Comments on: Iran: the Frog in the Frying Pan http://www.elliotpike.com/2007/02/12/frog-in-the-frying-pan/ weblog of another lost soul in cyberspace Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:37:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Carole http://www.elliotpike.com/2007/02/12/frog-in-the-frying-pan/#comment-4 Carole Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:14:37 +0000 http://www.elliotpike.com/2007/02/12/frog-in-the-frying-pan/#comment-4 P.S., here is the link to the article in the Independent: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article2261526.ece P.S., here is the link to the article in the Independent:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article2261526.ece

]]> By: Carole http://www.elliotpike.com/2007/02/12/frog-in-the-frying-pan/#comment-3 Carole Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:13:10 +0000 http://www.elliotpike.com/2007/02/12/frog-in-the-frying-pan/#comment-3 You'll find that non-American media are not so quiet on the subject. All three major British news outlets that I read (the BBC, the Guardian, and the Independent) are today harshly critical of what they see as flimsy, trumped-up evidence against Iran, fishy timing of the release of such evidence, etc. However, only the Independent mentions the kidnapping. I think this is in keeping with the Independent's reputation for being generally more outspoken than the other two. Although interestingly, right under the headline about Iran in the Guardian, there's a huge article about Bird Flu. You’ll find that non-American media are not so quiet on the subject. All three major British news outlets that I read (the BBC, the Guardian, and the Independent) are today harshly critical of what they see as flimsy, trumped-up evidence against Iran, fishy timing of the release of such evidence, etc.

However, only the Independent mentions the kidnapping. I think this is in keeping with the Independent’s reputation for being generally more outspoken than the other two. Although interestingly, right under the headline about Iran in the Guardian, there’s a huge article about Bird Flu.

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