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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Satellite Dishes Seized
2006-08-16
Tehran, 16 August (AKI) - Hundreds of police in Tehran have begun dismantling satellite antenna dishes from the city's rooftops - part of a campaign to prevent Iranians from watching Western television programmes. The move follows a recent police order that all satellite dishes - officially banned but tolerated until now - be removed. The campaign against satellite television was launched by the Minister for Culture and Islamic Orientation, Hassan Saffar Harandi, who said "we have to halt the West's cultural offensive," on Iran.

Some observers believe that the clampdown is aimed at keeping the government's control over news regarding Iran's dispute with the international community regarding its nuclear programme.

The government on Tuesday reiterated its intention to respond to a package of incentives, devised by the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, to persuade Tehran to drop its uranium enrichment plans. In recent months, all news coverage on the issue in Iran has had to be done with the approval of the Supreme Council of National Security, prompting people who wish to be informed by non-government sources to watch and listen to television and radio programmes broadcast from abroad.
Posted by:Steve

#16  Calm before the storm, calm before the storm.
Posted by: djohn66   2006-08-16 22:11  

#15  Redneck,
It's down to $2.49 at one station here, and now you've got me worried.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-08-16 20:00  

#14  "Baghdad Bob" comes immediately to mind, loudly peoclaiming the US army was losing, even while there was a firefight with tanks about one block away from where he was broadcasting.

This needs to be paid serious attention, they're trying to shut down all news sources except their own controlled blather.
Usualy this is done just before a war is intended, news blackout equals war preperations.

And we already know that "Something" is supposed to happen on the 22nd of August. (Imanidiot comming out of a well?"
That's next week folks, about long enough to consficate all the satelite dishes and kill a bunch of folks (Very Publicly to spread Fear) just before the Balloon goes up next Tuesday.

I'm stocking up on food and water just in case, no need for more ammo etc, got plenty.

By the way, on the way home I noticed that gas prices dropped a whole nine cents over the day, it was 2,85 this morning, and 2.76 right now,(Mobile, Alabama) that's a fairly big one time move, and downwards to boot, it's been months since the price of regular was below 2.85, checking on the internet, it's a whole slew of stations dropping all at the same time, not just one or two.
Something's up, usuaky the start of school means prices go up, not down.I think it's time to fill tanks and reserve cans before the weekend.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2006-08-16 19:36  

#13  This is why I've been suggesting that we need to air-drop lots of compact tablet computers with a dedicated satellite in orbit to connect them to the Internet. Disconnection from the global community is almost a mandatory prerequisite for any autocracy's success in dominating a people. Iranians deserve the truth. At least so that they can know why in hell many of them are about to die for the sins of their mullah.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-16 19:19  

#12  i would like too see them try and take my satelitte
Posted by: honkey   2006-08-16 18:32  

#11  ...They're shutting off the satellite dishes because when it hits the fan, they don't want the Iranian people to know that the MMMs are trying to commit national suicide without asking.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-08-16 14:36  

#10  Didn't we just go through this with Sammy?

*sigh*
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-08-16 14:34  

#9  Probably heard they could get a good price selling them secondhand to Cubans...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-08-16 14:30  

#8  lol, BigEd. Imagine how big small it would be if we were to get him a subscription to the RB Defender Scimitar and Times-Picayune.
Posted by: BA   2006-08-16 14:21  

#7  The campaign against satellite television was launched by the Minister for Culture and Islamic Orientation, Hassan Saffar Harandi, who said "we have to halt the West's cultural offensive," on Iran.

I want to know if, when Magic Mulla Hassan made his statement, he was breathing heavily, and had a bulge under his schmock in the groin area...
Posted by: BigEd   2006-08-16 12:10  

#6  Next step, all Iranians must wear blindfolds between 9:00 to 17:00 lest they actually perceive correctly what's happening around them.
Good step Mullahs, keep that on and you will increase internal turmoil to the bursting point soon.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2006-08-16 10:29  

#5  I don't know if this is such a good idea. TV is the opium of the masses, (killed mine years ago) take something like this away and it could get ugly.

Without the distraction and make believe world to retreat to that TV provides, they might start plotting and organizing.

Then again, maybe not.

-M
Posted by: Manolo   2006-08-16 10:05  

#4  Its just not 'sheep', its an attitude by far too many that the US will fix 'their' problem. You've seen it in too many Iraqis sitting on the fence. Why should they get in the line of fire when someone else will do their dirty work [hey, future Democrats]? The joke on the Iraqis is that killing Americans has become so difficult that the islamic fascist find it easier to kill fence sitters in their markets and homes. Unlike the Iranians, there appear to enough Iraqis now stepping forward who are indeed willing to bleed for their future.
Posted by: Hupoth Throling8981   2006-08-16 09:55  

#3  This could be a problem. I really don't see the great Persian people capable of uniting to overthrow their mulla masters. The word sheeple comes to mind.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-08-16 09:38  

#2  Nothing like killing the messenger.
Posted by: JohnQC   2006-08-16 09:23  

#1  worried the peoples might be revolting?
Posted by: Frank G   2006-08-16 09:18  

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