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...clashed with protesters numbering in the hundreds in the area of the country's parliament in Tehran. At the same time, there were indications that a behind-the-scenes struggle was intensifying in the corridors of power even as the government continued its campaign to quiet the populace through propaganda and entertainment. A resident of the capital, who asked for anonymity, sent TIME the following report...
...calculation that much of our report was based on e-mailed comments is also wrong. It is the duty of the Pakistani press to keep its readers informed of all conspiracy theories cooked up or published in the Western media, just to keep them alert and to counter such propaganda. If our story unleashed "hysterical discussions" on TV chat shows, as alleged by Baker, that was the main purpose in publishing it. What is wrong with it? We are only trying to safeguard our own interests. Shaheen Sehbai, Karachi...
...triumvirate Iranians blame for the disputed election result and ensuing violence - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Supreme Leader Ali Khameni and their henchmen, the Basij militia - Iranians have added an unlikely candidate: state media. The wrath of many Iranians toward the state's all-powerful organ of propaganda, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), known in Iran as seda va sima, has been mounting over the past two weeks. It reached a fever pitch this weekend, as state television ignored the killing of "Neda," an Iranian woman protester shot on a Tehran street who has rapidly emerged as an iconic symbol...
Iranians critical of the government have long viewed state media as a propaganda tool, but only in recent days has the institution emerged as a focus of their ire. State news broadcasts have largely overlooked the enormous street protests of recent days, including the June 16 protests that stretched across five miles of Tehran. When the news does make mention, it shows brief scenes of what presenters describe as "hooligans" rioting. Street interviews either highlight those who back Ahmadinejad, or young people who claim to be recanting their support for Mir-Hossein Mousavi in light of recent developments. (Read...
Wired.com reports that "pro-democracy activists on the Web are asking supporters to use relatively simple hacking tools to overflood the regime's propaganda sites with junk traffic...