Guess life in Iran isn’t quite so rosy

From reading the international press I got the impression that life in Iran was like living in a paradise (OK, I kid). Reading stuff that comes out of Chavez’ forays into the Ahmadinejad’s Islamic wonderland (or vice versa) like this from Truthout;

  “Venezuela and Iran have demonstrated that together, out of the reach of hegemony and American imperialism, they can work and improve,” Ahmadinejad said at the oil well in southeastern Venezuela.

    “For all the people who want to live free and independent, the message is that we can achieve this kind of victory. We are at the beginning of the path and we must know each other,” he said.

    During Ahmadinejad’s visit, Venezuela’s leftist president renewed his support for Iran’s disputed uranium enrichment program, which the United States and other Western countries fear would be used for the development of a nuclear bomb.

    The United States is pushing for sanctions to force Tehran to stop producing enriched uranium, which can be used both for nuclear power and atomic weapons. Iran insists that it seeks peaceful nuclear power to meet its energy needs.

    “We are with you president, we will defend the rights of the Iranian people,” Chavez, who has visited Iran several times, told Ahmadinejad.

Do you mean rights like this from Kamangir:

A new pro-polygamy bill has just been sent to the parliament by the cabinet. The bill eliminates the necessity of the wife’s permission for the husband getting married again. Labyrinth mocks the aspect of the bill which replaces the wife’s permission with only economic power [Persian].

Or this one from Molten Thought:

Taheri reports that, according to the head of the Contractual Workers’ Union, more than 25,000 members have been fired in the last four months, and more than 1,000 workers are being purged every single day. This is part of the mullahs’ vicious campaign against every possible source of open dissent against the regime. As you would expect in such circumstances, more and more workers are dying in “accidents,” some of which are not at all accidental, but cover-ups of assassinations.

Or this little tale (from Saudi Arabia not Iran – but, well you know) from Confessions of a Closet Republican:

Speaking to Arab News on phone from his cell in the Malaz prison, Mohammed said that after the woman received treatment and after he returned to Riyadh after three days in the Western Region, he was arrested after checking up on the woman’s health. In the woman’s apartment were three other women related to her.“I was glad to note that the lady was making steady progress,” he said. “While we were chatting, there was a knock on the door. When this lady opened the door, four or five Saudis, whom I had seen outside the building before, barged in. They accused me of being alone with the woman unrelated to me and suspected my intention behind this visit to her apartment.”

Or perhaps this one from Zaneirani.

Maybe Chavez would like to follow Iran’s example and order state-registration for bloggers?

So exactly what rights are left for Iranians that Chavez can help defend from evil-assed America? The only “rights” that Chavez wants to defend is the right to oppose George Bush and the right to blame America for all your ills.

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