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Latest developments: Iran's Supreme Pirate, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who upheld last Friday’s election, has reversed himself in the face of nationwide protests. It seems the Supreme Pirate will allow the defeated candidate, Mirhossein Mousavi, to appeal the election before the Guardian Council, which will rule within 10 days on two official complaints received from Mousavi and the another losing candidate, Mohsen Rezaie. The Guardian Council is chaired by Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, who endorsed Ahmadinejad before the vote.
How exceptionally kind of the Guardian Council to consider this appeal while Iran's favorite rap group, Syncopated Security, gets ready to release their next smash hits, I’m in the Mahmoud for Love and Bad, Bad Ahmadinejad.
UPDATE (3:39 pm): Hundreds of thousands of protesters poured into the streets today. This protest march in central Tehran is reportedly 5 miles long:
I’m in the Mahmoud for Love
ReplyDeleteARRR me hearties - there be puns off the Starboard bow! Load up with chain and grape me lads - arrr - we'll give 'em a volley they'll not soon forget!
A Twitter-Me-Timbers rumor, Rasta-fan-Jammies has reportedly resigned as Expediency Council chairman and his brother is under house arrest.
ReplyDeleteThe Guardian Council is in Khamenei's pocket. This is a ploy to break up the demonstrations.
ReplyDeleteNot to be a devils advocate here but, we didn't want Iraq interfering in our "suspect" election in 2000. Why should we interfere in theirs? Nothing will change. The Ayatollah Khmeanie will still be in charge. I see nothing to gain by condeming or endorsing whatever outcome happens.
ReplyDeleteT101: "Not to be a devils advocate here but, we didn't want Iraq interfering in our "suspect" election in 2000. Why should we interfere in theirs?"
ReplyDeleteSince when is "following" an election termed "interference?" The last time we interfered in an Iranian election, a democratically elected president got killed, complements of our CIA, and a dictator came to power ... earning us decades of Iranian animosity. Been there, failed that.
Nevertheless, we follow this election with interest because the outcome may change the future course of events in the Middle East. Iran's "Internet" generation seeks closer ties with the West and more "liberalism" at home. If we alienate this generation, the damage done in the last half century can never be undone.
I wasn't clear what you were getting at at Shaw's site Octo.
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with following as you say. I think we agree on the interfering part as far as internal politics goes.
T101: "I wasn't clear what you were getting at at Shaw's site Octo."
ReplyDeleteNever underestimate the power of ... termites.
Send them the SCOTUS
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George POTUS.
"This protest march in central Tehran is reportedly 5 miles long:"
ReplyDeleteDoo-dah, doo-dah
You think it's going to get harder trying to convince all these people that Ah...whatever his name is actually won the election by a landslide?
ReplyDeleteOf course I hope this will feed more internal dissent and progress toward a more democratic Iran.
ReplyDeleteBeats hell out of going to war with them anyway.
Wednesday: More turban street violence.
ReplyDeleteDespite my initial pessimism, it seems the Iranians have reached a saturation point of no return. Perhaps the woolly Mullahs now know that if Almandine-Jihad remains in office, he will be perceived as illegitimate. How they extricate themselves from this mess will be real interesting ...