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> It seems that Amhadinajad (Whack-job) did win the election, all the polls confirmed it, and there is no outcry from election watchers in general about fraud. If there was fraud, it may be that it was to inflate the victory margin, and not to deliver an already assured victory.
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> Iran was always the second best democracy in the Islamic Middle East. In the areas that the clerics left to the secular authorities everything was pretty above board, with respected democratic institutions. The problem was the clerics had/have such broad discretion to clamp down on society.
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> What will happen if a revolt or coup occurs in a situation where the majority voted for the guy deposed. It is true that many who support Whack-job also want reforms, but will they sit still if his blood runs in the street.
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> This could be the end of the clerics, and the establishment of a secular government. Or it could be the beginning of a period of instability, followed by the establishment of an authoritarian dictator to restore order.
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> I had to go to You Tube directly to see that vid, the link you gave has some problems. Just enter "Neda", the clip was quite graphic, and has become a rallying point.
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> Thanx
> sic_semper_tyranusxx
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> --- In room2awards@yahoogroups.com, "Curtis"
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> > I heard that the Iranian Government is classifying all deaths of protestors as terrorist deaths. In other words justifiable homicides. I don't think this regime can survive this......
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> > "At 19:05 June 20th Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st. A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart.
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> > I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save her. But the impact of the gunshot was so fierce that the bullet had blasted inside the victim's chest, and she died in less than 2 minutes. The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St.
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> > The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Please let the world know."
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> > http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/06/confirming-the-basij-murder-of-neda.html
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