Bush admin hides $75million in Katrina bill for Iran hot chick propoganda

[wndycty]

This was an interesting read. Basically the Bush administraion is using a very attractive female reporter on VOA to push its propoganda on Iranian youth. The funding for the effort has been attached to a Katrina/Iraq emergency bill.

Airwave blitz on Iran
Luna Shad is the face of a U.S. cultural offensive meant to spark change among the youth of the Persian Gulf nation

By Cam Simpson
Washington Bureau
Published May 31, 2006

WASHINGTON -- The face of the Bush administration's new favorite weapon against Iran's cleric-dominated regime has the cheekbones of a Vogue cover girl.

Once a week, digital bits carrying new images and the Persian voice of Luna Shad--an Iran-born actress who spent her formative years in Paris, wears knee-high boots and carries a Louis Vuitton handbag--rain down from American-leased satellites and are collected in antenna dishes across Iran.

Although it's probably little more than an educated guess, U.S. officials say up to 2 million Iranians may be watching Shad's 30-minute broadcast, "Next Chapter," as she introduces a story about underground garage bands. It follows her piece on a political psychologist who dissects Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad along with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and Saddam Hussein.
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The $75 million request is contained in emergency appropriations legislation for Iraq and Hurricane Katrina. The House pared the Iran request to $56 million, but more money for broadcasts such as Shad's remains untouched. The Senate version includes all $75 million.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0605310040may31,1,3035296.story?coll=chi-news-hed

[dipsydoodle]

1. At the risk of sounding naive

does that mean the funds will be diverted from Katrina ?

[wndycty]

3. I don't think so. . .

. . .basically they introduced a bill to fund Katrina relief (something only a cold hearted bastard could oppose) and attached funding for Iraq and Iran to the bill. Its a rather common practice.

[Roland99]

2. If School House Rock were around today, they'd have a show telling kids...

to be good citizens and support the war against Eurasia.

[Scoody Boo]

4. It would not be hard...

to find a hot Iranian woman. Persian women are probably the most beautiful in the world.

[wndycty]

6. I would agree, God knows I have more than my share of crushes on . . .

. . .Persian women, going back to high school.

[madrchsod]

5. this really is a joke..isn`t it?

officials think they are going to lure the youth of iran to revolt because of her? jesus are these guys are stupid. the iranian youth have access to more hip hop nation and other world youth cultural sat stations than the kids do here in the states. another delusional program by the idiots that run this country

[slor]

7. Mission Accomplished...

because she sure is pretty.

[LSK]

8. business as usual in the GOP Congress

Attaching and hijacking bills with unrelated stuff is a way of life in Congress lately.

Who remembers ANWR in the Defense bill last winter?