Dan Rather got into Afghanistan.
What's wrong with today's reporters?
They would "rather" fabricate stories to match their ideology than report on a worthy news story is all!!
It appears to be a whole lot easier to "make stuff up" in air conditioned comfort stateside. Away from the heat. noise and danger.
Besides, Jayson Blair did it! So why shouldn't others do the same?</sarc>
Jack.
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The problem with westerners (or any outsiders) reporting stories from inside Iran, is that the reporters are escorted (have minders) and aren't allowed to go off to different parts of Iran on their on, and if they reveal things the regime doesn't want revealed, they'll be asked to leave and never allowed back. (or in the case of the Canadian, Ms. Kazemi, arrested, raped, tortured and murdered)
Some news agencies use Iranians to get photos and stories for them.