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39. One thing mainstream media don't tell Americans -- Google Maps shows

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 02:34 PM

Apr 2012

that Iran is literally surrounded by US and NATO allied military bases. You can find and count them yourself. Months ago I counted 42. I had to do it several times in order to believe my eyes. Now, it takes more work to find them on Google. But they're there. Nothing is likely to be going in or out of that country that the US and NATO allies don't know about. Just the spreading of that one fact could turn the temperature way down on the bullshit discourse that media are trying to promote. One reason that fact hasn't gotten public visibility is probably because it could shut any public discussion down altogether. Then, for the first time without public approval, the military would just have to proceed with the bold-faced program it and Big Oil have been trying to run for decades, anyway.

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Why are DUers buying into this crap about Iran from the corporate media? [View all] Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 OP

I haven't seen many around here Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #1

Take a look at this thread Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #3

imagine what DU's reaction would be if boooosh were still pretzeldent. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #2

Right, they'd be outraged Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #7

It's not like there isn't plenty of history to go by. polly7 Apr 2012 #17

This should be an OP! Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #21

How does Desert One fit into that? n/t RZM Apr 2012 #31

Yep! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #8

It's pathetic. It's almost a kind of "willful Alzheimer's", if you will, when looking at our bullwinkle428 Apr 2012 #4

No n/t malaise Apr 2012 #5

rec. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #6

The ones that buy the crap are diverse, there are those that need to be led and so Dragonfli Apr 2012 #9

Likewise, I'm sure Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #10

Excellent post in a layout of reality! n/t teddy51 Apr 2012 #11

For those who need help in seeing Iranian people as human beings, Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #12

Yep, I watched the program with Rick Steve's and it was very good. n/t teddy51 Apr 2012 #13

Yes, he said that he regretted not doing something similar in Iraq Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #15

As I recall, someone did a little travelogue on Iraq pre-invasion gratuitous Apr 2012 #24

That's the last thing warmongers want Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #26

then again, it's not like Bush, Obama, Cheney, Clinton, etc., etc. would suddenly realize how human MisterP Apr 2012 #45

I have no problem seeing them as human beings.. sendero Apr 2012 #16

But who was belligerent first? Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #20

Don't get me wrong. sendero Apr 2012 #36

The US can cast a stone on how terrible it can be?! uponit7771 Apr 2012 #27

If he was living under the Shah, his assessment is shared by many Iranians. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #41

Here is a lecture by Rick Steve's on Brasscheck TV, I'm not sure if it's the one you're thinking of polly7 Apr 2012 #28

It's not, but it's the same general idea Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #30

Ty, I'll have to look up the PBS program and watch it, I bet it was good. nt. polly7 Apr 2012 #32

Please add the latest movie, "The Separation." It is amazing. Beautiful. ancianita Apr 2012 #37

there are many who also seem to think the drones are a wonderful quinnox Apr 2012 #14

They've been laying the groundwork for this since reagan. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #18

Yes, and I've noticed in the last few years that stories about human rights abuses in Iran Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #29

If you can, bet money on it, and then tell me where so I can lay some $$ down, too. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #47

You're either with us or you're against us. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #19

Same reason so many bought into the shit about September 11... Octafish Apr 2012 #22

I have a bad feeling about this one Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #25

Precisely the same feelings here. Octafish Apr 2012 #33

Yeah not too long ago I believed Iran was building up a nuclear weapons program Zalatix Apr 2012 #23

Crappy idea. It got loose in cyberspace eridani Apr 2012 #46

A crappy idea, but bound to happen at some point. Zalatix Apr 2012 #50

Erect bogeyman. Wave flag. Send in the assassins, drones, bombers. Demand more money for the MIC. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2012 #34

The built up fear of Iran promoted by the corporate media is ridiculous to the point of absurdity. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #35

One thing mainstream media don't tell Americans -- Google Maps shows ancianita Apr 2012 #39

Yes, I see the U.S. or one of its allies more likely to nuke Iran than Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #44

troops are OUT of iraq pasto76 Apr 2012 #38

This one ain't! Typical NYC Lib Apr 2012 #40

No clue. blackspade Apr 2012 #42

Americans are astoundingly ignorant of the histories and cultures of other countries Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2012 #43

knr nt slipslidingaway Apr 2012 #48

DURec. Deja Vu all over again. bvar22 Apr 2012 #49

Kick EFerrari Apr 2012 #51