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In response to "Iran appears to be in full revolt at this point. -- (link)" by Reagen

Can someone summarize what's going on over there? Last I heard there were elections going on.

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Jun 15 '09, 08:23

So Ahmadinejad won and there's been riots? something like that? (I really haven't watched the news the past 3 or 4 days at all.)

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the guy he stomped is claiming massive voter fraud, the losers supporters are mainly upper-middle class and university students -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 08:24 1
- the university students are currently protesting and getting pounded by the Army and the winners supporters (hard liners, alot of rural people) -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 08:25
The elections have pretty much been laughed at as fraudulent - Will Hunting Jun 15, 08:24 17
- but at the end of the day - as per the last 30 years - the ayatollahs will decide the outcome. - mafic Jun 15, 08:37 12
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    - Taking sides in an Iranian election. What could possibly go wrong? -- nm - con_carne Jun 15, 08:49
    - And mobilize the hardliners even moreso? - Will Hunting Jun 15, 08:44 7
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        Any involvement would be seen as proof of the hard-liners' accusation that the opposition campaign was a western-funded plot. -- nm - znufrii Jun 15, 08:50 5
        
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        YOu're not recognizing the reality of the audience over there. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 15, 09:14
        
        You -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 15, 09:14
        
        It is, if it only serves to make things worse. - znufrii Jun 15, 09:01
        
        Does anyone here think Obama's supporting the Iranians oppression? - Will Hunting Jun 15, 08:55
  - "It works on any Ayatollah: Ayatollah Nakhbadeh, Ayatollah Zahedi...even as we speak, Ayatollah Razmada and his cadre of fanatics are consolidating - prayformojo Jun 15, 08:42 1
    - Disco Stu doesn't advertise. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 08:48
- Some of the state by state results are apparently about as plausible as "McCain wins Hawaii with 80%, Obama fourth behind Nader and Buchanan". -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 08:26 1
  - heh. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 15, 08:30
- Of course it is a sham. They did not win 99.9 percent of the vote! -- nm - zombie Saddam Hussein Jun 15, 08:26 1
  - Kim Jong Il laughts at your 99.9%. -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 08:27

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Can someone summarize what's going on over there? Last I heard there were elections going on.

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