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Ahmadinejad Wins Iranian Election

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will remain in power after garnering nearly 63% of the popular vote in yesterday’s election. His rival, Mir Hossein Moussavi contests the election citing violations of procedure and a process that was ultimately unfair for rivals. Moussavi was the leading favorite amongst Iranians seeking change and reform from the hard-line approach taken by Ahmadinejad in recent years. While not as obvious as Saddam Hussein’s 100% vote election, the people themselves also have cast skepticism on the election’s outcome as well.

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No first for Iran by Occams

If there had been a fair election in Iran, it would have been the first ever in that part of the world going right back to the ancient Persians and earlier.

So I think our expectations might be a little bit unrealistic there.

A purported graph of election results as they came in. Couldn’t they have at least tried to fake it better?

The New York Times has an excellent Op-Ed “A Different Iranian Revolution”, which gives an interesting insiders view into what may really be happening in Iran today and how it may affect the future of politics and life in that country and Iran’s relationships with the rest of the world.

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