Tuesday, June 16, 2009

S#%t Is Going Down In Iran...




After the "official" election results of Iran's recent election, thousands have taken to the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities to dispute the results. Over 40 million votes were cast and Iran does not use counting machines meaning all votes have to be hand counted; with that many votes turned in, and the fact that incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner before the polls even closed, it makes for a very very sceptical election. No international monitors were used for the election, which adds even more to the doubts of this being a legit election. International media is being tossed out of the country and being barred from covering the protests, while Iranian State Media only covers President Ahmadinejad's victory speeches. Meanwhile they have the contender, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, losing the election 66% to 33%, including losing in his hometown. Supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi are asking the Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to annul the election and have an official recount. I'll follow up more on this later.

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