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Indeed, all conjecture, zero substance. Once more: don't expect serious journalism from Fox News. Nevertheless, I can quite easily believe Teheran lacks the tec
by stygianguest 16y ago
Indeed, all conjecture, zero substance. Once more: don't expect serious journalism from Fox News. Nevertheless, I can quite easily believe Teheran lacks the technical knowhow to defend themselves. And given the large number of involved parties (we were talking Siemens hardware), a clean room approach won't work either.
- lwhi 16y ago+1 for highlighting lack of journalistic integrity at Fox News. -1 for making a statement, that could quite happily be broadcast by Fox News ;)
- lwhi 16y agoi.e. speculative conjecture, and a generalisation based on cultural assumptions: I can quite easily believe Teheran lacks the technical knowhow to defend themselves. (plus Teheran is a city and a region, not a nation state - it would have made more sense to talk about Iran) EDIT; I surrender, I saw the Fox logo, it's now very clear -> 'fair and balanced' ;)
- jhamburger 16y agoUsing the name of a capital city as shorthand for a central government is very common and accepted
- lwhi 16y agoSorry, I didn't realise. Previously, I'd only heard this kind of reference made in 1950s war films. Perhaps I'm wrong, I but I think it's foolish to dismiss a country's capabilities without firm evidence. Much of the news media picks up on vague themes, and often makes assumptions based on its own country's perceived superiority. In my opinion, there's no good reason to duplicate their error.
- knowaveragejoe 16y agoI had the same assumption about their capabilities, but then I read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Science_and_technology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Science_and_technology