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Fri Jun-12-09 02:37 PM
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Iranian news: Ahmadinejad wins. |
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But that is state-run news, so of course they're most likely just a mouth piece for Ahmadinejad.
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:42 PM
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1. I hope that's a "Dewey Wins!" moment... eom |
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:44 PM
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2. Well there will be. Both sides reporting victory. |
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Edited on Fri Jun-12-09 02:45 PM by Drunken Irishman
Though Mousavi has hard numbers, saying he won 65% of the vote. Ahmadinejad hasn't reported any possible victory numbers.
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:46 PM
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3. It's hard to believe that both sides can claim an outright win. |
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I mean, it's a runoff system with multiple candidates. It's damn hard for any one person to get over 50%, much less have two people close enough that they might claim to do so. Actually, scratch that - it's mathematically impossible.
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:48 PM
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6. I think it's quite normal in this region. |
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They claim victory so they can later protest defeat.
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:52 PM
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12. Oh yeah, I follow you there, absolutely. |
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It's just mind-numbing in its transparency here.
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:47 PM
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4. Mousavi claims "Definite Victory" projects 65% of the vote |
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competing threads now in LBN Al jazeera showing both sides here http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al_jazeera_english
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:48 PM
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7. I can't get AJ to work! :( |
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:50 PM
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http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al_jazeera_englishThis is their website http://english.aljazeera.net/Its very good, I can't see any real difference between them and BBC.
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:51 PM
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:47 PM
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5. Norm Coleman is Challenging That.... breaking /nt |
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:49 PM
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8. That headline is fake. They have not even begun counting votes and would not be finished for several |
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:51 PM
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10. no IRNA is fake, that is what they are saying |
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:54 PM
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13. Unfortunately, it looks like Ahmadinejad has won. |
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:57 PM
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15. That's all you have to back it up? n/t |
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Fri Jun-12-09 03:01 PM
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16. Well the fact he's up with 69% with 20% of the vote in... |
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That's going to be hard for someone to overcome. It's possible, but we'll see.
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Fri Jun-12-09 03:04 PM
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17. If true it seems hard to believe.. All the people in the streets tell a different story |
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Millions and millions throughout the week and none were for Admididahandjob (sp?)
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Fri Jun-12-09 03:06 PM
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18. The numbers will come down... |
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Edited on Fri Jun-12-09 03:08 PM by Drunken Irishman
Once the major urban areas start to show. However, that's a big hill to climb and I'm not betting on Ahmadinejad losing.
If he wins, it won't be with 69% of the vote. It'll probably fall into the 50s.
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Fri Jun-12-09 04:20 PM
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19. That is 69% of the fraudulent Hugo Chavez-like vote |
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Fri Jun-12-09 04:38 PM
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21. If true its total vote fraud. |
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I guess that it all we can expect from a country like Iran.
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Fri Jun-12-09 05:06 PM
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These are rural areas being counted, which heavily favor Ahmadinejad. It's very likely his numbers will go down once the urban areas are counted.
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Fri Jun-12-09 05:09 PM
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23. Al Jazeera is now reporting it's basically over. Ahmadinejad has won. |
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Fri Jun-12-09 05:11 PM
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24. Yes, he's going to win. |
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But it won't be with 69% of the vote.
It sucks, but he probably ran it up in the rural areas and held his own in many urban parts of the country.
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Fri Jun-12-09 02:54 PM
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14. Unfortunately, Iranian Presidents are just there for the "Beeblebrox factor" |
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Pure distraction from power figureheads. The Ayatollahs still rule.
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