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While there are ongoing protests in Iran we should support, its never bad to question a source of information and examine it for bias. From their own footer: "

While there are ongoing protests in Iran we should support, its never bad to question a source of information and examine it for bias. From their own footer: "FDD conducts in-depth research, produces accurate and timely analyses, identifies illicit activities, and provides policy options – all with the aim of strengthening U.S. national security and reducing or eliminating threats posed by adversaries of the United States and other free nations." Think its safe to say the majority of the world views the US as one of the largest threats to peace and democracy right now, so any source so obviously biased should be questioned.

dmos62 10mo ago
That's true, and it's worth mentioning that both your parent and grandparent comments are painfully low-effort.
- ulrischa 10mo ago
  And this comment is more low effort than mine. See my addition from Wikipedia for more effort
  - dmos62 9mo ago
    That's more like it.
ulrischa 10mo ago
Exactly. Why is this pushed to HN front page with only 21 upvotes? > "The American political blog ThinkProgress criticized FDD for what it called "alarmist rhetoric and fear mongering" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Defense_of_Democracies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Defense_of_Demo...
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