The three days of protests
that have found their way to Tehran have gone largely unnoticed by press
poodles of the incurious mainstream media. The New York Times simply described
the protests as economic grievances mirroring Iranian state-run television’s description
of the unrest.
CNN ignored the
protests entirely until a firestorm on social media forced a change in their front-page
story reporting on not uprisings against the regime, but a pro-government rally
and President Trump’s tweet in support of the protestors.
Via
The Daily Caller─During
CNN’s coverage of protests in Iran Saturday, a correspondent read a statement
from the Iranian government, adding that many countries are “frustrated” with
the United States and that many think America doesn’t have a “moral leg to
stand on.”
CNN correspondent Arwa
Damon said, “This coming out from the [Iranian] foreign ministry, not only
talking about the fact that they view the government of President Trump as the
greatest bearer of ill will towards Iran but going on to say that, ‘The people of
Iran give no value or credibility to such opportunistic expressions by the
Government or the person, Mr. Trump. American officials, through their conduct
have not earned a place from which they can express masked sentiments as
sympathies, for the aware[ness] of the people of Iran.'”
Damon then added her
own thoughts, saying, “Now this, not just necessarily a rebuke of what the U.S.
president tweeted, but also perhaps a reflection of just how frustrated, not
just Iran but other countries frankly are, with the United States.”
She continued, “A lot
of nations and their populations, no matter how they feel about their
governments in particular, do perceive the United States as not really having a
moral leg to stand on.”
Just look at what Iran Deal did to Dems. They've become so invested in Iran regime's survival - because regime is guarantor of the deal - can't even offer full-throated support to protesters demanding freedom and facing down govt thugs. Make up excuses about not getting involved.— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) December 30, 2017
Omri Ceren,
whose tweet I embedded above, is a communications strategist. He is a managing
director at The Israel Project─a
DC-based organization working with journalists on Middle East issues─as well as
a fellow of the Claremont Institute and a PhD candidate at the University of Southern
California's Annenberg School. Ceren has been involved in the politics, policy
and press of international affairs for almost two decades and has been
described by the Associated Press as
"well-known in Washington" for his expertise on the Iran nuclear
deal.
A clue as to why CNN
had to be shamed into covering this pivotal story resides in what this loon cat lady tweeted:
It's foreign news. It's not a big conspiracy to hide the news from Iran because it doesn't fit the narrative. The US public does not care about foreign news, period. It doesn't sell.— Claire Berlinski (@ClaireBerlinski) December 30, 2017
Oh honey, has no one
ever told you cat hair is glitter for lonely people?
UPDATE: Welcome Pirate’s
Cove readers. The Admiral was
kind enough to link to this post and we thank him.
