Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Information Blackout – Police Destroying Satellite Dishes in Tehran

Via Powerline and Vital Perspective AKI: IRAN: SATELLITE DISHES SEIZED

Hundreds of police in Tehran have begun dismantling satellite antenna dishes from the city’s rooftops – part of a campaign to prevent Iranians from watching Western television programmes. The move follows a recent police order that all satellite dishes – officially banned but tolerated until now – be removed. The campaign against satellite television was launched by the Minister for Culture and Islamic Orientation, Hassan Saffar Harandi, who said “we have to halt the West’s cultural offensive,” on Iran.

Some observers believe that the clampdown is aimed at keeping the government’s control over news regarding Iran’s dispute with the international community regarding its nuclear programme.

Interesting that is information crack down is less than a week before Ahmadinejad’s and the Iranian Mullah’s self-imposed deadline to respond to the P-5-Plus-1 nuclear proposal. Moreover, the United Nations Security Council deadline for Iran to halt uranium enrichment is August 31.

In recent months, all news coverage on the issue in Iran has had to be done with the approval of the Supreme Council of National Security, prompting people who wish to be informed by non-government sources to watch and listen to television and radio programmes broadcast from abroad.

And why would the Iranian government wish to outlaw western televison and internet connectivity?

Because the Mullahs want to MANIPULATE information….. and CONTROL what their population sees of the western world.

Or is it when Iran’s ASS is hauled before the United Nations for failing to cease uranium enrichment that the Mullahs want their manufactured spin and not that of CNN or Fox News shown to the masses?
Perhaps Mike Wallace should have asked his pal Mahmoud about freedom of speech/expression in Iran during their 60 Minutes interview?

Stay tuned…….