Friday, November 27, 2009

Roger Cohen's Op-Ed "Iranians in Exile": Comment Censored by The New York Times

In his New York Times op-ed of today's date, Roger Cohen takes the position that President Obama has been too weak on human rights abuses in Iran. Peculiar that Cohen dares take this position, after writing about Iran throughout 2009 and only once mentioning persecution of Iran's Baha'is.

Be this as it may, I again tested the waters and submitted an online comment that was censored by The Times. On-topic and not abusive? Too critical of Obama? Judge for yourselves:

Cohen writes: "President Barack Obama has been too weak on human rights abuses in Iran."

And in China.

And in Darfur.

In simpler terms: "President Barack Obama has been too weak," and this is known to all. I find myself asking whether Obama's decision to expand the U.S. military footprint in Afghanistan is based upon narcissistic image repair or sound policy.

2 comments:

  1. Did you notice, Jeffrey? Now, he is a hero of Iranian resistance: he was "chastised and tear-gased", intimidated and humiliated by the brutal regime! Now he is all for the Iranian exiles! What shall we think about his love for this regime just after his return and his fight with Jewish Iranian immigrants in LA Synagogue? I guess, it was either results of tear gas poisoning, or post-traumatic stress disorder, or split personality.

    I tried to leave my comment, but was censored as well.

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  2. According to The Times: "Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive."

    The New York Times lies, and all of their most senior editors know this.

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