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| − | Amir Taheri is an Iranian American right-wing commentator. He is represented by the [[Benador Associates]] | + | '''Amir Taheri''' is an Iranian-American right-wing commentator. He is represented by the [[Benador Associates]] |
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| + | ==Yellow Badges== | ||
| + | Taheri was the fabricator of a hoax meant to smear Iran, namely that it sought to force Iranian Jews to wear "yellow badges". The story was spread by Benador Associates, through Canada's [[National Post]], obtaining confirmation by Rabbi Cooper at the [[Wiesenthal Center]]. Once the hoax had been published several major zionist lobbying groups emailed "alerts" on the issue, e.g., [[AIPAC]] sent out an "alert e-mail blast to reporters hours after the story appeared". | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*Jim Lobe, [http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33322 Iran Target of Apparent Disinformation Ploy], ''Inter Press Service'', May 22, 2006 | *Jim Lobe, [http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33322 Iran Target of Apparent Disinformation Ploy], ''Inter Press Service'', May 22, 2006 | ||
| + | *Larry Cohler-Esses, [http://thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=12511 'YELLOW' JOURNALISM!!], The Jewish Week, 25 May 2006. | ||
Revision as of 07:28, 26 June 2006
Amir Taheri is an Iranian-American right-wing commentator. He is represented by the Benador Associates
Yellow Badges
Taheri was the fabricator of a hoax meant to smear Iran, namely that it sought to force Iranian Jews to wear "yellow badges". The story was spread by Benador Associates, through Canada's National Post, obtaining confirmation by Rabbi Cooper at the Wiesenthal Center. Once the hoax had been published several major zionist lobbying groups emailed "alerts" on the issue, e.g., AIPAC sent out an "alert e-mail blast to reporters hours after the story appeared".
External Links
- Jim Lobe, Iran Target of Apparent Disinformation Ploy, Inter Press Service, May 22, 2006
- Larry Cohler-Esses, 'YELLOW' JOURNALISM!!, The Jewish Week, 25 May 2006.
