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Hey guys, I could use some input

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Mr Nate

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I was recently afforded the chance to interview and Iranian following this past week's elections, and I'd like to know if you guys have any questions you think would be pertinent and important for me to ask.

I already plan on asking him broad questions on the US's current foreign policy and how it's future policy with respect to Iran will be effected by Khatami's victory, and a few others things like the ever increasing crackdown on free speech.

Any input would be great.
 
imo, the first thing you should do is ask him about himself (assuming it's a man) - his view on politics (including democracy and totalitarianism and whether he think Iran is a true democracy), human rights (including women's rights), and religion. It will help to frame his pov and provide a base from which to interpret his answers.
 
What direction does he think the country will go when the current religious heads of Iran start to die. Will there be a successor or maybe a revolution, and then to what direction it will take.
 
I would first find the POV compass as suggested, then try and find answers to questions not asked in the media circus. These might include: the interviewees goals in life, and how the elections help or hurt, How many in his family have been past secondary education, and does the new elections appear to help or hurt higher learning attendance. how easy is it to organize a political parade? Can he take his family on vacation outside Iran without a hassle by the authorities?

Unless the person interviewed is a politician, political questions are always iffy at best. Stick to the interviewees lane of knowledge, and have fun.
 
I agree with TLC, you have to include a human rights question to establish the 'baseline' - might be interesting to ask about women's rights too!
 
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
I was recently afforded the chance to interview and Iranian following this past week's elections, and I'd like to know if you guys have any questions you think would be pertinent and important for me to ask.

I already plan on asking him broad questions on the US's current foreign policy and how it's future policy with respect to Iran will be effected by Khatami's victory, and a few others things like the ever increasing crackdown on free speech.

Any input would be great.
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Ask him if he realizes that his vote (if he voted) won't matter because Bush will destroy his country very soon.
 
Originally posted by: Darkhawk28
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
I was recently afforded the chance to interview and Iranian following this past week's elections, and I'd like to know if you guys have any questions you think would be pertinent and important for me to ask.

I already plan on asking him broad questions on the US's current foreign policy and how it's future policy with respect to Iran will be effected by Khatami's victory, and a few others things like the ever increasing crackdown on free speech.

Any input would be great.
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Ask him if he realizes that his vote (if he voted) won't matter because Bush will destroy his country very soon.
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That claim is, like, so last week dude.

Just ask Scott Ritter.

::snicker::
 
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
Originally posted by: Darkhawk28
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
I was recently afforded the chance to interview and Iranian following this past week's elections, and I'd like to know if you guys have any questions you think would be pertinent and important for me to ask.

I already plan on asking him broad questions on the US's current foreign policy and how it's future policy with respect to Iran will be effected by Khatami's victory, and a few others things like the ever increasing crackdown on free speech.

Any input would be great.
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Ask him if he realizes that his vote (if he voted) won't matter because Bush will destroy his country very soon.
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That claim is, like, so last week dude.

Just ask Scott Ritter.

::snicker::
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So are you saying we will NOT invade Iran?
 
Yeah, I plan on introducing the final piece with a bit of background and some info on his point of view.

Thanks guys, keep 'em comin'.
 
Why does an oil rich nation need nuclear reactors?

Did he vote?

Was the voting completely private?

Do you have confidence the person elected actually got the votes of the people?
 
All right, here's what I've got so far. I've been told it sounds too formal by a friend, but that's kind of the idea:

Question 1: It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to interview you, Mr. Behi. If you would be so kind, take a minute to tell us a bit about yourself and life in Tehran.

Question 2: Iranians have chosen Mr. Khatami to lead their country in the most recent election. President Bush called the election a ?fraud? and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld characterized the newly elected government as ?no friend of democracy?. Do you share the views of the President and the Secretary of Defense? If so, are these views popular among ordinary Iranians?

Question 3: Mr. Khatami has vowed to re-instate Iran?s nuclear programs for ?peaceful purposes?. Do you suspect that Iranian leadership has further motives with respect to their nuclear programs, such as nuclear weapons? And what effect does Mr. Khatami?s election have on nuclear negotiations with the European Union and the United States, in your humble opinion?

Question 4: In the United States, we hear a lot about a pro-democracy movement among younger Iranians. Does this movement in fact exist, and is it powerful enough to rise up and demand greater freedoms for the citizens of Iran? Also, what are your thoughts on the rights of women in Iran?

Question 5: There is a lot of talk about the power of weblogs for use in expanding freedom of speech and promoting democracy, but there are reports that Iranian leaders have cracked down on the use of weblogs and proliferation of differing opinions in Iran. Offer your opinion on the use of weblogs in Iran, and thoughts on the consequences of outlawing their use.

