iran elections

I don't see a thread on this so I'll start one. From the BBC: Iran elections: Pro-Rouhani reformists in Tehran power sweep I am cautiously optimistic.

Rohani Clinches Iran Presidency in Surprise Victory

From the CNN story: My thinking is that even if he did fire 2 people recently, if the law requires a confidence vote, he'll simply "un-fire" one of them to weasel out of it. On the other hand, he might also twist a few arms and run the vote to go his way which would help him get a bit of...

Although you may have missed it thanks to the round-the-clock coverage of Michael Jackson's corpse, the Iranian rebellion (I don't think you can call it any less) is ongoing, and seems to be heating up. Iran has started seriously cracking down on protestors; people are reporting everything from...

Guardian Council Rejects Plea to Annul Vote Amazing. There is now the proverbial "smoking gun" evidence that there was massive fraud in Iran's election, by the Guardian Council's own admission that "the ballots recorded in 50 cities exceeded the number of eligible voters by a total of three...

Watched the Neda video on Live Leak. Don't know why. I hate watching death videos. US TV is scrubbed clean of them, but it wouldn't surprise me if European channels broadcast it. Hopefully things will change over there. It appears to be a massive rallying cry. It's described as she's shot...

It took the Iranian election officials 1.5 hours to declare that all 40-million paper ballots across the vast nation had been tallied and the Winner was 'obvious'. Today, Ayatollah Khamenei said the Islamic Republic would not cheat or betray the vote of the people. He said President Mahmoud...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/6/17/743478/-Ahmadinejad-Rally-Photoshopped-to-Appear-Larger Ah, Stalin and Goebles would appreciate the product if not the artistry.

If you have geek skills, an extra machine, and an interest in undermining fascist censorship, please help! Here's how you can set up an anonymous proxy server to help Iranians bypass the Internet barriers: Windows Linux Mac OS X

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html While I'm sure there is some political discussion on the subject going on, considering the current protesting and violence in Iran today (as a result of the election results), isn't the subject also of note for the social...

Everyone's favorite Iranian president has been "re-elected". Check it out: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5526721/Iran-elections-revolt-as-crowds-protest-at-Mahmoud-Ahmadinejads-rigged-victory.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/04/iran.election.debate/index.html In the compromised democratic system of Iran, it's good to see that a more moderate leader could still come to power. Iran needs it, as does the Middle East.

Woohoo! I hope the debates will be translated so I can watch them as eagerly as I watched the American presidential debates. It's one of the rare chances to get some deeper insight about what the current domestic Issues are in Iran. And I already suspect that Israel is one of the least debated...