"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.