From Time.Com:
Living Under The Cloud
As Iran's leaders raise the stakes, many people are already feeling the pain
Posted Sunday, Sep. 3, 2006
The early risers in my neighborhood arrived at the local bakery one recent morning to find the doors locked and the stone oven cold. They milled about for a while and then began speculating about why the bakery should mysteriously be shut. Before long, they settled on an explanation: the Iranian government had sent all the country's flour to Lebanon. Since the war in Lebanon ended last month, Iranians have become convinced that their government is spending outrageous sums on Lebanon's Shi'ites to shore up support for Iran's longtime client Hizballah. The rumors grow more outlandish every day: the Lebanese are receiving free SUVs or plasma televisions. As shop owner Behjat Karimi, 47, put it, "What else of ours are they going to give away next? . . ."
Mr. President, can I offer a suggestion? If we could just get the CIA to-- uh, never mind. My bad.
No comments:
Post a Comment