Obama Shows Some Teeth on Iran
In his press conference this morning President Obama addressed the recent turmoil in Iran and the violence that has occurred in response to what many Iranians consider to be a fraudulent election. The President said that “Those who stand up for justice are always on the right side of history.” But was his stance on Iran tough enough?
Guests:
Hamid Dabashi, professor of Iranian Studies at Columbia University and author of Iran: A People Interrupted and Islamic Liberation Theology: Resisting the Empire .
BY TAPE
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- Obama Shows Some Teeth on Iran
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Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
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