some people were not allowed weregaza. -- allow ited in gaza. they're not allowed to report. i do not think we should interfere in other countries. we would not like it if they told us what to do. guest: i do not think we should interfere either. we should recognize that the regime has really shut down all kinds of expression. if it really was the case the election was a valid landslide for the winner, why not respond to the protesters by inviting an international team to come and verify the ballot. instead, every international journalists has been forced out of the country, prevented from reporting, threatened with arrest. domestic journalists have been arrested. this is not a regime that seems to be willing to allow an even- handed examination. you are right about iran. it is a beautiful country with a great culture. it has a great philosophy and poetry. the same thing is true of germany. people in the 19th century looked at germany for some of their poets. there was a strong inflows in germany. iran is the same way. it has a rich tradition, and grant a loss of becoming a b