{"id":5470,"date":"2022-10-15T12:17:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T12:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?p=5470"},"modified":"2022-10-16T01:50:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T01:50:13","slug":"joe-biden-wakes-up-now-he-wants-to-make-iran-great-again-gop-says-start-by-making-the-internet-free-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?p=5470","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Wakes Up! Now He Wants To Make Iran Great Again, GOP Says Start By Making The Internet Free Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is it possible that the Democrats and the Republicans are finally on the same page about Iran?  News headlines show that Democrat Joe Biden has finally woken up to the human struggle in the conflict zone of Iran- and now that Biden thinks he will score points with women voters- he is all about freedom and liberty for Iran&#8217;s oppressed women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadly protests have been unfolding in the region, with a nasty and murderous leader whom Biden was begged not to support, all of which fell on his deaf ears just months ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/iran-protests-2022-internet-shutdown-whatsapp\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/iran-protests-2022-internet-shutdown-whatsapp\/\">reported<\/a> on the Iranian government&#8217;s Internet shutdown- as a result of protests that have broken out over the regimes harsh, brutal dictatorship there- which is happening as Joe Biden wakes up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the death of Amini this week, Iranian officials have repeatedly shut down mobile internet connections and disrupted the services of Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the most popular social media services in the country. The internet shutdowns are the largest since November 2019 and raise fears about further atrocities. So far, more than 30 people have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-62994003?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=KARANGA\">reportedly been killed<\/a>, while the Iranian government has admitted to 17 deaths.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShutting down mobile internet service has become a go-to for the Iranian government when dealing with civil unrest,\u201d says Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at monitoring firm Kentik, who has been following the shutdowns. \u201cPeople were using these services to share videos of the protests and the government\u2019s crackdown, so they became targets of government censorship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democrats are such hypocrites. We covered that story, of their real action in Iran, with more details: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-petersantilli-com wp-block-embed-petersantilli-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OunJaPgemU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?p=5022\">Democrats Built The Human Suffering In Iran, Don&#8217;t Let Dems Forget Their List Of Abuses Against Iranian Women<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cDemocrats Built The Human Suffering In Iran, Don\u2019t Let Dems Forget Their List Of Abuses Against Iranian Women\u201d \u2014 PeterSantilli.com\" src=\"https:\/\/petersantilli.com\/?p=5022&amp;embed=true#?secret=72ksyCUxGF#?secret=OunJaPgemU\" data-secret=\"OunJaPgemU\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Republicans are saying that it is wonderful that Biden is now awake to the problems- and that if he cared, he could start helping the Iranian people by making the internet free again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is questionable that Biden&#8217;s sudden support of Iran&#8217;s people is authentic, however. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does Biden remember the Iran Deal? The lunatic regime he was vice president of- was warned about what would happen in the streets of Iran and to the people there if Iran&#8217;s leadership were to become rich.  So why didn&#8217;t Biden know any of this before?  And where were American feminists to tell him about the struggles of women living under tyrannical mullahs that Joe and his pal Barack Obama funded and enriched? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All questions we will never get answers to. So now Biden and Obama, with the help of the lapdog media, are made to look like some kind of heroes. Be careful believing that story- warns some DC insiders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is what the left is saying the &#8216;Big News&#8217; focus from the corporate media is that Joe has finally woken up. And Obama says he wishes he would have paid attention before- even when the internet was shut down over the last people&#8217;s uprising- when he was POTUS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bookmark the Democrat&#8217;s new interest in the people&#8217;s struggle in Iran; we will come back to that down below and how they could help- if they were being honest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Obama, author of the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/net-neutrality\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/net-neutrality\">free and open internet,&#8221;<\/a> wants to show some &#8216;solidarity&#8217;, right? How about keeping the internet open for the people of Iran? Where does Obama stand on that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;In retrospect, I think that was a mistake.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BarackObama<\/a> on how his administration held back on public support for the 2009 Iran protests, and that we should &quot;express some solidarity&quot; with the Iranian protests now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z7F3heSrQB\">pic.twitter.com\/z7F3heSrQB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PodSaveAmerica\/status\/1581061763394850818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look at what<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/14\/politics\/joe-biden-iran-protests\/index.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/14\/politics\/joe-biden-iran-protests\/index.html\"> CNN reported<\/a> Saturday morning: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Biden said Friday&nbsp;he was \u201cstunned\u201d by how Iranians have reacted to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, saying the nation has been \u201cawakened\u201d by the women-led protests and&nbsp;won\u2019t be quieted for \u201ca long, long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While visiting Irvine Valley Community College in California, Biden made brief comments on the ongoing protests in Iran following ahead of his formal speech, saying that the US stands with the women of Iran. Southern California&nbsp;has traditionally had a very large population&nbsp;of Iranian immigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran has to end the violence against its own citizens simply exercising their fundamental rights,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want you to know that we stand with the citizens, the brave women of Iran, for real, for real,\u201d Biden said, \u201cwho right now are demonstrating to secure their very basic, fundamental rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking about the death of Amini, he said, \u201cit stunned me what it awakened in Iran. It\u2019s awakened something that I don\u2019t think will be quieted in a long, long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The massive protests&nbsp;sweeping Iran were sparked by the death of Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman detained by morality police on September 13 after being accused of violating the country\u2019s conservative dress code. The morality police are a dedicated unit that enforces strict dress codes for women, such as wearing the compulsory headscarf. Amini\u2019s death has sparked an outpouring anger over issues ranging from freedoms in the Islamic Republic to the continuing and crippling impacts of sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden has moved quickly to back the Iranian protesters. In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly last month, Biden alluded to the protests over her death and said the US stood with the \u201cbrave women of Iran who right now are demonstrating to secure their basic rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democrats in DC have done a lot to help create the mess that is unfolding in Iran. Yet, now they want to pretend to be the champion of the people of Iran, proving that one of the main motivations for any conflict is what will get them good press- at the time- without considering any long-term strategy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans in DC have been trying to set Democrats straight on Iran for a long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to experts, Biden&#8217;s messaging on Iran are deceitful because Biden is still negotiating with the Mullahs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Grenell, the former Acting Director of the United States National Intelligence under President Donald J. Trump, chimed in on Twitter about his feelings about Iran and he talks openly about his plan to help Iran do just that- which could also have implications for the rest of the world- including the United States:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1581137332169605120?s=20&#038;t=bMaC9gWYkRlhje3H18htrw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, Grenell appeared on Fox News to talk about the deadly protests in Iran: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The people of Iran are tired of sitting around and having no one help them.  We could have helped Iran before, and the US government missed that opportunity.  The US could help and guarantee things like internet presence.  Western countries need to promise Internet Freedom for example.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WATCH:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TFFwsWC3xdY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible that the Democrats and the Republicans are finally on the same page about Iran? 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