Friday, March 20, 2009

A Holiday message for Iran

President HopeNChange has prepared a videotaped message to the people of Iran recognizing the Persian New Year. While well-intentioned, this is incredibly naive. Even the Times questions the practical effect.
It wasn’t clear how many Iranians had initially seen the video, which was not aired on state television in Iran on Friday, the Associated Press reported. It was shown by satellite broadcasters from outside the country, including BBC’s Farsi language service, and was widely available on a range of news Web sites.

Some video sharing sites, such as Youtube are blocked in Iran, and many Iranian families but many Iranians don’t watch television during the first days of two-week long Nowruz holiday, which is normally filled with family gatherings or vacations away from home.


Personally, I prefer Uncle Jimbo's video message at BlackFive.

Bonus points for the Israeli Special Forces sweatshirt. A nice added touch that the mullahs should appreciate.

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