The National Television ran a piece on the kidnapped/defected Iranian general, Askari. The footage can be summarized as follows.
Askari, the 46-year-old olive oil merchant, is kidnapped by Israel and the US. He is in a secret CIA facility and is treated in the way Guantanamo and Abu-Ghraib prisoners are treated. He is under fierce pressure to show up in front of TV cameras and say what the kidnappers want him to say [emphasized by the reporter]. It is anticipated that a new psycho-war against Iran will begin soon.
The reporter finishes with this “a Police-espionage story similar to Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes“. You can also hear the famous Hercule Piorot theme at the end of the video.
My numerous Iranian friends here in the US laugh at these kinds of stories.
What is the word on the streets of Iran – does the Iranian public believe these kinds of stories, even though they show no concrete evidence? Or is it considered more like the National Enquirer here?
Thanks,
Robby
Comment by Robby — March 17, 2007 @ 2:37 am
Robby,
It is like a state-run National Enquirer which you kind of have to watch. Although, a high percentage of Iranians watch [banned] satellite channels.
Comment by Kamangir — March 17, 2007 @ 2:49 am
But do they believe this stuff, or just laugh it off?
I read that high-speed DSL was being bannd by the government, as well as sites (such as Youtube), is that also true?
By the way – what does the Iranian press think of the new mayor of Beverly Hills?
Comment by Robby — March 17, 2007 @ 2:59 am
Iranian Jew poised to become mayor of Beverly Hills
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1173173960825
Comment by Serendip — March 17, 2007 @ 3:26 pm
Thanks Serendip, there is a few American sources reporting it, but I haven’t heard anything from the Arab or Iranian sources.
Comment by Robby — March 18, 2007 @ 2:41 am