Are Iranians Really Starving or is the Video of Screaming Protesters Climbing on Ahmadinejad's Car a 'Staged and Released' Video So That the Sanctions Will Be Lifted?

'We're Starving!' Furious Iranians Jump onto Ahmadinejad’s Open-topped Car in Extraordinary Display of Civil Disobedience

Mystical Time Traveler observes:

This has to be staged. Does anyone really believe that the "starving masses" could get that close to Ahmadinejad? And scream at him that they are starving, the sanctions are killing them? No, this was staged and "released" so that the sanctions would be lifted.

April 18, 2012

Atlas Shrugs - A rare moment of people screaming for food, not nukes. Obama, take note.

From the Daily Mail:

'We're starving!' In extraordinary display of civil disobedience furious Iranians jump on Ahmadinejad’s open-topped car to shout at him.

The political situation in Iran and the plight of its people is commonly kept away from the outside world by its repressive regime.

But new and extraordinary footage released today shows screaming protesters climbing on president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's car during an open-topped tour of the southern city of Bandar-Abbas.

A rare YouTube clip from the country first shows a furious elderly man shouting 'I'm a pensioner', while gesticulating at the controversial politician.


A pensioner and a young woman both scream at the president in rare footage from the country

He then yells 'I'm hungry' and persistently bangs on the bonnet and windscreen while Ahmadinejad ignores his cries and waves to the rest of the crowd with a huge grin on his face.

In this extraordinary show of dissent a veiled woman climbs onto a moving car and confronts Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad is shown staring at the woman as she clambers on board.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has long claimed there are no problems with lack of food in his country.

Read the rest here.

The Daily Show Goes to Iran:

Poll: 2/3 of Iranians Fear Sanctions

Gallup poll shows growing financial concerns among Iranian people. Some 48% say they were short on money for food during past year, compared with only 15% in 2005

February 7, 2012

Ynet - While the world continues to mount pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, most of the Islamic Republic's residents are already starting to feel the effects of the economic sanctions.

A new Gallup poll published on Tuesday reveals that some two thirds of Iranians believe the latest round of sanctions issued by the United Nations, the European Union and the United States will have a detrimental effect on their daily lives.

Asked whether they think the sanctions will hurt the livelihood of Iranians "a great deal, somewhat or not at all," 27% of respondents answered "a great deal," while 38% responded "somewhat" and 25% said "not at all." Another 9% of respondents refused to answer the question or said they did not know.

Some 48% of Iranians said that during the past year there were instances when they were short on money to buy food for their families. In contrast, a similar poll conducted in 2005 showed only 15% of respondents suffered from financial problems that prevented them from purchasing foodstuff.


Almost half of Iranians were short on money for food (Photo: AP)


Everyday life hurt due to sanctions? (Photo: AP)


Window shopping in Tehran (Photo: AP)

In addition, 40% of respondents said they did not have enough money during the past year to provide their families with proper housing, compared with only 29% that said the same in 2005. Meanwhile, Iran's foreign ministry has dismissed the new US sanctions on Tehran, saying they are part of a "psychological war" meant to sow discontent among Iranians.

Ramin Mehmanparast, the foreign ministry spokesman, says Iran's central bank has no financial transactions with the United States and would not be affected by the measures.

The US ordered the new penalties on Monday, giving US banks additional powers to freeze assets linked to the Iranian government and close loopholes that officials say Iran has used to move money despite earlier restrictions imposed by the US and Europe.

Iran Wins the Golden Globe and Academy Award for 'A Separation':





From Reuters:

'A Separation' won the Oscar for best foreign language film, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the honor.

"At this time, many Iranians all over the world are watching us and I imagine them to be very happy," director Farhadi said while accepting the Oscar.

"At a time of talk of war, intimidation and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their county, Iran, is spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics."

"I proudly offer this award to the people of my country, the people who respect all cultures and civilizations and despise hostility and resentment," he added.

'A Separation' also won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film:

Farhadi, speaking after the ceremony to journalists in Beverly Hills, said that Iranians and Americans have "no issues with each other."

"In my opinion, the people [of the two countries] have no issues with each other. The people of Iran, as I mentioned earlier, are very peace-loving," he said. "I hope not just for Iran but all over the world that no one experiences war, and war becomes something that we discuss as something from the past."