(Iran’s) Ahmadinejad won. Get over it
(Iran’s) Ahmadinejad won. Get over it
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23745.html
Professor Flynt Leverett (who wrote the above piece) was on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal about his article on June 17th, 2009 as one can click on the ‘Flash Media’ link on the right of the following URL to watch:
http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=287093-6
SEEING THROUGH ALL THE PROPAGANDA ABOUT IRAN
http://www.ericmargolis.com/political_commentaries/seeing-through-all-the-propaganda-about-iran.aspx
Gulfnews: Are Iran’s protests manufactured?
http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10325149.html
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32848
The Claim of “Election Fraud” was ALL a LIE….
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1030276/Experts-see-no-%27smoking-gun%27-for-Iran-election-fraud
http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22839.htm
http://baltimorechronicle.com/2009/061609Roberts.html
Iran, the Neocons, and the Bomb:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/06/17/iran_the_neocons_and_the_bomb/
Pre-election Iranian poll showed 2-to-1 Ahmadinejad support :
Monday June 15, 2009
Pre-election Iranian poll showed Ahmadinejad support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A poll of Iran’s electorate three weeks before its election showed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leading by a 2-to-1 ratio, greater than the announced results of the contested vote, the pollsters said on Monday.
The poll showed Ahmadinejad’s disputed victory, which has sparked riots and demonstrations since it was announced, might reflect the will of the people and “is not the product of widespread fraud,” pollsters Ken Ballen and Patrick Doherty said in a column in The Washington Post.
Riot policemen stand guard in front of the French embassy as hardliners gather to protest against what they say is “foreign involvement in Iran’s affairs” in Tehran June 15, 2009. (REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi)
The election protests have marked the sharpest display of discontent in the Islamic republic in years as supporters of opposition candidate Mirhossein Mousavi alleged fraud in Friday’s election.
“While Western news reports from Tehran in the days leading up to the voting portrayed an Iranian public enthusiastic about Ahmadinejad’s principal opponent … our scientific sampling from across all 30 of Iran’s provinces showed Ahmadinejad well ahead,” the pollsters said.
Thirty-four percent of those polled said they would vote for Ahmadinejad while 14 percent preferred Mousavi and 27 percent were undecided.
The poll was conducted by their nonprofit organizations — Terror Free Tomorrow: The Center for Public Opinion and the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation — from May 11 to 20 and funded by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
It was the third in a series of polls over the past two years and consisted of 1,001 telephone interviews in Farsi from a neighboring country, with a 3.1 percent margin of error.
“The breadth of Ahmadinejad’s support was apparent in our pre-election survey,” the pollsters said, rejecting arguments the poll might have reflected a fearful reluctance to give honest answers.
The poll also found nearly four in five Iranians wanted to change the system to give them the right to elect Iran’s supreme leader, not currently subject to popular vote, they said. Iranians chose free elections and a free press as their most important priorities.
“These were hardly ‘politically correct’ responses to voice publicly in a largely authoritarian society,” the pollsters said.
“The fact may simply be that the re-election of President Ahmadinejad is what the Iranian people wanted.”
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Crowds join Ahmadinejad victory rally (US pro-Israel biased media won’t show what the BBC did!):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8099501.stm
Please take a look at the following article by Christopher Dickey:
Courageous mention of AIPAC’s influence in Christopher Dickey’s piece for Newsweek:
What Ahmadinejad’s win means for Iran, Israel and the United States:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/201934
Iran in Turmoil After Disputed Presidential Election; Anti-Ahmadinejad Street Protests Continue
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/15/iran_in_turmoil_after_disputed_presidential
Obama to fund anti-govt. elements in Iran: Report
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=99232§ionid=3510203
Proof: Israeli Effort to Destabilize Iran Via Twitter
http://pakalert.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/proof-israeli-effort-to-destabilize-iran-via-twitter/
Youtube of call for friends USAF Lt Col (Ret) Karen Kwiatkowski & Dr. Stephen Sniegoski (who wrote the ‘The Transparent Cabal’) about the war for Israel agenda of the Likudnik (JINSA/PNAC/AEI) crowd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_NVZa837lA&feature=PlayList&p=7D7112A64BE7B012&index=0&playnext=1
http://Tinyurl.com/InDepthDiscussion
Karen Kwiatkowski interviews friend Dr. Stephen Sniegoski
Obama envoy raises possibility of U.S. strike on Iran:
http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=107877
Additional at http://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.COM
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Wasn’t there an American poll that predicted an easy win for Ahmadinejad way before these elections?
Thank you for your comment, ConcernedAmerican.
There was indeed a poll which Flynt Leverett discussed via the following C-SPAN ‘Washington Journal’ segment (click on the ‘Flash Media’ link on the right side there to watch) that is linked near the beginning of the post above as well:
Professor Flynt Leverett was on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal about his article (on June 17th, 2009) as ‘Washington Journal’ broadcasts on the BBC Parliamentary Channel as well on Sundays in the UK:
http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=287093-6
http://www.tinyurl.com/ng3hrk
The poll is mentioned (via the Reuters piece near the beginning of the post above) as well, but here is a link for easy reference!:
Pre-election Iranian poll showed 2-to-1 Ahmadinejad support:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/16/worldupdates/2009-06-15T194027Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-403433-1&sec=Worldupdates
Additional posts at the following message thread URL:
(Iran’s) Ahmadinejad won. Get over it:
http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=108070
James Petras writes on Western Press’s coverage of the Iranian elections. Sounds to me like Ahmedinejad has the populist appeal to the poor and working class and Mousavi was favored by the educated upper middle and high class. Sounds like Chavez in Venezuela. I believe we are witnessing a world wide Populist revolt;
http://www.rense.com/general86/elect.htm
Ron Paul on the House Iran Resolution:
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2009/06/19/ron-paul-on-the-house-iran-resolution/
Ron Paul Is Sole “No” Vote On Iran Resolution
http://america-hijacked.com/2009/06/19/ron-paul-is-sole-no-vote-on-iran-resolution/
My call for Dr. Paul’s foreign policy advisor (during the presidential campaign) Philip Giraldi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxCDBn0g5PE&feature=PlayList&p=58909AA4FCFDB567&index=0&playnext=1
Additional at following URL from http://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.COM :
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/12/call-for-phillip-giraldi-about-pretext.html
What now for Iran?
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=34152