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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Iran’s Soccer Censorship As protests in Iran continue, the extent to which the government will go to silence <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/20/iran-tv-football-protest" title="dissent">dissent</a> has sunk to even further depths of ridiculousness. Protesters at a Tehran soccer match chanted and waved green banners, to which government censors responded by delaying the telecast of the game and editing out the crowd noise and close-ups. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090920_irans_soccer_censorship/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090920_irans_soccer_censorship/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Iran’s Soccer Censorship As protests in Iran continue, the extent to which the government will go to silence <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/20/iran-tv-football-protest" title="dissent">dissent</a> has sunk to even further depths of ridiculousness. Protesters at a Tehran soccer match chanted and waved green banners, to which government censors responded by delaying the telecast of the game and editing out the crowd noise and close-ups. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090920_irans_soccer_censorship/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090920_irans_soccer_censorship/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com