Sunday, July 16, 2017

Tim Arango does not know any Arabic but it does not stop him from commenting on contents of Iraqi TV stations

"Turn on the television and channel after channel broadcasts programs sympathetic to Iran."  And how were you able to understand the channel broadcasts in Arabic, Mr. Arango?  Also, there is a big flaw in the premise of the article: that Iranian influence in Iraq is a matter of conspiracy and devious machinations.  He (and most Western journalists) can't understand that many Iraqi Shi`ites (if not most) genuinely identify with Iran for political--and even religious--reasons.  This is the way also in Lebanon, whether you--Western journalists--like it or not.