Sunday, August 29, 2010

What Passes For News In Iran Today

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on holiday with her husband Photo: BIG PICTURES

Iran Calls Carla Bruni A 'Prostitute’ -- The Telegraph

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the French First Lady, has been called a “prostitute” by Iran after she criticised the country’s decision to stone a woman to death.

Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, was attacked after she signed a petition calling for the release of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who is accused of cheating on her husband and then helping to kill him.

Kayhan, an Iranian newspaper, which is under control of the government, called Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy and Isabelle Adjani, the French actress who is campaigning for Ashtina’s release, “prostitutes” in an editorial, while Iranian state television accused the former supermodel of “immorality”.

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My Comment:
I was about to say that "Sticks and stones may break my bones .... but names can never hurt me".

But in Iran .... calling you certain names can result in you being stoned to death.

Sighhh .... reading news items like this one always makes me shake my head .... and what shakes it even more is that Iran wants to be a nuclear power?

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