Iran: Crackdown on Protesters Over Weekend. What Should Obama Do?

Washington Post by Karim Sadjadpour | Jun. 22, 2009 (Interview)

Riot police attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran Monday, carrying out a threat by the country's most powerful security force to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election.

Karim Sadjadpour, an associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will be online Monday, June 22, at 2 p.m. ET to discuss the latest news out of ... Full Story »

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by Jon Raymond - Jun. 23, 2009

First this is a transcript of a chatroom. It's hardly a news article. So right there you have a format that's condusive to confusion and broken topics. The main crtitcism though is the title: "What should Obama do?". This is a strong opinion and not news at all, that implies Obama is somehow require to do something about actions in a forein nation. Of course the President would likely issue some kind of statement as a matter of response to any such situation. But this title implies the President should take some kind of agressive action beyond the normal. it is a highly political charged and slanted view.

This situation has been blown out of proportion as some kind of ibternational crisis, perhaps to help sell newspapaer

Fairfax, Va.: What do you think of the amateur video of the woman who was killed? AP says it’s become an iconic symbol of the outrage of the government’s crackdown. Comments? Karim Sadjadpour: I haven’t been able to stop thinking of Neda. She has become a symbol of this movement. Whereas the face of Iranian revolutionaries 30 years ago were bearded middle aged men, today Neda’s image—young, educated, female—symbolizes the face of the new Iran which aspires to be.

We are now discussing amateur videos as thoug they were credible and of international importance. This is questionable at best as a valid news issue.