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Obama appeals directly to Iranian people via Internet video

World Mar. 20, 2010 - 01:09PM JST ( 8 )

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Gombei424CanadaMar. 20, 2010 - 03:35PM JST

I am sooo jealous! I wish He would appeal to Canada, or even Japan!
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LIBERTASMar. 20, 2010 - 07:19PM JST

Well, Your Excellency Mr. President, I have no doubts but that the Iranian people share your hopes for better relations and cultural exchanges. A fundamental "sharing" you need to understand is that Iran needs electricity and medical grade enriched nuclear material for its hospitals. Both of these are being pursued through the NNPT & the IAEA with Iran's full cooperation. Why don't you understand that? And....seeing as we're talking about mutual understanding, howsabout talking to your good friend Bibi and asking him to follow Iran's example, and put israel's nukes under NNPT and IAEA inspections too? Wouldn't that be a big step towards peace and understanding in the region?

Awaiting your considered reply, Mr. President.....

Mr. President?

Mr. President? Oh, looks like the message was intercepted by the war machine and reprinted with "wiping people off the map" rhetoric, "Great White Satan" epithets and the likes.
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SargeMar. 20, 2010 - 11:39PM JST

"Khamenei has criticized Obama as merely a continuation of President george W Bush's policies"

Khamenei must be mistaken. Obama would never merely continue President George W Bush's disastrous policies.
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BadseyMar. 21, 2010 - 02:04AM JST

In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and** better access to the Internet** to give them a more hopeful future.

This is really a bizarre concept: Don't you need internet access to see an online video. I believe Iran already has internet access (34%+) and here is Obama saying that they need something they already have. =People that want internet access in Iran most likely already have it.

http://www.internetworldstats.com/list4.htm (Iran intermediate list) His argument works better with Iraq (~1%)
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cracaphatMar. 21, 2010 - 02:22AM JST

The people dont need persuading,it's the religious freaks along with that tinpot president who need convincing.
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HonestDictatorMar. 21, 2010 - 03:04AM JST

The Iranian people are just fine, its the fundamentalist leaders (and their supporters) that are the problem.
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tclhMar. 21, 2010 - 04:39AM JST

The Iranian people are just fine, its the fundamentalist leaders (and their supporters) that are the problem....that is why Obama wants Iran people do something about it for themselves and that will cost US nothing.