(21 Jun 2009) HEADLINE: First Person: Expert on Iran's unrest
CAPTION: Strayer University Professor Rasool Nafisi talks about President Barack Obama's response to the Iranian unrest and why he calls opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi an "accidental hero." (June 21)
STORY NUMBER: 610400
DATELINE: Various - 21 June 2009
LENGTH: 02:55
ABC - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA / INTERNET
Washington DC - 21 June 2009
1. Wide of protesters in front of White House, zoom in on Iranian flag held by demonstrator, pull out to wide of protest and man holding sign
2. Police standing in front of protesters
3. Mid of protesters holding flags and signs
4. Pan of protesters holding signs
5. Protesters holding large Iranian flag
6. Pan of protesters chanting in front of White House UPSOUND (English) "Human rights for Iran!"
7. Wide of protesters in front of White House
8. Aerial of protest
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Vienna, Virginia, US
9. Professor of Sociology and Iran Studies at Strayer University, RasoolNafisi walking into home
10. SOUNDBITE (English) RasoolNafisi, Professor of Sociology and Iran Studies at Strayer University :
"His assertions, the statements, are quite useful because if you go one way too far Iranians accuse you of interfering with their affairs. And also, the opposition may think we are coming to help them one way or another, that in reality, we are not."
11. Mid of RasoolNafisi
12. SOUNDBITE (English) RasoolNafisi, Professor of Sociology and Iran Studies at Strayer University :
"Mousavi, to me, is an accidental hero. And, he really doesn't have the credentials to be the leader for the Reformists or for the opposition because even up to the election, Iranian intellectuals and political leaders did not support him except one or two like (former President Mohammad) Khatami."
13. Wide of RasoolNafisi
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Zulia State, Venezuela
14. Wide pan across audience
15. Mid pan right of audience listening to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
16. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela:
"We ask the world to respect Iran. They are trying undermine the strength of the Iranian revolution. We ask for the world's respect. (Iranian President )Ahmadinejad's triumph has been a fair triumph. They are trying to muddy Ahmadinejad's triumph. And with that, weaken the Iranian government and the Islamic revolution. I know that they are not going to achieve that. From here, we offer our solidarity to our Iranian brothers."
17. Audience members applauding
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