far as Americans are concerned, nothing's different.
Posted by: Jon at March 15, 2004 01:39 PMPost a link to the board, maybe the bloggers can bring some news to the global consciousness..
Posted by: ChefQuix at March 15, 2004 04:27 PMHere's my writings on the matter. It was the first protest in Riyadh in modern history, and yet it barely got any attention in the U.S. Notice that the story I linked to is from the BBC.
Posted by: Jon at March 15, 2004 04:41 PMThis is one of the reasons that I want people to explore the Net more.. we have to get people out of this myopic view of news, of the world.
Posted by: ChefQuix at March 15, 2004 05:13 PM