Iran has charged several journalists and newspapers after they criticised Saturday’s strikes on Israel.
Tehran’s prosecutor’s office said it had issued charges against the pro-reform newspaper Etemad and its journalist Abbas Abdi, the financial newspaper the Jahan Sanat, the journalist Yashar Soltani and prominent filmmaker Hossein Dehbashi.
Well, not directly. As yesterday, my mate’s already out – but right newspaper.
Tehran prosecutor’s office said it had charged Mr Abdi and the newspaper under its “legal obligation to address individuals who disrupt societal psychological security”.
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Jahan Sanat, a Tehran-based financial newspaper, was charged with trying “to undermine the psychological security of society and disrupt the economic stability of the nation” with its front page on Sunday.
The newspaper had said it was concerned about the hit to the economy and stock market that escalating tensions between Iran and Israel would have.
Did you note that I was less that complimentary about Murphy when he stated that Israel was just as bad as Tehran?
Letter to the Daily Tehranigraph were pretty strong on the subject :
“Inshallah
Why did the government not see fit to equip Our Brave Drones with nuclear warheads ?
It is this kind of weakness that lost us the batle of Gaugamela. Really there is no room for this moderate wishy washy globalist liberalism of the present administration when dealing with Israel.
Lt Col Soleiman FarnsyBarnso ( Retd )
Tunbridge Wells “
How long before Spud applies for a job?
Would he have to wear a hijab Jonathan. Or just prove he’s been circumcised.
“Psychological security of society”.
There are plenty of people over here who would pick that phrase up and use it as a weapon. At least it can be countered with the sociological security of the mind.
I was watching a video about Prof Axelrod’s 1980s tournament for Prisoner’s Dillema strategies. Tit for Tat was pretty successful. But i think not always titting a tat – i.e. an occasional forgiveness, worked better because you can break out of a cycle.
@ HB:
But i think not always titting a tat – i.e. an occasional forgiveness, worked better because you can break out of a cycle.
The problem is that in the Middle-East – and parts of Southern Europe – the ethos has always been ‘ Never Forgive, Never Forget’. Think of family/ tribal vendettas that carry on for generations ’til the original cause of the grievance is forgotten.
The problem is that in the Middle-East – and parts of Southern Europe – the ethos has always been ‘ Never Forgive, Never Forget’. Think of family/ tribal vendettas that carry on for generations ’til the original cause of the grievance is forgotten.
See also: Norn Iron.
@Jonathan Still very much a thing in all of the world…
The only difference over here is that instead of bombs and drones, the War is fought through endless hordes of Think Tanks, an intricate interlinked web of Foundations, and NGO’s demanding Recognition and Recompense for possible mistakes our great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfathers may have made.
I prefer up-front violence. Makes it easier to see who the actual enemy is, and who the local collaborators are.