Posted on 07/12/2007 12:46:28 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
ALL that's missing is the animal act.
The government of Iran is not only dangerously volatile, the nuke-loving regime has developed a twisted sense of humor.
For the last two days, I've been watching PressTV, Iran's brand-new, state-run foray into 24-hour broadcast news. As if the world needed any more anti-Western propaganda than what's already generated by CNN and the BBC.
Since it started beaming itself - in English - to the world via satellite on Monday, PressTV has been the news freak's antidote to reality, streaming a nonstop flow of news abuse, Arab-world victimhood, sports and the weather report in Tehran and New York.
"America Planning a Coup on Saudi Arabia!" warned one of the interchangeable, and humorless, women concealed by a lifeless gray or brown Arabic headscarf.
"Israeli Tank Kills Family!" declares a man with a distinct American accent.
Accessing the station on the Internet, I was assaulted by PressTV's far-flung correspondents and purely accidental acquaintance with the truth.
People recognizable on the other side of the pond for conspiracy theories - such as journalist Kevin Cahill, who believes the British government and CIA teamed up to assassinate a Conservative member of Parliament in 1979 - give the broadcast an air of pseudo-authority.
When it was launched Monday by Iran prez Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the station presented itself as an alternative to Western-biased news. But all it does is promote the insanity of Iran: Hamas is good, Fatah bad. Hezbollah good. And America might as well cease to exist.
I watched a feature story titled "Iran, Land of Religion," promoting the country as being good to its Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians, as the camera stopped, for a long time, on a picture of yarmulke-wearing, praying Jews. See, we won't kill you!
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
I wonder how they'll do in the ratings versus our 24/7, Shiite CNN. Will Larry King appear on both networks?
LOL :)
"And for today's weather, humidity has reached a sweltering 4%, be sure to check that the thermite detonators on your explosive vests and belts don't get moist! To wrap things up, here's little Abdul the Squirrel...Take it away Begum! Oh, she's not really allowed to speak, but isn't she a hottie! Look! Abdul's learned to water ski! Isn't he cute? Abdul is part of the new "Elite Rodent Forces Of Jihad" and is being taught to ski close enough to infidel naval craft before exploding..."
They have a poll asking if withdrawal of "occupation" troops from Iraq is the best way to peace there. the vote was something like 63% yest, 37% no.
The site only let me vote once...dang!
prisoner6
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