News from Tehran on October 21, 2008 – not an earth shattering day as far as events in the world are concerned. Even in Tehran the focus of attention was on the upcoming U.S. Presidential election and word that Senator Barack Obama was leading John McCain by a substantial number of percentage points.
Aside from that mostly local news, sprinkled with international news, including interviews with Wall Street Insiders on the latest financial Crisis in America. Word that Iran and Russia were in talks to start a Petroleum exporting group, similar to OPEC. Iraqi Ministers did not endorse the latest draft of a controversial security agreement with the U.S. Several reports on Iran’s readiness for any military excursion as well as reports that IAEA spokesman Mohammed ElBaradei vehemently denied reports that Iran was busily making a nuclear arsenal. It was reported that Iran claimed there couldn’t be since Iran lacked the materials to construct any sort of nuclear weapon. The issue of U.S. sanctions against Iran was reported to be ineffective and the latest set of sanctions had failed once again.
After the news a report on the issue of Human Rights as viewed by Islam followed by news on Europe’s handling of the financial crisis and what Germany was doing about it. News of the Financial crisis of 2008 continued with a report that many considered it a failed policy.
And the news ends up with a special report on Drugs in American cinema. The gist is that Hollywood has lost its way by devoting most of its storylines to drugs, violence and promiscuity. The moral decadence, they claim is so bad that even Hollywood themselves have begun the criticize the situation. The announcer is also quick to point out that the problem lays directly with “the Zionists”. Generally the report focuses on what The World Health Organization called “The Propagation of Violence” and that Washington is either ambivalent or unable to control Hollywood.
And that’s the way the world was looking from Tehran in October of 2008 – never a dull moment where history is concerned.
