Dan Rather: Tehran isn't Tiananmen
source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-16/tehran-twitter-and-tiananmen/?cid=...
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When protests against the official results of Iran’s presidential election were accompanied, almost immediately, by a media crackdown, thoughts turned inevitably to Tiananmen Square. On June 4 of this year, the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown of the student protests in Beijing. It was a milestone that prompted me to go back over my memories of that time, of covering the remarkable student movement from within the square for CBS News, and of having the government pull the plug on our coverage on the evening of May 20, 1989.
With these memories fresher than they had been for years, the Iranian government’s move to control information within Iran and the information that left Iran brought reflexive associations and deep concerns.
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unclecharlie
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Dan Rather? Who gives a flying f**k what Dan Rather thinks? He has as much credibility as Geraldo Rivera (who Fox News is treating as a "serious journalist". If Dan Rather said with certainty the sky is blue, I would go outside to make sure that he wasn't making it up.
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unclecharlie
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GodsnLiberals
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the world wants FREEDOM..AND WE ARE AFRAID TO GIVE IT TO THEM..
that is so FUCKING SAD
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GodsnLiberals
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madXmedic
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GodsnLiberals:
I assume then that your plane ticket is already purchased to fly over there.
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madXmedic
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GodsnLiberals
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ahh are we going to help them???
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GodsnLiberals
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GodsnLiberals
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where the fuck is the UN on this one??? all those human rights organization?? where is amnesty international??
afraid that might have to actually bleed on this one??
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GodsnLiberals
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Panzer_Tanzler
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Can't do a Tienanmen crackdown ever again. Everyone is so connected now, I highly doubt something on this scale could ever be censored again.
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Panzer_Tanzler
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GodsnLiberals
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Panzer_Tanzler:
indeed the censoring part is fixed..the only thing we need to do is "GROW SOME BALLS" to help these people..
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GodsnLiberals
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div
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I hope so, sickinjersey, I hope so.
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GodsnLiberals
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div:
blood, sweat and tears are needed to secure a democracy NOT HOPE..
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GodsnLiberals
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sickinjersey
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this could be the beginning of democracy in iran.nature takes it's course.
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sickinjersey
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GodsnLiberals
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sickinjersey:
people in iran is waiting for the cavalry to arrive..
still stoned??
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GodsnLiberals
