What's up with me lately? I've been complementing those who I usually deride. But hey, they deserve it...for now.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran and all around crazy dude has called on his own government and legal system to take another look at the cases of American Journalist Roxana Saberi and Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan who have both been held captive by the Iranian government. Roxana has been charged with spying on the Iranian government, while Hossein has been held since November without charge.
Sure, he might be doing it for purely selfish reasons (painting himself as a defender of human rights, making Iran and himself look good, and protecting U.S.-Iran relations), and he doesn't technically have any power over the judicial system in Iran, but regardless of his motives, he's doing the right thing, and I can't fault him to that.So here's to you Mahmoud.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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