Comments on: Malcolm Hoenlein to Iranians: ‘We Come in Peace, Earthlings’

By: Rupa Shah

Rupa Shah — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:07:49 +0000

Mr Silverstein, the problem is solved. I can see the full text.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:48:56 +0000

@JohnC: Good catch. If that’s correct, I wonder if Hoenlein & his folks are just incompetent & don’t understand Iranians don’t speak Arabic; or whether he deliberately wants this to circulate in the Arabic-speaking world. At any rate, directing an Arabic broadcast to a Farsi speaking country (if that indeed is what he’s doing) is beyond dumb.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:29:19 +0000

Could IE users let me know whether my tweaking has fixed the display problem mentioned by Rupa & Dan above.

By: JohnC

JohnC — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:17:42 +0000

Has anyone else noticed that the translation is in Arabic and not Farsi? Regardless of the content of this video, it’s pretty pointless if it’s translated into the wrong language.

By: fiddler

fiddler — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:55:40 +0000

I couldn’t help it, your comparison with a President addressing invading Martians immediately conjured up images of Tim Burton’s film, Mars Attacks!
Hoenlein’s message however reminds me of nothing so much as the Vietcong’s English language radio broadcasts, assuring the GIs they had nothing against their American brethren and urging them to lay down their arms and return home. Like you I’m sure that now, as then, the addressees of this laughable propaganda know perfectly well where Brother Hoenlein can stick it.

By: Rupa Shah

Rupa Shah — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:28:43 +0000

I have the same problem i.e. YouTube window is covering up the first para.

By: Dan Sniderman

Dan Sniderman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:11:26 +0000

Richard - there is an issue with the formatting in IE - the YouTube windows is covering up the first paragraph. I can see it in Firefox. I’m not very good with CSS etc - so I’m not sure exactly what the problem is.

By: gene schulman

gene schulman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:32:16 +0000

Good for you Richard. These people don’t speak in my name either. The more they are exposed, the better off we will all be. Keep up your good work. It’s a pleasure to be on the same wave-length with you.