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Posted on 10/21/2003 3:58:04 PM PDT by nuconvert
Iranian Exiles Sow Change Via Satellite Islamic Government's Foes Tap TV, Web and Phones to Encourage Protests (Excerpted article)
By Michael Dobbs Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 26, 2003; Page A01
LOS ANGELES -- "Good morning, Iran," says Zia Atabay, a former Iranian pop star who fled Iran after the 1979 Islamic revolution. "And good evening, America."
It is 9 a.m. in Tehran, 9 p.m. in Los Angeles. The previous evening, Iranian demonstrators roamed the streets of Tehran, shouting, "Down with the mullahs." From a makeshift television studio halfway around the world, Atabay is urging people to join the protests -- and news reports from Iran suggest the appeal is striking a chord.
"If you don't act now, the regime will be around for a long time," he shouts into the television camera, as a telephone console on his desk flickers with calls from Iran. "So join with the students to bring the regime down. If you believe in freedom and democracy, everyone must be together."
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