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To: combjelly who wrote (489001)	6/18/2009 10:02:20 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571832

Have you discussed it with ted?

To: combjelly who wrote (489001)	6/18/2009 10:14:44 PM
From: TopCat	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571832

"Another other blatantly obvious things you don't understand?" Why did you conclude he didn't understand it?

To: combjelly who wrote (489001)	6/18/2009 10:42:35 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571832

>> Another other blatantly obvious things you don't understand? I think that was what you'd call a "rhetorical question". It is a good point. If effect, they were crying out for help and the president of the US effectively said, "Sorry, you're on your own".

To: combjelly who wrote (489001)	6/19/2009 5:30:53 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571832

someone made a great point I read yesterday, why are the Iranian protesters' signs in english?" Obviously, they are playing to the rest of the world and not just Iran. Signs in English are a lot more likely to be understood in the rest of the world than ones in Arabic. The signs aren't just in English any more. They also are in French and Spanish. They are playing to as wide an audience as possible. And Obama has picked up on it by saying the following: "...I'm very concerned based on some of the tenor -- and tone of the statements that have been made -- that the government of Iran recognize that the world is watching. And how they approach and deal with people who are, through peaceful means, trying to be heard will, I think, send a pretty clear signal to the international community about what Iran is and -- and is not."