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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Short Round sounding a little more worried
2009-06-20
From the larger J-Post article, broken out separately.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appeared to take the growing opposition more seriously in recent days, backtracking Thursday on his dismissal of the protesters as "dust" and sore losers.

The crowds in Teheran and elsewhere have been able to organize despite a government clampdown on the Internet and cell phones. The government has blocked certain Web sites, such as BBC Farsi, Facebook, Twitter and several pro-Mousavi sites that are vital conduits for Iranians to tell the world about protests and violence.

"I was only addressing those who rioted, set fires and attack people. I said they are nothing," Ahmadinejad said in a previously taped video shown Thursday on state TV. "Every single Iranian is valuable. Government is a service to all."
Posted by:Steve White

#2  It just takes a little longer for the bad news to filter down to him. That's all.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2009-06-20 09:45  

#1  One interesting fact of government is that a government is not a country, and if the people refuse to obey the government, it quickly runs out of steam.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-06-20 00:49  

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