Comments on: Iran:Khatami says he did not shake hands,really? http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/06/21/irankhatami-says-he-did-not-shake-handsreally/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:05:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hamidtehrani http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/06/21/irankhatami-says-he-did-not-shake-handsreally/comment-page-1/#comment-1186229 hamidtehrani Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:52:58 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/06/21/irankhatami-says-he-did-not-shake-handsreally/#comment-1186229 I can say that Iranian conservative journals criticized Khatami and reformist journals supported him by "saying he did NOt shake hands with women" and the film is not real... a part of propaganda against Khatami. I think Khatami lost a lot of his credibility in this affair among Iranian intellectuals.Of course not for shaking hands but for not saying the truth. Khatami has been seen by many as a fearful man. I think he proved it again. I can say that Iranian conservative journals criticized Khatami and reformist journals supported him by “saying he did NOt shake hands with women” and the film is not real… a part of propaganda against Khatami.

I think Khatami lost a lot of his credibility in this affair among Iranian intellectuals.Of course not for shaking hands but for not saying the truth.

Khatami has been seen by many as a fearful man. I think he proved it again.

]]> By: Jordan http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/06/21/irankhatami-says-he-did-not-shake-handsreally/comment-page-1/#comment-1186114 Jordan Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:58:32 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/06/21/irankhatami-says-he-did-not-shake-handsreally/#comment-1186114 A testament, no doubt, to the unpredictable power of the new digital media technology we now all take for granted. I don't know about anyone else, but I’d be interested in hearing about three aspects of the whole issue in some more detail: One, what was the basic premise of Khatami’s visit to Udine, and how did the video get filmed, then posted? Two - to anyone who’s been reading the Iranian press - what has been the nature and extent of the reaction to the affair in Iran? Three - what do people think the political consequences of Khatami’s misstep, and ensuing denial, could be? A testament, no doubt, to the unpredictable power of the new digital media technology we now all take for granted.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’d be interested in hearing about three aspects of the whole issue in some more detail:

One, what was the basic premise of Khatami’s visit to Udine, and how did the video get filmed, then posted?

Two – to anyone who’s been reading the Iranian press – what has been the nature and extent of the reaction to the affair in Iran?

Three – what do people think the political consequences of Khatami’s misstep, and ensuing denial, could be?

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