Iran, in U.S. newspaper ad, defends nuclear program (NY Times)

Star ^ | November 18, 2005

[marvlus]

I'll bet we could take a full page ad out in the Tehran Times suggesting that Iran cease and desist with their nuclear ambitions, </sarcsm>

[steel_resolve]

Iran on Friday took the highly unusual step of running a costly full-page ad in the New York Times

They were probably comped that ad as Iran owns the NY times...

[F14 Pilot]

they misuse the freedom here and there!

[counterpunch]

The New York Times may be selling it, but who's buying?

[stocksthatgoup]

Times probably gave them best rates of the year.

[F14 Pilot]

ping

[sheik yerbouty]

They are trying to mobilize Sheehadists..

[x5452]

Hilareous. These guys though; hey we want to print propaganda about our nuke program, I wonder where the best placce to distribute that propaganda is... hey wait! Of course! The New York Times.

[ozzymandus]

NYT takes money from any anti-American.

[wolfcreek]

But U.S., Israeli and other officials say they do not expect Iran to have an actual weapon for six to 10 years.

BS, I'd be willing to bet they have a nuclear weapon (or weapons) right now. This would explain ravings of late.

[pawdoggie]

A waste of money on the Iranians part. They could have invited in a couple of the Times finest reporters for a front-page, soft ball interview and saved themselves a lot of loot.

[libs_kma]

Thats because the terrorists know they have a freindly audience from the NYSlimes

[libs_kma]

fieindly=friendly

[Zeppo]

Countering U.S. and other claims that oil and gas-rich Iran does not need nuclear energy, the ad cited a 1974 U.S. study "which predicted Iran's need for nuclear energy and recommended the building of nuclear plants capable of generating 20,000 megawatts of electricity by 1994."

Um, sorry to have to point out the obvious to these Iranian Einsteins, but 1974 was five years before the Shah was deposed and the Iranian government was taken over by Islamist barbarians. No doubt that report was based on assumptions of a continuing Westernization of Iran, and the resultant advances in civilization and the economy would have propelled such a need (or, more likely, the authors of the report were merely trying to sell Western technology regardless of the actual "need"). Instead, Iran has devolved into a state of economic malaise and barbarism and backwardness, in keeping with the "highest" principles of the philosophy of Khomeni. Comparing pre-Mullah Iran with post-Mullah Iran is the height of stupidity, but stupidity is what we have come to expect from the Iranian government...

[devolve]

John Kerry-Kohn got the front page of the Tehran Times by sending Iran an email kiss in early 2004

Still up online on their webpage archives - Google it up and search Kerry 2004 in the Tehran Times search feature

I had an exact duplicate webpage I made of this during the 2004 campaign - graphics, links, etc.

I did add some appropriate parody background music.....

[GOPJ]

A waste of money on the Iranians part. They could have invited in a couple of the Times finest reporters for a front-page, soft ball interview and saved themselves a lot of loot.

Ummmm, don't want to give them any ideas, right? Best keep this one under the hat...

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[potlatch]

I did add some appropriate parody background music.....

Aw no, surely not, you wouldn't really do that - would you??

[devolve]

"The Whey We Wuz" by Barbra Streisand?

"Everyellow"?

Secondhand Johns?