Iranian Cleric Uses Blog to Reach Out to Citizens

Reuters presented a story today that suggests the power of the simple blog: Iranian cleric and government official Mohammad Ali Abthai uses his blog to speak openly with fellow citizens regarding the Iran's current political dynamic:

Abtahi, 45, a mid-ranking cleric who last year quit his post as vice-president, says he learns more chatting with young people on the Internet than he does in any government report.
"A lot of them criticize the (political) system and sometimes I tell them they are right. I talk to them very freely," he said in an interview at his spartan office in affluent north Tehran.