This false story that was leaked (and reported by the National Post) yesterday about Iran planning to require non-Muslims to wear badges (a la Nazi Germany…a parallel they’re still drawing graphically even after removing the original story and posting a half-hearted retraction) could be seen coming a mile away. Antonia Zerbisias fills in some detail about the origins of the rumour and how it got planted in media circles, and POGGE sums it up well:

“It’s true that Ahmadinejad is a nasty piece of work. It’s also true that we’re being conned. Again.”

No kiddin’.

[tags]iran, badges, national post[/tags]