Questions 6: The topic of Iraq and President Bush?s choice to invade it has been at the front and center of recent news reports in the United States. What is your personal feeling on the current trajectory of the war, and do you think the invasion was important for world democracy and a transformation of the Middle East?

Question 7: If you would, indulge us with your hopes and dreams for yourself, and for the future of Iran and Iran?s people. In other words, where would you like to see Iran in twenty to thirty years?







 
Originally posted by: Darkhawk28
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
I was recently afforded the chance to interview and Iranian following this past week's elections, and I'd like to know if you guys have any questions you think would be pertinent and important for me to ask.

I already plan on asking him broad questions on the US's current foreign policy and how it's future policy with respect to Iran will be effected by Khatami's victory, and a few others things like the ever increasing crackdown on free speech.

Any input would be great.
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Ask him if he realizes that his vote (if he voted) won't matter because Bush will destroy his country very soon.
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Remarks like that do not help what the original poster is trying to accomplish and acts as a troll/troublemaker if he was to actually treat that as a valid issue.

 
Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Originally posted by: Darkhawk28
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
I was recently afforded the chance to interview and Iranian following this past week's elections, and I'd like to know if you guys have any questions you think would be pertinent and important for me to ask.

I already plan on asking him broad questions on the US's current foreign policy and how it's future policy with respect to Iran will be effected by Khatami's victory, and a few others things like the ever increasing crackdown on free speech.

Any input would be great.
Click to expand...

Ask him if he realizes that his vote (if he voted) won't matter because Bush will destroy his country very soon.
Click to expand...

Remarks like that do not help what the original poster is trying to accomplish and acts as a troll/troublemaker if he was to actually treat that as a valid issue.
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He doesn't have to state it like that, but the question is still valid. "Do they realize that Bush wants to invade Iran?" If it's troublesome to you, tough.
 
Originally posted by: Darkhawk28
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
Originally posted by: Darkhawk28
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
I was recently afforded the chance to interview and Iranian following this past week's elections, and I'd like to know if you guys have any questions you think would be pertinent and important for me to ask.

I already plan on asking him broad questions on the US's current foreign policy and how it's future policy with respect to Iran will be effected by Khatami's victory, and a few others things like the ever increasing crackdown on free speech.

Any input would be great.
Click to expand...

Ask him if he realizes that his vote (if he voted) won't matter because Bush will destroy his country very soon.
Click to expand...
That claim is, like, so last week dude.

Just ask Scott Ritter.

::snicker::
Click to expand...

So are you saying we will NOT invade Iran?
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According to Ritter, we already have, or at least should have.

Must be the new invisibombs we're using. Doesn't harm buildings, kills fundies dead, and leaves a nice fresh lemony scent.

 
Originally posted by: Darkhawk28
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
I was recently afforded the chance to interview and Iranian following this past week's elections, and I'd like to know if you guys have any questions you think would be pertinent and important for me to ask.

I already plan on asking him broad questions on the US's current foreign policy and how it's future policy with respect to Iran will be effected by Khatami's victory, and a few others things like the ever increasing crackdown on free speech.

Any input would be great.
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Ask him if he realizes that his vote (if he voted) won't matter because Bush will destroy his country very soon.
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Ummm yeah.. Like.. we will... like fight and stuff... and we'll be like.. an a plane woo woo! and stuff :roll:
 
Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
Anyone else? I think I've summed up the most important issues/questions.
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I think the ones you listed are all pretty good. You are just interviewing one voter or many?
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Well, just one but maybe it would be a good idea to ask him to send it around? interesting.
 
E-mail away. I'll post the response on my site when it happens and I'll give you guys a heads up, if you're at all interested.
 
It's great to have discourse with people from other lands, my only warning is not blow its significance out of proportion. It's just one person. Do not try to extrapolate too much from it.
 
Originally posted by: Mr Nate
Question 2: Iranians have chosen Mr. Khatami to lead their country in the most recent election. President Bush called the election a ?fraud? and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld characterized the newly elected government as ?no friend of democracy?. Do you share the views of the President and the Secretary of Defense? If so, are these views popular among ordinary Iranians?
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Doh, you got this one wrong, Khatami was president from 1997 until recently, he was not re-electable for a third term by Iran's law. Last week the people of Iran elected the conservative and religious Mahmud Ahmadinedschad over his more elitist and pro-west competitor Rafsandschani (who allowed corruption as mayor of Teheran) in the run-off ballot. (In the first ballot only eight of circa thousand interested politicians were alowed to candidate. In Iran's system the Guardian Council and the cleric have more power than the parliament and the president).

I hope the interviewee is not annoyed by this fault because I think your questions are good!
 
Doh!

Shi*, you're right. I made a mistake and I e-mailed him an amended version and an apology for my oversight.

Thank you for catching that.
 
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