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April 11, 2006
Welcome to the Club, Iran.
Iran has decided to adopt the techniques of the rich and powerul:
"I officially announce that Iran has joined countries with nuclear technology," Ahmadinejad said today. But more importantly, he might have said, Iran will now join the West in using an even more important technology: modern public relations. They, too, will use the ubiquitous, orwellian writing behind the leader:
Welcome to the club, Iran.
Posted by zeynep at April 11, 2006 03:58 PM
Comments
In English, you'll note.
Posted by: WIIIAI at April 11, 2006 05:51 PM
There needs to be a term for this -- soundbite wallpaper perhaps. But Ahmenijad's people haven't yet grasped that the message has to fit into a close-up.
Posted by: Gag Halfrunt at April 11, 2006 07:42 PM
An upraised finger-salute graphic would have been a bit too obvious, even for Ahmadinejad.
Posted by: Pyrrho at April 12, 2006 03:01 PM