Posted on 04/05/2009 6:53:27 PM PDT by nuconvert
(CBS) Much of the attention on Iran over the last few years has focused on its mysterious nuclear program. Another mystery that has received far less attention is torture in Iran's prisons.
It's a story the Iranian government doesn't want you to hear; a story a man risked his life to tell. His name is Ahmad Batebi, and quite by accident he became one of the most famous dissidents in Iran.
He says he endured years of torture in an Iranian prison, after his picture appeared on the cover of The Economist magazine. He escaped from Iran last year, and told CNN's Anderson Cooper how he did it.
**(You can watch a video of the interview at the CBS source link above)
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Ahmad Batebi ping
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Is it just me, or is this suddenly news now that we have a new administration?
Torture? You mean the left-wingers’ idea of torture like panties on the head or barking dogs?
No?
Well, then, that’s certainly not newsworthy.
I was gonna ask, is this from SeeBS?????
for later
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