re: #542 Pianobuff

re: #535 opnion

If you get a chance, read Hitchen’s Slate article posted above as well as in the links. He interprets Obama’s mentions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Supreme Leader as non-neutral statements iirc.

He did say this Friday in a CBS TV interview:

What you’re seeing in Iran are hundreds of thousands of people who believe their voices were not heard and who are peacefully protesting and—and seeking justice. And the world is watching. And we stand behind those who are seeking justice in a peaceful way. And, you know, already we’ve seen violence out there. I think I’ve said this throughout the week. I want to repeat it that we stand with those who would look to peaceful resolution of conflict, and we believe that the voices of people have to be heard, that that’s a universal value that the American people stand for and this administration stands for.

But the last point I want to make on this—this is not an issue of the United States or the West versus Iran. This is an issue of the Iranian people. The fact that they are on the streets under pretty severe duress, at great risk to themselves, is a sign that there’s something in that society that wants to open up.

But CBS cut those two paragraphs out of their coverage.