Thread: Obama Pot Calls Iranian Kettle Black

Obama Pot Calls Iranian Kettle Black

By Dave Lindorff
6-17-9

President Barack Obama, referring to the violent attacks on protesters against the controversial election results in Iran's just-completed presidential election, this week lectured Iran's government, saying, "Peaceful dissent should never be subject to violence."

Referring to the tens and hundreds of thousands of frustrated and angry Iranians who have taken to the streets accusing Iranian authorities of rigging the election in favor of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Obama said that "the Iranian people and their voices should be heard and respected."

But there is a certain hypocrisy going on here.

Just days ago, the ACLU of Northern California issued an announcement that it had filed a complaint over a Pentagon anti-terrorism training manual. That training manual, aimed at Pentagon personnel, describes domestic protests as "low-level terrorist activity."...

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President Barack Obama said:

"Peaceful dissent should never be subject to violence."

"the Iranian people and their voices should be heard and respected."

But there is a certain hypocrisy going on here.

I thought the exact same thing when I heard Obama say this!