http://www.metafilter.com/tags/pressrestrictions Posts tagged with 'pressrestrictions' at MetaFilter. Thu, 27 May 2004 09:54:48 -0800 Thu, 27 May 2004 09:54:48 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/33349/Iran%2Dis%2Dnot%2Don%2Dthe%2Dverge%2Dof%2Drevolution <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1223124,00.html">Iran expelled me, but its press restrictions play into the hands of the west's fantasies about Islamism:</a> "Contrary to the fantasies of neo-conservatives, Iran is not on the verge of revolutionand, if it was, the US wouldn't be able to orchestrate it. There is no coherent political opposition or leader able to harness public discontent. A significant number of Iranians are profiting from an economic boom and are not ready to risk their livelihood for democracy protests," writes Dan De Luce, the Guardian's reporter in Tehran who has recently been <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1220638,00.html">expelled</a> by the Iranian goverment. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.33349 Thu, 27 May 2004 09:54:48 -0800 dandeluce expelledjournalists guardian iran islam pressrestrictions hoder