Posted on 06/20/2005 12:32:48 AM PDT by DoctorZIn
DoctorZin reports, 6.19.2005:
Bloggers must demand more from the mainstream media in its reporting on Iran.I have been reporting for days now that the elections in Iran were rigged. Now that the NY Times is reporting it perhaps the blogosphere will also. I also published statements of several candidates inside of Iran that are also claiming this as well.
The blogosphere can either lead or follow the mainstream media. I hope we will lead.
With the election runoff in Iran slated for Friday, we must demand that the mainstream media visit polling stations throughout Iran to report their own sense of the turnout, or at least try . The mainstream media can no longer be given a pass to report the Iranian government’s election results as fact.
Bloggers please help, the mainstream media is failing to give voice to the people of Iran who are longing for real democracy in Iran.Here are a few other news items you may have missed.
- Iranian blogger Windseed, Iran Votes 2005 said the final ‘official results’ are out now. However, the official rate of participation in the election still seems dubious.
- Iranian blogger Ramin Parham, Iran-Shahr Blog writing about the Iranian quest for democracy said CNN, the BBC, Le Monde and Le Figaro and the Iranian readers of Le Monde Diplomatique will be of no help. In the war for the supremacy of liberal democracy, political correctness and postmodern culturalism are the recipe for defeat.
- The Economist reported vote-rigging in favour of Mr Ahmadi-Nejad cannot be ruled out, though it also must be said that Iran’s opinion polls do not have a reputation for reliability.
- Aawsat.com reported on the failings of Iran and its theocratic rule.
- IranMania reported Canadian foreign minister Pierre Pettigrew late Friday condemned the result of Iran's election, saying true democratic choice has been stifled by a process that gives too much authority to a non-elected system.
- Washington Post reported the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, I just don't see the Iranian elections as being a serious attempt to move Iran closer to a democratic future.
- Dan Darling said did I mention the Iranian election was a fraud? A look at Juan Cole's report on the Iranian election.
- The New York Times reported rigging alleged in Iran election.
- Iran va Jahan reported that widespread election fraud and interference in the election results has been claimed by candidates.
- And finally, CNN reported a Northwest Airlines DC-10 made an emergency landing in Tehran. Photo.
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PC and postmodern cultrualism are a defeat for just about anything I can think of.
I don't have a blog, but will spread the word where I can. I do not hold out much hope for more help from the LSM. Hope on wrong on that.
We can free Iran without firing a bullet!
The only easy way to help overthrow the Mullahs is to cover their dirty deeds in the Media
NATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST THE IRI REGIME ANNOUNCED
The Coalition Coordination Council in association with SOSIran and the Iran of Tomorrow Movement
(Members Elected in World Wide Balloting)
No. Title First Name Last Name Country
1 Dr. Taghi Alereza USA
2 Mohandess Mohammad Ghasem Amin USA
3 Mrs. Mahin Arjmand Germany
4 Mr. Cirus Assri Sweden
5 Mr. Manouchehr Baharloo Germany
6 Mr. Masood Dehlavi Paris
7 Ms. Parto Dehlavi Paris
8 Ms. Homa Ehsan USA
9 Mr. Ali Esmaiili Iran
10 Dr. Ramin Etebar USA
11 Sarhang Kiomars Farhoumand Sweden
12 Mr. Iraj Fatemi Paris
13 Dr. Iman Foroutan USA
14 Dr. Masood Givi USA
15 Mohandes Masood Haroun Mahdavi German
16 Sarhang Yousef Hassan Zadeh Paris
17 Mr. Ghodratollah Jafari Iran
18 Sarhang Mohammad Jenaab Paris
19 Mohandess Reza Kermani Iran
20 Dr. Hassan Kianzad Germany
21 Dr. Javad Lashgari Germany
22 Mohandess Cyrus Marvasti USA
23 Dr. Ebrahim Mirani Iran
24 Mr. Manouchehr Mohammadi Iran
25 Mr. Akbar Mohammadi Iran
26 Mr. Hassan Motaghian Paris
27 Sarhang Noureldin Naghsh Bandi Paris
28 Sarhang Sohrab Pourzand Paris
29 Mohandess Dariush Riahi UK
30 Dr. Morteza Saagheb Far Iran
31 Mohandess Farhad Sabour USA
32 Mr. Farzin Sadeghieh Belgium
33 Dr. Kourosh Sadri Italy
34 Sarhang Masood Sar Reshteh Paris
35 Mr. Siavash Shafaghi Paris
36 Dr. Farhang Shafiee England
37 Mr. Hossein Shahriari Iran
38 Dr. Manouchehr Shojaee Germany
39 Mr. Gholaam Reza Solat Zadeh Germany
40 Sarlashgar Holakoo Vahdat Paris
41 Ms. Fariba Vosoogh USA
42 Mohandess Kiumars Zarrabi USA
43 Mohandess Houshang Ziaaee Paris
http://www.sosiran.com/shora/shoraE.html
"Give the Iranian People Moral Support, and They Will Do The Rest!"
Sarhang: Colonel
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BTW, I hardly know these people! But that is a good sign though!
BUMP!
So recounting 41,000 ballots out of an alledged 30 million is a "recount" ?
Even Florida in 2000 was better than that, even though it was a selective recount then, too.
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